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26 Mar 2026, 13:05
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Duration
Short Interview : 25 min (as per my peers this was the shortest )
2 professors ( Director of MIF program & Professor of Financial markets )
Overall Structure
Professors gave their introduction at first
Asked me to tell something interesting that i do apart from what is mentioned in my CV and essays
Questions to both the profs (last 10 mins approx)
Question Style
1. Common questions on why MIM, Why SG campus and not Cergy Campus, why MiM and not MIF as i was working in a Fintech Company and had done some courses on finance before
2. Asked about my hobbies and any current book that i'm reading
3. Interesting question by the Markets professor : " Give me 3 reasons why your manager would say that you shouldn't be admitted to ESSEC at this moment"
4. What other schools did you apply to ?
5. What if you get admitted to HEC Paris and ESSEC..which one would you take ? (Since i already said i applied for HEC, ESSEC, INSEAD, LBS)
6. Asked about my photography hobbies , my camera and styles ( its important to have interesting ones so that you can carry forward the conversation)
Vibe
My Questions & Closing
Prep Takeaways
Final Outcome : Got the admit !!!
Short Interview : 25 min (as per my peers this was the shortest )
2 professors ( Director of MIF program & Professor of Financial markets )
Overall Structure
Professors gave their introduction at first
Asked me to tell something interesting that i do apart from what is mentioned in my CV and essays
Questions to both the profs (last 10 mins approx)
Question Style
1. Common questions on why MIM, Why SG campus and not Cergy Campus, why MiM and not MIF as i was working in a Fintech Company and had done some courses on finance before
2. Asked about my hobbies and any current book that i'm reading
3. Interesting question by the Markets professor : " Give me 3 reasons why your manager would say that you shouldn't be admitted to ESSEC at this moment"
4. What other schools did you apply to ?
5. What if you get admitted to HEC Paris and ESSEC..which one would you take ? (Since i already said i applied for HEC, ESSEC, INSEAD, LBS)
6. Asked about my photography hobbies , my camera and styles ( its important to have interesting ones so that you can carry forward the conversation)
Vibe
- Informal and conversational (some laughs)
- Felt quite easy
- Take time on questions you dont know (for eg . The 3 reasons for not selecting me....I took a 1 minute break )
My Questions & Closing
- asked about the differences in students of asian and european countries and their approaches in class
- Asked any book that i could read before joining the course
Prep Takeaways
- Research about why the particular reasons of joining
- Anticipate essay-based concerns and prepare strong counters with evidence
- Practice concise, story-based answers (STAR method helps)
- Prepare thoughtful, personalized questions --> avoid generic ones
Final Outcome : Got the admit !!!
