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Got an interview invite too :)

From those who got the IV invite, did you also get an invite for video questions?

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Hi, just got an interview invitation as well. From Mexico.

If any one has any info about the video questions it would be great as I really don't know what to expect.

Regards and good luck everyone
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A friend of mine was rejected with 760 GMAT and CFA level 2 passed.. Low gpa (3.25 / 4.00) .
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Got the interview invite today as well. Does anyone know of good resources for interview preparation? I heard that unlike a lot of other top schools, LBS asks you to do a presentation of sorts. Does anyone have more information and ideas on how to prepare? Thanks!
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does anyone know what kinds of reference check will be including and How it will be carry? And this will be carry by phone call or email? So I can give them a heads up.
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Got my invite yesterday 18:06 UK Time.

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Congrats to all those who've received invite. Not sure what to think about this video thing though.
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Got my invite yesterday 18:06 UK Time.

GPA 3.4 French engineering school - GMAT 770 - Passed CFA Level 2 exam - 2 years xp at boutique consultancy in Financial Services

Congrats to all those who've received invite. Not sure what to think about this video thing though.
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I had to do a video interview for another school. I think it's quite positive. It's a great way for the Ad Com to see you, your presence and your personality. Otherwise they have only your paper application and the alumnus opinion to go off of. I would not worry too much about it unless you get very nervous speaking publicly.
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I didn't receive nay mail regarding interview, does that mean it's a ding ?

Do they send a mail saying that the application has been rejected ?
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I didn't receive nay mail regarding interview, does that mean it's a ding ?

Do they send a mail saying that the application has been rejected ?
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They do and did send rejection emails.

Are you sure you got your application before the deadline for Round 1?
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I didn't receive nay mail regarding interview, does that mean it's a ding ?

Do they send a mail saying that the application has been rejected ?

They do and did send rejection emails.

Are you sure you got your application before the deadline for Round 1?
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Yes I did get the application in before the deadline. I received the confirmation mail as well.
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I think they have advised to contact them if you did not get a response by 12th midnight.
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I think they have advised to contact them if you did not get a response by 12th midnight.
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Thanks for the quick response guys, writing to the admissions team.

Congrats to all who got the good news :wave

People who didn't make it, stay strong, fight hard :ninja
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hi all, so i understand LBS will be doing checks on our referees. does anyone know how these checks will be conducted? will they call our referees, or email them or what? would be nice to know so i can give them a heads up
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fyi all, one of my referees was contacted via email and was asked to write back confirming his reference. I guess checks are random and i suspect they will call some or all referees after admittance.

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Same here. Not sure they will actually call some of them. It would take so much time compare to sending automated emails.
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Same here. Not sure they will actually call some of them. It would take so much time compare to sending automated emails.
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definitely agreed

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Hi, just got an interview invitation as well. From Mexico.

If any one has any info about the video questions it would be great as I really don't know what to expect.

Regards and good luck everyone
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Heyo! I have done a video interview with the same tool for another school. Just go through the practice many times to get a hang of the timing as this will be the biggest challenge. Try to be as succinct as possible.


How's everyone getting on with the video interview and alumni scheduling?
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Hi guys, a question!
For you guys doing the video question. What was mentioned in the introductory video for the video interview? Was there anything critical that I needed to hear before answering the questions?

I had net work error so had to do the videos without watching that introductory video... did I miss anything important or was it just a greeting video?

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Hi guys, a question!
For you guys doing the video question. What was mentioned in the introductory video for the video interview? Was there anything critical that I needed to hear before answering the questions?

I had net work error so had to do the videos without watching that introductory video... did I miss anything important or was it just a greeting video?

Cheers!

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Hey - do you mind sharing the topic of the second essay?
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I am preparing for the video interview currently. I will try to finish it later today. I assume the second question will be something like "Tell us about a time you had a conflict" or something like that? Or "How will you contribute at LBS"? These are just my guesses.

As for the actual interview - I sent my schedule for the next several weeks (I have a lot of travel for work so it might be challenging). Have not heard back from them since that email (I sent last week on 10/13). Will send a report once that is booked or once I have finished that. Curious to hear other people's insights into the LBS interview. I'm a bit nervous about the presentation part.

Oh and I also saw what they asked my recommender - basically just to verify that he was the one who submitted the reference. Nothing further about the actual recommendation I don't think.

Good luck all! So stoked on LBS.
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Dear Applicants, we've scheduled a live chat with former adcoms and admission experts of INSEAD, LBS, and HEC Paris on coming Tuesday. We hope all of you will attend this chat. If anyone can't attend the session but has questions for adcom/students, you can PM your questions to me and I will try to get their answers from admission experts. Thank you! See y'all in the event.

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