INSEAD
INSEAD - Application Deadlines for 2022-2023 / Class of 2025
Round 1
Application Deadline: September 6, 2022
Decision Notification: November 10, 2022
Round 2
Application Deadline: November 15, 2022
Decision Notification: January 20, 2023
Round 3
Application Deadline: January 10, 2023
Decision Notification: March 17, 2023
Round 4
Application Deadline: March 7, 2023
Decision Notification: May 12, 2023
INSEAD - Essay Questions for 2022-2023
JOB DESCRIPTION ESSAYS
Essay 1:
Briefly summarise your current (or most recent) job, including the nature of work, major responsibilities, and where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, clients/products and results achieved. (200 words maximum)
Essay 2:
What would be your next step in terms of position if you were to remain in the same company instead of going to business school? (200 words maximum)
Essay 3:
Please give a full description of your career since graduating from university. Describe your career path with the rationale behind your choices. (300 words maximum)
Essay 4:
Discuss your short and long-term career aspirations with an MBA from INSEAD. (100 words maximum)
Optional:
If you are currently not working or if you plan to leave your current employer more than 2 months before the programme starts, please explain your activities and occupations between leaving your job and the start of the programme.
MOTIVATION ESSAYS
Essay :
Give a candid description of yourself (who are you as a person), stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary (maximum 500 words).
Essay 2:
Describe the achievement of which you are most proud and explain why. In addition, describe a situation where you failed. How did these experiences impact your relationships with others? Comment on what you learned (maximum 400 words).
Essay 3:
Describe all types of extra-professional activities in which you have been or are still involved for a significant amount of time (clubs, sports, music, arts, etc). How are you enriched by these activities? (maximum 300 words)
Optional:
Is there anything else that was not covered in your application that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee? (maximum 300 words)
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