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Has anyone from R2 been contacted this week?

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Haven’t heard anything myself. If you wanted to keep an eye on this, the decision tracker on GMAT club and the live wire on clearadmit are both good resources

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Has anyone passed interview stage without the GMAT?

I applied to R2 without a GMAT score, was invited to interviews and am now cramming to take the online GMAT and submit a score before the decision deadline. I expect I'll get a fairly low score, as I've only begun studying for the GMAT within the last two weeks. Would be curious if anyone else is in a similar situation.
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The AOs said already that none would be passing interview stage without a GMAT, no??

They would consider the current situation on your result but with just two weeks of study if your score is not above the 640's I doubt they will be making an offer.

Why you were not able to prepare before?


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Has anyone passed interview stage without the GMAT?

I applied to R2 without a GMAT score, was invited to interviews and am now cramming to take the online GMAT and submit a score before the decision deadline. I expect I'll get a fairly low score, as I've only begun studying for the GMAT within the last two weeks. Would be curious if anyone else is in a similar situation.
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I'm not sure that I agree that the AO's said you wouldnt pass the interview stage without a GMAT, case in point, I've completed both of my interviews without the GMAT.

For reasons that I'd rather not go into, it would be extremely difficult to complete the GMAT before the deadline suggested by admissions, so my AO said that I might get an extension or a waiver, but after some time I was told that won't happen, so here I am studying for a last minute test.

Where did you get the figure of 640 from? 650 is the bottom of the range INSEAD lists on it's website.
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I got interviewed without sending a GMAT score (which I have since submitted). The way I look at it steely dank, you got asked to interview without a score and INSEAD regularly turns away people with a score in the high 700s, so they must really like your profile. Keep your chin up and good luck!

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Thanks feeling lucky, that’s reassuring to hear. The way the AO phrased it was that acceptance decisions will be released once they have received a GMAT or GRE score, so it sounded like it wouldn’t be a hugely influencing factor. Having said that, I certainly want to get the best possible score within a compressed time period.

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Thanks feeling lucky, that’s reassuring to hear. The way the AO phrased it was that acceptance decisions will be released once they have received a GMAT or GRE score, so it sounded like it wouldn’t be a hugely influencing factor. Having said that, I certainly want to get the best possible score within a compressed time period.

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One thing I wanted to bring to your attention is that via email from either AOs or the Admissions Senior Manager, INSEAD did ask for applicants to schedule their GMAT exams for no later than July 20th (a week before the last date of final decisions). I'm sure you have already, but would highly encourage taking this into consideration.
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I'm through the interview stage without a GMAT score. Just waiting for the final decision.

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The AOs said already that none would be passing interview stage without a GMAT, no??


They would consider the current situation on your result but with just two weeks of study if your score is not above the 640's I doubt they will be making an offer.

Why you were not able to prepare before?


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Has anyone passed interview stage without the GMAT?

I applied to R2 without a GMAT score, was invited to interviews and am now cramming to take the online GMAT and submit a score before the decision deadline. I expect I'll get a fairly low score, as I've only begun studying for the GMAT within the last two weeks. Would be curious if anyone else is in a similar situation.

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Hey, I am actually in the same position as you. But I am currently in Beijing China, and test centers are not open, online testing is not available in China. I have explained my situation to my AO, who replied decision will not be released until GMAT scores are submitted. But in her previous emails she mentioned the committee can provide a conditional admission, I just have to take the GMAT test before program starts... So i'm quite confused here.

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Thanks feeling lucky, that’s reassuring to hear. The way the AO phrased it was that acceptance decisions will be released once they have received a GMAT or GRE score, so it sounded like it wouldn’t be a hugely influencing factor. Having said that, I certainly want to get the best possible score within a compressed time period.

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Hey, I am actually in the same position as you. But I am currently in Beijing China, and test centers are not open, online testing is not available in China. I have explained my situation to my AO, who replied decision will not be released until GMAT scores are submitted. But in her previous emails she mentioned the committee can provide a conditional admission, I just have to take the GMAT test before program starts... So i'm quite confused here.

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Thanks feeling lucky, that’s reassuring to hear. The way the AO phrased it was that acceptance decisions will be released once they have received a GMAT or GRE score, so it sounded like it wouldn’t be a hugely influencing factor. Having said that, I certainly want to get the best possible score within a compressed time period.

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Hi, I guess you could try booking the test in other cities that have test centers opened already(like Shenzhen or Guangzhou, I've got friends taking the exam few days back) and take the test there, or try booking the test in Beijing at the earliest possible date and attach the appointment to your AO to see if they can provide you with a conditional offer based on that.

Hope this helps and good luck!
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The wait is killing me! Looks like this week is a quiet one...

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Does anyone know if R2 had less candidates for interview proportionally than other rounds/intakes?

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For the feedback from the AOs and the public information does not seem so, but it is not easy to estimate.

I would say that maybe they reduced a little the interviews numbers as per the constrains on class size and over-deferral, but as they would expect higher diferrals from R2 & R3 addmited should not be too different.

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I think we might not hear anything until next week as the 20th is the last day to submit official GMAT/GRE scores. I was expecting to hear sometime this week, but I guess it might not be happening.
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I think we might not hear anything until next week as the 20th is the last day to submit official GMAT/GRE scores. I was expecting to hear sometime this week, but I guess it might not be happening.
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Hmm, this could well be the case. It makes sense that the adcom would want to have a comprehensive view of the completed files to inform their final decisions. One thing to call out though is that July 20th is the recommended last date for taking the test, not necessarily for submitting the scores. Online tests may take up to 7 business days for scores to be out.
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The wait is killing me too! R2 final admissions decision is supposed to be communicated by midnight Paris time today the 19th of July, but its 5:30 pm and still nothing in my inbox!

Have any R2 Jan 2021 intakes received admissions decision post interview?

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The decision deadline was changed to 24th July. A few more days and you should hear back.

All the best!

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The wait is killing me! Looks like this week is a quiet one...

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The wait is killing me too! R2 final admissions decision is supposed to be communicated by midnight Paris time today the 19th of July, but its 5:30 pm and still nothing in my inbox!

Have any R2 Jan 2021 intakes received admissions decision post interview?

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The wait is killing me too! R2 final admissions decision is supposed to be communicated by midnight Paris time today the 19th of July, but its 5:30 pm and still nothing in my inbox!

Have any R2 Jan 2021 intakes received admissions decision post interview?

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As they mentioned it was delayed to next friday, sorry for your anxiety.

The next 5 days are going to be hard...

Best of luck!

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Good luck to all the R2 waiting to hear.

When is everyone's best guess as to earliest we can reasonably expect to hear Interview Invites back from?
(I get 31st July is the last notification date).

Also do we normally get an email to say all is in order with our app file in advance of an interview decision? Or do they only contact us if something is missing?

Many thank!
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