Q&A: I am an incoming MBA at INSEAD.

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Throwaway for obvious reasons. I've probably spent the last 9 years or so lurking WSO, from the time I started to get interested in Finance, up until now, so I figured I'd try to provide some color on a school that doesn't come up on WSO much at all. I've quit my job before school, and have some time so I'll try to answer as many questions as I can about pretty much anything over the next couple of days, without giving away too much information about myself of course.

bschool2021 · Accepted Answer

For the EU, got in at LBS, got into IESE/Said with Scholarships.

For the US WLed at Kellogg, withdrew from SOM as I did R3 (not sure why I applied tbh, and as such my applications were much weaker for the US schools).

I grew up in the US and lived in Asia for a while, I found that a recurring theme in my life is that throwing myself into a new culture has allowed me to discover a lot about myself, and I grew immensely in each of those instances.

bschool2021 · Answer

Hey no problem, and good questions.

I'm assuming you're asking about how I prepared my application, rather than how I am preparing for starting my MBA. I started looking at INSEAD a couple years before I applied, and I got to know everything about the school by attending their info sessions, and visiting campus a couple times. Getting to know the schools is crucial, and while it helps to stand out and be unique, there are certainly things that each school looks for to know that you're a good fit for them.

CRE · Answer

"bschool2021"I grew up in the US and lived in Asia for a while, I found that a recurring theme in my life is that throwing myself into a new culture has allowed me to discover a lot about myself, and I grew immensely in each of those instances. I wanted to do that one more time, as I had never lived in the EU, and am exploring opportunities to work around the world.

Just wanted to say that this is cool as shit.

bschool2021 · Answer

There really isn't a secret formula or anything. It was just more a matter of understanding what my testing weaknesses were in, and just grinding down at those types of problems.

There's an excel sheet from gmatprepnow called the "improvement sheet" that was fantastic during my first go-around with problems in the official guide as it allowed for me to pinpoint exactly what I was having trouble with, and more or less ignore the sections that I had a strong/perfect understanding in.

I think the time between my 680 and 740 were a couple months.

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