INSEAD -January 2014 Intake - Calling All Applicants

Hey guys,

Have you considered HEC Paris as an alternative? I mean if you have been accepted already then of course INSEAD is an amazing option but I think HEC Paris offers an interesting proposition and I would definitely recommend it as a European option if INSEAD or LBS seem hard to crack. Fees are 12K less (48000€) and a scholarship of up to 24K, for good candidates that would have realistic hopes of admission to INSEAD, would not be hard to get, lowering the total cost of fees down to 24K! HEC is considered to be the best business school ever in France (due to its Masters program and not the MBA in particular but the brand is strong nonetheless throughout Europe as can also be seen in FT European business school rankings). Furthermore, the HEC MBA has been revamped in 2012 with the help of Bain & Company and also is housed in a brand new building and should be going up in the rankings in the next few years as it is actively aiming to stand in the top 3 MBA programs in Europe and top 10 in the world. Finally, there are some interesting double degree options, for example you can do 10 months at HEC (for reduced 36K tuition) and 9 months at MIT Sloan and get two degrees (an MBA from HEC and an MSMS from MIT). So, if you have not looked into it seriously, I suggest you do. I am a big INSEAD fan but I think HEC should at least be your #1 backup choice.

Good luck with your results and studies!

P.S. their admissions process is the fastest there is (many admission deadlines throughout the year, couple of weeks for preselection decision and couple of weeks for final decision after the interviews), about 5-6 weeks all together I think.

Is anyone who applying (applied) for J14 intake coming to INSEAD in-campus event this Friday in Singapore?

Btw, I still havn't received confirmation that my application complete etc. Submitted on last day for R1.
Anyone else havn't gotten it yet too?

hey guys i havent received any confirmation as yet...is there anyone else like me.....really tensed now..hv writen a mail to admissions

have you checked Spam? Lots of people on here (myself included) found their confirmation in spam

My spam folder is checked regularly few times a day: clear as my soul:)

I had a look on forum for previous intake and noticed that some guys received notification 3 weeks after submission.
It gave me some relief, and also seeing that I'm not the only one who didn't get now also helped.

I wrote to mbacandidates e-mail a question, but no reply so far.

Submitted for R1, J'14 intake. Profile: Male, 28, GMAT - 680 (will retake for better employment prospects), TOEFL: 109. Experience - 7 years in supply chain (food and consumer products) in Eastern Europe, with a bunch of international projects. Studied in the U.S.

Its the 1st time I am applying for MBA so no ready essays.

I also applied for the first time. It took me about 2 months to fine tune my essays. However, more or less ready drafts were finished after 1 month of preparation.

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I spent about 1-2 hours a day actually writing and rewriting. But, more important, is the time you recall your accomplishments and other stories you want to show in your application. Do not underspend time for this. I would suggest to budget at least 20-30% of your time till the deadline to prepare an overall strategy of how you want to position yourself and only after that start writing.

As for the recos, I arranged mine far in advance so that my recommenders were on time.

Hi All - Just discovered this forum today and honestly can't decide if it's useful or just making me more anxious
Anyways, I submitted R1 application on March 26, got confirmation email exactly 1 week later.
Good luck everyone.

Eek

I spent about 6 hours writing all my essays. Start to Finish.

Hi guys!
Just a quick question.
Do you know how the following components rank for INSEAD Adcom?
- GMAT & GPA
- Essays
- Work Experience
- Recommendation letters
Thanks!!

Wow!!! That was really fast!!

I hope you made it to INSEAD

just take it as a support group

More like AA (Adcom-anxiety Anonymous)