Calling all Applicants: INSEAD Sept 2019 Intake !

To those of you that got interview invites, did you already receive the contact information for your interviewers? My email said that I'd receive information for two interviewers shortly, but that was last Thursday and I still haven't received it. Wanted to see if others had the same experience or if I should reach out.

My email said the same, but I just got it today so going to wait for them to send the details. Mine's also mentioned that they had alumni in my city, if yours didn't mention that, maybe they are arranging alumni

Hi to those who got the interview details, how long do your interviewers reply your email? I have emailed and called my interviewer last week. But one of them have not replied me yet. Should I call again?

Hi tnsl6212,

I wouldn't worry much. Sometimes, it takes the school a bit longer to find the most appropriate alumni to interview candidates.

Once the alumni are selected and contacted, they are notified about the deadline by which they must conduct the interviews. So even if you're giving their contact info a bit later, they will make sure to arrange the interviews before the deadline.

That being said, if you want to reach out to your AO for a friendly reminder, you could so as well. There is no harm in it.

I hope this helps.

Warm regards
Alex

Hi kathy,

Both my interviewers took a full week to reply. One of them was traveling for business and replied before I followed up while I contacted the second during a phone follow-up.

I would suggest for you to call and follow up at the one week mark if you have not received a reply by then (which was what I did). Hope this helps!

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One of my clients received an email inviting him to do an INSEAD EMBA instead of a regular MBA. This is a first for me. He is 33, 680 GMAT, comes from a very niche industry and has 10 years of work experience so I guess it makes sense; his goals are more EMBA-ish, not looking to switch industries or geography. Did this happen to anyone else?

Hi hughmungus1, thanks so much for the interesting reply. I agree That Oxford has a far more social bent. However I do think maybe it's actually more significant that INSEAD gave you lots of opportunity to show them who you are. I do think that the Oxford essay prompt is a bit esoteric and not really capturing the spirit (or value) of an application imo.

I'm glad that I brought to mind LBS. I have to say I don't exactly follow your logic about you being an older applicant and looking for shorter programs. Is that because of opportunity cost? I actually would do the longer program there because it's your big opportunity to do 2 internships and solidify a completely new direction. By the way, there are lots of hidden essays inside of the application so make sure to get a log in there ASAP.

I absolutely encourage you to apply to Stanford MSX Round 3, If you made it through INSEAD shortlisting I think that indicates you have what interests them. Plus you have this voluminous INSEAD application to repurpose my God it is a monster. I am submitting someone for that deadline and repurposing his motivation essay 1 for the main Stanford essay.

Feel free to fill out the applicant profile form on my site & send your CV if you would like me to give you a quick assessment.

Hi All,

I'm sending emails to my interviewers to schedule invites. This is a re-application to INSEAD. However my portal application PDF is not showing my updated score or my revised essays. Should I send those separately or ask my admission officer if she can update the portal?

Hi AA39,

Apologies for the delay in reply as it is the Chinese New Year holiday season over here in Singapore!

My suggestion is to approach the AO to check if they can solve the issue so that you can download the most updated portal application PDF. Cheers!

I'm sorry to hear this. Are you stating that you know your test scores are not consistent, or did the AO give you that as a reason for denial? Because they take the top score, is why I ask.

Good luck with future apps. There are still plenty of upcoming deadlines with European Jan start programs.

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Thank you for passing this along Farrell!

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Around this time, many applicants are deciding between Round 4 September batch and Round 2 January batch. Unless you have made a huge dent in your app by now - like outlines for all the essays - would urge you to consider January R2.

There are a thousand seats initially; so R2 and so you have a far better shot than R4, especially if you are Asian or Indian. Or from a highly represented country such as Lebanon. Some notes: if you need to do a module in Abu Dhabi for MENA recruitment then September batch is best. If you are doing IB or need an internship (not consulting) January is best.

If you are applying in 3 weeks, make sure your test scores are competitive (above average) and the application is flawless. This is less stringent if you are from a super underrepresented country but don't bank on that.

Interesting article on LBS vs. INSEAD https://find-mba.com/articles/mba-schoo ... ead-vs-lbs

This is a great read! I understand that the deposit deadline for Round 2 INSEAD candidates is fast approaching and this insightful article will definitely come in handy for candidates who have successfully received offers from both schools.

Thanks for sharing!

Good luck to those on WL and those waiting for R3!

When do we expect to hear Round 3 responses? Deadline is March 15th. My interviews finished 10 days ago. Do they always wait until just before the deadline to call?