Calling all Applicants: INSEAD January 2025 Intake

yes, applied in R1

cottonmouth, No worries - it’s a daunting process and you’re not alone 😊 good luck!

Hi,
do we have to wait until the mentioned date for an interview or do people start to receive mails sooner if selected ??
I applied in R2. So, I am asking out of curiosity.

Bro! The interviewer will get back to you. You have already received great advice from @750. I’ll just add that do not feel that your application or your CV is not worthy enough. If you have received the interview invite, it means that INSEAD feels that you are worthy of their time. This feel what you have may ultimately filter down during your interviews which will make you feel less confident. So my 2 cents is that be patient, be bold while following up, and be confident about yourself. You are a star and your day has come to shine All the best!

A personal story to make you calm down your nerves. I emailed my interviewer on Monday and they reached out next Monday stating that they don’t check their gmail that often so they suggested I emailed them on some other id. Second interviewer suggested that I sent out an invite on one day and this interviewer did not either join or inform so I had to look at myself for the next 30 mins hoping that my interviewer will join. Finally the interviewer reached out in the evening of that day asking me to reschedule as this interviewer was busy. So see! We all have to deal with some weird stuffs.

It’s on rolling basis so they may start earlier than the assigned deadlines.

D0ta_007, thanks for sharing your interview scheduling experience! At this point I am more nervous about my interviewers scheduling the interviews with me than about the interview itself But you are right, I am letting my nerves dampen my confidence. I’ll just look at the bright side and keep preparing.

Thank you . When do they start calling ??? When do the mails start coming. ??

I believe from either week 2 or week 3 from the week you submitted your application in.

Curious if anyone has detail around how scholarships are reviewed? For example - the INSEAD Women's Scholarship Group has three possible scholarships you can submit essays for. Is the same group of people reviewing all three of those essays, even if they are for separate scholarships?

Is rejection letters generally after all around are done or do rejection letters come along with interview invites ?

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My understanding is that the committees for admissions and scholarships are mutually exclusive and dont overlap. However, within the scholarships I am not sure if different scholarships have different committees. I would guess for the specific scholarships tied to external organisations, they would have people from those organisations helping to sort out awardees and the Merit/need based scholarships would be decided by INSEAD scholarship committee.

Oh!!! Then, I can stop being restless for a week. 😝

My interviews didn’t go well. Both of my interviews grilled a lot on why insead and my motivation. And I don’t think they were convinced in the end. My advice to you all is to prepare well for interviews

What should my GMAT score be to get into INSEAD?
I also want to know how long and what kind of experience do you need to apply

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Hello ! How long after the Kira video will we know whether we have been selected for an interview or not? (R2)

 
@Dahyun ­- INSEAD has a very diverse class, and as such, there is no magic score or profile.

Broadly though, INSEAD's (GMAT Classic) average is around 710, so aiming for 10-20 points above that, with a balanced sectional split would be good. If you belong to an overrepresented demographic, a higer score would help.

Similarly, a balanced professional (work-ex range of the class is 3-8 years, outliers exist) and personal arc, with international exposure and Extracurricular involvement, would be valued.

I know this is a generic answer, but if you share more details of your profile/ background etc, I can share further feedback.

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­Usually within 2-3 weeks, after which (if you're invited to interview) you'll be asked to schedule interviews with 2 alumni. For R2, the final decision notification is Jul 5th.

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