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TWINBRO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT POLICYLIVE YOUR DREAMThe following application is the sole property of

Twinbro Enterprises and the original author. The

following information may not be cited, repro-

duced or distributed without the express written

permission of Twinbro Enterprises and the

originating Author.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO

1. Help increase access to Post Secondary Education

2. Act as a benchmarking tool for students seeking financial aid through scholar-

ships and admission into Post Secondary Educational programs.

PLAGARISM AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

All applications provided on Twinbro.com are made available to crawling engines

such as turnitin.com to ensure that an author's work is never reproduced. Applica-

tions are to be utilized as "road maps" for students who may not have access to the

information necessary to be competitive for high value scholarships and post

secondary admission processes. Application transparency is a valuable self

assessment tool to students, especially for under-represented youths. As such,

Twinbro.com works diligently to ensure that this level of transparency is not

abused so that these services can continue.

MORE SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS AND STRATEGIES AT TWINBRO.COM

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Dear Applicant,

Each year INSEAD selects a limited number of talented youngprofessionals who have demonstrated high potential to succeed in aninternational business career.

Selection is based on a combination of an individual's academicperformance, managerial potential, personal characteristics andinternational motivation, as well as willingness to learn and contributeto the exchange of ideas at INSEAD.

The purpose of the admissions procedure is to identify evidence ofthese qualities and to select classes with an overall balance ofacademic competence, diversity of background, work experience,personal characteristics and a strong commitment to internationalbusiness.

This document contains all the material and information you need tomake an application to the INSEAD MBA Programme. All applicationsshould be submitted online (see instructions below).

Other material, for Fontainebleau and Singapore campuses, should bemailed to:

INSEADMBA Admissions OfficeBoulevard de ConstanceF-77305 Fontainebleau Cedex

It is INSEAD policy not to answer requests about the status ofapplications. We will acknowledge receipt of your application andcontact you in writing as soon as decisions are made.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSIONSSeptember & January intakes

MBA Programme

2006-12-20

3.1Application Version:

Last Updated:

Jump to the Application Tools page

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Collection, Processing and UseYour personal information is intended to be used by INSEAD’s representatives and divisions for

administration purposes. You have the right, on compelling legitimate grounds, to object to the collection

and processing of your personal information.

INSEAD is the owner of the database and controls the data processing collected by virtue of this

application. The French supervisory authority ("Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés")

has been notified of this process.

ConfidentialityThis application, together with all materials submitted in its support, becomes the confidential property of

INSEAD and is not returnable. The Admissions Office will not reproduce copies of any part of the INSEAD

application material for individuals not involved in the admission procedure, companies, or institutions

requesting this information, except upon written consent from the candidate. Candidates and INSEAD

participants do not have access to personal recommendations and interview reports.

Rights of Access, Modification and Deletion

You are granted statutory rights of access, modification, update and deletion of your personal information

("Loi n°78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 "relative à l'Informatique, aux Fichiers et aux Libertés" as amended). You

may exercise these rights by writing or sending an email to INSEAD at the address indicated below.

Transfer of Data Abroad

You consent to the transfer of your personal information to INSEAD’s representatives and divisions located

outside the European Union, with the knowledge that INSEAD guarantees security and confidentiality.

If you object to the transfer of your personal information to INSEAD’s representatives and divisions

located outside the European Union, please contact INSEAD at the following address.

INSEAD, Database Services, Boulevard de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau Cedex, France.

Email: [email protected]

Applications will not be reviewed until all materials have been received, including original test scores.

Candidates are responsible for ensuring that all elements are submitted on time.

It is INSEAD policy not to answer requests about the status of applications. We will acknowledge

receipt of your application and contact you in writing as soon as decisions are made.

From time to time, photographs may be taken on campus of participants in class or in working groups.

These photographs will only be used in INSEAD material promoting the programmes. If you have any

objections, please contact the following address:

INSEAD, Database Services, Boulevard de Constance, 77305 Fontainebleau Cedex, France.

Email: [email protected]

Equal Opportunity

It is INSEAD policy not to discriminate for or against race, colour, gender, religion, national or ethnic

origin in any of its programmes and the activities it operates at the Institute.

INSEAD reserves the right to change without notice any statement in this application form including rules, policy,

tuition fees, curriculum and courses.

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Applying Online viathis PDF Form

Requirements to fill in and save the NetApply on your

local hard drive:

The free Adobe Acrobat Reader version 6.0 or above,

version 7.0.7 preferred.

