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Thanks SM, That would be great. Pls keep us posted on the loan/placement side of things. sm332 wrote: Sniper -
They are aware of the issues and I would be surprised if they havent explored ways to get around it. The school is smaller and is a standalone management school so perhaps fund raising is not as deep as most other MBA programs.
But I will try and get more details in the coming months. I will share anything interesting I learn with GMATClub
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snipertrader wrote: I know atleast 2 INSEAD grads (2008), who were jobless for quite sometime and then finally took up something for the heck of it to pay their huge edu loans. On a side note, is it only me who thinks that a school like INSEAD with so much global brand presence cannot tie up with a global financial institution for loans to students? 4test1 wrote: Am thinking of applying as well.
Have you guys heard anything about recent grad recruitment? Have heard that quite a few INSEAD grads have been without jobs in 2008/09 even 4-5 months after graduation. I'm trying to see if INSEAD has been hit harder relatively, particularly in Asia. I don't think it's knowing companys, but rather how you keep students from throwing up their hands and defaulting. Places like china or india might not care much about how much money you owe to a french/british bank. And I don't think france has jurisdiction to arrest people in china. I think that's the root of the problem. With citizen's it's easier, china bank can police chinese citizen, yada yada.
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I have a question regarding the essays I'm hoping someone can answer (maybe sm332?). I have read/heard that unlike some other schools INSEAD is relatively strict with the essay word count. For other schools I work towards being under 5% over the word limit.
Is anyone able to confirm this?
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yangsta8 wrote: I have a question regarding the essays I'm hoping someone can answer (maybe sm332?). I have read/heard that unlike some other schools INSEAD is relatively strict with the essay word count. For other schools I work towards being under 5% over the word limit.
Is anyone able to confirm this? I don't think adcom members count the words, and strike you the moment you go one word over limit. As long as your essays are consistently not too long, you should be fine.
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levfin2003 wrote: yangsta8 wrote: I have a question regarding the essays I'm hoping someone can answer (maybe sm332?). I have read/heard that unlike some other schools INSEAD is relatively strict with the essay word count. For other schools I work towards being under 5% over the word limit.
Is anyone able to confirm this? I don't think adcom members count the words, and strike you the moment you go one word over limit. As long as your essays are consistently not too long, you should be fine. THIS ... also the application has a built-in word count calculator so they know instantly how long essays are. My advice would be to be as close to the limit as possible. Sameer
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sm332 wrote: levfin2003 wrote: yangsta8 wrote: I have a question regarding the essays I'm hoping someone can answer (maybe sm332?). I have read/heard that unlike some other schools INSEAD is relatively strict with the essay word count. For other schools I work towards being under 5% over the word limit.
Is anyone able to confirm this? I don't think adcom members count the words, and strike you the moment you go one word over limit. As long as your essays are consistently not too long, you should be fine. THIS ... also the application has a built-in word count calculator so they know instantly how long essays are. My advice would be to be as close to the limit as possible. Sameer Oh wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the advice guys
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sm332 wrote: levfin2003 wrote: yangsta8 wrote: I have a question regarding the essays I'm hoping someone can answer (maybe sm332?). I have read/heard that unlike some other schools INSEAD is relatively strict with the essay word count. For other schools I work towards being under 5% over the word limit.
Is anyone able to confirm this? I don't think adcom members count the words, and strike you the moment you go one word over limit. As long as your essays are consistently not too long, you should be fine. THIS ... also the application has a built-in word count calculator so they know instantly how long essays are. My advice would be to be as close to the limit as possible. Sameer Count me in for R1. I attended 2 information sessions this winter and fell in love with the whole community! I have just started my essays and the strengths and weakness essay is troubling me! how many strengths should I discuss? Is it better to state examples? What kind of weakness should i discuss? Can someone shed light?
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I have an essay related question too. The optional essay states "Is there anything that you have not mentioned in the above essays that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (200 words approx.)".
Other schools seem to suggest that the optional essay should only be used if necessary, to explain a weakness in your application or gap in employment. Too me INSEAD's optional essay is worded in such a way that it can be used to highlight an outstanding achievement or highlight, a weakness (such as GPA or GMAT) or as it states 'anything'. Can anyone confirm this?
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yangsta8 wrote: I have an essay related question too. The optional essay states "Is there anything that you have not mentioned in the above essays that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (200 words approx.)".
Other schools seem to suggest that the optional essay should only be used if necessary, to explain a weakness in your application or gap in employment. Too me INSEAD's optional essay is worded in such a way that it can be used to highlight an outstanding achievement or highlight, a weakness (such as GPA or GMAT) or as it states 'anything'. Can anyone confirm this? During the information sessions, the adcom representative clearly mentioned that they love the additional essay if that can help them know you better. This means, you can share a wonderful acheivement or explain reason for a shortcoming or anything! But obviously do not: 1) Rehash some details that are already present in the other parts of the application 2) Write something to fill the space or to show case your knowledge about the school  hope that helps
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highhopes09 wrote: yangsta8 wrote: I have an essay related question too. The optional essay states "Is there anything that you have not mentioned in the above essays that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (200 words approx.)".
