Calling all IESE Applicants (2015 Intake)

No I dint

did you ?

I am seriously panicking.. is it a ding for me ? Atleast they should tell that. Please help !

Here has been my admissions timeline so far: I submitted my application the 13th, got a request to interview over Skype on Jan 26th, interviewed (Skype) on Feb 3rd and received an email on Feb 5th inviting me to NYC for Assessment Day, taking place on Feb 21st..

I'm not sure what the protocol or etiquette is of emailing the admissions team inquiring about their decision.. but they may have you on a waiting list depending on the outcome of other interviews. I completely sympathize with your anxiousness.. and I don't think you writing them a polite email regarding your status would be unreasonable at this point. Plus, everyone I've spoken to at IESE has always been really helpful and considerate, so don't be afraid of reaching out to them.

Best of luck.

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Completed the in-person interview last week and got the invitation to assessment day today...
I guess i would make the Singapore one (it'd be a bit hard to go to Barcelona from Asia in a weekend time)

Dido,

I was in the same situation as you are right now, except that my GMAT score was not so good (650).
I also applied in the R4 last year. Eventually I was accepted but not for the Class of 2016 but the admission offered me a place for the Class of 2017 due to the high amount of accepted applicants during the last round.

So I have to wait until this September before joining IESE instead of last year.

Good luck with your application.

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Can anyone share insights from the Assessment Day? What is the format? What kinds of things can we expect beyond the group case? Thanks!

Finished my personal interview yesterday. Attending the AD in NY on Feb 21. Anyone else attending the same event?

Hey, congrats on getting the AD invite! I'll be there and so will MBA17, I think. Not sure about anyone else. PM me and I'll send you my number.

I'll be at the AD this Saturday. Looking forward to meeting everyone then.

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People who attended the Assessment Day in NY would mind to give us the idea of how this event works?

Thanks!!!

It was a good fun day. The event is broadly comprised of following components:
1. Open-Day (Optional)
2. Lunch (Optional)
3. Introduction and details about the event - ~1 hour
3.a. Adcom members will give a presentation about the event
3.b. You will be informed about your team. There would be around 8 teams in total (~7-8 members in each team)
3.c. Icebreaker activity to get to know your team members and also rest of the teams
4. Allocation of case studies to each team
5. Group research on the allocated case study - 1 hour
5.a. 1 hour flies by pretty quickly
5.b. Don't fall into an abyss of "The best solution"; rather concentrate on addressing all the components and allocating all the team members a part of presentation.
5.c. Case studies varied from different scenarios of what job a particular person should take, ad campaign to bring a local event to global level, present a product to a team of investors for seed money etc.
6. Tea break - 20 min
7. Group presentations - 20 min for each group including 8-10 min of Q&A.
7.a. You can use charts, skit, role play or any other medium for a presentation
7.b. There is no correct answer. Some case studies may be difficult than others. Mainly what matters is your team coordination and confidence.
7.c. Each team member has to present something.
8. Wrap up

All the best everyone....

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Interesting, they used different cases in R1

Anyone from Asia got invite for Singapore AD? Does no invite fro AD means a ding?

hello i have received an email couple days earlier on confirming the assessment day in Singapore..
that supposed to be held on 14th March. Any other is also attending?