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Does anyone know if round 1 applicants also need to apply for scholarship in the same round ( can I apply in round 2 for scholarships instead? )?

Are there any repercussions ( positive or negative ) of applying in Round 2 for scholarships with Round 1 admission application?

Thanks in advance for your time.

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Well if she was giving specific advice of how to live your MBA it is probably because she felt you deserved being in INSEAD!
Good Luck!

I very much want to hope that is the case. Thank you and good luck to you too!!

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Congrats to everyone who got interviews in R1! I'm applying for R2, and am wondering if anybody would be willing to share their experience with the video interview?
Specifically:
- Did you encounter any technical issue?
- What type of questions did you get?
- How did you think you performed ? (content, length etc)
- Any tips on preparation?

Many thanks!

Hi there, you have all the answers to your questions in page 1. Good luck with your application!

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Hi there, welcome to the forum.Why would you want to wait for round 2 when it is stated that round 1 deadline is on the 7th ?
I dont know how that would work but I guess you need to call the school. Then again you wouldnt want to be the one asking for favors when you are not admitted yet.
My two cents send what you can for the 7th.
Good luck.

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I have just checked the scholarships essays...it seems like a complete admission process again!

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I have just checked the scholarships essays...it seems like a complete admission process again!

Yes and some even ask three questions :lol:

and we only have 7 days to get this done.
Good luck with that!

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paisaj87

I have just checked the scholarships essays...it seems like a complete admission process again!

Yes and some even ask three questions :lol:

and we only have 7 days to get this done.
Good luck with that!

I feel they should least let us know if we are admitted first

imagine you get dinged after spending 10s of hours writing the essays...

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paisaj87

I have just checked the scholarships essays...it seems like a complete admission process again!

Yes and some even ask three questions :lol:

and we only have 7 days to get this done.
Good luck with that!

I feel they should least let us know if we are admitted first

imagine you get dinged after spending 10s of hours writing the essays...

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Yep, agreed.

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Hi All

I am very much interested in the INSEAD MBA Program.

Just need some evaluation on my profile.

GMAT- 710 ( Q-49, V-37, IR-5, AWA-5)

Work Experience- 40 Months

1. Risk Consulting - Over 3 years. Handled clients such as PepsiCo, Mondelez and Dabur

2. Presently working in my brother's startup- Deals with manufacturing dental loupes and we are moving towards developing products that will encourage sustainable development.

Academics:

BA. Eco(H)-Hansraj College, Delhi University- 75.7% (Distinction)( equivalent to 4.0 GPA)

12th- Delhi Public School Mathura Road- 88.8%

10th- Delhi Public School Mathura Road- 90.33%

Other Activities:

1. Organised CSR and formed the sports committee at my work place
2. Been part of an NGO for past 5 years- deals with reducing corruption and crime rate
3. Was member of my college Dance Society - represented college at various competitions
4. Was part of recruitment team at my workplace.

Hey there,

You should ask consultants, they might be able to assist you more. Then again I would say by all means apply.

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Hi guys, had my second interview.

Here is the debrief:

Interviewer: 2003 alum, Managing Director of a Subsidiary of Real Estate company.

It lasted two hours, he was actually nice, but clearly challenged my short term goal.

To him, Consulting just didn’t make sense. He said that I would waste my time there, that it wouldn’t get me closer to my future goal that he actually liked.

All the questions were around the countries in Africa in which BCG and McKinsey are based, who the heads of offices are, the types of projects they work on, who I talked to… Then he added that his friends in Consulting in Africa don’t get so many interesting projects other than with the governments, because African companies can’t afford MBB and that multinationals signed contracts with Europe or the US. So clearly going for Africa wouldn’t help, I’d rather work from a European office, I would get more African projects that way.

Then questions on my long term goal, why Kinshasa and not another city, how I would get financing, which organisms do finance projects in Congo, we talked of the World Bank, the IMF, the UN, infrastructure projects in the country, the mining industry in the east, political uncertainties, the war, my family members’ projects and it went on and on. (thank you Jeune Afrique for keeping me informed).

