INSEAD的生活状态

wanghongliang

baochangzx 发表于 2013-6-15 21:05
真想知道INSEAD里面中国学生一天能休息几小时?(如果之前海外经历不多的话). 是不是很suffer?  ...

一年制MBA都很suffer，如果语言能力差距比较大得话会更suffer。
不用关注休息几个小时，记住来了之后睡眠就变成了一个很奢侈的事情就行了。
觉得自己没能力挑战这个极限，就不要来了。

oleoh

好学校混的一样很多，除了哈佛这种，想毕业完全没问题，大部分人压力大的都是在找工上，学习能毕业就行了，何必

aluzeing

MarcDeu 发表于 2013-6-15 18:48
不好意思，首先我没说是INSEAD，其次我只是说花出去的钱，这一年也许是可以让自己更多的去想一想，脱离工 ...

恩，能花二三十万读个好学校，肯定比花五十多万的，顾虑/压力/负担都小不少

juliewang417

看LZ要过什么样的生活了, 如果只读书找工作不SOCIAL的话, 还不算太TOUGH吧, 商科基础不好的一般学校会建议上开学前的BUSINESS FOUNDATION课程, 不过我自己申请INSEAD的一大原因是因为我很喜欢那边丰富多彩的SOCIAL LIFE. 可以多认识一些有意思的人多参加一些CLUB的活动到世界各地去多TRAVEL一下, 当然很多不错的课也要上, 所以估计睡眠上要损失一些.

当然找工作也很费时间, 特别有些找PE/VC方向的都找的很辛苦. 创业的人有的在学校一开学就开始搞自己的BUSINESS, 有的人甚至每天睡三四个小时同时做10个TIME ZONES的INVESTOR PITCH,到毕业时已经有了相当一部分自己的客户群...

新加坡那边的课程强度和枫丹是一样的, 只不过那边欧美人较多(中国人里面也分得很明显, 美国和欧洲那边招的中国人未来打算回来亚洲工作的基本都是清一色去新加坡校区或者P3以后去新家坡) , 所以PARTY的风气更甚于枫丹. 而且新那边不用开车, 所以大家都喝酒喝得厉害, houhou, 一晚上被灌2两中国白酒半瓶红酒一小瓶伏特加也是有可能的

贴一篇意大利学生在P1结束时写的博客中的一小段供你参考：

I have just returned from the break between P1 and P2. One period has gone and what is true is that it goes by so fast. But it’s dense, so full of everything. It’s international. Everyone knows that and many choose INSEAD because of this unique opportunity to be exposed to such diversity. This diversity does not end there.

Housemates
I live outside the forest, a 10 minute drive from campus… I might even see a deer or a boar along the road, Fontainebleau is wild! Coming back home I’m ready to join the crowd: two Brazilians, two Indians, one American-Chinese, one Aussie and a Brit… plus me, the Italian. We usually meet in the kitchen and conversations go in multiple directions. Stories are shared while someone is eating and others are checking their laptops and emails do come from everywhere (quick look at my inbox and I have a report of expenses from the last trip to Chamonix, invitations to company presentations, new clubs’ leadership elections, daily digest from yammer, a survey on my consumer habits from students exploring new businesses, the last update to the calendar for P2, etc).

Group mates
In my work group we spread from Santiago to Shanghai, stopping by Rhode Island, Venice, Riyadh and Mumbai. It’s quite a trip and a constant discovery. Being so different brings into play patience, adaptation, curiosity, respect, reciprocity. And as time passes, we get to know each other better and we develop a sense of belonging that will tie our lives together.

Classes
P1 was very intense. I didn’t think I needed all those career info sessions and CV workshops so early on in the programme, but now it’s already P2 and summer internship applications are almost due. I definitely need to catch up by writing a few cover letters this week and do more research on companies I am interested in.

Classes were mainly quantitative in P1; accounting, statistics, micro economics, financial markets… but I think organizational behavior was the best one. It was filled with classroom interaction and group work and there was not necessarily a “right” answer to most things. It really exercised one’s judgment and critical thinking which is one of my main areas of interest. We took all the exams in two and a half days and I have never seen the campus so populated at night as it was a week before the finals. Before this, all I heard were of people sleeping at the library to recover from parties, but during exams, students were sleeping with their books under the pillows!

