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    How to get into INSEAD
    How to get into INSEAD
    How to get into INSEAD
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    How to get into INSEAD

    By Frank Daubenton

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    After going through the INSEAD application process and being accepted, Frank Daubenton decided to write about his application experience in this unique eBook. If your dream is to study at INSEAD then this eBook is the essential guide to completing the challenging application process.

    This eBook will guide you through:

    - Ensuring INSEAD is the right school for you
    - Putting in place an application submission plan
    - Getting your target GMAT score
    - Completing the INSEAD application
    - Writing the all-important application essays
    - Preparing for your alumni interviews

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFrank Daubenton
    Release dateAug 7, 2012
    ISBN9781476074023
    How to get into INSEAD

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      How to get into INSEAD - Frank Daubenton

      How to get into INSEAD

      By Frank Daubenton

      Table of Contents

      Copyright

      Introduction

      Why an MBA?

      Why INSEAD?

      An Application Plan

      The GMAT

      The Application

      Letters of Recommendation

      Application Essays

      Job Description Essays

      Essays

      Next Steps

      The Interviews

      The Final Decision

      Copyright

      How to get into INSEAD

      Frank Daubenton

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2012-2015 Frank Daubenton

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      First Published, 2012

      Second Edition, 2015

      Introduction

      On the 13th of December my cell phone rang. The number started with +33 and instantly I knew that this was the call that I had been anxiously anticipating for weeks. I got up from my desk and started towards one of the company’s meeting rooms while simultaneously answering the call.

      Hello, Frank speaking? I said in a tone which was something between a statement and a question.

      Hello Frank, this is Naomi and I’m calling you from Fontainebleau, from INSEAD, said the unfamiliar voice.

      Hi there… I said nervously.

      I have the honour of phoning you and telling you that your application to INSEAD has been successful and we look forward to welcoming you in Fontainbleu in September next year.

      In that instant, I was suddenly excited, relieved and scared all at once. Excited as my dream of studying my MBA at INSEAD, one of the world’s foremost business schools had just become a reality. Relieved that I would not have to consider the implications had I not been accepted and how I would tell all of my family, friends and colleagues that were rooting for me. And scared that I now had only eight months to pack up my family’s life in South Africa and move to France for the better part of a year and find a whole lot of money to pay for it.

      Thinking back on the last 9 months from the moment that I decided to apply to INSEAD to the day that I was accepted, I realised that getting through the application process was already an achievement in itself. From writing the GMAT, to filling out the application, composing the all-important essays, choosing my referees, completing the interviews to hearing the final result – it was all quite an experience.

      I only wish someone had told me exactly what to expect, I thought to myself.

      In going through the application process I spent considerable time trawling the internet looking for tips on how to ‘punish the GMAT’, advice on how to write ‘the perfect INSEAD strengths and weaknesses essay’ or a list of the most ‘common MBA interview questions’. By compiling all of the information I discovered and writing about my own experience, I felt that perhaps I could guide others through the challenging process of getting into INSEAD. And so, I decided to write this guide and make it available on the internet.

      Thank you for buying it… consider the purchase price a contribution to my INSEAD fees and the cost of living in France for the year. I wish you the best as you try and make your dreams come true. Perhaps we’ll meet on campus in the future or meet you at one of the INSEAD alumni functions.

      Why an MBA?

      It might seem silly to start a guide to getting into an MBA at INSEAD by trying to help you answer an even more fundamental question: Why do you want to do an MBA? But I believe that if you are not absolutely 100% sure of the reasons why you want to do an MBA, that your uncertainty will be evident in every part of your application process. If there is one key to a good application it is consistency. You must know why you want to do an MBA, you must know why you want to do it at INSEAD and you must tell

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