Last visit was: 18 Nov 2025, 23:17 It is currently 18 Nov 2025, 23:17
Home
GMAT
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Rewards
Chat
My Profile
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
avatar
ryancui
avatar
Joined: 08 Apr 2013
Last visit: 07 Apr 2014
Posts: 8
Own Kudos:
5
Location: China
Concentration: Strategy, Marketing
Schools: HKUST '15 (I) HEC '15 (A) NUS '16
GPA: 2.92
WE:Engineering (Manufacturing)
Schools: HKUST '15 (I) HEC '15 (A) NUS '16
Posts: 8
Kudos: 5
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 18 Apr 2013, 07:21
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
gr8tWo
ryancui
I have also got the pre-selection mail. Time to prepare the interview!

Well done and good luck with your interviews! Remember to have clear reasons to show your motivation to pursue an MBA (and an MBA from HEC in particular) and make sure you give an interesting presentation (i.e. not a boring one).
Show more
Many thanks!!
avatar
AbsarShah
avatar
Joined: 20 Jan 2013
Last visit: 29 Jun 2014
Posts: 27
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 3
Location: United Arab Emirates
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
WE:Engineering (Consulting)
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
Posts: 27
Kudos: 7
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 20 Apr 2013, 01:54
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
MichelleMBA201309
Admitted!
:)

Posted from my mobile device
Show more
Hey!!! Congrats Michelle! What a feeling that must be! I hope I find that out very soon :)

I just wanted to ask one piece of advice, could I PM you for that?

Posted from my mobile device
avatar
AbsarShah
avatar
Joined: 20 Jan 2013
Last visit: 29 Jun 2014
Posts: 27
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 3
Location: United Arab Emirates
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
WE:Engineering (Consulting)
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
Posts: 27
Kudos: 7
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 20 Apr 2013, 22:44
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Got both my interviews scheduled for this coming Saturday. So bloody excited about HEC!
User avatar
gr8tWo
User avatar
Joined: 22 Jun 2011
Last visit: 09 Jan 2016
Posts: 192
Own Kudos:
21
Given Kudos: 9
Location: France
Concentration: Strategy, Finance
Schools: HEC Paris - Class of 2015
GMAT 1: 700 Q47 V39
GPA: 3.35
WE:Information Technology (Mutual Funds and Brokerage)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: HEC Paris - Class of 2015
GMAT 1: 700 Q47 V39
Posts: 192
Kudos: 21
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 24 Apr 2013, 14:43
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
AbsarShah
Got both my interviews scheduled for this coming Saturday. So bloody excited about HEC!
Show more

I hope your interviews went well. Good luck with the final result!
User avatar
riseNshine
User avatar
Joined: 03 Feb 2013
Last visit: 14 Aug 2013
Posts: 177
Own Kudos:
18
Given Kudos: 11
Location: United States
Concentration: International Business, Organizational Behavior
Schools: INSEAD Jan '15 NUS '15
GPA: 3.6
Schools: INSEAD Jan '15 NUS '15
Posts: 177
Kudos: 18
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 25 Apr 2013, 07:15
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
MichelleMBA201309
For the ones who are still on the application process, I am happy to answer if you have any questions concerning the HEC MBA application steps, essay, interview, etc...

Posted from my mobile device
Show more


Hey i hv something of a unique profile

28/M/India/Doctor in the Navy/member of Special Forces/gmat-700(q44 v41)..undergrad gpa 3.6...yet to take the TOEFL...
What r my chances?
What r the future prospects for someone like me who hails from a Healthcare background?

thnks well in advance!!
User avatar
gr8tWo
User avatar
Joined: 22 Jun 2011
Last visit: 09 Jan 2016
Posts: 192
Own Kudos:
21
Given Kudos: 9
Location: France
Concentration: Strategy, Finance
Schools: HEC Paris - Class of 2015
GMAT 1: 700 Q47 V39
GPA: 3.35
WE:Information Technology (Mutual Funds and Brokerage)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: HEC Paris - Class of 2015
GMAT 1: 700 Q47 V39
Posts: 192
Kudos: 21
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 25 Apr 2013, 07:19
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
riseNshine
MichelleMBA201309
For the ones who are still on the application process, I am happy to answer if you have any questions concerning the HEC MBA application steps, essay, interview, etc...

