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Hi Guys,

Did anyone from India who applied in R2 get interview call?

Hi my addmission officer is also HHanny stefanie. I am also from India but havent recieved the interview invite. getting nervous here.

This wait is painful.. Getting worried day by day
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It's soul-crushing to wait so long and get a reject... plus as time passes my paranoia is eating me alive
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Hang in there...most invites for Indians come only in the last day or two.
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Completed my second INSEAD Interview with an alumni who was an investment banker this morning over the phone. We actually had a face to face for an hour on Monday and then ran out of time so he scheduled in a follow up phone interview. So in total we spoke for almost 2 hours and I didn't even get time to ask questions!

He was very very thorough and covered practically everything that you expect from an MBA interview and then some. Aside from the usual walk through CV, why MBA, why INSEAD, he also questioned all the steps I took in my CV. Many of the questions he asked was around thought processes and what I was feeling when I made various decisions which was a bit different. He also asked what I was feeling towards getting an MBA and what reservations I had and what my greatest fears in doing the MBA would be, which were questions that were a bit of a curve ball.

Interestingly he asked specifically for me to describe an entrepreneurial situation and clarified that it could be within the workplace. Thankfully I actually have a hobby side business, but I think I would have struggled if I didn't have an "obvious" experience. He also asked for specific examples of when I made a good judgement and when I made a bad judgement, which was a bit different from strengths and weaknesses (he asked about those too). I basically used up every single story I had pre-prepared in this interview and had to come up with some on the spot.

That being said, I'm positive he'll give me a great recommendation because at the end he summed up all my strengths and said that he thought I'd do very well at INSEAD and that he hoped I would pick INSEAD over LBS if I got accepted to both :) Phew!
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Wow, thats a marathon of an interview! All the best for the final decision!
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Any Brazilian R2 applicant has received an interview invite?
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Wow, thats a marathon of an interview! All the best for the final decision!
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Yes it was. Thanks! Good luck to you too! :)
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FROM Insead Admissions Blog1: Organizing the Latin America MBA Career Fair at INSEAD


The Welcome Banner

During the process of choosing an MBA, networking and the relevance of the school in our after-MBA target region are always taken into account. However, no matter how much research we do, there are always some activities, carried out by the school or students, that are relevant to increase the school presence in the region that we have never heard about. For me, this was the case for the Latin America MBA Career Fair. This is a very interesting initiative because it is, in fact, organized by INSEAD students in conjunction with MBA Candidates from IESE and London Business School. The fair was created three year ago and was designed to happen in such a way that it occurred at a different school campus each year using a rotation method.



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The first time I came across the fair website was through a completely random online search back in March this year. A few days later I spoke to Michael Schott, about the site I had discovered. He mentioned that Juan Bustos and him had also seen the site and were also interested in running the Latin America Club at INSEAD and the Fair. Michael later became our treasurer for the fair and Juan Bustos handled the logistics and marketing for the fair. I immediately put myself forward to help in the organization team with the preparations for the fair. At that time no one was sure about what to do or how to distribute the roles amongst ourselves. Yet, we were truly amazed not only for the fact we were going to organize a relevant fair for Latin America on our campus, but also for organizing it with students from IESE and LBS.

In April, I moved to Singapore and we started to coordinate the tasks to host the fair with our counterparts at IESE and LBS. We all believed that working in a team spanning two continents should not be a problem for students of TOP global MBAs such as INSEAD, IESE and LBS – in fact it was not until summer, when we had people in our team in three continents, America, Europe and Asia, that we were tested by the time zone challenge. Students from both schools IESE and LBS were in the previous edition of the fair, and their support to organize and distribute the tasks among the 2015 team was very helpful.  At INSEAD, we had immense support from Vimi Emraz who works in the career development centre supporting students’ initiatives and who also joined the fair in the previous year at London Business School.



Part of the Students from the Three Schools Attending the Event

The teams were running different tasks simultaneously, from setting up interview rooms to inviting professor Felipe Monteiro to give an opening speech to aligning other logistical details.  The biggest challenge we were to face, however, was the process of securing companies to be present in the fair. While we had data and access – either through personal contacts or the schools’ relationships – to leading companies interested in Latin America, the current region’s landscape prevented many companies from coming to the fair. To make matters worse, even a few companies that had already confirmed to come, had to apologize and inform that they would not be able to come anymore.

The teams experienced a peak of adrenaline just 4 weeks before the event. Within a few days more than 30% of the companies that had already confirmed, suddenly told us that they were not coming anymore. We even had to have emergency meetings with students from the three schools, where we decided to continue to organize the fair. From that point on until the day we held the fair, the number of new companies more than doubled. To keep it exciting, some of the companies were cancelling or confirming their presence at the fair until as late as two days before the event.



Itaú Company Presentation

Despite all the turmoil, the fair went smoothly. Dozens of students travelled to Fontainebleau from London and Barcelona, respectively the home campuses of LBS and IESE. Important companies came to the fair from many places, from Brazil to Singapore. We were happy to even welcome a BRF representative coming all the way from Singapore. We invited other INSEAD students to join the organization committee to specifically support the companies with their needs during the event, which they did brilliantly. Companies’ presentations were very well attended and the interaction with companies and students happened constructively. And above all, we had loads of fun, as usual!



