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docks007

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Do they count Russia as just one country ? :wink:

Pompeius

Thank you, ducceus

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Really alot Russian speakers...

Aila12345, do you think this is the bad news for Russian natives in R2?

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01 Aug 2013, 07:55

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- As much as I was tempted, I didn't ask for feedback. I dont think its a good idea to put them on the spot / also think it shows insecurity

I did ask feedback from both my interviewers, but clearly mentioned that I didn't want to know what they will send to INSEAD, just their honest return on how they experienced this interview.

Both of them were positive to this question, and used this question to add extra advice about studying at INSEAD. One of them mentioned he asks feedback in every professional relation when possible. My two cents...

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But this is not a professional situation. This is interview and its different. Even I ask feedbacks from clients or vendors but if I am in an interview the max I would ask is what are your expectations from a candidate. Then its your own analysis. My 1st interviewer's opening line was that his feedback is not going to matter and its all adcom's decision.

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- As much as I was tempted, I didn't ask for feedback. I dont think its a good idea to put them on the spot / also think it shows insecurity

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01 Aug 2013, 08:01

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All results comes out on the last date or it can come early as well ?

It will come on a Tuesday or Thursday the week of the decision deadline

The deadline being September 6th, at least one month and 2 days until the result. This takes painstakingly long, I would better go a month on holidays to keep my mind of of it...

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01 Aug 2013, 08:09

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Do they count Russia as just one country ? :wink:

What do u mean?) Russia and Ukraine? I'm sure they don't

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01 Aug 2013, 09:29

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Just curious: What happened to your restaurant ?

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Just completed my first interview today. The interviewer was at a senior level position at an MNC, graduated from INSEAD in '08. Fortunately she knew what I did as she had visited my restaurant a few times (I have recently exited from the business) and said it was one of her favorite restaurants in the area.

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I had a chain of 4 quick service restaurants in Bombay, Hyderabad and Bangalore until I got the right opportunity to exit and sold my stake

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01 Aug 2013, 10:10

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That was supposed to be a joke :roll:

Going on a vacation is also not the best plan. I am off for 2 week to Spain but somehow I feel I ll keep thinking about the result.

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docks007

Do they count Russia as just one country ? :wink:

What do u mean?) Russia and Ukraine? I'm sure they don't

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01 Aug 2013, 10:44

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3 cities together ? :roll:

Man! You must have earned good on exit. I always wanted to open restaurant wherever I went

but then I started thinking of scalable, sustainable and global business :-D

vj690

I had a chain of 4 quick service restaurants in Bombay, Hyderabad and Bangalore until I got the right opportunity to exit and sold my stake

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I finished with my interviews 2 days ago, so I'll share my experience, which was different to most I have read about here...

Both interviews were held in Buenos Aires, where I live. The first interviewer, even though he's very young, is one of the 5/10 most important guys in the oil industry in the country. He was surprisingly friendly and the interview was very informal. I went to his office at 9pm, but even then he kept taking work calls every 5 minutes. The interview went like this:

- First 10 minutes we talked about the situation of the oil industry in Argentina. He asked me what I thought about an oil deal he had recently closed (Currently all over the media in Arg). I tried to give him a polite but truthful answer, since I don’t really agree with what he’s doing…

- 5 minutes for the 3W questions. After that, he asked a question in English (the rest of the interview was in Spanish) about my career, but got distracted with a phone call and I never got to answer.

- Last 10 minutes he gave me advice about INSEAD

That was it, I was done in less than half and hour. I think I did well. I didn’t get a lot of feedback, he only said he was impressed by my GPA and GMAT score and that I would have no trouble keeping up with INSEAD’s pace.

