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07 Jan 2014, 04:14

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Just got my invite from VM, yay! Good luck to those who are still waiting!

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Has anyone got an email from HANNY Stefanie?

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07 Jan 2014, 05:45

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Just got my invite from VM. North American based so it was a great thing to wake up to as I cleared the morning inbox!

Good luck to all those that are still waiting!

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07 Jan 2014, 05:51

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Stephanie Hanny is my coordinator too and I haven't heard too... She was back
from holidays only yesterday.
This wait is killing me!

Same here, Stephanie Hanny is my SPOC as well...waiting to hear from her. You are right, I am quite jittery already with all the waiting!

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Finally, INSEAD has resolved my case. My coordinator is also Hanny Stefanie. She reached across to me and said:

Further to your enquiry, I would like to reassure you that your file is currently under review. Following our Staged Admissions dates 10 January is the latest date by which you should hear from us for your interview decision, since you are registered for Round 2.

So we keep waiting until January 10, which is Friday. Hold on tight people.

Good to know your case is resolved...although the wait is as bad...atleast you know that the file is being considered

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07 Jan 2014, 06:24

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Just got my invite from Isabelle Ramos / Annick Jordan.

Congrats! Hope she sends out many more

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07 Jan 2014, 06:28

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How do you know, Who is your application coordinator? Are the invites being sent Region wise?
Anyone from India, who has got the Invite?

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Domrep and Quij - any updates to your application status on the website?

no change to my status, just still says "posted". I dont think it will change if you get an invite, my invite came via e-mail.

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Good luck to all those that are waiting!! I know how nervous it is, I guess I'm fortunate in that my invite came on the first day of the week but keep in mind they have a lot of people to get through. Make sure you double and triple check your spam/junk folders as it's known to many people that it can easily get stuck in those folders!

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Just got mine from CT :D good luck to all those interviewing and waiting for invites!!

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Just got mine from CT :D good luck to all those interviewing and waiting for invites!!

Congrats! best of luck

Does anyone know approximately how long after the initial invite do we get matched up with our interviewers?

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FROM Insead Admissions Blog: Preparation work aka my alternative to BFC

Disclaimer: Please note this post is NOT to encourage you/prospective students to forego the Business Foundation Course (BFC)…:-)

I had to put the disclaimer in because I know there are/have been students who are/will be participating in these courses offered by the school. I have read wonderful reviews about the BFC and how the experience really is once-in-a-life time and bonds you with your group mates and super talented professors. Personally if I resided in Singapore/Fonty, I might actually do it. However, living in a different geographic location (Taiwan, 4.5 hours away) and having worked in corporate(NOT consulting) for the past 3.5 years post my first graduate degree really doesn’t allow me the financial freedom to move (i.e. start paying rent) early and spend any extra money on tuition. I have a feeling that I will be using any spare cash I have to travel to all the wonderful exotic places in SE Asia which further tells me that I need to put the cash away in a ‘travel’ jar under my bed.

So the alternative I am choosing, is to look into local colleges and the internet for options to take something to boost my science-only background for the lowest amount of investment possible. I had looked at options such as Coursera (https://www.coursera.org/) which I know some people in our class already formed study groups for. However I didn’t have any time to look into it or devote time until after I left my job. And at that point, the course had already started and I couldn’t enroll anymore. Of course there were some free readings on MBAconnect, Google, and videos on Youtube, but I knew myself too well that if I didn’t do classroom instruction, I will not pick up ANYTHING. Incidentally, as I approached the Alliance Francaise de Taiwan for courses to help me pass DELF A2, I noticed that in the same building, National Taiwan University’s extension (continued education) courses were being offered. I was in time to catch the next intake of ‘Introductory to Finance and Accounting’, so I enrolled.

I was pleasantly surprised by how useful the course was and the caliber of the faculty. We went over basic definitions in finance and accounting, as well as income statements, balance sheets, and cashflow statements from major corporations in China, Taiwan and ex-Asia, which proved to be hugely useful since for investment and work purposes, knowing these terms in both languages would be of paramount importance in communicating with local colleagues (as I plan to work in APAC post graduation).

I happily received my graduation ‘certificate’ this week, concluding this 2-month, once a week evening course, which I took on top of my French class. I suppose I will find out soon how much this class ‘really’ helped when I am bombarded with core classes. But for someone who hasn’t touched any thing business-related besides macroeconomics in college many many years ago, I hope it at least brings me that much closer to not letting my future group mates down.

AND, at the end of the day, I get to spend the holidays with family and friends, which is icing on the cake for me.

p.s. I suppose this can also apply in the case of US-based students. I know my alma mater and many other city colleges offer these extension courses at an affordable price. So if you also are in a position where you cannot move yourself/your partner/family quickly, doesn’t hurt to check out their course offerings!

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FROM Insead Admissions Blog: The RUSH

2014 is going to be defined as THE RUSH: I will most definitely not get enough sleep and I know I will look back in a year or so and not understand how the time flew by.

Pre-admission

I’ve been in a terrible rush ever since I decided to apply for admission to the INSEAD MBA in mid-June 2013. I had less than 2 months until the August 7th deadline for Round 3. It was a rush to pass the TOEFL exam (thank God I had passed the GMAT 6 months before!), a rush to find and coordinate with recommenders, a rush to finalize the admission essays and coordinate with alumni for their advice, a rush to organize all the required documents, a rush to organize and prepare for the alumni admission interviews, while still working full time. I did not get much sleep.

Post-admission & pre-school start

After the much awaited phone call, things picked up and I found myself functioning in a higher gear. It was a rush to find the needed financing, a rush to find the flat-mates and the new apartment, a rush to organize all the needed documents, for the school and for the banks, a rush to organize the moving out, a rush to organize the plane tickets, a rush to obtain the visa, a rush to arrive in time to the Fontainebleau Nov. 16th welcome day and meet my colleagues, while still working full time. I did not get much sleep.

New normal

Some logical conclusions could be that people should not wait until Round 3 to apply or that they should no longer work full time after receiving the admission decision, especially if they’re a Round 3 Admit. On the other hand, sleepless nights and staying on top of things with so many competing emergencies, in this higher gear, seems to be the new normal.

Great expectations

I’m looking forward to an EPIC 2014; I’m looking forward to meeting my colleagues and getting to know them; I’m looking forward to learning about myself and about the world; I’m looking forward to experiencing the world through the eyes of my classmates; I’m looking forward to forging beautiful friendships; I’m looking forward to unforgettable trips and to my discovery of Asia.

I’m looking forward to taking advantage of every single second – it’s obvious that I don’t need that much sleep.

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This wait is terrible! Each new email, even the ones in the spam folder, gives me the jitters. :lol:

Good luck guys!

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I know! Not sure if they are gonna mail anything today..

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I know! Not sure if they are gonna mail anything today..

Why do you say so?

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Its already half day gone in france right..probably post-lunch hrs now

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Its just 12:30 in France. I am assuming that the emails are sent between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm. Still 4.5 hours to go.

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Its already half day gone in france right..probably post-lunch hrs now

I am in the same time zone with France. It is about 12.30 pm here. I'll wait till 5 pm before calling it. Anything can still happen in the next 4 and a half hours.