Calling all Applicants: INSEAD January 2021 Intake !

Congratulations everyone who got invited! I was very skeptical seeing as how the last day has been brutal for previous rounds.

I haven't received my interviewer's contact details yet, however. Have any of you? Good luck with the interview prep!

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I was going to ask the same question. I got an interview invite on Tuesday, but did not receive any further details on the alumni contact details. Has anyone else received this information yet?

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Hi guys, I was requested to retake the Gmat and re-apply. If I do so within the next 6 months I don’t have to re-apply. I am simply required to share my new Gmat.
Do you know if I can still make it to Jan21?

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I received the contact details the day after I got my interview invite e-mail (AO: EL) - this may be subject to alumni availability. Deadline given to have both interviews is August 23 so I think there’s plenty of time. I’ve contacted both alumni and received replies from both on the same day that I e-mailed them (so I think they’re generally responsive). In any case, check the spam folder as well.

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Sounds good thanks for the feedback, my AO is EL as well hoping to hear back on Monday

ek2354: I believe the best person to answer this question would be your AO. Personally, I think this would boil down to how quickly you can retake the GMAT and report your new score. R4 interview notification deadline is about a month from now, so you might have a chance to be "reconsidered" in that applicant pool if you are able to turn around with the new score within that time-frame. Have they given you a certain threshold that you need to clear in terms of the score? If not, it might be a good idea to ask them about that as well.

Hi Everyone,

Once you are invited for an interview, does that performance decide the final outcome?
Or the interviews are just one part of the application like the GMAT, essays, CV etc?

The AOs had 1 month to go over the written & video essays, CV etc. So would it make sense to assume that a candidate has an equal chance of getting in compared to all the other who will be interviewing?

The interview component is just another data point. After the interviews, they will revisit your entire application and consider the diversity of the class, before releasing your result.

I'm also having the same issue - hoping it'll be resolved soon :-/

Is anybody planning to re-take/take the GMAT before August 15 for R3?
I have submitted a score but it is way below average (for candidates from my region) and I fear that no matter how I perform in the interview, I won't get in.

I plan to retake GMAT in 2 days to see if I can push my verbal score closer to my mock test results (V40-41). In my first attempt (online), I got V35. I think the suggested GMAT score by INSEAD AdCom is ~70-75% for both Q and V.

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If you are invited to the interview, it means you have most likely checked the boxes. Of cos, a higher gmat won't hurt. But I won't say it is 100% necessary. When I mentioned that the adcom will revisit your entire application before releasing your result, it sort of serves as a 'double check' - making sure they don't leave anything out, and that your whole story flows, from your written essays to your video essays and to your interview feedback. The post-interview acceptance is quite high (usually; but this jan intake is oversubscribed), as long as you don't screw up, you should be fine.

Good luck for your exam! MI'm sure you'll do great

Thank you for the detailed response. In my application, I did mention in the optional essay that I will be retaking the GMAT.
However, in the Email informing me about the interview, it mentioned if you have not submitted any score at all, we would need a score before Aug 15th.

So I am not sure if I do need to submit a score or not. I rather spend time preparing for the interview and acing it. I am just nervous lol.

Thank you!

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You mentioned that you wrote in your optional essay that you will be retaking the GMAT - so I infer that your interview decision was given in the context of you having already submitted a gmat score, and likely they are alright with it. For standard procedures, the AO usually send some cookie-cutter emails so I wouldn't think they are really personally requesting for another of your gmat score by 15 Aug.

That said, you sort of got yourself hamstrung by saying you will be retaking the gmat. I'm not sure how meticulous they are in tracking and following up with your story, but i would think it may not reflect well if you promise to do something but did not fulfill it. However, the silver lining is you did not mention deadline, so perhaps you are indeed committed to retaking the gmat but it is just not plausible to get it done by 15 Aug.

At this point, I would think the interviews will be more important. A good interview may not get you in, but a bad one will keep you out. The same could not be said for gmat as INSEAD is quite lenient in this aspect as compared to other top schools.

Hello everyone, 21D admit here based in the UK. I saw in the forum that there is a chat for 21D admits, could you please add me to the group? Thanks a lot!

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