You may also use a commercial version of Adobe Acrobat

(6.0 or above).

Requirements to submit the form:

A connection to the Internet at the time of submitting, or

when triggering the recommendation links.

Instructions/Guidelines:

1) Fill in the form just as you would on paper, by typing

your information in the supplied fields.

2) Make sure that your email addresses are correct and that

your accounts are not over quota; the online application

system will be sending you a receipt via email.

3) You may save your application to your local drive or

directly on a USB key, at any time, without being connected

to the Internet.

4) Be sure to trigger the recommendation links early and

follow the instructions. Your recommenders will be

submitting heir own forms online.

5) Once you have signed and submitted your application,

a personal receipt will be displayed and also sent to you by

email. Complete and verify your application directly via the

online status center by using the supplied link.

Technical Support:

First, please read our list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Should you require technical support, please contact

[email protected]

Application Tools

Download

Check Your Application Version

Export Application Data to File

Import Application Data from File

Check Your Progress

Check Deadlines

This function will tell you how far you have gone in terms of the application fields.

This function will connect you to the INSEAD site and display the application deadlines.

This function will help you migrate your application data from one PDF to another more recent one by saving your information locally.

This function complements the "Export Application Data to File..." function above. It will

help you migrate the already extracted application data to a newer, more recent PDF

file.

This function will tell you whether your application version is up to date or if you need to

download a more recent form.

Reattach Recommendation Links

This function will let you save your application locally as you progress.

Local Backup

This function will let you reattach a set of recommendation letters triggered as part of a

previous application process.

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PROFILE 1

PROFILE

Once your application is completed, print two copies of your profile (pages 1 to 6).These will be required should you be called for interviews.

Please complete all sections of the application form in the spaces provided by typing directly into the PDFfile. You may work on it offline. Save your application as often as you wish.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

HAVE YOU FILED AN APPLICATION TO ANY PREVIOUS INSEAD MBA PROGRAMME?

NO YES SEPTEMBER JANUARY YEAR

FAMILY NAME

FIRST NAMES

PREFERRED FIRST NAME

MAILING ADDRESS UNTIL __ __||__ __||__ __DAY MONTH YEAR

STREET

TOWN POSTAL CODE STATE

COUNTRY

PERMANENT ADDRESS

STREET

TOWN POSTAL CODE STATE

COUNTRY

HOME PHONECOUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

MOBILE PHONECOUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

PERSONAL FAXCOUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

BUSINESS PHONECOUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

BUSINESS FAXCOUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

PERMANENT PHONECOUNTRY CODE AREA CODE NUMBER

PERSONAL E-MAIL (MUST BE VALID UNTIL PROGRAMME START)

BUSINESS E-MAIL (ONLY IF YOU ACCEPT TO BE CONTACTED AT THIS ADDRESS)

MALE FEMALE DATE OF BIRTH ___| | ___| |___ ___ PLACE OF BIRTH: TOWN COUNTRYDAY MONTH YEAR

SINGLE MARRIED CHILDREN

NATIONALITY OTHER CITIZENSHIP NATIVE LANGUAGE

N.B. Only complete the day telephone and fax number if it is convenient for you to be contacted at work.* You will be prompted to upload a digital photo of yourself (.jpg/JPEG format) when your application is complete.If your application is accepted, please note that this photo will be used for internal publications.

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PROFILE 2

FINANCING YOUR MBA

Individual tuition fee, which is subject to revision before the September entry of each year, is currently

€45,000 (correct as of September 2006). Sponsoring companies, unlike individuals who get a discounted

rate, are charged the full tuition fee, which is currently €60,000.

Participants are expected to take full responsibility for financing their year at INSEAD and to manage their

own financial affairs.

You should establish your financial plan according to the following expected payment dates:Discounted Full

deposit to be paid by the date specified on your letter of admission (10%) € 4,500 € 6,000

one month before programme commences (60%) € 27,000 € 54,000

four months into the programme (30%) € 13,500 ________

€ 45,000 € 60,000

FINANCIAL AID

Scholarship application forms and details can be found on our website: www.insead.edu/MBA under

Financial. Participants normally use one or a combination of the following: personal resources, corporate

sponsorship, grants, loans and scholarships.

