HEC Paris - Sep 2010 intake : MBA Archive

flamenco · 2009-02-20T00:23:17-08:00

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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17 Jan 2010, 01:49

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Hey everyone! This is my first post here. I got my final admit from HEC yesterday!! Yayy!! :-D

I have a question. I received my userid and password to login to the scholarship website; the admit email says that the scholarship deadline is 22-Jan-2010. However when I go to the scholarship page, it says "You are past the deadline for applying for scholarships." Did any of you face a similar problem?

Congrats Cesque! I've the same problem as you for scholarships. I'll follow EWO's piece of advice and send an email too.

See u soon in France

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17 Jan 2010, 11:47

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Thanks EggWhitesOnly! I've written to them, so it should hopefully be resolved soon. Do you know how many scholarship essays one has to write? And how long will it take for them to get back with the scholarship decision?

I believe there are 6 scholarships in the portal (give and take) but only about 3 or 4 essays. (This is all based on memory.) Several of the scholarships are actually honorary loans - you're expected to repay them upon graduation. For women, there is a Forte scholarship you can apply for as well. They usually get back with the scholarship decisions a few days after the deadline.

Best of luck!

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Congrats Cesque! I've the same problem as you for scholarships. I'll follow EWO's piece of advice and send an email too.

See u soon in France

Thanks baky! Congrats to you too!

See you in France!

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I believe there are 6 scholarships in the portal (give and take) but only about 3 or 4 essays. (This is all based on memory.) Several of the scholarships are actually honorary loans - you're expected to repay them upon graduation. For women, there is a Forte scholarship you can apply for as well. They usually get back with the scholarship decisions a few days after the deadline.

Best of luck!

Thanks EWO! Look forward to meeting you in France!

P.S. I'm a guy, so I won't be able to apply for the Forte scholarship. I think my profile defaulted to "female" for some reason, but I've changed it now.

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17 Jan 2010, 13:29

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Cesque,

That's hilarious. Glad you are definitively male now.

I saw your other posts. Are you still considering ESADE as well?

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17 Jan 2010, 17:37

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lol .. I'm glad too that there's no confusion now :-D

Well, I didn't make it there, so my decision became easier and I'm definitely going to HEC now! By the way, I glanced through your blog and I noticed that you visited HEC (I'm guessing that the school you spoke about is HEC) So how was your experience?

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Well glad to see another American in the mix

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It's kind of a long story, but unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to visit HEC. If you're curious, I'll tell you when we meet in France. I got as close as the Versailles Rive Gauche RER station, haha. I do plan to make another trip out there in the spring though, so next time I'll do a much better job of documenting my experience.

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19 Jan 2010, 14:04

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Another Northern Californian applying to HEC for the March deadline. EWO, how was your application experience?

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19 Jan 2010, 18:40

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Well glad to see another American in the mix

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It's kind of a long story, but unfortunately, I didn't get the chance to visit HEC. If you're curious, I'll tell you when we meet in France. I got as close as the Versailles Rive Gauche RER station, haha. I do plan to make another trip out there in the spring though, so next time I'll do a much better job of documenting my experience.

Well, I'm not really an American

I've just been living here for the last few years. I'm an Indian.

Too bad that you couldn't go after going that close but you'll maybe make it all the way in spring

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19 Jan 2010, 21:59

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Levfin,

Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions about the application or interview. I felt that the application was one of the longest I'd come across, but I thoroughly enjoyed writing the essays. (That's a bit nerdy isn't it?)

Cesque,

I think I know who you are now

. Starts with a "V" yes?

I'll definitely spend a day in Jouy and at HEC in May. I've got some friends going with me so I'm sure it'll be a memorable time.

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Yup! That's me

And I think I spotted you too. It was relatively easy to spot you because I had seen your blog a few days back.

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Levfin,

Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions about the application or interview. I felt that the application was one of the longest I'd come across, but I thoroughly enjoyed writing the essays. (That's a bit nerdy isn't it?)

Very nerdy my friend!! I guess, essay writing can be an enjoyable experience if you take the stress away. I'll send you a PM soon.

Thanks.

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Hi guys

I have been following the threads about HEC here and on pagalguy but am posting for the first time. Some really useful nuggets of info.. so I thought i'd jump in and thank you guys for making the journey to b-school entertaining and informative

I am applying to the Sep intake this year and just got my interview call last week. I see that there's a few of you who've already got in

Good on you. I'm still going through the motions of apping. Have done 5 apps so far and still working on a few more till I really get something concrete. HEC is my prime choice, so fingers crossed..

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hi everyone!
i've been admitted to the HEC sep 2010 intake as well. now trying to arrange for funds...anyone of you got scholarships? i didn't get any...now trying to arrange for loans...how's the funding going for you guys?

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Hi guys

I have been following the threads about HEC here and on pagalguy but am posting for the first time. Some really useful nuggets of info.. so I thought i'd jump in and thank you guys for making the journey to b-school entertaining and informative

I am applying to the Sep intake this year and just got my interview call last week. I see that there's a few of you who've already got in

Good on you. I'm still going through the motions of apping. Have done 5 apps so far and still working on a few more till I really get something concrete. HEC is my prime choice, so fingers crossed..

Good luck cafecon! Keep us posted on your progress.

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Hi guys.. I have also received an offer from HEC.. I wanted to collect a lot of info before I accept the offer.. From ur posts and the FT rankings I can see that the university is a very good one.. But the fee amount is exorbitantly high..

I will send a pm to those guyz who are already into HEC.. Nice to know u all..

I am also happy to clarify any doubts with regards to admissions process..

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Hi guys.. I have also received an offer from HEC.. I wanted to collect a lot of info before I accept the offer.. From ur posts and the FT rankings I can see that the university is a very good one.. But the fee amount is exorbitantly high..

I will send a pm to those guyz who are already into HEC.. Nice to know u all..

I am also happy to clarify any doubts with regards to admissions process..

hey, congrats and welcome aboard! the fee IS quite high, but i hope you make it...am trying to get my funds organized as well, n i hope it works out soon!

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hey, congrats and welcome aboard! the fee IS quite high, but i hope you make it...am trying to get my funds organized as well, n i hope it works out soon!

Congrats to you too n all the best for your funds.. I have currently applied to Eiffel scholarship.. I have no idea about any other scholarship.. pl let me know if you have intel on anything else..

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