INSEAD MBA Programme

Application process
Step by step guide

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1. Access the applic cation for rm:

Th he applicat tion form is s available through t htt tp://mba.in nsead.edu/a admissions s/apply_on nline.cfm.

2. Registe er:
Th he applicat tion form is s available online. Yo ou need to be connec cted to the internet to access it and a to sa ave the pag ges.

To regist ter, enter your y First Name N and Last L Name (if ( you do o not have a Last Nam me, please use u the tick box).

Select a Username Yo our userna ame and pa assword wil ll be sent to o you via e-mail. e Rem member to save s them as you will l need th hem to acce ess the system again. We recomm W mend that yo ou register with an e-m mail addres ss that will be your pr referred ad ddress to re eceive fu uture INSEA AD commun nications.

You will not be able a to edit this e-mail l address o once you ha ave register red with it but you ca an add an nother e-mail address s in your pr rofile sectio on. We encoura W age you to check your r e-mail ac ccount setti ings to add d INSEAD to o your list of safe sen nders (w white list fo or Gmail ac ccounts or junk j box se ettings) to e ensure you u receive ou ur automatically gene erated m messages.

O the Con On nfirm Account Creatio on page, you y will ne eed to read d the Policy y, scroll do own and cli ick on th he Sign Up b button. 1 INSEAD MBA M Progra amme

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3. Dashboard and Photograph:

You have successfully registered and are now on the Dashboard page of the Application Online tool. You can upload a picture of yourself and edit your password. You can start an application for the programme to which you wish to apply (click on the programme name on the right side of your screen). On this page, you can also set your alerts (automatic reminders to complete your application before the application deadline). You can come back to this page at a later stage to retrieve the PDF version of your application form or see if your recommenders have submitted your letters of recommendation.

4. Profile pages:
Profile information from pages 2 through 10 are hard facts, similar to a detailed resume. You can save a PDF copy of these pages at any time by clicking on the printer icon on the top of your screen.

Note that not all fields are mandatory, so if a field does not apply to you, leave it blank. The mandatory fields appear in light orange colour and are marked with an asterisk *. Unfortunately, the form does not support decimal or letters score results. Consequently, if you have taken the IELTS or Cambridge Proficiency test, please attach the score report in the supporting documents section.

5. Letters of recommendation:
Two professional recommendation letters in English are required and should provide information about your leadership and management potential. Ideally, recommendations should come from your workplace; your current supervisor or manager is usually a good choice. Alternatively it can be from someone who has had a chance to evaluate you in a professional setting, for example, a client, a former supervisor or a colleague from your community service or extracurricular activities. Academic recommendations are acceptable but they are less likely to address our main interest, which is to assess your ability to work with and manage others as well as your potential for senior management. We require only two recommendations. However, if you feel a third recommendation letter will add value to your profile, you may choose to either upload your optional third letter in the section called Supporting Documents or send it via e-mail to this address: mba.candidates@insead.edu. There is no imposed format for this third recommendation letter and you do not need to generate an extra link for it. 2 INSEAD MBA Programme

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Impor rtant inform mation reg garding the e recomme endation letters: We enco ourage you u to enter your y recom mmenders credential ls as early as possibl le to allow them time to p prepare the e content of o the refere ences. Afte er having entered e the eir credenti ials, please e click on the button which will trigger an e-mail to them ng the temp plate form to t be comp pleted. This s can be do one on page e 11 of the application n form containin in paralle el to you co ompleting your y applic cation. r, it is impo ortant to not te that your r recommen nders cann not submit their lette ers to us if you However have not t already submitted s y your appli ication. The erefore, we e strongly encourage e you to subm mit your app plication ah head of the deadline d so o that your recommen nders can meet m the de eadline as well. w Once you u have subm mitted your applicatio on, the Adm missions Te eam will po ost it withi in 2 business days. Your recomm menders wil ll then rece eive an e-mail notificat tion promp pting them t to complete e and heir letters. . If they can nnot meet th he applicat tion deadlin ne, please note that th hey will hav ve submit th one extra a week, wit thin which to t submit th heir comple eted recom mmendation n. gger sending the reco ommendati ion letters through t the e applicatio on for a specific intake e and If you trig decide to o apply for the next in ntake using a different application n form, ple ease note th hat you will have to re-enter the deta ails of your recommen r ders. ortant that your y recom mmenders use u Acroba at Reader and a only Ac crobat Read der to comp plete It is impo the form. . If they con nvert it to Word W or com mplete it th hrough their r web brow wser, the in nformation entered will w be lost t. MAC use ers will nee ed to revise e their recom mmendatio on letters in n Windows before com mpleting them as there is a system incompatibility which would w preve ent us from m reading th he file other rwise.

6. Essays: :
Th here are fiv ve essays, one of which is option nal. Each essay e has a maximum word limit t, which is stated s un nder each essay e box. The word count upda ates itself when w you navigate n ou utside the te ext box. Yo ou will no ot be stopp ped if you exceed e the word limit. . While it is s acceptable to exceed d by about 10%, the essays e ar re an impor rtant summ mary exercis se and it is recommen nded that yo ou respect the given word w limit.

7. Support ting docum ments:

Yo ou can upl load scanne ed copies of your sup pporting documents d (max 1MB per docum ment and in n PDF fo ormat only) ). At this sta age, we do o not requir re any doc cuments to be sent to us by post t. Should you be ad dmitted to the t MBA Pr rogramme, you will be e asked to send your original tra anscripts an nd degree to the A Admissions Office by post. p

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8. Ready to submit?
Have you double-checked your personal data, professional information, supporting documents and essays? Are you all set and ready to submit? If so, you can now click on the Submit Application button on right side of the screen.

9. Application fee payment:

After submitting your application, your internet browser will automatically direct you to the application fee payment platform. This is a Secure Socket Layer under the authority of

Please enter your credit card details and proceed with the transaction.

10. Congratulations! You have successfully submitted your INSEAD Application.

When the status of your application appears as submitted on the Dashboard page of the Application Online tool, your application has successfully been submitted to INSEAD! Our Admissions Department will now post your application. It will then be reviewed and we will contact you via e-mail within two weeks of your submission to inform you if your application is complete or if further information/documents are required. We encourage you to check your e-mail account settings to add INSEAD to your list of safe senders (white list for Gmail accounts or junk box settings) to ensure you receive our automatically generated messages. You may also check the deadlines on our website to know when you should expect to hear back from us regarding whether you have been selected for the next step in the admissions process.

11. Having technical difficulties?

If you encounter technical difficulties while filling in the online application form, such as problems uploading a file or receiving error messages, please contact the IT Support Team.

12. Keep in mind the deadlines

If the application form for the intake you want is not yet available, you may start navigating the current available form, but any information you enter cannot be transferred to the new form for the next intake. If you start completing the application form for your chosen intake, but you choose not to submit for the upcoming deadline, rest assured that all saved information will be stored for the next round. Please note however that the form will be closed by midnight (23:59 Central European Time) on the night of the deadline. If you have not submitted your application before this hour, you will be able to recover the information entered once we reopen the form. You will then be included in the next round of applications. If you miss the last round deadline for a specific intake, the application form will be different for the next intake and you will need to re-enter the information.

We look forward to receiving INSEAD MBA Team

your application. Best of luck!

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