Calling all Applicants: INSEAD Jan 2019 Intake (Class of Dec 2019)

I did, I am italian, based in the UK

May we know your AO pls?

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AO is AN

ClearAdmit Livewire saw the first ding from India. Dings are rolling out :/
Did anyone from India got invited yet?

nothing yet, looks like its over now. Good luck to all those who received the emails!

another ding for an Indian with 740 gmat

Yes very demoralizing that Indians seem to have to have a 760 and a 4.0, on top of the seller application, to get into a top business school these days. Sorry things didn't go your way.

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Just received interview invitation.. Indian based in India

vish4u congrats. Can we get a bit about your profile and stats?

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I also was not selected for the next round. German with 680 GMAT score, (run out of time in the quant section), IR 7, 120 Toefl score, GPA 4.0, MSc in Genetics, PhD in Immunology. My work experience comprise 6 years (including PhD) as a researcher at the Max Planck Society (world leading research institute) and almost 3 years as sales and scientific support manager in the healthcare industry. As such I am quite successful. My three references (one by an academic co-worker, two by industry supervisors) also gave me glowing reviews.
Alas, I was a bit disappointed by the generic reply letter, since I would have liked to know whether e.g. my essays, or previous career was the reason for rejection. Nevertheless, it is INSEAD's loss in the end, not mine, since there are other business programs showing interest . I am not interested in going into consulting later on, but want to continue my career in the healthcare industry. In this sector INSEAD is known, but does not command the same respect as it might do in other industries, since most leadership personnel also hold a PhD or MD degree.

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Ah schade. Don't be disheartened Phileas. INSEAD's healthcare placement is pretty dismal, so like you mentioned, its their loss not yours.

May I know what other programs you applied to?

Hi All,

Needed your help with the following:
- Does scholarship essays the admission chances negatively/positively?

Thanks

I don't understand why they ask you to fill out scholarship applications before you know if you've been admitted.

So you're invited to the interview and at the same time you get scholarship application requests.

So what if you spend 10 hours on the scholarship application, but rejected afterwards? I understand once you have an interview you're pretty much in, but there's still the possibility of being rejected

ravi1608 and michaellee518
No bearing on admissions.
There is a big wall between these... and scholarships are only reviewed after admit decisions. Even though they ask you to complete forms so they can make decisions on scholarship ASAP upon admit
so they can make a compelling offer sooner, for the highly sought after candidates. Fill them out and prep for your interviews. Its not a shoe-in so do prepare.

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Is anybody talking about R3 yet ><

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Hi! I've been following your posts constantly in the last 2 months through my INSEAD application process. Firstly, I'd like to thank you for posting so regularly and helping out applicants like me!

I applied to INSEAD in R3 and would appreciate your feedback on whether my profile stands a chance to be selected for the next round of interviews. Also, could you throw some light on possibilities of scholarships if selected in R3? Thank you!

My profile:

- GMAT: 730 (Q50, V38) [1st Attempt at GMAT - 650 (Q48, V31)]
- Undergrad GPA: 4.0
- Chartered Accountant with an All India Rank 15 out of 50,000 students [99% percentile]
- Nationality: Indian
- WE: 7 years
- Age: 29
- International Experience: 18 months in Japan for work, visited over 10 countries for travel / work.
- WE Details: 2.5 years as a Financier (long term debt), 3 years at a Fortune 500 company as Business Finance partner (India & Japan), 1.5 years at a Non-Profit that works with Startups and helps them grow their business (Lead - Acceleration Program)
- Recommenders: Current manager (Indian), previous manager (Finnish, Director at a $1bn company), 3rd recommender (Founder of an NGO in India with 850 employees)
- Post MBA plan: To join a VC firm or a family office and invest in early stage start-ups.