Social Life
P1 was indeed a rush. As soon as we started, parties were thrown all over, Club 16, Villa Foch, Chateau Fleury, Tavers (social life is core at INSEAD). There are so many different and interesting people around, that you want to meet them all. In February, the Lowlands week transformed campus to the world of the Dutch and Belgians. Beers and delicacies appeared on the tables of the Belgian dinner while red lights shone over the Dutch final party! It was colorful and full of enthusiasm; I can’t wait to organize the Italian week in June!

There’s always something going on at INSEAD and I believe that one of the best ways to get to know other classmates is travelling together. So far I’ve been to Amsterdam, Chamonix, Champagne while others have travelled to Turkey, Morocco, Portugal, etc. It is a real journey at INSEAD! Stay tuned!

baochangzx

多谢分享了,确实累

juliewang417

呵呵，LZ要是喜欢就申请吧， 再怎么苦也就一年罢了，也可以锻炼一下自己的时间管理能力

摘抄INSEAD MBA BROCHURE中列举的WHY INSEAD10大原因中的第六大原因给LZ吧：
6) Work Hard, Play Hard, Go far
After 10 intensive months of learning, socialising, travelling and career building, you’ll be ready for any challenges life throws at you.
之前有同学去枫丹白露找房子，她很喜欢做饭所以比较关注厨房好不好设施全不全，不过看房的中介直接告诉她：放心， 你不需要一个好厨房的， INSEAD的童鞋基本没时间做饭的。。。

wanghongliang

juliewang417 发表于 2013-6-18 22:08
呵呵，LZ要是喜欢就申请吧， 再怎么苦也就一年罢了，也可以锻炼一下自己的时间管理能力

摘抄INSEAD MBA BR ...

这个没时间做饭的事情也别听别人说，我来IE前也听校友说，别指望自己做饭，没时间，但这个真的是因人而异啊，我来这里半年了，基本上天天都吃自己做的饭。
我做两个菜20分钟左右，从洗菜，切菜再做菜，同时大米饭蒸好了。
附件是我用了不到一个半个小时做好的5-6个人的菜。
那个大虾更简单，不到15分钟。
那个木耳芹菜鸡蛋炒肉工序复杂点，也不到20分钟,但同时饭也做好了。
自己做终归营养一些，磨刀不误砍柴工，既有营养又嗷嗷省钱,我现在平均每天在食物上花费也就3欧左右，顿顿有菜有肉，有酒这3欧还是算上两罐啤酒的钱。
到后期更简单，一次做菜做两份的量，直接把第二顿的作出来。

baochangzx

现在申请R3 Jan开学的机会大吗? 不知道以前INSEAD在R3 admit的中国申请人保持在几个?

juliewang417

baochangzx 发表于 2013-6-19 02:05
现在申请R3 Jan开学的机会大吗? 不知道以前INSEAD在R3 admit的中国申请人保持在几个?  ...

LZ的创业背景非常的UNIQUE, 短期career goal也很Ambitious，G上700, T上105, 资金没有太大压力的话就大胆申请好了
INSEAD每年向全世界70多个国家撒出1000个种子，其校友网络遍布在世界的每一个角落，为所有打算短期或者是长远打算创业的校友提供了最强有力的支持。。。
Good Luck!

下面是个创业的加拿大人毕业十几年后写的：

Looking back at my career there were many inflection points, but none of the rival walking through the door of INSEAD on the first day. Any expectations I had were left behind in the dust by reality.
The entrepreneurial zeal and community spirit were palpable… and they’re still there. Of course, INSEAD – as one of the great start-ups of all time – has evolved and adapted but the energy, the candour, the sense of humour and the lack of sacred cows are in the DNA.

That DNA really helped set the course of my future as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. I’ve done business in places like the DRC and Afghanistan, where it takes a generation to figure
out how things work, but there’s always been an INSEAD contact to speed things up. I don’t think there’s a single step I’ve taken without the benefit of input from a fellow INSEADer.

baochangzx

多谢楼上分享.正在研究INSEAD相关的资源.