ESADE Business School

good luck with your interview! let us know how it went

Thanks for your input bajargyan!

hey andygee, welcome to the thread!

first of all: congratulations for your admit - that's fantastic!
it's really nice to hear you had a good feel for the school too at the open day.

second: that's a really tough call mate, and I definitely symphatise with you. I feel like I might be in your shoes pretty soon: I only applied with 2 schools, ESADE and LBS. I'd be really happy with either of those. I had an interview with ESADE this week, and got an invite from LBS. I don't want to get ahead of myself, as I'm far from being accepted anywhere yet, BUT - certainly crossed my mind what will I do if I get an offer and acceptance deadline is before LBS decision date....

I'd like to help you, but I am short of ideas myself. I guess you might have two options: either try to extend ESADE deadline, or try get an earlier decision from LBS after your interview. I don't know if that is possible at all, as they might want to make all decisions simultaneously. The advantage is that you could say 'you are my definite first choice, can you give me an early decision so I can turn down my second choice which already accepted me' rather than going to ESADE and say: 'well I'm happy with the offer but waiting for another one to come in, can you stick it out...?' But at the same time, ESADE obviously want you, and might be willing to extend for another 2 weeks?

I have a feeling this is a common problem for many, just with other schools involved - have you tried searching the forum for this topic? If not, I would post a new topic asking about decision deadlines specifically. There is so much great advice here, I'm sure you will learn somthing!

Other than that, it might be worth really thinking through what you want. Yes, LBS is a top school, but so is ESADE. You might be able to make a decision based on all your experiences in Barcelona? I see you're based in London - maybe go for a drop in, and see if you like the place as much as you did ESADE. You might be able to make up your mind without having to wait for their decision?

anyway, good luck with your decisions, and the LBS interview! it seems we might end up same place next year?

i am certainly no expert in the field, but just wanted to say that I was at an ESADE info event last week, and the presenter specifically said they are not keen on extending the decision deadlines.

the best approach might be to give your admissions contact an informal call (I assume you have a good relationship with him/her after the whole process) and explain the situation. If you do it nicely, i dont think it can hurt, and worst case scenario is that she says 'sorry, i understand, but we have a policy of not extending'. But they will definitely not revoke you admit or anything like that!

hi guys,

thanks a lot for your help. I think the suggestion to try to make an decision based on your experiences with the respective schools is very good. I did go to an information evening at LBS and it confirmed two things: LBS is an amazing school, however it is very big and you won't be able to establish such a close relationship with the professors as it will be possible at ESADE. You also won't be able to get to know all the other students. It really depends on what you prefer.

however, I did some research on the deadline extension topic and there are a couple of threads. I can't post the link as it won't let me, but just look for deposit deadline extension.

there is a number of people who have got the same problem... most people suggest to pay the deposit and then withdraw. however, this is not an option at ESADE as the deposit is 8000 euros! other people suggest to ask the admin officers nicely for an extension. I think this is my best option, even though I will be a bit worried of spoiling my relationship with the admin team, but this is a risk that I will have to take I guess. you would think though that such a great school as ESADE will understand that you apply to more than one school. as you said, the lovely admin officer of ESADE pointed out that they are not keen on extending the deadlines (the event you mentioned was at the mba center, finsbury square... right? ) do you think I should give them a call or send an e-mail?

I will also e-mail LBS on monday and ask if the interview and decision communication process can be sped up. I believe it won't be possible as I think they like to stick to their announced deadlines, but it is worth a try...

I will keep you posted

andygee - that was finsbury square indeed!

I agree that best option is ask nicely for extension - personally, I would go for a phone call. Have a little chit-chat, explain how thrilled you are with the offer, and then explain how you want to make a decision once you have full info on your other application. you will get a much better feel for her reaction. just maybe prepare a few positive ways of closing the conversation depending on what she answers...

good luck and keep us posted!!

guys, have you got any news?

andygee, have you tried asking for a deadline extension?

bajargyan - are you still waiting for your result?

hey vgeri

Yea i am still waiting for the result..haven't heard anything from them yet.. it will probably be coming any day now and its really getting to me.. how about you? is there any news ??

Guys,

I haven't asked yet... first decided to meet up with an LBS alumni on Thursday in preparation of my interview... I will also ask him some more questions about LBS and hopefully get an even better idea of the school. If I still can't make a decision, then I will contact ESADE next week to ask for an extension.

I e-mailed two people who interviewed with me on the 30.10.2009 and neither of them has heard anything from ESADE... I thought you might be interested in that. Also, after my interview with ESADE I just e-mailed the admin office and asked when I could expect to hear from the... and they told me. They are very nice... and this is the reason why I am hesitant to ask for an extension!

Good luck and keep me posted!

wow - that's interesting! do you think it's a case of getting back quickly to successful candidates and not so quickly to dings? that will make bajargyan and me a bit more nervous while we wait! good idea re finding out a bit more from your LBS contact. by the way, if he gives you some good tips, can you post them on the LBS thread?

bajargyan - like you I am still waiting. They have put me in touch with a current student so I can ask more direct questions about life at the school - will do that over the next few days. I'm quite keen on going to Bcn for their next open day (27 Nov) but obviously wouldn't like to go if they reject me - so for the moment I'm waiting.

Well.. i hope what you are saying vgeri is not true..

I wonder how they are going to evaluate someone based on a telephone interview.. but as it is.. i hope they are more like really contemplating than already rejected us... if they had then i think they would have told us so..
I did ask the interviewer by when i should expect the result..and she told me it should be within 2 weeks.. so from the day of the interview i am into my second week..so i guess anytime now i should hear.

Vgeri i think you will know the response before Nov. 27th.

I don't think they decided already. What I assume is that because I have got a very unusual profile (researcher), it was easier for them to decide as by nature only a handful of scientist (if that) apply every year...

I wouldn't be worried too much and I am sure they will let you know before the 27th. However, I will be in Barcelona as well on the weekend of the 27th...

If I get good tips and ideas from my LBS contact then I will post them on the LBS thread...

Hello guys,

This thread has been really useful for me. I have my interview with ESADE on the 21st of this month at NYC.

@bajargyan and @vgeri, thanks guys for your insights on the interview. Will update my experience once i'm done.

btw what is the name of the lady who interviewed you (vgeri and bajargyan)?

hey ghk! welcome to the thread!

Best of luck with your interview! What's your background and what other schools are you looking at?

I will pm you the name of my interviewer

Keep us updated on your application progress!

guys! I just got my admit!!



I am in the same shoes now as andygee - deposit deadline is 4th Dec, LBS decision comes out 16th Dec. But I will worry about that later, for now I'm just very happy!

good luck everyone else! bajargyan - any news?

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

... and welcome to my shoes...

Thank you so much for the warm welcome.

And my hearty congratulations to you for your success. The dilemma your talking about - thats a good dilemma - a joyful experience.

Now as for me, I live in NYC, and i'm targeting EU schools and then some Asian schools. I have 5yrs of exp as a consultant and now i'm looking for a change both professionally and geographically!!