Other schools seem to suggest that the optional essay should only be used if necessary, to explain a weakness in your application or gap in employment. Too me INSEAD's optional essay is worded in such a way that it can be used to highlight an outstanding achievement or highlight, a weakness (such as GPA or GMAT) or as it states 'anything'. Can anyone confirm this? During the information sessions, the adcom representative clearly mentioned that they love the additional essay if that can help them know you better. This means, you can share a wonderful acheivement or explain reason for a shortcoming or anything! But obviously do not: 1) Rehash some details that are already present in the other parts of the application 2) Write something to fill the space or to show case your knowledge about the school hope that helps Thanks for that highhopes09. Hearing that from the adcom certainly clarifies things!
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I am applying to R1 for the Jan 2011 intake. Been working on my essays for a month now. I noticed that only the 2 career essays had strict word limits. The other ones had "approx" word limits and most of my essays do go over the limit..not sure how to handle this
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yangsta8 wrote: highhopes09 wrote: yangsta8 wrote: I have an essay related question too. The optional essay states "Is there anything that you have not mentioned in the above essays that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (200 words approx.)".
Other schools seem to suggest that the optional essay should only be used if necessary, to explain a weakness in your application or gap in employment. Too me INSEAD's optional essay is worded in such a way that it can be used to highlight an outstanding achievement or highlight, a weakness (such as GPA or GMAT) or as it states 'anything'. Can anyone confirm this? During the information sessions, the adcom representative clearly mentioned that they love the additional essay if that can help them know you better. This means, you can share a wonderful acheivement or explain reason for a shortcoming or anything! But obviously do not: 1) Rehash some details that are already present in the other parts of the application 2) Write something to fill the space or to show case your knowledge about the school hope that helps Thanks for that highhopes09. Hearing that from the adcom certainly clarifies things! Interesting to note, the marketing people do info session, not adcoms. They make it completely seperate.
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Quote: Interesting to note, the marketing people do info session, not adcoms. They make it completely seperate. Yes - the marketing folks take great pains to indicate that they have no input to the admissions process and hope that it allows prospectives students to be as candid as possible.
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Another application question I notice INSEAD doesn't ask for a resume. I've been trying to give a full picture of my current job in the first essay. My essays are all generally written in prose/essay format. To fit in more, I'm thinking of using bullet points for the first career essay. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether that is bad?
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yangsta8 wrote: Another application question I notice INSEAD doesn't ask for a resume. I've been trying to give a full picture of my current job in the first essay. My essays are all generally written in prose/essay format. To fit in more, I'm thinking of using bullet points for the first career essay. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether that is bad? I never thought about using bullets. But I dont think it would be 'wrong'.
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yangsta8 wrote: Another application question I notice INSEAD doesn't ask for a resume. I've been trying to give a full picture of my current job in the first essay. My essays are all generally written in prose/essay format. To fit in more, I'm thinking of using bullet points for the first career essay. Does anyone have any thoughts on whether that is bad? I would say don't to anything too usual since they value themselves as professional. I think insead is more traditional in essay. Bullet points would probably seem less professional as an "essay"
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Thanks for your views on this sm332 and GoBruins. I have already written it in the traditional essay sense.
Might see how it looks in bullet points but I suspect the adcoms are also testing your ability to succinctly describe your job in prose. Bullet points might make it too 'resume like' and clinical.
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Hi,
I would like to understand how I could make my application stronger in case I want to move to Business/Strategic Consulting after my MBA. My profile is:
GMAT: 730/5.0
IELTS: 8.0
B.Eng. (IT) - 78%, BIT Ranchi.
Wex - 4.5 yrs IT / 1.5 yrs in UK
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Evidently I don't have much of consulting experience but while at client-site, I was working as analyst and programmer in a few consulting projects working closely with consultants from our firm. Will providing this information in essays add more weight to my application. Above that, how good are my chances to get through INSEAD? Could you also share your profile pre-MBA and post-MBA. Did you take up the Singapore or the France campus and does it make any difference (academically and professionaly) which campus one selects?
I plan to apply to INSEAD-Jan '11 session. I am considering INSEAD as a very serious option for my career development, any inputs will be highly appreciated.
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jaiswalvivek wrote: Hi,
I would like to understand how I could make my application stronger in case I want to move to Business/Strategic Consulting after my MBA. My profile is:
GMAT: 730/5.0
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Evidently I don't have much of consulting experience but while at client-site, I was working as analyst and programmer in a few consulting projects working closely with consultants from our firm. Will providing this information in essays add more weight to my application. Above that, how good are my chances to get through INSEAD? Could you also share your profile pre-MBA and post-MBA. Did you take up the Singapore or the France campus and does it make any difference (academically and professionaly) which campus one selects?
I plan to apply to INSEAD-Jan '11 session. I am considering INSEAD as a very serious option for my career development, any inputs will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Vivek. Vivek - I am not aware of anyone on the board who is currently attending INSEAD. There are various admits who are about to start though so I'm not sure if all your questions can be answered. The only ones I can help out with is the location one, based on my own discussions with alumni and information gathered through adcom interviews. The academic experience of the two campuses have been strong emphasised as pretty much identical. Inspecting the website reveals that there are one or two courses unique to each location but that the majority are the same. Furthermore, moving from one campus to another is supposedly seemless. Adcoms make it clear that they do not look at your campus choice as criteria for admissions, and you only need to specify a starting campus. The majority of students switch between campuses during the year. My alumni friends tell me that where you finish, or do your internship, has a bearing on your professional career. If you're interested in a european career finishing/interning in Fonty makes more sense, likewise if you're interested in a career in Asia Pacific perhaps Singapore might make more sense. I can't really comment on your chances because I'm in currently applying as well. Good luck and hope that helps a bit
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