INSEAD in the Social Media. Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/insead Twitter : https://twitter.com/insead INSEAD MBA Admissions Insights - By Pejay Belland, Director of Marketing and Admissions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jngcu8fdnWo Inside the INSEAD MBA - By INSEAD current studetns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8qV6OhrtUA The Insider’s Guide to INSEAD - By Admissionado Employment Stats (extracts and full report) https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?mode=view&id=22041 https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?mode=view&id=22042 https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?mode=view&id=22043 https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?mode=view&id=22044 https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?mode=view&id=22045 https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?mode=view&id=22046 https://gmatclub.com/forum/download/file.php?mode=view&id=22047 Insead_Employment_Report_Page_1_of_7.png Insead_Employment_Report_Page_2_of_7.png Insead_Employment_Report_Page_3_of_7.png Insead_Employment_Report_Page_4_of_7.png Insead_Employment_Report_Page_5_of_7.png Insead_Employment_Report_Page_6_of_7.png Insead_Employment_Report_Page_7_of_7.png Admissionado Chat Transcript - Tips for R3 and European School Applications.pdf INSEAD,429694318173892609,600 Dealing with a Ding - Webinar Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=echqdCOW7cM Dealing with a Ding.pdf

Last visit was: 23 Apr 2026, 16:54

It is currently 23 Apr 2026, 16:54

Toolkit

Business School and MBA

MBA Archive

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

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

Back to Forum

Create Topic

Insead September 2014 Intake- Calling all applicants

1 ... 34 35 36 37 38 ... 48

knightofdelta

Joined: 13 Dec 2012

Last visit: 07 Sep 2021

Posts: 180

Own Kudos:

118

[2]

Given Kudos: 29

Posts: 180

Kudos: 118

[2]

19 Feb 2014, 02:18

Kudos

Bookmarks

justwhisper

knightofdelta

justwhisper

Wake up, Paris!

Haha. Africa is up, waiting for Paris...

Posted from my mobile device

Good morning Africa! America is refusing to go to sleep...

Good morning America, but you are way past your bed time. Paris will call you when she's ready...

sanggmat

Joined: 10 Feb 2011

Last visit: 22 Aug 2014

Posts: 58

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 3

Location: United States

Concentration: Strategy, General Management

Schools: Insead '14 (WL) LBS '16 (D)

GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V36 Verified score

GPA: 3.75

WE:Consulting (Consulting)

Schools: Insead '14 (WL) LBS '16 (D)

GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V36 Verified score

Posts: 58

Kudos: 5

19 Feb 2014, 04:52

Kudos

Bookmarks

Doesn't look like today is the day

gmunat

Joined: 04 Aug 2013

Last visit: 01 Apr 2014

Posts: 31

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Location: India

Concentration: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

Schools: Insead '14 (WA) HBS '16 (D) Stanford '16 (D)

GPA: 3.9

WE:Human Resources (Commercial Banking)

Schools: Insead '14 (WA) HBS '16 (D) Stanford '16 (D)

Posts: 31

Kudos: 8

19 Feb 2014, 05:14

Kudos

Bookmarks

This is going to the wire.... Did they just decide to actually send everything on 21st?

Posted from my mobile device

unileeds

Joined: 03 Apr 2013

Last visit: 11 Mar 2014

Posts: 16

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Schools: Insead '14 (A)

GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V48 Verified score

Schools: Insead '14 (A)

GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V48 Verified score

Posts: 16

Kudos: 1

19 Feb 2014, 05:29

Kudos

Bookmarks

sanggmat

Doesn't look like today is the day

Reading through R1 posts, the calls will only start 2nd half of tomorrow, and then carry on later in friday morning. From the looks of it, it is calls for admit, emails for waitlist no dings.... Emails can also be sent if you are not available on your number, or it is past bedtime!

mgreen87

Joined: 10 Feb 2014

Last visit: 29 Apr 2014

Posts: 10

Concentration: International Business, Finance

Schools: CBS '16 (WL) Stern '16 (M$)

GRE 1: Q161 V162 Verified score

GPA: 3.25

WE:Supply Chain Management (Military & Defense)

Schools: CBS '16 (WL) Stern '16 (M$)

GRE 1: Q161 V162 Verified score

Posts: 10

Kudos: 0

19 Feb 2014, 05:45

Kudos

Bookmarks

So no one received a call yet? Thought they were supposed to go out the Wednesday before the Friday deadline...

unileeds

Joined: 03 Apr 2013

Last visit: 11 Mar 2014

Posts: 16

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Schools: Insead '14 (A)

GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V48 Verified score

Schools: Insead '14 (A)

GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V48 Verified score

Posts: 16

Kudos: 1

Updated on: 19 Feb 2014, 05:59

Originally posted by unileeds on 19 Feb 2014, 05:55.
Last edited by unileeds on 19 Feb 2014, 05:59, edited 1 time in total.

