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Hey all!

Anyone here waiting for a final decision for R2?
Not sure if they started making calls yet!

Good luck to all!

Hi Anotherone611, waiting for R2 final decision too. Could start today or tomorrow according to past intakes..my AO is IR and I'm Italy-based, you?

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Hi Anotherone611, waiting for R2 final decision too. Could start today or tomorrow according to past intakes..my AO is IR and I'm Italy-based, you?

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Hi ludivine,

Hope you are well.
My AO is AN and UK-based on my side.

Hopefully, we'll hear positive news soon, I've never been so impatient!

All the best to you!

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Hi Anotherone611, waiting for R2 final decision too. Could start today or tomorrow according to past intakes..my AO is IR and I'm Italy-based, you?

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Hi ludivine,

Hope you are well.
My AO is AN and UK-based on my side.

Hopefully, we'll hear positive news soon, I've never been so impatient!

All the best to you!

Ahaha same here, I can't really focus atm! I was surprised this thread had been so silent lately...hopefully someone else will show up

All the best to you too!

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Since they ask the question I think it's information they want. And I think that this could potentially be a positive not a negative. Think of it as an opportunity for them to get to know you as you should the whole application.

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INSEAD provides 40 words to explain "any time gaps (2 months or more) since leaving high school that are unaccounted for in your application".

I had two 3-months breaks since high school. One right after high school since university starts in fall. The other instance after an internship - I traveled for month and used the other two months for researching/doing interviews.

I used the given space to explain the second instance. Perhaps, silly question but do I really need to explain 3 months break after high-school? Thank you in advance.

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I don't have the numbers you requesting in the second part here but for the interview process I doubt that it would be a wash if two people have different opinions, and it's not always clear what their opinions are from the onset. There are always a lot of surprises with this where you might think that it didn't go well and they submit positive feedback. And the admissions committee is going to look at that feedback within the scope of the whole application, so they're going to be looking for information that validates what is already present in the application. They are especially attuned to consistency, so you'll want to read your application and stick to it. And so when they say that they are looking for interviews as a way to reject, often the people they reject have some variability in their story. Or they demonstrate a lack of fit, like one of their criteria is contribution so if this person seems to be totally in it for themselves and would be a poor alumni, then that would be another disqualifier. Hope this shed some light. neovof15

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I have 2 questions:

1) How much weighing do alumni interviews carry? I read that interviews are mainly to reject rather than accept candidates but what happens if the interviewers completely differ in opinion? Would their contradiction make the interview stage almost "irrelevant"?

2) Can someone share the total MBAConnect count admitted and the count for Spanish and French nationals please?

Thanks so much!

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any information on when R3 interview invites will be rolled. Its been a month since I have submitted my application. I thought the rolling evaluation will get the interview invites early.

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14 February 2020, it's noted on the website under "dates and deadlines' silus151

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any information on when R3 interview invites will be rolled. Its been a month since I have submitted my application. I thought the rolling evaluation will get the interview invites early.

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For R2 applicants, I am so excited to share that I just received the final decision call a few minutes ago, and I made it!!!

All the best to all R2 applicants, looking forward to meeting with you all!

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Got a call!!

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I got a call today from +33 number, I got in!

good luck to all..

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I got a call from a +33 number but I wasnt fast enough to answer it... Did you guys acctually answered the call or just the call comming is the indication of the admisions ?

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Got the phone call 10 mins ago.

I am in too.

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Got the phone call 10 mins ago.

I am in too.

Same here! Got a call.
What's about a whatsapp group for all admitted candidate? We could share about the next steps!
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Feel free to send me a private message. I will add you to the whatsapp group.
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Got the phone call 10 mins ago.

I am in too.

Same here! Got a call.
What's about a whatsapp group for all admitted candidate? We could share about the next steps!
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Yes..that is a good idea, but I was under the impression that a group would already be in place setup by the R1 admits.

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Ah yes?
If you find the number, kindly share it with us! No need to have multiple whats'app group

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When should we be receiving the email?

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INSEAD DECISION TRACKER

Updates for the last hour:

Admitted, just now, from Finland, GMAT:660 (Q43 V38), GPA: 3.51, Industry: Consulting, WE 80, heard via: phone
Waitlisted, 6 minutes ago, from Taiwan, GMAT:690, GPA: 3.16, Industry: Venture Capital, WE 44, heard via: email

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Admitted via phone call :D
Any whatsapp group ?

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Hello to all fellow applicants. Venezuelan here that applied to R2. While I was not directly admitted, I'm just got an email that I've been accepted to the waitlist. Perhaps we'll see each other at INSEAD if I'm later accepted from the waitlist.