INSEAD Organization Team Having Fun – As usual

Please feel free to visit the fair website, to know more about the fair, the team and so on: https://www.latamcareerfair.com/

 
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FROM Insead Admissions Blog: Organizing the Latin America MBA Career Fair at INSEAD


The Welcome Banner

During the process of choosing an MBA, networking and the relevance of the school in our after-MBA target region are always taken into account. However, no matter how much research we do, there are always some activities, carried out by the school or students, that are relevant to increase the school presence in the region that we have never heard about. For me, this was the case for the Latin America MBA Career Fair. This is a very interesting initiative because it is, in fact, organized by INSEAD students in conjunction with MBA Candidates from IESE and London Business School. The fair was created three year ago and was designed to happen in such a way that it occurred at a different school campus each year using a rotation method.



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The first time I came across the fair website was through a completely random online search back in March this year. A few days later I spoke to Michael Schott, about the site I had discovered. He mentioned that Juan Bustos and him had also seen the site and were also interested in running the Latin America Club at INSEAD and the Fair. Michael later became our treasurer for the fair and Juan Bustos handled the logistics and marketing for the fair. I immediately put myself forward to help in the organization team with the preparations for the fair. At that time no one was sure about what to do or how to distribute the roles amongst ourselves. Yet, we were truly amazed not only for the fact we were going to organize a relevant fair for Latin America on our campus, but also for organizing it with students from IESE and LBS.

In April, I moved to Singapore and we started to coordinate the tasks to host the fair with our counterparts at IESE and LBS. We all believed that working in a team spanning two continents should not be a problem for students of TOP global MBAs such as INSEAD, IESE and LBS – in fact it was not until summer, when we had people in our team in three continents, America, Europe and Asia, that we were tested by the time zone challenge. Students from both schools IESE and LBS were in the previous edition of the fair, and their support to organize and distribute the tasks among the 2015 team was very helpful.  At INSEAD, we had immense support from Vimi Emraz who works in the career development centre supporting students’ initiatives and who also joined the fair in the previous year at London Business School.



Part of the Students from the Three Schools Attending the Event

The teams were running different tasks simultaneously, from setting up interview rooms to inviting professor Felipe Monteiro to give an opening speech to aligning other logistical details.  The biggest challenge we were to face, however, was the process of securing companies to be present in the fair. While we had data and access – either through personal contacts or the schools’ relationships – to leading companies interested in Latin America, the current region’s landscape prevented many companies from coming to the fair. To make matters worse, even a few companies that had already confirmed to come, had to apologize and inform that they would not be able to come anymore.

The teams experienced a peak of adrenaline just 4 weeks before the event. Within a few days more than 30% of the companies that had already confirmed, suddenly told us that they were not coming anymore. We even had to have emergency meetings with students from the three schools, where we decided to continue to organize the fair. From that point on until the day we held the fair, the number of new companies more than doubled. To keep it exciting, some of the companies were cancelling or confirming their presence at the fair until as late as two days before the event.



Itaú Company Presentation

Despite all the turmoil, the fair went smoothly. Dozens of students travelled to Fontainebleau from London and Barcelona, respectively the home campuses of LBS and IESE. Important companies came to the fair from many places, from Brazil to Singapore. We were happy to even welcome a BRF representative coming all the way from Singapore. We invited other INSEAD students to join the organization committee to specifically support the companies with their needs during the event, which they did brilliantly. Companies’ presentations were very well attended and the interaction with companies and students happened constructively. And above all, we had loads of fun, as usual!



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Just heard back from my AO (IR) and have been asked to re-take the GMAT to improve my Quant score and then re-submit the application. Anyone else in the same boat?

They said to take this response as encouragement as the rest of my application is strong, so that's somewhat hopeful...

Good luck to everyone else in R2 over the next 24 hours or so!
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That's quite positive. Basically they are saying improve your GMAT and get an interview call. You could target applying R1for Jan 17 intake and can start the program 3 months later than your planned date. Also, the internship option will be useful. Hopefully, see you on campus :)
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Anyone from India heard from Stefanie Hanny?
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I received the decline mail today. My AO is JS. Mainly the mail stated that my profile is more suited for EMBA, and they recommended me to transfer my application to EMBA admission department. I'm 37 years old Indian based in Singapore. I've work experience of 15+ years, with high international exposure.

I wish all the best to other deserving applicants who are still waiting for the interview invite.
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Oh.. I am also sailing in a similar boat. 34/M/Indian.. I might get a ding too
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Dinged.. from Hanny Stefanie
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Dinged from HS. Good luck everyone.
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Dinged.. Coutesy HS
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Here is latest on Insead R2 invites and status updates by users. If you have received your decision, please update your application status to reflect the same in the table below.

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Dinged as well. Time to find a school in the USA.
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Dinged from HS. Seems like the latest trend here. Did she accept anyone. She did not even gave a reason as to what i need to improve or why i was dinged. :( I really thought i had a chance.
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Dinged from HS. Seems like the latest trend here. Did she accept anyone. She did not even gave a reason as to what i need to improve or why i was dinged. :( I really thought i had a chance.
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Base fact.. We are Indians and it is really a tough nut to crack for us.. We belong to that overepresented pool.. :(
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