INSEAD Admission Process

I applied to INSEAD in R2 for the Dec 09 Batch. Applied a day before the deadline, got an interview call a day before the deadline that INSEAD had set, and got an admission offer a day before the INSEAD deadline for final calls. Everything in my life happens a day before.. take for example opening books for the first time before an exam .. 

 

Step 1.

GMAT preparation – Being an engineer with a good background in Math, I didnt have to study for the quant section for GMAT at all. The main section that one can really focus on is Sentence correction in the verbal part.  One should do the Manhattan GMAT sentence correction guide a few times giving some time for the fundamentals to sink into your brain.  I dont think one can really improve his/her score in the other sections… but then I am not the typical GMAT exam taker. In fact, I scored just the same in the final GMAT as compared to the initial KAPLAN diagnostic test. Most people have a jump. But I had a comfortable GMAT score for any b-school, which is all that is important.

Step 2.

INSEAD Essays

Job Essays
1. Please give a detailed description of your job, including nature of work, major responsibilities; and, where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, number of clients/products and results achieved. (250 words)

2. Please give us a full description of your career since graduating from university. If you were to remain with your present employer, what would be your next step in terms of position? (250 words)

Personal Essays

1. Give a candid description of yourself, stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary. (400 words approx.)

2. Describe what you believe to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date, explaining why you view them as such. (400 words approx.)

3. Describe a situation taken from school, business, civil or military life, where you did not meet your personal objectives, and discuss briefly the effect. (250 words approx.)

4. Discuss your career goals. What skills do you expect to gain from studying at INSEAD and how will they contribute to your professional career. (500 words approx.)

5. Please choose one of the following two essay topics:

a) Have you ever experienced culture shock? What did it mean to you? (250 words approx.),

or

b) What would you say to a foreigner moving to your home country? (250 words approx.)

Step 3. 

Recommendation letters and other documentation required for the application. 

Step 4. 

Interviews with two alumni selected by the Admissions committee.

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