Kudos

Bookmarks

mgreen87

So no one received a call yet? Thought they were supposed to go out the Wednesday before the Friday deadline...

Hmm you might be right there.... first one got their call 16:22.. rather got their email.

Domrep

Joined: 24 Aug 2011

Last visit: 20 May 2014

Posts: 87

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 6

Location: Canada

Concentration: Finance

Schools: Insead '14 (A) Stanford '16 (WD) Booth '16 (S) Ivey '15 (A)

GPA: 3.9

WE:Corporate Finance (Finance: Investment Banking)

Schools: Insead '14 (A) Stanford '16 (WD) Booth '16 (S) Ivey '15 (A)

Posts: 87

Kudos: 21

19 Feb 2014, 05:56

Kudos

Bookmarks

mgreen87

So no one received a call yet? Thought they were supposed to go out the Wednesday before the Friday deadline...

The majority of past threads have had calls go out on Wednesday. I wonder if the technical delay that we had for the deadline submission affected things

knightofdelta

Joined: 13 Dec 2012

Last visit: 07 Sep 2021

Posts: 180

Own Kudos:

118

Given Kudos: 29

Posts: 180

Kudos: 118

19 Feb 2014, 06:19

Kudos

Bookmarks

Domrep

mgreen87

So no one received a call yet? Thought they were supposed to go out the Wednesday before the Friday deadline...

The majority of past threads have had calls go out on Wednesday. I wonder if the technical delay that we had for the deadline submission affected things

First call on GMAT Club for R1 came on a Wednesday around 3.25pm, Fonty time. It is 2.20pm Fonty time.

Brace up.

Domrep

Joined: 24 Aug 2011

Last visit: 20 May 2014

Posts: 87

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 6

Location: Canada

Concentration: Finance

Schools: Insead '14 (A) Stanford '16 (WD) Booth '16 (S) Ivey '15 (A)

GPA: 3.9

WE:Corporate Finance (Finance: Investment Banking)

Schools: Insead '14 (A) Stanford '16 (WD) Booth '16 (S) Ivey '15 (A)

Posts: 87

Kudos: 21

19 Feb 2014, 06:23

Kudos

Bookmarks

knightofdelta

Domrep

mgreen87

So no one received a call yet? Thought they were supposed to go out the Wednesday before the Friday deadline...

The majority of past threads have had calls go out on Wednesday. I wonder if the technical delay that we had for the deadline submission affected things

First call on GMAT Club for R1 came on a Wednesday around 3.25pm, Fonty time. It is 2.20pm Fonty time.

Brace up.

1 hour and counting :D

Based on September 2013's thread, waitlist emails starting go out on Tuesday and admit calls started going out around mid-afternoon Fonty time as well.

unileeds

Joined: 03 Apr 2013

Last visit: 11 Mar 2014

Posts: 16

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Schools: Insead '14 (A)

GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V48 Verified score

Schools: Insead '14 (A)

GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V48 Verified score

Posts: 16

Kudos: 1

19 Feb 2014, 06:25

Kudos

Bookmarks

Maybe they aim to be unpredictable... Looking at the forum they might decide to just send everything on Friday and have a cheeky giggle at our expense..

knightofdelta

Joined: 13 Dec 2012

Last visit: 07 Sep 2021

Posts: 180

Own Kudos:

118

Given Kudos: 29

Posts: 180

Kudos: 118

19 Feb 2014, 07:28

Kudos

Bookmarks

No call yet?

unileeds

Maybe they aim to be unpredictable... Looking at the forum they might decide to just send everything on Friday and have a cheeky giggle at our expense..

Posted from my mobile device

Domrep

Joined: 24 Aug 2011

Last visit: 20 May 2014

Posts: 87

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 6

Location: Canada

Concentration: Finance

Schools: Insead '14 (A) Stanford '16 (WD) Booth '16 (S) Ivey '15 (A)

GPA: 3.9

WE:Corporate Finance (Finance: Investment Banking)

Schools: Insead '14 (A) Stanford '16 (WD) Booth '16 (S) Ivey '15 (A)

Posts: 87

Kudos: 21

19 Feb 2014, 07:32

Kudos

Bookmarks

the silence is deafening!!!!

knightofdelta

Joined: 13 Dec 2012

Last visit: 07 Sep 2021

Posts: 180

Own Kudos:

118

Given Kudos: 29

Posts: 180

Kudos: 118

19 Feb 2014, 08:26

Kudos

Bookmarks

Is this the calm before the storm?

knightofdelta

Joined: 13 Dec 2012

Last visit: 07 Sep 2021

Posts: 180

Own Kudos:

118

Given Kudos: 29

Posts: 180

Kudos: 118

19 Feb 2014, 09:13

Kudos

Bookmarks

knightofdelta

Is this the calm before the storm?