Will your company pay your INSEAD tuition fees? YES NO MAYBE

Will your company pay you a salary while at INSEAD? YES NO MAYBE

Are you obliged to return to this company? YES NO MAYBE

CANDIDATE FOR THE MBA PROGRAMME STARTING SEPTEMBER JANUARY YEAR:

January and September intakes are available in Fontainebleau and Singapore. INSEAD will endeavour toaccommodate your choice of campus but cannot guarantee your first choice in every instance. Please tickONE of the boxes below to indicate your campus preference.

A Fontainebleau campus

B Singapore campus

TOEFL/TOEIC/CPE/IELTS

Test type: _____________________ Score (if applicable) ______ DATE TEST TAKEN/TO BE TAKEN __ __||__ __||__ __ DAY MONTH YEAR

If not applicable, please indicate the reason:

GMAT RESULTS (it is important to take this test as soon as possible)

How many times have you taken the GMAT test in the last 5 years? ____Please make sure to have ALL your official scores sent to us.

TOTAL VERBAL % QUANTITATIVE % DATE TEST TAKEN/TO BE TAKEN (LATEST FIRST)

2008

16 Years of education in English , 7 Years of work experience with English as major language, Living and working in USA from past 3 years

2

710 76 95 29 09 06

610 60 74 28 10 05

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PROFILE 3

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Starting with the most recent, please list all colleges and universities attended.

DEGREE

RECEIVED

F

(Full Time)

P(Part Time)

*If you are currently completing a degree, please send interim results, and final results as soon as available

Major field of studies (please tick one box only)

SCIENCE ECONOMICS & BUSINESS LAW OTHER

Engineering Accounting Law ClassicsComputer Science Economics Political Science Modern LanguagesBiological Science Business & Commerce Public Administration ArchitectureMedicine & Veterinary Management Other legal HistoryOther Other Business Other Humanities

In which language(s) was your university degree taught?

What language(s) do you use at work?

Please list academic distinctions, honours and awards.

When and how did you first hear about INSEAD? Year

INSEAD Alumnus/a NAME ______________________________________ Conference

Professor NAME ______________________________________ Press

Relative (please specify) ______________________________________ Poster

Friend at University On the Web

Colleague at work (other than INSEAD Alumnus) Other (please specify)

MILITARY SERVICE

COMPLETED TO BE DONE EXEMPTED NOT APPLICABLE FROM |____|____| TO |____|____| MONTH YEAR MONTH YEAR

MAJOR SUBJECTFINAL GRADELEAVING

DATEMONTH & YEAR

STARTING

DATEINSTITUTION AND COUNTRY

|_____|_____|

| | |

| | |

|_____|_____|

|_____|_____|

| | |

| | |

|_____|_____|

Amravati University , India Bachelor of Engineering 06 97 06 00 72% Electronics and Telecommunication F

English

English

2005

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PROFILE 4

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Please list all full-time positions starting with your most recent/current position

STARTING

DATE

LEAVING

DATE(*)

COMPANY

NAME IN FULL (*)

(MONTH & YEAR)

JOB TITLECITY/COUNTRY

OF WORK

CROSS ANNUAL

SALARYIN LOCAL CURRENCY OR €

(please specify)

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

|_____|_____| |_____|_____|

* Please give full name of Controlling Group or Corporation; * If position ongoing, please state anticipated end date if you join the INSEAD MBA Programme.

Total duration in months of full-time positions held (by the beginning of the MBA programme)

Briefly summarise your most recent job responsibilities

N° employees locally: N° employees worldwide:

JOB FUNCTION(please check one box only)

Business DevelopmentConsultingConsulting (Audit/Accounting)FinanceGeneral ManagementHuman Resources ManagementLegalMarketing/SalesMedicalProduct Dev/Technology MgtProduction/Operations MgtProject ManagementR & DStrategy/Corporate PlanningSystem AnalysisOther (please specify)

COMPANY SECTOR(please check one box only)

AdvertisingAeronauticsAgricultureAutomobilesBusiness AssociationChemicalsCommercial BankingCommunicationsComputers/Computer ServicesConglomeratesConstructionConsultingCosmetics – ToiletriesEducationElectric MachinesElectronic EquipmentEnergy

Engineering ServicesEnvironment/UtilitiesExecutive SearchFabricated Metal ProductsFood & DrinkHoldingsInsuranceInternet Services/MultimediaInvestment BankingMedia/EntertainmentMiningMsc Manufactured ProductsNon-electric MachinesNon-profit/NGOsOptical & Scientific EquipmentOther Financial ServicesOther Products & ServicesPaper – Allied ProductsPetroleum

PharmaceuticalsPlastics & RubberPrimary Metal IndustriesPrinting – PublishingPublic AdministrationReal EstateResearch InstituteRetail TradeSocial – Health ServicesSports/LeisureStone, Clay & GlassTelecommunicationsTextileTobaccoTransportation – TravelVenture Capital/Private EquityWholesale TradeWood

Please list part-time work and summer jobs starting with your most recent position.

