INSEAD admits finance and campus life discussion

nnm

以下是引用ttbbq在2007-3-23 8:34:00的发言：

Amazing! How did you get the admission for 2008J at this time knowing the application deadline for R1 is Mar 28?

Did you defer your admission? If so, I would appreciate your sharing the experience of defering admission with INSEAD, that is pretty interesting to me also. Thanks in advance.

Hi man, you got her wrong. She meant 2008 July class, not 2008 Jan intake.

ttbbq

以下是引用nnm在2007-3-23 8:50:00的发言：

Hi man, you got her wrong. She meant 2008 July class, not 2008 Jan intake.

I see, thanks, nnm, you are so smart! ^_^

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stringscn

以下是引用nnm在2007-3-23 7:12:00的发言：

I'm looking for electronical copy, but have'nt got yet.

I haven't found any e-copy of the reading materials, if any, please let me know!

But I also searched their bookstore foot-note.net, and find out their book for classes, and I have e-copy of some of the books (not the version they are using nowadays, 1 or 2 version older), I could email you if needed.

stringscn

以下是引用ttbbq在2007-3-23 8:34:00的发言：

Amazing! How did you get the admission for 2008J at this time knowing the application deadline for R1 is Mar 28?

Did you defer your admission? If so, I would appreciate your sharing the experience of defering admission with INSEAD, that is pretty interesting to me also. Thanks in advance.

Yes, like nnm said, I'm in for the July class.  I'd like to share my learning for application, just give me few more days to write something - I'm pretty occupied these days.

sinocheetah

wait for your application experience.

inseadsh

Cheetah, I think you're doing well. No worry lah.

Tell us what specific application experience you are looking for? Since you are almost done with your essays,I assume you want to know something about interview? 

sinocheetah

Thanks a billion first! Will u choose insead or US one?

Cute guy,I really need some coach on interview.I screwed the Tuck and Darden one

I don't want to spoil an INSEAD interview if luckily there is.

I am making final polishment for my essays.Hope things go smoothly.

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inseadsh

Ok, in this case, I may share with you my interview experience with INSEAD.

My interviewer is a CFO from a well-known MNC. What is good of INSEAD is that the interviewer's name and his/her company name come with its interview notification, which means you may have a chance to know something about your interviewer and do some pre-work accordingly. It is funny that one of my friends happened to know my interviewer. He said my interviewer is...guess what? "a white asshole"... Faint

Anyway, the interview was conducted in a noisy starbucks in Pu dong area. The interviewer is sort of rigid and cold at the beginning. Follows the questions he asked (maybe not all): 

1. Why MBA? Why now and Why INEAD? --〉Suggest to well prepare this question as INSEAD is very different from top U.S B schools.
2. Please briefly talk about your professional experience upon graduation.
3. Tell me what your parents do? Are they supportive of your decision?
4. How will you finance your MBA study?
5. What other schools you applied and why?--> No right or wrong answer here I think. They just want to make sure that people  who get offer won't turn it down because they get better offer, hehe. The interviewer also digged deeper like why that school.
6. Tell me what is your biggest achievement in your life so far--> Could be academic or professional life. This should be in line with your essay. I think the story's better to be interesting.
7. How will you select study groups? What can you contribute to INSEAD study group? --> Should also link back to why INSEAD.
8. Okay, I've pretty much done with my qustion,  any question for me?--> Hugh, finally...

The whole interview finished within 80 mins. The interviewer did give me some good signal at the end. He said "you've done a good job. Tell your parents to stay happy for you!"

In summary, my personal experience to share with you is:

1. Dont get overridden or intimidated by interviewers. Show your confidence. If you think you need to adjust the pace, make a joke and laugh or ask the interviewer a question for him/her to stop and answer! Of course I'm not telling you to be aggressive here...
2. Dont be a copy machine. It's necessary to prepare but just dont try to remember everything.I prepared 51 questions and just listed down the bulletpoints I would cover. Interviewers can clearly tell when you are being a machine and when you're you!
3. Dont look at other places. Focus on interviewer's eyes. Eye contact can reinforce your points and show to interviewer how firm you are. Also, from interviewer's eyes, you will know when to stop and when to resume.
4. Dont really be a Niu Niu even if you really are. Interviewers have seen tons of people like you and Strong people really dont have high chances to win empathy.  

Hmmm...That's pretty much all I can share for now. Go Go Go, OleOleOle!

sinocheetah

One of the most informative posts I read about insead interview. BTW,did you only conduct one interview? Normally there are two.

I will practise my oral English day by day

inseadsh

Yeah, it's weird that I just had one interview... The interviewer said I was an exceptional case. Either I was too good or too bad. haha.