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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2013, 06:47
nomepreocupes wrote:
done with interviews, done with my last case. not used to not having anything to do.


lucky dawg..
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2013, 07:22
4 more weeks of waiting...
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2013, 07:47
nomepreocupes wrote:
4 more weeks of waiting...


I know how you feel.
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2013, 08:34
Hi everybody!
I submitted the application at the end of April for R2. Previously it was said that interview notification can be expected in ~30 days after submission. What are your ideas, has the time to check mailbox every 5 minutes come? Or I misunderstood smth and can relax until the mid of July?

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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2013, 08:58
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Hi everybody!
I submitted the application at the end of April for R2. Previously it was said that interview notification can be expected in ~30 days after submission. What are your ideas, has the time to check mailbox every 5 minutes come? Or I misunderstood smth and can relax until the mid of July?

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Interview invites go out couple of weeks before the deadline and most of them in the last week. So you still have a long wait till mid July. Check previous year threads.
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2013, 09:10
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Hi everybody!
I submitted the application at the end of April for R2. Previously it was said that interview notification can be expected in ~30 days after submission. What are your ideas, has the time to check mailbox every 5 minutes come? Or I misunderstood smth and can relax until the mid of July?

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n do check ur spam folder
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2013, 09:14
Attn those who hv been interviewed..
hv any of the interviewers quizzed u on any of these:

the economic situation in france

details about past courses and internships

details about electives n core subjects @ insead

cultural shocks

specific companies u want to wrk with/for post-insead

how will u contribute to insead/specific details of clubs @ insead
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2013, 09:35
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the economic situation in france

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details about past courses and internships

Yes, I talked about how those help my current job

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details about electives n core subjects @ insead

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cultural shocks

Yes, I basically said I came here when I was very wrong, beside the initial language barrier, I adapt well

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specific companies u want to wrk with/for post-insead

Yes, investment bank. Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan

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how will u contribute to insead/specific details of clubs @ insead

No, but we touch on this a little bit.
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2013, 09:46
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the economic situation in france

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details about past courses and internships

Yes, I talked about how those help my current job

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details about electives n core subjects @ insead

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cultural shocks

Yes, I basically said I came here when I was very wrong, beside the initial language barrier, I adapt well

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specific companies u want to wrk with/for post-insead

Yes, investment bank. Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan

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how will u contribute to insead/specific details of clubs @ insead

No, but we touch on this a little bit.



thnks mate..i owe u one:)
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2013, 13:32
riseNshine wrote:
Attn those who hv been interviewed..
hv any of the interviewers quizzed u on any of these:

the economic situation in france

details about past courses and internships

details about electives n core subjects @ insead

cultural shocks

specific companies u want to wrk with/for post-insead

how will u contribute to insead/specific details of clubs @ insead


I did discuss internships, companies, courses and economic uncertainty in europe
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   04 Jun 2013, 05:59
Folks, Quick question: All recommendations are to be submitted by the app deadline ? Applying for round 2 , 12th June deadline.
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   04 Jun 2013, 06:10
@docks007: Yes indeed. The application is considered complete only when all the relevant documents are submitted, including recommendation letters. Only after that the admissions committee will start evaluation of your app. If the recco is not submitted by 12th June, your app will be considered only for R3.

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Folks, Quick question: All recommendations are to be submitted by the app deadline ? Applying for round 2 , 12th June deadline.
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   04 Jun 2013, 07:09
On unrelated topic, if you think getting into to top tier business school is hard (think 9-15% acceptance rate). This is taken straight out of Goldman Sachs 2012 annual report

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Over the past two years, we have received nearly 300,000 applications. We hired fewer than three percent of our applicants and nearly nine out of 10 people accepted the offer to join Goldman Sachs.
~Lloyd C. Blankfein
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   04 Jun 2013, 17:43
Figured I'd sign up for this forum since I'm going through the gauntlet as well, looks like a lot of people here in the same boat! Finished up both my interviews as well recently, now just waiting to hear the outcome of them...
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   05 Jun 2013, 00:35
Ok folks, so the ball has started to roll!

Application submission date: 26-May-2013 (my second recco was submitted on that date)
Application completion confirmation: 04-June-2013

Docs submitted: essays and details in pdf, a jpg photo, scanned copy of my engineering degree marklist, scanned copy of my engineering degree certificate, scanned copy of my unofficial gmat score, 2 recco letters.

Now, fingers crossed for R2 interview invite...BTW did any R2 applicants get interview calls yet?


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@ducceus . Thanks mate. This is indeed helpful information. Lets see how it goes :)


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Hi folks,

Lots of information in this forum, and thanks much to all you folks :-).. I guess its time for me start my bit of sharing.

