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till when can we get the LORs submitted after the deadline?

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On the website it says decisions will be communicated over email by 20 March for round 3. Should we expect to hear during the coming week, or does that mean most offers / rejections are communicated on the deadline itself? Does not receiving communication earlier in the week indicate a rejection is more likely...?
(Also confused about reports of calls when website seems to be pretty clear about email?)

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Rejections and waitlists are notified by email. Acceptances, however, are typically notified via a phone call, followed up by an official email.

The decision dates (interview and final decision) on the INSEAD website are the latest dates you can be notified. But INSEAD usually starts notifying around 10 days before. This is why you saw people already reporting getting the call this past week. Among my clients, the first one to get the call did so on Wednesday (March 11th).

Calls will be made daily until the very March 20th, and the timing of your call is no indication of how much INSEAD has liked your application. So hang in there.

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INSEAD used to give LoRs a 48-hour grace period, and the application form had a disclaimer stating so. But they removed it a few intakes ago.

However, if you have a good justification and reach out to INSEAD's admissions team requesting more time for your LoRs, they usually grant it.

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Is there a seprate Reapplicant essay? I don't think I saw any.

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for the kira assessment, how many written and video essays are there?

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Can anyone share their video and written questions

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Is there any split between campus choice when it comes to timing of receiving a decision? I think I have seen elsewhere that Singapore campus decisions are sometimes communicated earlier.
I am trying to work out when this week I am likely to hear back for an application to the Fontainebleau campus. Really hoping it is by end of day Wednesday latest, but unsure how realistic that is...

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There is no such thing as Fontainebleau vs Singapore decisions. Admission decisions are campus blind. When reviewing an application, campus choice is not taken into account, and the same applies when communicating decisions.

I hope this clarifies.

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Is it before 48 hours post application deadline like after 17th, or after we submit our application?

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Has anyone successfully received an extension for LOR submission?

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Could anyone please confirm whether we need to send our GMAT score to INSEAD before submitting the application, or only after receiving an admit?

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