ESADE Business School

Hi guys,

Just received an admit from ESADE for full time MBA. My brief profile is given below.

GMAT 660(Q=47,V=34) AWA=5.0

30/M/Indian-based in UK for past 6.5 years in Telecommunications.

Had a great interview ,was more of a discussion and the admission reps were friendly and kind,unlike others I met at MBA fairs.

Hope to see you all in september.

Hi feel?

Sorry for the delayed response. If you want to move to Canada upon graduation from an MBA, ESADE may not be the best school to attend. There's nothing wrong with ESADE as a school, actually I think its one of the best schools and I'll be starting in September!! But from personal experience, Canadian Financial Institutions aren't fully aware of the caliber of ESADE and the recruiting arms of these Canadian companies look primarily for local talent.

Someone I know graduated from ESADE in 2009, and even though the economy was not ideal, he struggled to find a job in Toronto. Many investment banks in Toronto took MBA grads from Wharton, Harverd first, then Rotman, Ivey, Queens, York, and I don't believe there were many hired from schools outside of North America. This may largely be because Canadian/American schools have a closer relationship with Canadian companies.

In summary, I believe you will have to do a lot of the leg work yourself. ESADE has deep relationships with European and International companies. Canadian Banks may be on the Career Services radar, but not a priority. To get an exceptional job in Canada, I would recommend an ivey league university in the US or Rotman, Ivey, Queens, York in Canada.

Best of luck!
Adnan

Hi guys, I am new here,

I applied for the ESADE Bilingual Track, I am having the phone interview tomorrow, I am quite nervous .

Anyone here applied for the same track as I did?

I did not apply for many schools because I wanted to focus on my application, kind a rolling basis. :D

Regards,

Mai Viet Dung

Hi all, my name is Aoife and I work in the MBA Office at ESADE as Community Manager. If you are interested in any more info on courses or need to talk to anyone about what to expect when you arrive here, drop me a line here, on Twitter (theesademba) or Facebook (ESADE MBA/ ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL MBA). (I am the person behind all these sites!!) Glad to hear lots of you are being accepted and I look forward to meeting you when you're here.

Barcelona's a cool city and is now getting beachy!

Hi everyone,
I had my interview with ESADE and should know by the end of this week on my status.

I'm F/29/ from Canada. Any idea how long the student VISA process takes? I'm a little concerned since I'm going away for vacation June 19, back on July 13th, then classes start August 23rd. If I have all my documentation by, say, May 25th, will everything be ready by June 19th?

Hi CP

Usually it is assumed that the Visa process should last no more than 5 weeks...but again it depends from country to country..so maybe the process is faster in canada.

Good luck with everything and see you in Barcelona.

Guys,

I just got an admit, so happy, but they said that they will send me a financial plan.

Have any one of u got any types of scholarship?

Well done ! Can I ask you when have you sent your application and when have you had the interview? And how many weeks they gave you to secure your place?


Would you suggest Esade onlyfor industry or do you think they are strong enough in accounting and finance altough it is more known for marketing?
thank you for your reply!

Well, I chose ESADE because they are strong in Marketing & International Business and I am also interested in their Bilingual MBA Course which I have not found a second one in FT, maybe somebody else can advise you better on Accounting & Finance.

Well, I chose ESADE because they are strong in Marketing & International Business and I am also interested in their Bilingual MBA Course which I have not found a second one in FT, maybe somebody else can advise you better on Accounting & Finance. [/quote]

thanks ! you chose one of the best business schools in Europe.

If you do not mind, can I ask you how long the whole application process lasted,from interview to notification?

Have a good day

thanks ! you chose one of the best business schools in Europe.

If you do not mind, can I ask you how long the whole application process lasted,from interview to notification?

Have a good day[/quote]


because I am rushing for my trip tomorrow to Myanmar and I have told Mary Granger, the associate director, in my interview that I could not be able to have access to Internet in 10 days time. So i think she helped me to push for the result in just 3 days.

I actually applied sometimes in January but I think I was in the waiting list because my first GMAT score was bad.

hi maivietdung

are you from somewhere in southeastasia?..from your display name i am guessing vietnam...I am currently living in bangkok..though i am indian.

so you must be excited on getting admitted. congrats on that and see you soon in BCN..if you have plans to come to bangkok before july end ..let me know.

cheers!!

Hi Bajar,

Yeah I am a VIetnamese,

I sent my Financial Plan to them few days ago, hope it can be approved so I can go there. I would be very disappointed if I cannot make my dream come true just because I do not have enough money for my study .

I came back from Chiang Mai few weeks ago and I loved it but now I do not dare to go to Bangkok, NO OFFENSE, but it is quite dangerous now right there. I cancled all my plans.

Tell me if you come to Singapore or go to Vietnam. :D

Hi maivet

the financial plan is only a small formality..apart from that i think getting the student loan is not tht difficult as most of the students take some loans...

I can understand why you hesitate to come to bangkok right now..but now the situation has improved a lot..weird how it gets lost in a matter of days..but thts thailand..

I have no plans of going to s'pore or vietnam as of now..saving money ... have you joined the facebook group " esade mba class of 2012" ?

Hello to everybody,

I have been accepted at Esade for september 2010. I decided to create a facebook group for those who have been admitted or are planning to apply to the school.
Here is the link:
w w w. facebook. com/group.php?gid=121204374579323&ref=ts
(I am a new member here therefore I cannot post urls..)

If you decide to join the group we will discuss about classes, life in Barcelona, accommodation etc...
I hope to see you there

hi macromarco

There is already a Facebook group for incoming student.. please see the following link

https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=1 ... 455&ref=ts

Hello,

I didn't notice that there was already that group, will join immediately Thanks