About me, I am,yet again, an Indian IT engineer (by qualification) - Have 8 years of work ex and am currently managing the Information Security function for a bank in the middle east. Gmat 710, got promoted twice in the bank, set up the security function, cultural secretary in a local community, active in social service and I can speak 5 languages. And yeah, strong recco from my previous boss (he was the DGM heading the department) and a colleague.

I finished the application process on 26th (that's when my second recco was submitted). Now sitting with fingers crossed. I have some specific queries, if any of you can help- it would be great :-)

1. INSEAD website says that they will confirm within 2 weeks if the application is complete - How long does it take in reality?
2. The dead line for interview decision for R2 is 19 July 2013 - When i read the blogs, most people look to have recd their pre-interview and interview decision during the last week. Is this right? or when can we expect the decision process to start for R2?
3. Same question for interview decision as well - INSEAD website talks about 6 weeks for final notification. Again is this an approx time frame or does it really take so much time?
4. It would be great if some of you can post the time frames from date of submission - to first email confirmation - pre-interview confirmation - interview scheduling - to final confirmation letter. ( i am sure this would be helpful for many)

And yeah, i shall also keep you guys posted on my proceedings :-)

Cheers and good luck to all.

Subbu


This is my experience, based on my location, and coordinator. Take it for what it is.

1. 3 days.
2. Approximately less than 1 month, more like 26 days. This is a function of where is your location, who is your coordinator, and your background. If you are Indian IT engineer, expect last minute.
3. Again, Indian IT engineer, expect last minute. Since your group is over represent
4. Again, this is base on my profile

Day 0: application submitted
Day 3: application confirm
Day 26: Pre-selected interview
Day 40: Interview information
Day 50: First interview
Day 54: Second interview (scheduled)
Day ??: not sure, will update later. admission decision.
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   05 Jun 2013, 02:13
When you guys are saying that "Indian IT engineers are over represented", what exactly do you mean? That there are more Indian applicant vs their "fair share" based on earth population? or that within that pool there are more engineers vs other professions?
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   05 Jun 2013, 04:15
How I understand it is that there are A LOT of really smart Indian engineers with great GMAT scores and solid profiles and unfortunately only so many seats in each MBA class that will be made available for this group. Essentially there is WAY more demand than supply for seats in MBA classes from Indian IT engineers and as such the group is over represented.
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   05 Jun 2013, 04:19
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That there are A LOT of really smart Indian engineers with great GMAT scores and solid profiles and unfortunately only so many seats in each MBA class that will be made available for this group. Essentially there is more demand than supply and as such the group is over represented.


I am just curious what factor actually contributes to this competition more - nationality or profession. or it's a combination of both.
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   05 Jun 2013, 04:20
Yes I'd say a combination of both.
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Re: INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] New post   05 Jun 2013, 05:58
@cyberhawk,

Here goes my 0.02$ -> Average INSEAD intake in a year 1000-1100 (lets take the 1100 :) ) -> So each term intake approx 550 students. INSEAD policy states that no nationality should be more than 10%, which means no more than 50-55 Indians (or any individual community) will be accepted in a term.

Generally the number of Competitive Indian applicants (great gmat / GPA etc.) for these 55 seats is much larger than the corresponding number of, say, british / Nigerian guys with similar competitive profiles, applying for their capped 50-55 seats. Thats why we are called "the competitive pool". An if we just look at the applicants within the indian pool, most of the guys with great gmat / gpa would be engineers working in some IT firms - a typical stereotypical profile. That's why Indian engineers (includes all - IT, EEE, ECE, Mech whatever) working in IT industry are skewed more.

So what does this translate into ?

After the interview round lets assume that there are 700 good shortlisted profiles for 550 seats, of which 100 were Indians (lets consider them to be top 100 by ranking), still only 50-55 of them will get admission (the best of the best); the remaining 45-50 guys even though better than the rest of the 600, will get rejected! Because INSEAD cannot have more than 10% of any nationality in their class!!

(of course guys, this can vary and not written on stone; but we can see this to be the high level overview) Hope it helps!!

Now my question is, is this categorization based on nationality or ethincity? Is an indian from India and an American-Indian / Canadian-Indian considered the same? or is an American-Indian considered American??

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That there are A LOT of really smart Indian engineers with great GMAT scores and solid profiles and unfortunately only so many seats in each MBA class that will be made available for this group. Essentially there is more demand than supply and as such the group is over represented.


I am just curious what factor actually contributes to this competition more - nationality or profession. or it's a combination of both.
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