Posted from my mobile device


Hey i hv something of a unique profile

28/M/India/Doctor in the Navy/member of Special Forces/gmat-700(q44 v41)..undergrad gpa 3.6...yet to take the TOEFL...
What r my chances?
What r the future prospects for someone like me who hails from a Healthcare background?

thnks well in advance!!
Show more

Hi riseNshine. As long as you communicate well valid reasons for pursuing an MBA I think you have pretty good chances. The TOEFL I think is irrelevant as long as you get a score that shows you will be able to follow the courses in English without problems.
User avatar
gr8tWo
User avatar
Joined: 22 Jun 2011
Last visit: 09 Jan 2016
Posts: 192
Own Kudos:
21
 [1]
Given Kudos: 9
Location: France
Concentration: Strategy, Finance
Schools: HEC Paris - Class of 2015
GMAT 1: 700 Q47 V39
GPA: 3.35
WE:Information Technology (Mutual Funds and Brokerage)
Products:
My Reviews
Schools: HEC Paris - Class of 2015
GMAT 1: 700 Q47 V39
Posts: 192
Kudos: 21
 [1]
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 25 Apr 2013, 07:54
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
riseNshine

What r the future prospects for someone like me who hails from a Healthcare background?

thnks well in advance!!
Show more

Strategy consulting firms would love you (probably investment banks too). MD + MBA is a killer combo. You can basically do anything. It depends on your interests, you abilities and mainly your motivation to get where you want to go. If you learn or even better, already know French, that would help a lot as HEC is particularly strong in Francophone countries. If you do a search on Linkedin for McKinsey employees in France you will see no other school has as many as HEC (68) followed by INSEAD (40). If you other countries things are quite different. Overall around the world HBS if first, followed by INSEAD. In the UK, Oxford is first (105), followed closely by Cambridge (96) then with a great different LBS (67), closely followed by INSEAD (64) and after that HBS with far less (35). HEC graduates working for McKinsey in the UK are only 4. If you look what goes on in India you will find a completely different picture.

Each school is stronger in different geographic areas. INSEAD for example, has more graduates working for McKinsey in the UK, followed by France and then the Netherlands. HEC on the other hand has more people in France, followed by Germany and then USA. So really deciding on which school and which job etc has A LOT to do with your goals (target career & LOCATION).

Of course, with a good MBA, if you network a lot and try hard you will get opportunities anywhere in the world but why not leverage what you have and make life easier? For example, one of my top priorities now is to improve my French as it will improve my chances considerably as HEC is really strong in France and I would not mind staying here after graduation if I find a job I really like.
User avatar
riseNshine
User avatar
Joined: 03 Feb 2013
Last visit: 14 Aug 2013
Posts: 177
Own Kudos:
18
Given Kudos: 11
Location: United States
Concentration: International Business, Organizational Behavior
Schools: INSEAD Jan '15 NUS '15
GPA: 3.6
Schools: INSEAD Jan '15 NUS '15
Posts: 177
Kudos: 18
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 26 Apr 2013, 22:55
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
gr8tWo
riseNshine
MichelleMBA201309
For the ones who are still on the application process, I am happy to answer if you have any questions concerning the HEC MBA application steps, essay, interview, etc...

Posted from my mobile device


Hey i hv something of a unique profile

28/M/India/Doctor in the Navy/member of Special Forces/gmat-700(q44 v41)..undergrad gpa 3.6...yet to take the TOEFL...
What r my chances?
What r the future prospects for someone like me who hails from a Healthcare background?

thnks well in advance!!

Hi riseNshine. As long as you communicate well valid reasons for pursuing an MBA I think you have pretty good chances. The TOEFL I think is irrelevant as long as you get a score that shows you will be able to follow the courses in English without problems.
Show more

i got an exemption from INSEAD as regards the TOEFL..since my medium of instruction at degree level was in english...does HEC offer the same??
User avatar
riseNshine
User avatar
Joined: 03 Feb 2013
Last visit: 14 Aug 2013
Posts: 177
Own Kudos:
18
Given Kudos: 11
Location: United States
Concentration: International Business, Organizational Behavior
Schools: INSEAD Jan '15 NUS '15
GPA: 3.6
Schools: INSEAD Jan '15 NUS '15
Posts: 177
Kudos: 18
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 26 Apr 2013, 23:01
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
gr8tWo
riseNshine

What r the future prospects for someone like me who hails from a Healthcare background?

thnks well in advance!!

Strategy consulting firms would love you (probably investment banks too). MD + MBA is a killer combo. You can basically do anything. It depends on your interests, you abilities and mainly your motivation to get where you want to go. If you learn or even better, already know French, that would help a lot as HEC is particularly strong in Francophone countries. If you do a search on Linkedin for McKinsey employees in France you will see no other school has as many as HEC (68) followed by INSEAD (40). If you other countries things are quite different. Overall around the world HBS if first, followed by INSEAD. In the UK, Oxford is first (105), followed closely by Cambridge (96) then with a great different LBS (67), closely followed by INSEAD (64) and after that HBS with far less (35). HEC graduates working for McKinsey in the UK are only 4. If you look what goes on in India you will find a completely different picture.

