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Calling all INSEAD MBA Applicants: (January 2017 Intake) Class of 2017

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farrous13

Joined: 01 Apr 2015

Last visit: 15 Aug 2016

Posts: 117

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Location: Canada

Concentration: Strategy, Sustainability

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (M$)

GPA: 3.23

WE:Project Management (Energy)

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (M$)

Posts: 117

Kudos: 99

19 May 2016, 09:37

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babushka84

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Waiting ... Wonder what are my chances GMAT 710//6 years experience with 1year as derivative trader and 1.5 as sales in Telecom and 3.5 in worlds largest shipping company as Parton global leadership programme and progressive 2 promotions in 3 years //indian // travelled extensively with global projects and seminars .

Hey were you a MISE?

MLGP to be precise ... Are u a MISE?

This program receives (as per wiki) 65,000 applications and only 42 are selected. Kudos if that's the case - well done!

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farrous13

Joined: 01 Apr 2015

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Location: Canada

Concentration: Strategy, Sustainability

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (M$)

GPA: 3.23

WE:Project Management (Energy)

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (M$)

Posts: 117

Kudos: 99

19 May 2016, 11:13

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exousia

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I really hope this trend doesn't hold true for this intake. Hopefully, more interview invitation emails come in on Thursday and Friday.

farrous13

I was told by a friend who got admitted to the Sep 2016 intake that most calls are made on Wednesday and that most rejection emails are sent Friday. That seems to be the trend but might not necessarily hold true for this intake.

I don't think this is the trend for this intake because the only news that I heard from Asia so far was the one invitation on ClearAdmit. I checked a couple of other forums and so far it's just super quiet.

Also, the news that you heard I think was post interview.

I don't know whether the trend applies to the interview stage - it doesn't seem like it as invitations have been sent out to R1 applicants on Fridays. But it seems it applies to the admissions stage.

babushka84

Joined: 29 Dec 2007

Last visit: 14 Jan 2017

Posts: 60

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Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (M)

GMAT 1: 710 Q46 V41 Verified score

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Kudos: 22

19 May 2016, 14:18

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JUST GOT MY INVITE!!!!! Finally Jenjen!!!

absauce!!! she started working at 9am this morning! it's just a matter of minutes now!!!

Anyone else doing interviews in Paris?

congrats babushka

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thank you! did your AO say when she'd get back to you with interviewer details?

farrous13

Joined: 01 Apr 2015

Last visit: 15 Aug 2016

Posts: 117

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Given Kudos: 28

Location: Canada

Concentration: Strategy, Sustainability

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (M$)

GPA: 3.23

WE:Project Management (Energy)

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (M$)

Posts: 117

Kudos: 99

19 May 2016, 16:06

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babushka84

farrous13

babushka84

JUST GOT MY INVITE!!!!! Finally Jenjen!!!

absauce!!! she started working at 9am this morning! it's just a matter of minutes now!!!

Anyone else doing interviews in Paris?

congrats babushka

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thank you! did your AO say when she'd get back to you with interviewer details?

yes - this is standard.

lol: read the question wrong. No she did not - I reckon early next week (2 to 3 days after the invitation)

What city/country are you located in?

babushka84

Joined: 29 Dec 2007

Last visit: 14 Jan 2017

Posts: 60

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Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (M)

GMAT 1: 710 Q46 V41 Verified score

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19 May 2016, 18:07

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farrous13

yes - this is standard.

lol: read the question wrong. No she did not - I reckon early next week (2 to 3 days after the invitation)

What city/country are you located in?

Live in Bangladesh but will be in Paris for interviews because of a family thing

Okay do you think it'd be cool if we sent our interviewers a resume that's different to the one we attached to our application? I just reformatted mine to the Harvard format and it looks a billion times better.

