IMD Jan-2019 intake admissions have started. Deadlines: Round 1 : 01-Feb-2018 Round 2 : 01-Apr-2018 Round 3 : 01-Jun-2018 Round 4 : 01-Aug-2018 Round 5 : 01-Sep-2018 Essays: Essay # 1 Describe two situations, one professional and one personal that had a significant impact on your life and the learning that followed. (500 words) Essay # 2 What is your career goal : right after IMD / in 5 years / in 10 years? Respond in bullet points. (100 words) Essay # 3 How do you intend to finance your MBA at IMD? How much of your total budget estimate will you be able to provide without loans or scholarships? (50 words) Essay # 4 What other programs are you considering? Of the programs you are considering, what can IMD bring to you as a differentiator? (100 words)

Hi Neharika, I wanted to know more about the clubs and activities run by IMD students. I have been reading the IMD blog for last several months, but is there a link where I can go and browse the student-run clubs?

I heard IMD is a industry focus school and not consulting. MBBS donot really come on the campus so much!

IMD students run several industry based clusters around consulting, financial services, tech, FMCG, energy etc. However, the formation and activities of clusters each year are based on the interest and the profile of the incoming class. IMD students also manage social, sports, speaker and year book committees. We do not have any specific link on the website which can provide more details. However I’ll be happy to provide more information on any particular cluster if needed.

I will disagree with this notion. Typically in any MBA school, approximately 10% of the class goes to MBBs and IMD is no different here.

Thanks! That definitely helps and should be sufficient for now. I wanted to know: a) if I have a suggestion for a new club (say Fin-Tech), can I initiate the same? b) what clubs would fit my prior work-ex and career goals? (this question came up while researching for essays) I think you've answered both the questions. Thanks once again!

I heard this response from >3 IMD alums (class of 2016 and 2017) so I am not sure what stats at IMD prove anyhow! They said 'INSEAD is consulting school with MBBs coming to the campus. But do not expect that to happen that often that IMD.. you will be disappointed!'

Here are a few points I would like to share. These are totally based on my research on IMD over the last few months, and may not be true necessarily. First of all, INSEAD is popular for post-MBA consulting roles; a large part of it is because the intake itself comes from consulting (junior level) and goes back to consulting. Secondly, they have a much larger class size compared to IMD. Whereas IMD places around 25-30% of the batch into consulting, with a class size of just 90. McKinsey and Bain are regular recruiters, I am not sure about BCG though. Here is a link to the most recent employment reports: https://www.imd.org/uupload/IMD.WebSite ... istics.pdf https://www.imd.org/globalassets/_progr ... -stats.pdf

Friends, I have submitted my application to IMD today. With a lot of hope and optimism, I look forward to hearing back from the school. What's happening with everyone else?

All the best!! Just out of curiosity, did you try out the Assess Your Chances facility provided by IMD ? Sent from my SM-A910F using GMAT Club Forum mobile app