Each school is stronger in different geographic areas. INSEAD for example, has more graduates working for McKinsey in the UK, followed by France and then the Netherlands. HEC on the other hand has more people in France, followed by Germany and then USA. So really deciding on which school and which job etc has A LOT to do with your goals (target career & LOCATION).

Of course, with a good MBA, if you network a lot and try hard you will get opportunities anywhere in the world but why not leverage what you have and make life easier? For example, one of my top priorities now is to improve my French as it will improve my chances considerably as HEC is really strong in France and I would not mind staying here after graduation if I find a job I really like.
Show more




i love the way u analysed the situation wrt to consulting n mckinsey in particular...shows ur focus n vision...english is my lingua franca:)...learning how to effectively conduct business in an alien tongue would take some taking!nevertheless in the long term i want to work in india buttressing our weak and administratively chaotic healthcare system...nevertheless the initial exposure to european healthcare giants esp german ones is highly desirable in my case..

the goal now is to get into a good b school which is VFM as well as internationally renowned..

so ur focusing only on the french schools??
avatar
AbsarShah
avatar
Joined: 20 Jan 2013
Last visit: 29 Jun 2014
Posts: 27
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 3
Location: United Arab Emirates
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
WE:Engineering (Consulting)
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
Posts: 27
Kudos: 7
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 28 Apr 2013, 01:14
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Just had both my interviews. The interviewers were both very congenial, very easy to talk to, and it didn't really feel like an interview at all, rather a free flowing conversation. I really appreciated the fact that neither of them "stuck to the lines" when it came to the questions. It seemed that both of them were genuinely interested in determining whether or not I was making the right decision by pursuing an MBA in the first place and then an MBA with HEC in particular. This is gonna be a loooong wait till the results for this round are out :)
avatar
AbsarShah
avatar
Joined: 20 Jan 2013
Last visit: 29 Jun 2014
Posts: 27
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 3
Location: United Arab Emirates
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
WE:Engineering (Consulting)
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
Posts: 27
Kudos: 7
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 02 May 2013, 10:19
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I just got an early reply from HEC - I got accepted! :D WHOOOO!! Time to party, I guess, before the hard work starts all over again! :)
avatar
zedzu
avatar
Joined: 31 Dec 2012
Last visit: 24 Dec 2013
Posts: 15
Own Kudos:
3
Given Kudos: 1
Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship
Schools: ISB '14 (D) IESE '16 (D) HEC '15 (A) Sauder '15 (A) INSEAD Jan '15 (S)
GPA: 3.44
WE:Business Development (Aerospace and Defense)
Schools: ISB '14 (D) IESE '16 (D) HEC '15 (A) Sauder '15 (A) INSEAD Jan '15 (S)
Posts: 15
Kudos: 3
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 02 May 2013, 11:30
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I just got an admit! :-D -\m/
avatar
zedzu
avatar
Joined: 31 Dec 2012
Last visit: 24 Dec 2013
Posts: 15
Own Kudos:
3
Given Kudos: 1
Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship
Schools: ISB '14 (D) IESE '16 (D) HEC '15 (A) Sauder '15 (A) INSEAD Jan '15 (S)
GPA: 3.44
WE:Business Development (Aerospace and Defense)
Schools: ISB '14 (D) IESE '16 (D) HEC '15 (A) Sauder '15 (A) INSEAD Jan '15 (S)
Posts: 15
Kudos: 3
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 02 May 2013, 11:31
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
AbsarShah
I just got an early reply from HEC - I got accepted! :D WHOOOO!! Time to party, I guess, before the hard work starts all over again! :)
Show more

congrats!
avatar
AbsarShah
avatar
Joined: 20 Jan 2013
Last visit: 29 Jun 2014
Posts: 27
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 3
Location: United Arab Emirates
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
WE:Engineering (Consulting)
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
Posts: 27
Kudos: 7
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 02 May 2013, 11:33
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
zedzu
I just got an admit! :-D -\m/
Show more
Congrats buddy! Are you gonna accept?

Does anyone know if there's an online community somewhere for Jan'14 intake candidates to get together?