I'm pondering retaking the GMAT in Paris. Don't wanna risk getting waitlisted!

yesrohit

Joined: 11 Jan 2016

Last visit: 10 Nov 2016

Posts: 4

Kudos: 0

20 May 2016, 03:19

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Hello everyone,

Just received an interview invite half an hour ago ! (4:38 am here in Houston). Couldnt sleep all night waiting for the reply. Even called CT (2am CST) in Fonty to see if I was automatically rejected due to no reply but she insisted that a lot of replies are pending, some files were still under review.

Profile:
Indian. Working in the US for the past 4 years in an oil & gas service company (third largest in the world) as an engineer. Masters from US and bachelors from India, both good schools. GMAT: 720 (q50, v37), GPA: Bachelors ~8/10, Masters ~3.8/4.

Good luck to everyone else ! Your invite is probably forthcoming.

tony9800

Joined: 30 May 2014

Last visit: 06 Mar 2018

Posts: 8

Given Kudos: 2

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (II)

GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41 Verified score

GPA: 3.1

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GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41 Verified score

Posts: 8

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20 May 2016, 04:26

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yesrohit

Congrats ! We might be co-workers :-D

chairman14

Joined: 24 Oct 2013

Last visit: 12 Feb 2017

Posts: 60

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Given Kudos: 7

Concentration: General Management, Strategy

GMAT 1: 710 Q47 V39 Verified score

GMAT 2: 750 Q50 V41 Verified score

WE:Business Development (Energy)

GMAT 2: 750 Q50 V41 Verified score

Posts: 60

Kudos: 17

20 May 2016, 04:59

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Any Indians with IR as AO got anything yet? Gotta get some closure either way!

mitwg

Joined: 26 Jul 2015

Last visit: 18 Apr 2017

Posts: 6

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Location: Australia

Concentration: Strategy, General Management

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (M) Melbourne '17 (A$)

GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38 Verified score

GPA: 3.9

WE:General Management (Commercial Banking)

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (M) Melbourne '17 (A$)

GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38 Verified score

Posts: 6

Kudos: 7

20 May 2016, 05:10

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Hello everyone. First post here

I've been a long time lurker but I thought I'd take the courage to do my first post as I also today received an invitation for R2. While the process is far from over, I definitely wouldn't have made it this far without the help from the gmatclubbers.

I'm a aussie (asian background) and received the invitation from JM's cover.

I do have a offer from Melbourne with significant $$$ so it looks like I need to now turn that down unfortunately

bombaypundit

Joined: 14 Dec 2015

Last visit: 16 Dec 2016

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Location: India

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20 May 2016, 05:15

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chairman14

Any Indians with IR as AO got anything yet? Gotta get some closure either way!

I got a ding email with sender IR and signed off by VF.

Am amused rather than disappointed, frankly. Dinged my unique profile (media+tech+startups) but invited this completely dull Indian IT male chap I know who did 3 months fake social service (attended 2 days, got 3 months certificate, was quite proud of the subterfuge). Really weird priorities, INSEAD.

Anyway, going to a top school in the UK this fall and somehow not feeling bad about this ding.

chairman14

Joined: 24 Oct 2013

Last visit: 12 Feb 2017

Posts: 60

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Given Kudos: 7

Concentration: General Management, Strategy

GMAT 1: 710 Q47 V39 Verified score

GMAT 2: 750 Q50 V41 Verified score

WE:Business Development (Energy)

GMAT 2: 750 Q50 V41 Verified score

Posts: 60

Kudos: 17

20 May 2016, 05:27

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bombaypundit

chairman14

Any Indians with IR as AO got anything yet? Gotta get some closure either way!

And as I type, I just received my invite to interview.

Profile: Indian, 28, based in New Delhi. Engineer with sub-par GPA; 2 years at a clean-tech startup and 4 years doing strategic planning and BD for top MNC energy firm. GMAT 750 (2 attempts).

bombaypundit, I've had my fair share of the feelings you conveyed above. My biggest learning from this process and multiple dings is to trust myself and remember that there is NOTHING wrong with me. Good luck with your MBA!

bombaypundit

Joined: 14 Dec 2015

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20 May 2016, 05:31

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bombaypundit

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Any Indians with IR as AO got anything yet? Gotta get some closure either way!

