Hi,

Can you please evaluate my profile for INSEAD Jan '13 intake.

Academics
Undergraduate (NIT Tiruchirappalli - One of India's top ten Engineering schools)
CGPA - 8.38/10 (US conv. 3.6/4)

GMAT
Overall - 710
QA - 49
VA - 35
AWA - 4.5

Work Experience

2.5 yrs - India's largest automobile company
Sales and Marketing - Handled two different territories in the northern and southern part of the country. Involved in vehicle after sales customer satisfaction and brand promotion activities

1 yr - MNC consulting firm
Analytics - Worked on an Incentive Compensation project for a Fortune 500 pharma company in the United States. Never traveled to the US though.

1 yr - India's largest branded exporter (automobile)
Sales and Marketing (International Business) - Working on network development, brand promotion activities and other key initiatives in the key emerging economies of Asia, Africa and Latin America

International Travel Experience -
Africa (various countries) - 3 months
Asia (Bangladesh) - 15 days
Latin America (Mexico, Colombia) - 1 month

Extracurriculars - Decent

Languages Known - English, Hindi, Gujarati - Fluent
French - Basic

Thanks.

Hi! Your GMAT score is within the range of that school, hitting right at the 50th percentile for the incoming class. It seems like you have some interesting work experience - but what will be key in your applications is to highlight your accomplishments, not your responsibilities, at work. Also, look to showcase interesting stories about yourself, both professionally and personally. That will help differentiate you from other applicants drawn from the same part of the world.

Best of Luck,
Rachel Beck

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Hi Yash,
I happened to stumble upon your post and I am from NIT Trichy as well. How did you convert your GPA into US scale? Is there a standard followed for converting this?
looking forward for your reply.

Thanks
Mehar