Second interviewer was also under 40. Not very accomplished but from a very rich and traditional family (They hosted Jackie O when she was in Buenos Aires). The interview was 100% in Spanish and he clearly had to play “bad cop”. He was extremely rude, but from minute 1 it was obvious to me that he was faking it. The interview went like this:

- First 5 minutes he asked me to tell him about myself

- For the last 25 minutes he kept saying things like this:

- I have known you for 3 minutes and I don’t like you. I have never given a positive recommendation for INSEAD and you’ll not be the exception

- Your 780 GMAT does not mean anything. I got 610 but only prepared for a week, and in the practice tests I got everything from 600 to 790. I’m sure you got lucky during exam day

- Your University sucks, nobody knows it

- I met a lot of poor people like you at INSEAD, and I learnt we can have some things in common

- Blah, blah, blah.

I think he was trying to see how I reacted to all that crap. I kept on smiling while he insulted me and replied politely but firmly. I think I did well, because he ended up telling me that for most people an MBA at INSEAD was a waste of money, but for me it was going to be a sound investment.

That was it. I had read hundreds of posts about long, structured and hard interviews, but I got something different: Very short, disorganized and odd interviews!

I hope you find this information useful! And hope I did well in my interviews! Now I have a long and painful wait ahead of me! Good luck to you all!

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3 cities together ? :roll:

Man! You must have earned good on exit. I always wanted to open restaurant wherever I went

but then I started thinking of scalable, sustainable and global business :-D

vj690

I had a chain of 4 quick service restaurants in Bombay, Hyderabad and Bangalore until I got the right opportunity to exit and sold my stake

Haha maybe we can figure out a plan while at Insead (fingers crossed)

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vj690

- As much as I was tempted, I didn't ask for feedback. I dont think its a good idea to put them on the spot / also think it shows insecurity

Hi Rob,

I think it's a matter of personal preference more than anything. I just didn't want to put her on the spot, just assumed she might need some time to put her thoughts together especially since she wasn't taking notes.

Enjoy the excruciating wait, and good luck!

V

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01 Aug 2013, 11:59

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I also had a pretty random 1st interview, not so much like you but still not very nice. But then in the end you got such a positive feedback, I dint get any feedback.

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Hehe. Not thinking of any plans now. This is going to be a bad wait.

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Haha maybe we can figure out a plan while at Insead (fingers crossed)

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Second interviewer was also under 40. Not very accomplished but from a very rich and traditional family (They hosted Jackie O when she was in Buenos Aires). The interview was 100% in Spanish and he clearly had to play “bad cop”. He was extremely rude, but from minute 1 it was obvious to me that he was faking it. The interview went like this:

- First 5 minutes he asked me to tell him about myself

- For the last 25 minutes he kept saying things like this:

- I have known you for 3 minutes and I don’t like you. I have never given a positive recommendation for INSEAD and you’ll not be the exception

- Your 780 GMAT does not mean anything. I got 610 but only prepared for a week, and in the practice tests I got everything from 600 to 790. I’m sure you got lucky during exam day

- Your University sucks, nobody knows it

- I met a lot of poor people like you at INSEAD, and I learnt we can have some things in common

- Blah, blah, blah.

I think he was trying to see how I reacted to all that crap. I kept on smiling while he insulted me and replied politely but firmly. I think I did well, because he ended up telling me that for most people an MBA at INSEAD was a waste of money, but for me it was going to be a sound investment.

That was it. I had read hundreds of posts about long, structured and hard interviews, but I got something different: Very short, disorganized and odd interviews!

I hope you find this information useful! And hope I did well in my interviews! Now I have a long and painful wait ahead of me! Good luck to you all!

You will get in. I would glad to have a cool-headed person as classmate. This is a very interesting interview. he basically insult you and you stay cool and calm +1 for you

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Hello everyone!

Could anyone please check the number of admitted students and also the number of Belgians & Vietnamese?

Many thanks in advance!

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How would that help ? :roll:

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Hello everyone!

Could anyone please check the number of admitted students and also the number of Belgians & Vietnamese?

Many thanks in advance!

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Hello everyone!

Could anyone please check the number of admitted students and also the number of Belgians & Vietnamese?

Many thanks in advance!

Belgians: 1
Vietnamese: 2

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Is it possible to give an update on the total number of admitted students so far? Just to have an idea of the number of applicants admitted in each round...