Congratulations to you. It is a very exciting time to be at INSEAD (what with its FT ranking) and I hope you make it through.

Communeer

Joined: 20 May 2016

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20 May 2016, 05:41

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Hello everyone,

Just got a ding from JM this morning.
Can't see what went wrong.
Any ideas ?

Here's my profile:

Data: 31, male, Indian
GMAT 1- Dec 2015: 690 - 44 in Quant, 41 in verbal
GMAT 2- Mar 2016: 750 - 50 in Quant, 41 in Verbal
IELTS - 8.5 out of 9
Previous Education: Masters in Communication Software - top 5 of the class from NTU Singapore (Nanyang Technological University), Bachelor - Electronics and Communications, First Class With Distinction from India.
Work experience: 7.5 years. 3 years in IT in Bangalore and 4.5 years in Telecom and IT in Singapore's top Telco. Got 2 consecutive promotions in 2 years.
Current Role: Lead Consultant - Lead a 6 member team of technical solution consultants from 4 different nationalities.
Career Goal : Move to Business consulting from current technical pre-sales consulting.
Recommendation letter: Both from previous supervisors.

Didn't apply anything else as i was quite confident. Frustrated and confused:(.

Hope someone can help point out where i went wrong.

thanks in advance.

nechets

Joined: 04 Oct 2013

Last visit: 17 Jul 2016

Posts: 62

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331

Given Kudos: 45

Location: Brazil

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (A)

GMAT 1: 660 Q45 V35 Verified score

GMAT 2: 710 Q49 V38 Verified score

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GMAT 2: 710 Q49 V38 Verified score

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20 May 2016, 06:31

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hello all,
just received the invite. located in Brazil.

DK9876

Joined: 23 Nov 2014

Last visit: 26 Jul 2019

Posts: 15

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20 May 2016, 06:46

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Congrats to all who have received their invites. Mine just came an hour back from IR.

Based in Mumbai, India

HimanshuPundhir

Joined: 10 Dec 2015

Last visit: 06 Jun 2018

Posts: 5

Given Kudos: 1

Location: India

Concentration: General Management, Strategy

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (D) ESSEC '19 (A)

GMAT 1: 740 Q50 V41 Verified score

GPA: 3

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (D) ESSEC '19 (A)

GMAT 1: 740 Q50 V41 Verified score

Posts: 5

Kudos: 0

20 May 2016, 07:17

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Congratulations to everyone who received the invite. I got mine an hour ago.

yesrohit

Joined: 11 Jan 2016

Last visit: 10 Nov 2016

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20 May 2016, 07:47

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Communeer

Wow, that is a solid profile ! Maybe you'd want to show your essays to a professional and find out what went wrong. Thats pretty disappointing, 750 is a great score and your other credentials seem great as well. Sorry for the ding

Apply again for September'17 ?

Communeer

Joined: 20 May 2016

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20 May 2016, 08:33

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yesrohit

Communeer

Apply again for September'17 ?

Thanks for the feedback. That's the best course of action i guess.
Not sure about applying again. I heard from INSEAD that they do not recommend re-application unless there is drastic change in the profile from the current situation. Has anyone come across any successful re-applicants? Any info/thoughts?

thanks

RussianDude

Joined: 11 Apr 2015

Last visit: 21 Aug 2017

Posts: 26

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Given Kudos: 98

Location: Germany

Concentration: General Management, Entrepreneurship

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (S) HEC '18 IE '18 (I)

GPA: 3.1

WE:Project Management (Energy)

Schools: INSEAD Jan '17 (S) HEC '18 IE '18 (I)

Posts: 26

Kudos: 36

20 May 2016, 08:39

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Communeer

Hey Communeer,

this is really weird, you profile seems very good. I think that there could be a problem with your essays, which must be flawless. I would not give up on the dream and apply again next time. Wish you good luck!