STARTING

DATE

LEAVING

DATE(*)COMPANY

NAME IN FULL (*)(MONTH & YEAR)

JOB TITLELOCATION SALARY

|_____|_____| |_____|_____|

|_____|_____| |_____|_____|

|_____|_____| |_____|_____|

| | | | | |

Twinbro.com 03 01 Asst. Manager NewYork/USA 65000 USD

CMC Ltd. 07 00 03 01 Engineer-Trainee Delhi/India 150000 INR

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PROFILE 5

INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE

Please list your most significant experiences growing up, living, studying, working or travelling outsideyour own country

ACTIVITYDURATION

From |_|_|_|_| to |_|_|_|_| MM/YY MM/YY

COUNTRY/REGION

LANGUAGES: To be admitted to the MBA Programme a candidate must be Fluent in English with at least apractical knowledge of a second language in order to satisfy the entry language requirement (seedefinitions below). Proof of language ability is required, with the exception of your native language andfor the beginner level.

If you are unable to supply certification for the entry language requirement at the time of your application,then you should supply this proof no later than June 1st for the September intake and November 1st forthe January intake.

To be eligible for graduation, a participant must demonstrate a Basic Knowledge of a third commerciallyuseful language in order to satisfy the exit language requirement.

Please declare and self-assess the languages you speak in the table below by using INSEAD’s scale asfollows:

Native – Native languageFluent - Ability to communicate very fluently and precisely in complex situationsBusiness - Ability to interact with a degree of fluency and communicate on a wide range of subjectsincluding in a professional contextPractical - Ability to understand and communicate on familiar matters regularly encountered in work,school, leisure, etc.Basic - Ability to communicate in a simple and direct exchange of information on routine mattersBeginner – Limited knowledge of a language

Prior to completing the table below please refer to INSEAD’s Language Policy:http://www.insead.edu/mba/admissions/languages.pdf

LANGUAGE SELF-ASSESED LEVEL MEANS OF ASSESSMENTSCORE WHERE RELEVANT OR

CLARIFICATION FOR MEANS OFASSESSMENT

ONE OF YOURREQUIRED 3LANGUAGES

(Y/N)?

YENGLISH

Living/Working 07 04 12 07 USA/California and New York

Living/Working 12 01 09 02 Thailand/Bangkok

Fluent

Hindi Native Native Language Y

University Degree taught in English

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PROFILE 6

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Please list, in order of importance to you, any extra-curricular activities in which you are/have beeninvolved (i.e. sports, politics, performing arts, associations, club memberships, hobbies, communityactivities, etc.)

ACTIVITYDURATION

From | | | | | to | | | | | MM/YY MM/YY

POSITION/LEVEL/OFFICE HELD

List any distinctions, honours and awards achieved in your extra curricular activities.

Please explain any period(s) of time since you left high school for which you have not accounted.

If you have any disability or illness that we should be aware of, please explain.

May we contact your current employer? YES NO If yes, whom may we contact?

FULL NAME EMAIL

TITLE DIRECT TELEPHONECountry Code Area Code Number

Acting/Theater 06 98 Actor/Production

Polio Vaccine Distribution Camp 02 00 05 04 Organizer

Company Club for 03 06

Adult Education

NA

NA

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JOB DESCRIPTION 7

CONFIDENTIAL

JOB DESCRIPTION

FAMILY NAME FIRST NAME

CANDIDATE FOR THE MBA PROGRAMME STARTING SEPTEMBER JANUARY YEAR

MOST RECENT FULL-TIME POSITION

COMPANY OR ORGANISATION

NAME

STREET

TOWN POSTAL CODE COUNTRY

TELEPHONE FAXCountry Code Area Code Number Country Code Area Code Number

SECTOR OF ACTIVITY NUMBER OF REPORTS (IF APPLICABLE)

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN YOUR LOCATION NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE

SUBSIDIARY OF

CURRENT JOB TITLE

DEPARTMENT

DATE OF APPOINTMENT TO PRESENT POSITION DATE OF JOINING PRESENT COMPANYMonth Year Month Year

FIRST POSITION

DEPARTMENT

STARTING GROSS ANNUAL SALARY (IN LOCAL CURRENCY OR EUROS – PLEASE SPECIFY)

PRESENT GROSS ANNUAL SALARY (IN LOCAL CURRENCY OR EUROS - PLEASE SPECIFY)

On the following page, please answer the two job related essays.

