INSEAD

Application Deadlines for 2024-2025 / Class of 2027

Round 1

Application Deadline: September 10, 2024

Decision Notification: November 15, 2024

Round 2

Application Deadline: November 5, 2024

Decision Notification: January 10, 2025

Round 3

Application Deadline: January 14, 2025

Decision Notification: March 21, 2025

Round 4

Application Deadline: March 4, 2025

Decision Notification: May 2, 2025

Applications are due no later than 11:59 p.m. CST the day of the deadline. 

2023-2024 INSEAD - MBA Essay Questions

Essay #1

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, politics, etc.). How are you enriched by these activities? (Maximum 300 words)

Essay #4 (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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