Hi everyone, am totally new here and would like to talk to those who have an experience with HEC Paris. Am now 28 y.o., Russian, have about 6 years of working experience, but have never passed neither GMAT nor TOEFL. Have about a year ahead of me to pass those tests and than am willing to apply to HEC Paris for Sep' 2010 intake. Anyone here with similar plans? Anyone who could advise anything useful? Am considering ESSEC as a second option; generally would like to find job in France or in a French company in Russia afterwards. Will be grateful for all comments and tips.

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Congrats to all! Looking forward to meeting you all in the fall - join the LinkedIn group!

MP, hope we end up seeing you in Jouy, but best of luck for INSEAD as well

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Ding!

Mate,

I'm sorry. Eventually the inverviewer kept the red carpet home...Have you asked any feedback to the admissions committee?
Anyway, hope you've a backup plan and can get into another program you like.

On the other hand, I'd like to meet people that will attend the program next Sept. I'm in Paris. Anyone around here? PM me.

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Reviving this thread!

The LinkedIn group just went from 52 to 76. So, minus the 2 HEC admissions members, we have confirmed at least 74 admits thus far.

MP, tu es italien, non?

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Reviving this thread!

The LinkedIn group just went from 52 to 76. So, minus the 2 HEC admissions members, we have confirmed at least 74 admits thus far.

MP, tu es italien, non?

Buongiorno, first of all.
Je suis Italien, en effet. En ésperant cela ne soit pas une faute;)

Yes, 100% Italian, even though I already spent a few years on this side of the Alps. Going to pay the first deposit within the end of this week so..my presence in the linkedn group is confirmed!

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Hi,

Was anyone interviewed in France by HEC alumni? also, any tips for interview in France will be helpful

Thanks.

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Hi,

Was anyone interviewed in France by HEC alumni? also, any tips for interview in France will be helpful

Thanks.

Hi Jsonali,

I was interviewed in France and I posted my experience a few days ago.
The two interviews have been completely different. For sure, I wasnt asked to speak French.
I don't think that French interviews are different from 'foreign' interviews -- Even if, I couldn't tell the difference since I have no other experience-- it just depends on the alumnus.

However, keep in mind that interviewers receive guidelines directly from the school therefore their approach is, or at least should be, somehow standardized. Furthermore, they all need to fill the same feedback form stating about your preparation, professionalism, and all that jazz.

Just try to gather as many information as you can and use them smartly:)
You can find many (and useful) in this thread, and also in others hosted by bweek and pagalguy.

Hope it helps
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Hi all,

Has any of the applicants accepted last week already got an answer as for scholarships?
Thank you
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Hi all,

Has any of the applicants accepted last week already got an answer as for scholarships?
Thank you
mp

Nopes, since 24th was the last day to submit essays for scholarships...i guess it will take sometime for Adcom to come back to us.....

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The timeline may vary, but when I submitted for my scholarship deadline of 11/25, I heard back on 11/27.

Good luck all!

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Guys,

HEC Paris joins the iTunes U network...

https://itunes.hec.edu/

Cheers

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Thanks for the info catgmat! I have been waiting for HEC's iTunes U for ages.

Do you know if future MBA participants will also be given iPods for lecture podcast and such? I wonder if all classes will receive an iPod or if it was only provided for the pioneering class.

In any case, my current iPhone should be sufficient

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EggWhitesOnly,

Dunno, but I think that Apple Vice President and HEC MBA Alumnus Pascal Cagni wants to further strengthen the partnership with HEC. The UK HEC Christmas party was in the Apple Store at Regents Street in London. Also, one guy from my intake did an internship with Apple to work on the HEC podcasts. So yes, I think that you will get an i-Pod!

Most of the podcasts can be downloaded from the intranet and are not meant for public view.

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I have not received any mail saying my scholarship decision has been made...but my etheryl account says that "Scholarship Awards have been turned in." and everything is 0 for me... :cry:

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I have not received any mail saying my scholarship decision has been made...but my etheryl account says that "Scholarship Awards have been turned in." and everything is 0 for me... :cry:

Veerm,

If it is of any consolation for you, I'm in your same situation. Got no email and my etheryl accound is filled with a bunch of '0'. I'd have preferred to get this news on monday rather than during the weekend but..oh well...more fortunate student will offer us some drinks;)

EWO,

https://www.mba.hec.edu/Academics/MBA-Am ... Management

As part of the HEC partnership with Apple, MBA participants each receive an iPod Touch as a communication development tool.

Therefore yes, you'll have many apple tools.
Have a good day!
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Hello all,
As many of you I'm also waiting to hear from HEC as well as other schools.
I've applied on Feb 2nd, however one of my recommenders did the recommendation by Feb 18th only and the next day I got the mail notifying my that they will review my application.... I waste about 17 days....

Anyway, now I'm trying to do some data mining, becoming a bit more crazy minute after minute.
I'm trying to infer my chances by the group diversity.
I read in this thread for example that there are around 20 places for Indian people.

Does anyone of the already accepted ones know the nationalities from the accepted South American students?

Regards,
Alvaro

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Thanks catgmat and MP.

Catgmat, there are some clips on iTunes U that are open to the public, just like with other schools. I've downloaded a few already.

Anyway, I ask because I'm debating whether I should bring my iPhone over or not. Doesn't really make sense to have an iPhone and an iTouch.

I already have way too many i-products :-D

But maybe that's because I live in Cupertino.

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Hi everybody,

I'm in as well. Hope to see you all in the fall.
Could you share results of your application for scholarships? Has anyone got a significant amount?
Are there a lot of folk from Eastern Europe?

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Hi Poltina,

As far as I know, noone of the people accepted a couple of weeks ago got anything. Included me, for info. I fear that the bigger part of scholarship was allocated for earlier rounds.

There should be at least a couple of people from Eastern Europe, judging by their names. If you join the linkedn group of Sept 2010 intake, you'll find by yourself!

Poltina...Polska? Perhaps not. All my Polish friends never hesitated in pointing out that Poland is in Central Europe...

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Hi everybody,

Although I was admitted in the first round I haven't got an official notification by mail until now. Do I really need this? Are there any supplementary materials to the notification?

To maxpeed: You are right, I'm not Polish.