Posted from my mobile device

Posted from my mobile device
avatar
ryancui
avatar
Joined: 08 Apr 2013
Last visit: 07 Apr 2014
Posts: 8
Own Kudos:
5
Location: China
Concentration: Strategy, Marketing
Schools: HKUST '15 (I) HEC '15 (A) NUS '16
GPA: 2.92
WE:Engineering (Manufacturing)
Schools: HKUST '15 (I) HEC '15 (A) NUS '16
Posts: 8
Kudos: 5
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 02 May 2013, 13:21
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I have also got the admission.

Posted from my mobile device
avatar
zedzu
avatar
Joined: 31 Dec 2012
Last visit: 24 Dec 2013
Posts: 15
Own Kudos:
3
Given Kudos: 1
Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship
Schools: ISB '14 (D) IESE '16 (D) HEC '15 (A) Sauder '15 (A) INSEAD Jan '15 (S)
GPA: 3.44
WE:Business Development (Aerospace and Defense)
Schools: ISB '14 (D) IESE '16 (D) HEC '15 (A) Sauder '15 (A) INSEAD Jan '15 (S)
Posts: 15
Kudos: 3
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 03 May 2013, 01:57
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
AbsarShah
zedzu
I just got an admit! :-D -\m/
Show more
Congrats buddy! Are you gonna accept?

Does anyone know if there's an online community somewhere for Jan'14 intake candidates to get together?

Posted from my mobile device
Posted from my mobile device

I am yet to hear from INSEAD. Interview notification deadline for INSEAD is 17th May.
So, I will wait until then. As of now I am working on the scholarship essays.

What about you?
avatar
AbsarShah
avatar
Joined: 20 Jan 2013
Last visit: 29 Jun 2014
Posts: 27
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 3
Location: United Arab Emirates
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
WE:Engineering (Consulting)
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
Posts: 27
Kudos: 7
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 03 May 2013, 02:30
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
zedzu
AbsarShah
zedzu
I just got an admit! :-D -\m/
Congrats buddy! Are you gonna accept?

Does anyone know if there's an online community somewhere for Jan'14 intake candidates to get together?

Posted from my mobile device
Posted from my mobile device

I am yet to hear from INSEAD. Interview notification deadline for INSEAD is 17th May.
So, I will wait until then. As of now I am working on the scholarship essays.

What about you?
Show more

Same with me man. But the thing is, you have to pay the deposit in the coming few weeks, and the INSEAD final decision will be given on the 28th of June. And the deposit for HEC is quite hefty, compared with other schools.

But regardless of the INSEAD decision, I am weighing in heavily towards HEC.
avatar
AbsarShah
avatar
Joined: 20 Jan 2013
Last visit: 29 Jun 2014
Posts: 27
Own Kudos:
7
Given Kudos: 3
Location: United Arab Emirates
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
WE:Engineering (Consulting)
GMAT 1: 680 Q46 V38
Posts: 27
Kudos: 7
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 03 May 2013, 02:32
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
ryancui
I have also got the admission.

Posted from my mobile device
Show more

Congrats buddy!
avatar
zedzu
avatar
Joined: 31 Dec 2012
Last visit: 24 Dec 2013
Posts: 15
Own Kudos:
3
Given Kudos: 1
Concentration: Technology, Entrepreneurship
Schools: ISB '14 (D) IESE '16 (D) HEC '15 (A) Sauder '15 (A) INSEAD Jan '15 (S)
GPA: 3.44
WE:Business Development (Aerospace and Defense)
Schools: ISB '14 (D) IESE '16 (D) HEC '15 (A) Sauder '15 (A) INSEAD Jan '15 (S)
Posts: 15
Kudos: 3
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 03 May 2013, 02:44
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Same here. In fact, the alumni from HEC who interviewed me also suggested that I should join HEC if I get an option to choose between HEC and INSEAD.
Let's connect sometime over IM. I will ping you my skypID.
avatar
ryancui
avatar
Joined: 08 Apr 2013
Last visit: 07 Apr 2014
Posts: 8
Own Kudos:
5
Location: China
Concentration: Strategy, Marketing
Schools: HKUST '15 (I) HEC '15 (A) NUS '16
GPA: 2.92
WE:Engineering (Manufacturing)
Schools: HKUST '15 (I) HEC '15 (A) NUS '16
Posts: 8
Kudos: 5
HEC Paris Class of 2015 Jan Intake - calling all applicants! 03 May 2013, 08:29
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
AbsarShah
zedzu
I just got an admit! :-D -\m/
Congrats buddy! Are you gonna accept?

Does anyone know if there's an online community somewhere for Jan'14 intake candidates to get together?

Posted from my mobile device

Posted from my mobile device
Show more

Any community? on Facebook?
   1   2   3   4   5   6   
Moderators:
GMATNinja
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
7445 posts
GMATNinjaTwo
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
234 posts