I guess not. 5pm Fonty time. We wait for tomorrow.

Posted from my mobile device

Domrep

Joined: 24 Aug 2011

Last visit: 20 May 2014

Posts: 87

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 6

Location: Canada

Concentration: Finance

Schools: Insead '14 (A) Stanford '16 (WD) Booth '16 (S) Ivey '15 (A)

GPA: 3.9

WE:Corporate Finance (Finance: Investment Banking)

Schools: Insead '14 (A) Stanford '16 (WD) Booth '16 (S) Ivey '15 (A)

Posts: 87

Kudos: 21

19 Feb 2014, 09:47

Kudos

Bookmarks

man that was anti-climatic.

justwhisper

Joined: 19 Aug 2007

Last visit: 13 Oct 2014

Posts: 54

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 8

Location: United States

Schools: Insead '14 (M)

Posts: 54

Kudos: 10

19 Feb 2014, 17:33

Kudos

Bookmarks

unileeds

sanggmat

Doesn't look like today is the day

That's what I'm afraid of.. getting an email not knowing if it's good or bad news since my bed time coincides with their business hours. I just want to get a +33 call like everyone else...

newsInsead

Joined: 20 Nov 2013

Last visit: -

Posts: 1,184

Own Kudos:

Posts: 1,184

Kudos: 33

19 Feb 2014, 18:00

Kudos

Bookmarks

FROM Insead Admissions Blog: Social Gods and Finance Wizards

One month in and I love it. While my first few weeks weren’t pretty, after (seemingly everyone) I reached a stress overload (I thought I might have had diabetes, but I realized it was just anxiety), I’ve developed a healthy, highly-productive routine. I can honestly say that I am performing at close to peak capacity. Yet, it is difficult to remain focused because there are so many seductive business temptations around me: start-up boot camps, corporate cocktails, intense socializing opportunities, and rigorous academic demands. Some of my classmates have completely immersed themselves in the start-up world or the Uncertainty, Data & Judgement discipline (a statistics course) while others have become social gods or goddesses. Yet, the aspect about INSEAD that I have most enjoyed is the role that my small group plays in my education. I learn more from my fellow group members than from any class or instructor. Each person’s strengths and weaknesses are extremely well-calibrated and balanced with the other group members’ personal assets, producing a well-rounded, effective team. Consequently, I learn more about finance (my weakness) from our group’s Polish and Dutch finance wizards than from my finance class (note: I still learn a lot from my finance class). So, to continue this stream-of-consciousness post……

My first month takeaways:

Focus: INSEAD offers both a broad range and concentrated pool of opportunities. You can sample consulting hors o’devours’, but also nibble on a big ole entrepreneurship steak. If you like consulting, you’ll find every imaginable resource available to you. The same is true for entrepreneurship. You can’t do both at the same time. Finding your core focus is more important than trying to sample everything possible (sampling is good at first if you have no idea what you want to do, but you’ll need to start making choices soon).
Hustle: INSEAD brings alumnae and executives from top companies on campus for presentations. Go to every presentation possible to not only gain an inside peek into the firm’s culture and operations, but also to network.
Group: Use the group to your maximum advantage. The culture at INSEAD is extremely team-focused and collaborative. Everyone, despite a wide range of goals, motivations, and backgrounds, will come together to perform or help individual group members who fall behind. This is much more efficient than trying to do everything on your own (impossible).

Finally, I think the entrepreneurship community (one of my major interest) is extremely strong at INSEAD. While I did not attend the startup boot camp, most of my classmates raved about it. Additionally, there are more entrepreneurship events than any other event on campus (or about the same as consulting). Whether spending $100k on an MBA or your new venture is the best decision for you is debatable, but, if you can afford it, the investment is certainly valuable and an efficient (time) way to find the resources to build an amazing team, link with a strong mentor network, and learn the framework to structure your future business.

Finals are in a few weeks. I will hopefully travel to Shanghai afterwards to visit my fiancée and hustle back in my second home (China). I also have a small startup I’m working on related to air-freight logistics.

Peace….

This Blog post was imported into the forum automatically. We hope you found it helpful. Please use the Kudos button if you did, or please PM/DM me if you found it disruptive and I will take care of it. -BB

LScorpio

Joined: 31 Dec 2013

Last visit: 09 Dec 2014

Posts: 49

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 1

Posts: 49

Kudos: 2

19 Feb 2014, 21:25

Kudos

Bookmarks

I wonder if we are even getting to know of all the calls made. I mean, there's probably like 10 or so of us that are active here in the forums, while they must be sending notifications to more than 200 people right..