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Jersey City United States

Information Technology /Stretegy Cosuting 12

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Banking and Finance Services

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65000 USD

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JOB ESSAYS 8

CONFIDENTIAL

1. Please give a detailed description of your job, including nature of work, major responsibilities; and, where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, number of clients/products and results achieved. (250 words)

2. Please give us a full description of your career since graduating from university. If you were toremain with your present employer, what would be your next step in terms of position? (250words)

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ESSAYS 9

CONFIDENTIAL

ESSAYSEach essay topic listed below and in the subsequent pages must be answered.

1. Give a candid description of yourself, stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be yourstrengths and weaknesses and the main factors, which have influenced your personal development,giving examples when necessary. (400 words approx.)

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CONFIDENTIAL

2. Describe what you believe to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date, explaining whyyou view them as such. (400 words approx.)

My most notable accomplishment has been in leading a team in my first overseas project for the launch of Orange's cell phone services in Thailand and winning the 'best prepared team' award for our team. Being in alien land, and not akin to language, culture and systems of the south-east Asian nation, I met the daunting task of making the team ready for the launch of cell phone services within three months. I had to set up the procedures and processes to manage an IT data center hosting 30 telecom applications for Orange's operations in Thailand. The deadline was stiff, and I had to co-ordinate with different departments, meet product specifications, arrange for dry runs, ensure quality assurance was in place. The most difficult part was working with 30 application teams and learning about all these applications, which were new to me. I had to understand these systems, then deploy them in data center environment and prepare an operation bible. I also had to interact with Orange's global teams located worldwide to employ best practices in our data center. As part of project, I also needed to train 11 newly recruited operators to manage the data center operations. This proved to be quite demanding as most of the operators were fresh candidates with 0 to 1 years of experience, had difficulty in understanding English and had limited technical knowledge. I consider this as my most significant accomplishment because it has molded me into a leader, endowing me with numerous managerial traits. Working on such a prestigious project has instilled immense confidence in me to strategically think and be an excellent planner and executer of things. In 2001 my mother with 2 more volunteer had registered around 100 families for distributing the Polio vaccine in a local slum area. But on the distribution day, due to some problems at 2 nearby camps 300 families gathered at this camp and it was not possible for 3 people to distribute vaccine to so many people. I was playing in a local cricket match, knowing this I spoke to both the teams and asked them to hold the match and help my mother. Everybody agreed and we worked for 6 hours to complete the distribution. All of us felt really good about this decided to organize this camp every year. I consider this one of my best accomplishment not only because I because with this experience I could get a humane heart and see what ails those whose mind can't see the progress of the world.

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CONFIDENTIAL

3. Describe a situation taken from school, business, civil or military life, where you did not meet yourpersonal objectives, and discuss briefly the effect. (250 words approx.)

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ESSAYS 12

CONFIDENTIAL

4. Discuss your career goals. What skills do you expect to gain from studying at INSEAD and how willthey contribute to your professional career. (500 words approx.)

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ESSAYS 13

CONFIDENTIAL

5. Please choose one of the following two essay topics:a) Have you ever experienced culture shock? What did it mean to you? (250 words approx.), orb) What would you say to a foreigner moving to your home country? (250 words approx.)

Sometime back, watching nature programs, I had experienced a culture shock, as I realized that there is no fundamental difference in the laws of the animal world and human kingdom. Wildlife programs such as Untamed Africa, or documentaries on Savanna and Serengeti on Discovery channel and National Geographic offer immense learning on the laws of nature; how weakness of the enemy is explored to bring its downfall, and how animals of the same clan (lions) act as a team in hunting, even though they have their own leadership quarrels. I watched an episode of lions hunting and killing an elephant, and immediately one thing that struck me was their team spirit in their profession of hunting. Every lion of the group of 5 had a specific role from segregating the elephant from its herd to who will get on the neck of the elephant and how the elephant was brought down to the ground and forced to accept death as its fate. I find these very laws of nature acting in businesses as well. Often it is one weakness or one mistake that can potentially bring down an organization, while it may take huge efforts to build an organization. A s an engineer, and a believer of science I understood that in spite of startling technological breakthroughs, everything is ultimately based on the laws of nature, and we all originating as animal species have to go back to the roots of nature to understand the core of life and its existence

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CONFIDENTIAL

6. Is there anything that you have not mentioned in the above essays that you would like the AdmissionsCommittee to know? (200 words approx.) This essay is optional.

