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I have not received interviewer details yet, not sure if I need to get worried about this now

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I have not received interviewer details yet, not sure if I need to get worried about this now

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Today is a bank holiday in France. I guess it delays the process a bit. Don't worry, you will have around 3 weeks to finish your interviews

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I have completed both my interviews now.
Should I expect to hear back in week of 10th May now or can the outcome be communicated earlier than the deadline week?

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Update: Application deadlines of subsequent rounds have been extended in light of the prevailing COVID-19 situation. ~~Requirement of GMAT/GRE scores has also been waived.~~ (Correction: Requirement of test scores has not completely waived but those who don't have test score can apply without submitting the scores.) Check out this post for more details.. https://gmatclub.com/forum/covid-19-out ... l#p2495733

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It is a bit weird that they have not emailed us regarding this change, no? (At least to the ones with the application in progress).

I'm also checking mba.com site daily but they have not mentioned any more news about when is "mid April" or how would be the online GMAT test changes.

Hopefully we will get some more news soon.

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I’m fairly confident that I read a couple of weeks back that due to the current circumstances Insead will accept applicants with a GRE score from all nationalities. Is that right?

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Hi Jfd,

actually, INSEAD has been accepting GRE scores from all nationalities for a few months now.

And as stated in INSEAD's FAQs: "Yes, we also accept the GRE test. A score above 80% for the quantitative and verbal sections of the GRE is highly recommended".

I hope this clarifies.

Thank you very much.

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It does, thanks Alex!

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Hey, the online GMAT exam is already available, more details here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-at-home ... 8-200.html

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I have completed both my interviews now.
Should I expect to hear back in week of 10th May now or can the outcome be communicated earlier than the deadline week?

Bumping this^

Anyone know if we can find out earlier? Its going to kill me to wait until Mid May

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When does the scholarship application happen? Haven't heard anything regarding this yet.

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When you're shortlisted for an interview they send you a big packet of stuff with regards to all the different scholarships. of course they might be changing that process this year because of covid.

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When does the scholarship application happen? Haven't heard anything regarding this yet.

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When does the scholarship application happen? Haven't heard anything regarding this yet.

I got an email from a lady named NG Marie Rose regarding the process for scholarship around April 10. She is not my AO. The deadline is April 27 so maybe you need to check with INSEAD if you haven't received any information yet.

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Going a bit off topic. Does submitting a GRE put a candidate at some sort of a disadvantage? Asking this only because INSEAD is among the last major schools to warm up to the GRE. Thanks!

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They don't have a lot of longitudinal evidence of the GRE being an effective predictor so I guess that's why they might have a little bit less confident in it.

If you to go that route I would hope that you have other strong indicators of your Quant ability so they're secure in your ability to handle the work.

So if you are an engineer applying with a GRE that's going to be very different than if you are coming from a very non-technical non math oriented background.

However that said I honestly think if you are performing a lot more strongly on the GRE than the GMAT it behooves you to go that route.

If you haven't invested any time in either one Then take a mock exam for each one and assess from there.

If you are thinking about applying for round 2 and worried about the GRE honestly I would probably advise you to just focus on doing a bang-up job on the application, which is rarely done because it's a very huge application there are so many elements, doing it well is honestly more it's in your control then trying to Ace the GMAT.

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When does the scholarship application happen? Haven't heard anything regarding this yet.

I got an email from a lady named NG Marie Rose regarding process for scholarship around April 10. She is not my AO. The deadline is April 27 so maybe you need to check with INSEAD if you haven't received any information yet.

Does a scholarship application influence acceptance rates? Or is it "need-blind?"

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To the best of my understanding all scholarship decisions are made after the acceptance decisions are made.

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When does the scholarship application happen? Haven't heard anything regarding this yet.

Does a scholarship application influence acceptance rates? Or is it "need-blind?"

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Hi sidsk47,

I completely agree with Farrell, but I just wanted to build on what she already said. Whether a GRE score puts you at a disadvantage really depends on the overall strength of your application.

As you mentioned, since not too long ago, INSEAD was only accepting GRE scores if GMAT wasn't available in your country of residence. However, even before INSEAD announced that they were accepting GRE scores from all applicants, there were cases of people getting accepted with GRE scores. As a matter of fact, in 2017, I worked with someone who could have taken GMAT in his country, but decided to take GRE because his main targets were Stanford, Wharton and Columbia, and INSEAD was just a backup plan. He had a very strong profile so he ended up being accepted to all, including INSEAD despite his GRE score.

Over time, I have seen and worked with an increasing number of people applying and getting accepted to INSEAD with GRE scores, and most of the time, they had an overall score around the 320 neighborhood.

So, no, a GRE score doesn't necessarily put you at a disadvantage as long as you submit a strong application.

I hope this helps.

Thank you very much.

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Thanks for these additional insights Alex!
I am blown away that they made an exception for your client, did you know that they would ? I'd never even tried.. I assumed that if they said you had to submit a GMAT unless it wasn't available in your country that was a firm and fast rule.

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Hi jornman2,

INSEAD claims that scholarships and admissions applications are completely separate. So, your scholarship application shouldn't affect your chances of acceptance.

A couple of years ago, I saw an applicant who was awarded a scholarship but was placed on the waitlist. I think this was just an oversight, but could indicate that both decisions are indeed independent.

Also, back in 2010 when I applied to INSEAD, you could apply for scholarships only after receiving your acceptance letter. Then, they moved the scholarship application earlier in the process so that admits could make a quicker decision to whether accept INSEAD's offer or not. At least, this is my guess. And I honestly don't think they did so to have more data points to decide whether to admit or reject someone.

I hope this helps.

Thank you very much.

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