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Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!!

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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   29 Oct 2010, 08:33
Got my interview invite this morning, but I can't make the assessment day. Does anyone know how that will impact admissions?

I'm going to try to schedule a visit to the NYC office, but we'll see.
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   29 Oct 2010, 09:17
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I'm thinking the same as both of you - I would prefer a face-to-face at the NYC office if possible...
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   29 Oct 2010, 12:17
Congrats to all of you who've received an invite! That was quick!

I've submitted my app for R1 too..

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28 year old male (Indian)
3.5 years w/e in research and dev. for a post production company in Los Angeles
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   31 Oct 2010, 11:01
could you guys that applied share your profiles?
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2010, 09:34
Got invited today! Very exciting day, to say the least. After hearing nothing for so long, I got invites from Booth, IESE and Stanford within 20 minutes of each other. :)

I applied within hours of the deadlines, for all schools. I will definitely travel to Barcelona for this interview. Good luck everybody!

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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2010, 09:54
Me too! Got my invite!
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   04 Nov 2010, 06:25
Currently thinking about applying, don't know much about IESE but I read comments about an assessment center... what's that all about? are there no regular interviews??

Thanks for your help!
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2010, 03:11
I dont think assessment day is 100% mandatory... Yes this school does not seem to be as heavily into marketing as its counterparts.

I have not even see many information session or events.
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2010, 05:14
Thanks for that Rinie,

I think I might apply for the Dec deadline, sounds like an interesting school and would be a good fit for my profile I think.
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2010, 11:26
To those of you who are applying or have already applied, what is the deal with the scholarship essays? I don't want to apply for scholarships so do I just leave these essays blank or do I have to select some field saying that I don't want to be considered??
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2010, 11:37
chambax wrote:
To those of you who are applying or have already applied, what is the deal with the scholarship essays? I don't want to apply for scholarships so do I just leave these essays blank or do I have to select some field saying that I don't want to be considered??


I think on page 2 or 3 of the application there's a check box where you can state if you want to apply for the scholarship or not.

As for getting more information about the school and the program, you can also schedule an informational interview with an admissions officer. You can find the link on their website
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2010, 11:44
Rinie442 wrote:
I dont think assessment day is 100% mandatory... Yes this school does not seem to be as heavily into marketing as its counterparts.

I have not even see many information session or events.


As for marketing, yeah, the school does have a way to go to build its brand here in the US. That being said, they did participate in a couple of MBA fairs. Their recently opened office in NYC is also supposed to serve the purpose of building awareness about the school; both among recruiters and prospective students.

I also heard somewhere that one can virtually attend their upcoming Open Day in Barcelona. Dont have the complete info on this however.
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2010, 11:58
They also attend very few MBA fairs here in London where I based.
There are MBA events here constantly but they rarely send a rep.

Informational interviews are also not synergetic. Meaning you can't meet alumni or scope out what type of people apply to the program and listen to other questions people have you may not have thought of.

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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2010, 12:28
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They also attend very few MBA fairs here in London where I based.
There are MBA events here constantly but they rarely send a rep.

Informational interviews are also not synergetic. Meaning you can't meet alumni or scope out what type of people apply to the program and listen to other questions people have you may not have thought of.

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Thats interesting. I would have imagined them to be more active with info sessions at least in Europe. Since you're based in the UK, do you have an opinion on the reputation of the school among recruiters there?

And btw, congratulations on your interview invite from IESE. (I just noticed that) Can I ask what other schools you have applied to?
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   06 Nov 2010, 22:21
I submitted my application last sept 25 and got my interview invite on November 3. Doing it via VC. Any updates on the questions?
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   09 Nov 2010, 02:42
Hi guys,

one question, my recommenders are complaining about a 5 line limit to the recomm questions... is this right or are they doing something wrong? 5 lines is not a lot at all!
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   09 Nov 2010, 05:09
chambax wrote:
Hi guys,

one question, my recommenders are complaining about a 5 line limit to the recomm questions... is this right or are they doing something wrong? 5 lines is not a lot at all!


Yes, the answers to the recommendation questions are limited to 5 lines. recomenders can't go over the limit as the online recommendation form won't let them.
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   09 Nov 2010, 05:21
Thanks!

Wow that's tough, getting a good message into 5 lines.

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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   09 Nov 2010, 08:14
Has anyone heard about the possibility of them possibly allowing for interviews in NYC? When I was contacted last week, I mentioned that I would prefer a face-to-face interview over VC, and they mentioned that they had plans to come to NYC but nothing was confirmed. Has anyone heard anything??
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Re: Calling All IESE 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   09 Nov 2010, 16:32
I was interviewed via VC this week and I think the interview went great. Do you think there is a substantially low number of applicants for the coming school year given that the end of the global recession has passed? This would mean that the current applicants will have to compete with fewer co-apps.

What are your insights on this?
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