nycgirl191 wrote:
berger wrote:
nycgirl191 wrote:
Jan 12th - acceptance deadline + must plunk down a deposit of HK$50,000 (~US$6,400)! So it would potentially leave me in a situation where an acceptance to INSEAD would mean walking away from a substantial chunk of money.
I'm not yet in that situation, but I can imagine that ... sucks!
I can read from your line you'd prefer INSEAD?
Actually, I don't, and if I were accepted into INSEAD, I would be quite torn. I prefer HKUST's location (rather than INSEAD's S'pore campus, which I've heard is a corporate office bldg with no real 'campus' feel and is not 1/1000th of Fonty) and the small class size.
However INSEAD has that shiny rep and a massive alumni base, which could prove very useful in the future. It would be a very tough decision!
What about you?
I'd be torn between CEIBS and HKUST. CEIBS notifies Dec 16th. HKUST... (either they notify admits earlier and ding later, or it's really just FIFO). For me, the Asia focus is important, so INSEAD was never in scope.
I think INSEAD is certainly a good choice, but then, there's so many consultants there... (class profile).. *yuck*... hehe