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Congratulations on your admit!

Are you in a rush to attend an MiM?

Your profile it looks quite good but admissions can be unpredictable…. I feel it would be a bit shortsighted to accept the lowest offer without the scholarship.

My suggestion to you would be to contact the admissions atESADE and request for them to give you a one or two week or however long you need of a delay for the deposit. They hate these kinds of requests but they have been more accommodating lately during the pandemic. You can mention that you would be unable to make that payment and would need more time to get the funds.

Your worst case scenario would be applying in September or October for the first round of deadlines. If you don’t mind potentially waiting a year, you may be able to improve your position in terms of either school rank or scholarship….

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Thank you for your suggestions!
I am in a rush yes, since I'll be turning 25 next year and would have 2+ years of work experience (making me ineligible for LBS+unpreferable to other programs). Plus at that point, it would make more sense for me to work for another year or two and go for an MBA.

I have until the 18th for now to give ESADE my decision while I will have the ESSEC interview shortlist by the 16th of this month. I think I should get the scholarship decision in another week since I got notified they're assessing my application yesterday. Even if I ask for an additional week or two for the deposit (which I know I can since I truly didn't expect two deposits), I won't have any college decisions :( Really confused about this situation but I suppose the best thing for now is to wait until the 16th?
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Hello everyone!

I'm posting this because I got into the ESADE MiM program with the CEMS option today! While I'm elated I'm also quite worried since the refundable deposit deadline is before the decision of the other schools I've applied to and ESADE is the lowest in my preferred list of schools. I've applied in the final rounds for these schools: INSEAD, LBS, ESSEC, and ESCP.

Indian, Female, 24 (I pursued a 5 year degree)

CGPA: 8.65/10 in Bachelor's of Architecture from Pune University, India
GMAT: 710 (Q49 V38)

Work Experience:
Architect with 1 y 2m of full-time work experience in high-impact Indian railway station projects (project estimations, DPRs, Commercial viability), my work has led to the firm being awarded 9 such tenders and I've prepared presentations for several important people including the Prime Minister of India. 6 months internship in heritage documentation and conservation and 1-month internship at UNESCO Documentation and Public Information Unit (Social media +program awareness management).

Extra Curricular:
Elected Student Council Head
Editor of a national student publication
1 research paper about tourism and heritage was published and presented at a student conference
Won international awards for essay writing
College and inter-college level recognition for sustainable fashion design

Volunteer work:
1 year of volunteering while living in a remote town in Bhutan
Volunteer with United Nations Academic Impact to Nairobi: proposed a sustainable low-cost site intervention for a school for underprivileged kids
Executive member of my native village's rural charitable society: organised annual blanket donation and health awareness events

My letter of recommendations are from my thesis director and the principal architect at my former workplace, both of them knew me and the work I did thoroughly.

I consider myself to be a decent enough writer and my motivation to pursue MiM is clearly and convincingly relayed in my essays. I'm pretty focused on sustainability and leadership impact in my future career and that's what I've written about.

I want to know if I have a chance at the other schools I'm applying to or if I should give the HEFTY non-refundable deposit at ESADE. The deposit is coming out to be 10,200 euros since there's a separate deposit for CEMS. I didn't think ESADE would get back to me this soon since ESSEC and ESADE had deadlines only a day or two apart. My parents think I shouldn't be arrogant and accept ESADE's offer at this stage because who knows what could happen later. Scholarship decisions are yet to come from ESADE.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hi ANVI98 hope this finds you well

Hoping that you executed your application well, I see a decent chance that you may receive calls from some of the other schools. Your profile is strong and differentiated and so I completely understand your conundrum. Since time is of the essence now, reach out to the other four schools and request an expedited decision, mentioning your acceptance into ESADE as a compelling reason. This will:

1. Show the school that you are a high potential candidate who has a lucrative admit offer.
2. Show that the school (in consideration) is still your top preference, for which you seek an early decision.

Since you can't control the schools' final decisions, its best to direct your energy toward making the most of this situation and getting a timely (affirmative or negative) response.
Best wishes