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Ya, around 10% acceptance rate is what I heard for Indians overall.
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Calling all Applicants: INSEAD January 2024 Intake Updated on: 08 May 2023, 02:23
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amollkhugshal, Ggandhi, what does your international experience look like? Just curious

I hope both of you get converted to admits soon! All the best!
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Now I am confuse. Should I expect the call in Singapore or France working hour lol?
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If your AO is DC, then I’d assume Singapore working hours.
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I am convincing myself that my AO is in France and she is on holiday today. So I will wait peacefully without anxiety until tmr.
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I am convincing myself that my AO is in France and she is on holiday today. So I will wait peacefully without anxiety until tmr.
EL is based in France so you can relax ;)
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amollkhugshal, Ggandhi, what does your international experience look like? Just curious
Hey, I have worked a total of 9 months outside India, and most of my work was with international offices, quite an international work environment, one of the LoRs was from an Italian manager

so I don’t think that was it

in fact I speak French too so
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I see, it is quite perplexing. I wonder what the Adcom’s thought process is.
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Does anybody know how important interviews are in the whole admissions process?
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Does anybody know how important interviews are in the whole admissions process?

Bro , this is most important, it can break or make.

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Yes, but from what I can see online, interview acceptance rate is quite high (70%+)?
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[email protected], I doubt it. AFAIK, interviews are more of a fit check, interviews alone can’t be the deciding factor. Like sure if someone does really bad then rejection is possible but overall, the application has other aspects that probably matter more
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Does that mean most of the screening happens at the first step?
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Interview is just one component of many different components that the ad com considers.
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Also, does anyone know what % of applicants get called to interview?
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I’d second with Kunal. However, bare in mind that the application in its entirety is reviewed by a more senior adcom members after the interview and not before (this is what I have been told, however it might be wrong). Although, Interviews are an integral part of the application, its the essays, LORs, Scores, International experience that weighs more.
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I think at the end of the day, regardless of how good a profile is, they also have to consider a diverse set of profiles, they probably also look for candidates who they think can easily make their career shift without much trouble, etc. Because obviously, the school wants to show how diverse it is and what percentage of its graduates got a job within 3 months, etc.

There are probably a ton of other such factors that lie completely outside a candidate’s control. Sadly, The process isn’t favorable to certain demographies.
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I personally think alumni interviews especially may not hold so much weight compared with adcom interviews. I mean alumni can have various factors/reactions out of control of the school including personal biases etc. Also, all alumni are unique and can have a different reaction to the same candidate. I think the purpose is just to see if you are realistic, fit for Insead, and ability to explain decisions on the CV. It will only be a deciding factor if it goes very bad but not much of a factor if it goes very good imo. The admission committee will decide finally that consists of half professors and half alumni.
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Everything happens for a reason 🥲
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Doesn’t mean it’s always a good reason
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