He then said that I would be better off working in PE or for the World Bank or UNDP, and that if there are no offices in Kinshasa I could build one. He actually had a point, but I had to defend my consulting position no matter what. That was hard :lol:

He said that he got it that when people had no idea what they wanted they would go to consulting, but that I have a great project and he just doesn’t believe consulting is the way. I then asked him what he said he wanted to do when he applied to INSEAD, he answered CONSULTING

. No comment.

All in all other than the job part that lasted almost an hour and a half, we only spent a couple of minutes on a couple of other questions: the 3 whys, a cultural choc, and ultimately how I would qualify my personality. And that was it.

On the positive side, an hour before the interview I received an email from INSEAD informing me that I was awarded a merit based scholarship, the “INSEAD’s women” one. €15k, should I be admitted of course. So I mentioned it, he laughed and said, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I wouldn’t have spent so much time writing”… I just don’t know what he meant by that!!! :shock:

Now the long wait! Good luck everyone!!!

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Hi guys, had my second interview.

Here is the debrief:

Interviewer: 2003 alum, Managing Director of a Subsidiary of Real Estate company.

It lasted two hours, he was actually nice, but clearly challenged my short term goal.

To him, Consulting just didn’t make sense. He said that I would waste my time there, that it wouldn’t get me closer to my future goal that he actually liked.

All the questions were around the countries in Africa in which BCG and McKinsey are based, who the heads of offices are, the types of projects they work on, who I talked to… Then he added that his friends in Consulting in Africa don’t get so many interesting projects other than with the governments, because African companies can’t afford MBB and that multinationals signed contracts with Europe or the US. So clearly going for Africa wouldn’t help, I’d rather work from a European office, I would get more African projects that way.

Then questions on my long term goal, why Kinshasa and not another city, how I would get financing, which organisms do finance projects in Congo, we talked of the World Bank, the IMF, the UN, infrastructure projects in the country, the mining industry in the east, political uncertainties, the war, my family members’ projects and it went on and on. (thank you Jeune Afrique for keeping me informed).

He then said that I would be better off working in PE or for the World Bank or UNDP, and that if there are no offices in Kinshasa I could build one.

He said that he got it that when people had no idea what they wanted they would go to consulting, but that I have a great project and he just doesn’t believe consulting is the way. I then asked him what he said he wanted to do when he applied to INSEAD, he answered CONSULTING

Now the long wait! Good luck everyone!!!

Congratulation for the scholarship ! must be a relief ! just for my information, on which criteria do you think they gave you that scholarship ? could you explain how you are particularly merit based ? (i want to know if it is linked to GPA or cultural background or something else in order to write my "essays")

For the interview feed back, thanks, it is great and help preparing some questions, and i think it is a very good sign for your acceptance (what he said at the end + the fact that they already told you yes for a scholarship). It is very strange because my first interview was much more casual and the second one is schedule to last 45 minutes and from what i understood speaking to the second interviewer it will be as casual as the first one...

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Hi guys,

I am ARUN from India with 4 yrs of work-ex in sales and marketing in the Automobile industry (global fortune 500 company).
I have GMAT score of 710 and CGPA of 3.8. below is a small summary about myself. Pls review my profile and let me know about my chances at INSEAD

EDUCATION

 Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) 2008 - 2012
Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India with a CGPA of 8.86/10.0 – First Class with Distinction
 Higher Secondary Certificate Examination 2007 - 2008
D.A.V Matriculation – Gill Nagar, Chennai, India with 94.58% - Top 3%
 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (Central Board of Secondary Education) 2005 - 2006
Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Chetpet, Chennai, India with an overall score of 89.0 % -Top 5