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ESSAYS 15

CONFIDENTIAL

7. In case of reapplication, please use this page. Your essay should state any new aspects ofprofessional, international, academic, or personal development since your last application. We wouldalso like you to explain your motivation for re-applying to INSEAD. This essay should not exceed 400words.

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PERSONAL RECOMMENDATIONS 16

PERSONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Please make sure to first enter your personal details in the profile section, or at least in the box below,before providing the corresponding Internet links to your recommenders.

DATE OF BIRTH CANIDADATE FOR THE PROGRAMME STARTING SEPTEMBER JANUARY DAY MONTH YEAR

SHOW ONLINE RECOMMENDATION LINKS:

Note 1: a web connection is required to obtain the two Internet links

Note 2: once you have obtained the links, please dispatch them to your recommenders as soon as possibleand in parallel to completing your application to ensure that the recommendation forms are completed byyour corresponding deadline (see check-list at the end of this application).

YEAR

CANDIDATE FAMILY NAME FIRSTNAME Twinbro.comTwinbro.com

Twinbro.com 78 2008

SHOW LINKS

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STATEMENT OF INTEGRITY & SUBMITTING THE FORM 17

STATEMENT OF INTEGRITY

STATEMENT OF INTEGRITYI hereby certify that I have provided accurate information in this application. I am the sole author of theessays that follow. I authorise INSEAD / the Admissions Office to verify my credentials. I understand that anymisrepresentation or omission of facts in my application may justify denial of admission, cancellation ofadmission or withdrawal from the MBA Programme. This is my honest statement to INSEAD.

Signature

The signature field above uses strong encryption techniques. You may create your own certificate by followingthe instructions provided to you by the Adobe Reader, or use a certificate provided to you by official third partyentities (e.g. if you pay your income tax in France, you may use the digital certificate provided to you by theDGI; other official government or corporate certificates are appropriate too).

SUBMITTING THE FORM

This final step cannot be reversed. Please make sure that all the information is correct. If you need to signyour document again, click-right on the signature field above, clear it, and sign again. Once you havesubmitted the form, you may want to archive your application on a CD-R.

SUBMIT FORM

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CHECKLIST & DEADLINES 18

CHECK LIST

Please use this checklist to ensure that your application is complete:

Photograph in digital format (jpg) to be uploaded upon submitting this form

Profile: Please keep two copies of your profile (pages 1-6 of application) for yourself. These will be

required should you be called for interviews.

Essays (five required essays and one optional/In case of a reapplication, essay 7 only)

Job Description (including two essay questions)

1st Recommendation*

2nd Recommendation*

*You will need to instruct your recommenders to fill-in their recommendation online, to that effect,you must first generate unique recommendation links on the last page of this application.

Official Transcripts of Grades and Diploma WITH CERTIFIED TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH where applicable.PHOTOCOPIES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE UNLESS OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED.

Original GMAT score report sent by PearsonVue

Original TOEFL/TOEIC/CPE/IELTS score report (where applicable) sent by ETS.

Application Fee* of 200 € and proof of payment:

*VISA network or American Express card, Master card, using the online payment facility uponsubmitting this form

Statement of Integrity (signed) on page 16.

Second language certification (if English is your native language)

*Please see our website http://www.insead.edu/mba/admissions/languages.pdf for details ofacceptable certification of languages. If you are unable to supply certification at the time of yourapplication, then you should supply this proof no later than June 1st for the September intake andNovember 1st for the January intake.

DEADLINES

It is your responsibility to ensure that all application material arrives at INSEAD by the correspondingdeadline dates at 23:59 GMT + 1 (Paris time). Please check the following page to find your intakedeadlines:

http://www.insead.edu/mba/admissions/admissions deadlines.htm

Mail your additional documents to:

INSEAD, MBA Admissions Office, Boulevard de Constance, F-77305 Fontainebleau Cedex, FranceDirect Fax: 33 (0)1 60 72 44 46, E-mail: [email protected]