Jan, 21, 2014
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for January 2015 (Class of December 2015). INSEAD has changed the essays this year. The program deadlines for January 2015 can be found here. For information about INSEAD interviews, please see here. By the way, if you are applying for September 2014, see this post as the questions you need to […]
Jun, 01, 2013
My former client, Singy 2013, is a management consultant with 8 years experience, joining straight after graduating from a national university in Tokyo. He had no experience working/living outside Japan before INSEAD. Singy 2013 provides some really great advice below. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Adam: What parts of the INSEAD program have you liked the most? The […]
May, 26, 2013
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for January 2014 (Class of December 2014) and September 2014 (Class of July 2015). In 2011, INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years. The deadlines for September 2014 and January 2014, can be found here. For information about INSEAD interviews, please see here. By the way, for […]
May, 21, 2013
This is the second of a three part series of posts on the overal topic of “Do you really need an MBA?” In the first post in this series, I discussed that overall question directly. I suggest reading that post, “Do You Really an MBA,” before proceeding to the post below. What Kind of MBA […]
Nov, 15, 2012
My analysis of the INSEAD application essays can be found here. My overall strategy for interviewing can be found here. INSEAD alumni interviews, of which most applicants will have two of, are not necessarily that hard in any obvious way. The INSEAD website states that the majority of applicants will have two such interviews. These […]
Jan, 30, 2012
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for September (Class of July 2013) 2012 intake and the January (Class of December 2013) 2013 intake. The questions are taken from the PDF. INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years. In 2011, INSEAD changed the essays for the first time in many years. The deadlines […]
Sep, 28, 2011
I had the pleasure of visiting the INSEAD Singapore campus last week. INSEAD’s Deborah Riger, who I have previously interviewed, was kind enough to give me a tour of the campus and arrange a visit to a class. The Singapore Campus is a pleasant urban campus located within a research park. While I have not […]
Jul, 21, 2011
One question that I frequently asked is about the minimum GMAT required for INSEAD. What INSEAD’s site says is the following:While we do not have a minimum score required for admission, we advise candidates to aim for a score at or above the 70-75th percentile for both the quantitative and verbal sections of the GMAT […]
Jun, 22, 2011
Here I discuss INSEAD’s essays for the January (Class of December 2012) and September (Class of July 2013) 2012 intakes. The questions are taken from the PDF. Over the years, I have had an opportunity to work with a large number of clients admitted to INSEAD. I have had 5 client admitted for the January and […]
Apr, 27, 2011
My analysis of the INSEAD application essays can be found here. My overall strategy for interviewing can be found here. INSEAD alumni interviews, of which most applicants will have two of, are not necessarily that hard in any obvious way. The INSEAD website states that the majority of applicants will have two such interviews. Actually, […]