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TATA Motors Ltd. – Jan ’2015 to till date
Territory Sales Manager – Heavy Commercial Vehicles Jul ‘2015 to till date
Geography – Chennai, Vellore, and Cuddalore
 Increased overall market share, by 8%, and Sales volume, by 5%, of the region under purview
 Key part of the team that won the award for the Best Area Office for H2 – FY15- 16 (out of 11 competing teams)
 Built long-term customer relationships and provided customized commercial packages and specialized services to retain clients
 Held additional responsibility as Territory Sales Manager for Construct in Q4 FY15-16 and surpassed targets by 10%
 Successfully regained customer confidence and market share in previously 100% competition dominated territories
Territory Sales Manager – Light Commercial Vehicles Jan ‘2015 to Jun ‘2015
Geography – Chennai and Coimbatore
 Handled a team of 6 dealerships with a total team size of 23 personnel
 Launched multiple new products with involvement in their marketing strategies and distribution channels
 Managed the company’s brand presence through various social media platforms and other forms of communication including email marketing, newspaper ads and local event sponsorship and participation
 Liaised with financiers, body builders and other external stake holders to form a strong eco-system around the product

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. – Aug ’2012 to Jan ‘2015
Assistant Manager Sales – MTrust (Used Truck division) Sep ‘2013 – Jan ‘2015
Geography – South Zone, India
 Handled key responsibility to ensure aftermarket demand and viability of Mahindra trucks that were new to the market
 Conceived and developed channels for distribution and marketing of used trucks
 Increased dealer service profitability via used truck refurbishment and sale
 Achieved the highest ever sale of used trucks pan-India in terms of volume
 Established strategic alliance with local brokers and second hand vehicle users
 Increased new vehicle sales by assisting customers for exchange of their old trucks
Assistant Manager Sales – Heavy commercial vehicles Aug ‘2012 – Aug ‘2013
 Greenfield Project: Helped build the first few dealerships and team from scratch for the state of Tamil Nadu
 Led the business development team and enhanced their skills levels to take on independent decisions; Negotiated commercial, legal and servicing terms with customers
 Champion for the state for specialized segments such as reefers, ready-mix concrete mixtures, cement bulkers etc
 Routine activities included effective pipeline management, market segmentation, cogitation of competitor activity, and imbibing best sale practices among ground level sales personnel

ACHIEVEMENTS
 Awarded Outperformer of the Year award – for highest used truck sales by the CEO, Mahindra & Mahindra, Trucks and Bus division
 Runner up for the Best Q3 Project – FY 15-16 from Regional Sales Manager - TATA Motors Ltd.
 Certified by The University of Cambridge in Business English Communication – Level B1
 Active participant of the National Service Scheme; been a part of the “Healthy Youth for Healthy India” program
 Held office as the Chairman of Department of Mechanical Engineering – Coimbatore Institute of Technology
 Received merit scholarship from the university for securing first rank in the Seventh semester.
 Successfully completed Writer’s Workshop in association with The Hindu – one of India’s leading newspapers
 Runner up in national level symposium for Marketing AD Creativity – AD Quest
 Certified Autocad user for 3D modelling
 Successfully completed Internship in Integral Coach factory – India’s largest rail coach manufacturer
 Been a part of workshop on Robotics and Automotive Innovation

Pls let me know my chances at INSEAD Singapore

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Hi Pierre, thank you and best of luck on your second interview. I indeed have no Idea how they manage to reconcile with all the different interview styles with alums. But 45 minutes should be pretty smooth.

For the scholarship, I didn't have to do anything for this one, they just decided based on school applications I guess. This is the one I got: https://sites.insead.edu/mba/schlmgmt/dsp_schl_info.cfm?schlcode=IAF05. I guess its a combination of factors but I sincerely have no idea, perhaps diversity, my master degree GPA is solid, was ranked first during the two years. Undergrad GPA is above average ok. I work in a male environment, participated in Insead Women in Business conference and showed my interest for it in my essays. So maybe all these factors played for this particular scholarship. Maybe. Either way I am thrilled.

I understand there are other scholarships of this kind that do not require essays to be considered.
We might be hearing more on that from other candidates.

I have yet to send my scholarship apps.