Calling all IE IMBA Applicants (September 2017 Intake) Class of 2018!

Nice to see all of my fellow Canucks on this thread! Canadian here as well, I had my interview at the IE Decision Day event in Toronto on March 24th. Was told by the interviewer that I'd hear back in 3 weeks but I'm hoping it's sooner as the website says anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks. Fingers crossed!

All the Best!

Hey Guys, also a fellow Canadian that interviewed last week in Toronto. My interview experience was very similar to yours, asked some common personality questions and then the rest of the interview was based on fit. I think it went well so now its just a waiting game, they told me 2-3 weeks, really hope its 2 and I find out next week. Best of luck to everyone and hopefully there isn't a limit on the number of Canadians they accept haha

Hey Everyone, Received my admissions offer yesterday and excited to say I will be joining the IE IMBA Class of 2018! Looking forward to meeting everyone in September and best of luck to those applying and awaiting results.

Hey Guys, also a fellow Canadian that interviewed last week in Toronto. My interview experience was very similar to yours, asked some common personality questions and then the rest of the interview was based on fit. I think it went well so now its just a waiting game, they told me 2-3 weeks, really hope its 2 and I find out next week. Best of luck to everyone and hopefully there isn't a limit on the number of Canadians they accept haha

Nice to see all of my fellow Canucks on this thread! Canadian here as well, I had my interview at the IE Decision Day event in Toronto on March 24th. Was told by the interviewer that I'd hear back in 3 weeks but I'm hoping it's sooner as the website says anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks. Fingers crossed!

Wanted to provide an update — I received my conditional offer of acceptance this past Friday via email. It did come a week late however as I was interviewed 4 weeks prior on March 24th. I also had to reach out to my Admissions Director to try and speed the process along. She told me that IE was closed for the entire week leading up to Easter which was likely the cause of delays. So, if you're still waiting for word, you should hopefully receive it soon.

I will likely be attending IE however I have an interview with ESADE on Monday and will see how quickly they get back to me. My preference is IE so ESADE will only become an option if they provide substantially more scholarship money than IE to make the cost more attractive.

Congrats!

I'm in the same boat waiting to hear about any scholarship from IE. I was told scholarship decision timeline is 3-4 weeks, I applied for financial aid 2 days after applying for admission so will probably hear back this week.

Did you do any research on placements in Europe or back in Canada? The latest report doesn't give much info about geographic mobility


I asked the Admissions Director that I interviewed with about placements in both Canada and Europe. Her response was that European VISA laws are rapidly changing which is making it easier for non-EU students to stay and work if they have the language skills. When it comes to positions in Canada, she told me that IE is working hard to expand their presence in Canada and that most of the recruiters that visit IE from MNC's are global recruiters as opposed to EU-only recruiters. This means that students can be hired for positions in their home countries before graduation by going through recruitment processes that start on campus in Madrid. Additionally, IE has partnerships with many of the major Canadian schools which allows IE students to have access to the same postings that students at the Canadian schools have meaning they can apply to jobs back home from Madrid. She also said that she and her team actively work to help find positions for Canadian students should they return home without a position after graduation. She even mentioned that from the last graduating class there was only one Canadian graduate that was still without a position and that she is in constant contact with that person and is actively trying to set up networking and interview opportunities for her.

Ultimately, however, non-EU students are at a natural disadvantage to EU students when it comes to EU positions and are also at a disadvantage when it comes to Canadian positions vs. the top tier Canadian schools (Rotman, Schulich, Ivey, Queens etc.). But what appeals to me about IE is that it opens doors globally much more than staying in Canada would, and Canadian schools have much less of a recruiter-based hiring system than U.S. programs do anyway. Staying in Canada to study essentially limits your opportunities to Canada-only, as it is far more difficult to transition to Europe/U.S./Middle East/Asia at a Canadian program that it would be at IE. My general feeling is that by attending a school in Europe you're opening more doors globally but will always be a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to entering certain markets than if you simply studied in those markets to begin with (eg. Canadian schools for Canada hiring, U.S. schools for U.S. hiring, UK schools for UK hiring, etc.) which I'm fine with as it's the additional options that interested me in the first place.