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If INSEAD is your dream school, you have come to the right place! I would like to welcome all the Sept 2021 applicants! Let us embark on this application journey together. Hope we can all have meaningful and helpful discussions here. We are open to any suggestions or ideas that you may have. Any news or updates that can be useful for our community here are welcome. Look forward to hearing from all of you and keeping this thread active.

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good luck yall; not applying this year
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Hi All

Been preparing my application over the last few months, really excited to start this process and join INSEAD in September 2021.
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Been preparing my application over the last few months, really excited to start this process and join INSEAD in September 2021.
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Hi,

Welcome! That is good to hear! So all set to apply for R1?
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Its been 3-4 months of prep. I am almost ready, just got to do a final review on my essays.

I have an alumni (2012) in Vancouver (my city) and a current student (2020) from South Africa (my home country) who both said they would review my essays and give me some advice. So the last stretch is upon us. Other than that, the references can only be done once applications open and all my other admin for application is complete.

Really nervous about the video interviews though.
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Its been 3-4 months of prep. I am almost ready, just got to do a final review on my essays.

I have an alumni (2012) in Vancouver (my city) and a current student (2020) from South Africa (my home country) who both said they would review my essays and give me some advice. So the last stretch is upon us. Other than that, the references can only be done once applications open and all my other admin for application is complete.

Really nervous about the video interviews though.
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Look up some questions for the interviews and start practicing in front of the computer as it is a little strange. INSEAD will send you a link after you submit your application so you can practice the videos. I wish you the very best!
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Looks like the application portal for September 2021 opened this morning
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Looks like the application portal for September 2021 opened this morning
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Good luck!
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Looks like the application portal for September 2021 opened this morning
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Thank you for the update. Good luck to all R1 applicants! :)
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Link for the upcoming online events: https://www.insead.edu/master-programmes/mba/events/online
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Looks like the application portal for September 2021 opened this morning

Thank you for the update. Good luck to all R1 applicants! :)
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Does INSEAD application have essays? If so, what are they? Can you also add them to the first post?
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Looks like the application portal for September 2021 opened this morning

Thank you for the update. Good luck to all R1 applicants! :)

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Does INSEAD application have essays? If so, what are they? Can you also add them to the first post?
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Thank you for your question.
We have the below essays for the INSEAD application.

Job Description Essays
  • Essay 1: Briefly summarise your current (or most recent) job, including the nature of work, major responsibilities, and where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, clients/products and results achieved. (200 words maximum)
  • Essay 2: What would be your next step in terms of position if you were to remain in the same company? (200 words maximum)
  • Essay 3: Please give a full description of your career since graduating from university. Describe your career path with the rationale behind your choices. (300 words maximum)
  • Essay 4: Discuss your short and long term career aspirations with an MBA from INSEAD. (100 words maximum)
  • Optional essay: If you are currently not working or if you plan to leave your current employer more than 2 months before the programme starts, please explain your activities and occupations between leaving your job and the start of the programme. (optional)

Motivation Essays
  • Essay 1: Give a candid description of yourself (who are you as a person), stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary (maximum 500 words)
  • Essay 2: Describe the achievement of which you are most proud and explain why. In addition, describe a situation where you failed. How did these experiences impact your relationships with others? Comment on what you learned(maximum 400 words)
  • Essay 3: Describe all types of extra-professional activities in which you have been or are still involved for a significant amount of time (clubs, sports, music, arts, etc). How are you enriched by these activities? (maximum 300 words)
  • Optional essay: Is there anything else that was not covered in your application that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee? (maximum 300 words)

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That's a lot of essays. Thanks, uc26 for the information. Can you add a link of your previous post to the first topic so it is easily accessible without the need to scroll down?
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That's a lot of essays. Thanks, uc26 for the information. Can you add a link of your previous post to the first topic so it is easily accessible without the need to scroll down?
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Thank you for the suggestion. Done :)
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That's a lot of essays. Thanks, uc26 for the information. Can you add a link of your previous post to the first topic so it is easily accessible without the need to scroll down?
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Plus all the scholarship essays that come later. I liked their admissions process though. It was a very thorough one.
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Its been 3-4 months of prep. I am almost ready, just got to do a final review on my essays.

I have an alumni (2012) in Vancouver (my city) and a current student (2020) from South Africa (my home country) who both said they would review my essays and give me some advice. So the last stretch is upon us. Other than that, the references can only be done once applications open and all my other admin for application is complete.

Really nervous about the video interviews though.
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Hi,

I found a useful link that can be leveraged to practice video interviews.
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Hi guys,

I'm targeting Sept-21 intake, but I'm considering retaking the GMAT. Really, i've had so many mixed messages about this from both professionals and students. A lot of people have said 'an extra 10-20 points won't make a big difference'.

Not sure whether to repriortise on the essays and make that my focus.
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Hi guys,

I'm targeting Sept-21 intake, but I'm considering retaking the GMAT. Really, i've had so many mixed messages about this from both professionals and students. A lot of people have said 'an extra 10-20 points won't make a big difference'.

Not sure whether to repriortise on the essays and make that my focus.
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I just replied to your post in the other (January intake) forum.

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Hi guys,

I'm targeting Sept-21 intake, but I'm considering retaking the GMAT. Really, i've had so many mixed messages about this from both professionals and students. A lot of people have said 'an extra 10-20 points won't make a big difference'.

Not sure whether to repriortise on the essays and make that my focus.

I just replied to your post in the other (January intake) forum.

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Thankyou. Replied in that thread. Definitely applying for Sept intake!
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Hi guys,

I'm targeting Sept-21 intake, but I'm considering retaking the GMAT. Really, i've had so many mixed messages about this from both professionals and students. A lot of people have said 'an extra 10-20 points won't make a big difference'.

Not sure whether to repriortise on the essays and make that my focus.
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It may depend on what your score is right now, and how that compares to the average GMAT (711), you want to be at close to that as possible. If you aren’t from a competitive region then going 10-20 above it won’t really matter, but if you are 40-50 points below it, bringing that up to 20-30 points below may have an impact.

You may also want to consider what the most impactful use of your time will be, investing another 100 hours into GMAT for 20 points vs investing that time into high quality essays that show your fit, the second may be more impactful if you can build a strong case for why you are what the school looks for.

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