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Hi Ameer,

Many thanks for your willingness to help! Can you please advise if the Admission committee is okay if number of words in essay exceeds let's say for 10%. (not 250 but 275 etc.). Any ideas about that?

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Hi Ameer,

Many thanks for your willingness to help! Can you please advise if the Admission committee is okay if number of words in essay exceeds let's say for 10%. (not 250 but 275 etc.). Any ideas about that?

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There is no standard rule around that. Even if someone says yes u can go above, it will boil down to who is reading ur essays and what kind of mood he is in. 250 words should mean 250 to you. If i am an admission officer, i have been reading applications all day long, tired of reading long essays and then i pick up ur application I see u have crossed ur word limits. Thats a straight away negative impression. Why do u want to risk it. I would not recommend you to go upto 275 words. In worst to worst case go up to 255 words not more than that.

There is no thumb rule around this..better not risk it.
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Hi Ameer,

Thanks! I managed to go with 250 to be on a safe side.
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Hi Guys, I'm applying for the September 2017 intake as well and I've just completed my interviews. I was wondering if anyone could let me what are the chances of being rejected post interviews. I believe the interviews went well for me but the anxiety is getting to me with each passing day. Any opinions on this would be appreciated
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Not sure about the odds but we Will be recieving the decision on Friday.
Good Luck.

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Well fingers crossed then! Good luck!
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Hello Guys,
Everything so quiet...waiting here for the big day on friday!
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Hello Guys,
Everything so quiet...waiting here for the big day on friday!
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Same here. Result will be out either by EOD tomorrow or by Friday.

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Tuesday, October 25: Combined Live Chat for INSEAD, LBS, and HEC Paris Applicants

Dear Applicants, we've scheduled a live chat with former adcoms and admission experts of INSEAD, LBS, and HEC Paris on coming Tuesday. We hope all of you will attend this chat. If anyone can't attend the session but has questions for adcom/students, you can PM your questions to me and I will try to get their answers from admission experts. Thank you! See y'all in the event.

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Is the admissions jury happening today?
So there's a chance we might hear back by EOD?
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Is the admissions jury happening today?
So there's a chance we might hear back by EOD?
Yes, that's what my admission officer told me.
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I do not believe we will hear from them today, it surely would be tomorrow.
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I do not believe we will hear from them today, it surely would be tomorrow.
Indeed. Chances look slim for today. Only 1 hour left for 5PM CET
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Just now got a call from adcom. I'm in!! ?

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Just now got a call from adcom. I'm in!! ?

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Great!!! Who is your Admission Officer?
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Just now got a call from adcom. I'm in!! ?

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Great!!! Who is your Admission Officer?

Just got the call!! I also in!!!
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Same here. Call from Michael Scott. He sure did day I am in and for sure you are too

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