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What INSEAD is Looking For

January 31, 2020

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INSEAD MBA Criterion #1: Ability To Contribute

What INSEAD is Looking For - Ability to Contribute

This is the first post in a 4-part series that examines INSEAD MBA’s 4 admission criteria.  The adcom gives, as its first admission criterion, “ability to contribute.” I take the liberty to add: ability to contribute as a person of quality and substance. All the criteria involve factors such as insight, growth, connection with people… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / INSEAD, What INSEAD is Looking For

January 31, 2020

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INSEAD MBA Criterion #2: International Motivation

What INSEAD is Looking For - International Motivation

This is the second post in a 4-part series that examines INSEAD MBA’s 4 admission criteria.  Sure, international experience is a big plus for an INSEAD applicant. But the website says that they seek candidates with international motivation which, in their eyes, means having “perceptive insights into the complexities of business in an international setting.”… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / INSEAD, What INSEAD is Looking For

January 31, 2020

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INSEAD MBA Criterion #3: Academic Capacity

What INSEAD is Looking For - Academic Capacity

This is the third post in a 4-part series that examines INSEAD MBA’s 4 admission criteria.  The operative word in this criterion is capacity. This word conveys the adcom’s perspective on the academic component of the application: it’s dynamic, focusing on how you can grow and perform and achieve academically going forward. The only way for the adcom… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / INSEAD, What INSEAD is Looking For

December 30, 2019

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INSEAD MBA Criterion #4: Leadership Potential

What INSEAD is Looking For - Leadership Potential

This is the last post in a 4-part series that examines INSEAD MBA’s admission criteria.  What is leadership potential? INSEAD is not unique among MBA programs in desiring leadership potential in applicants. All do. It is unique in how it characterizes leadership and leadership potential. The adcom has a two-pronged view of leadership: factual (what you did, your… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / INSEAD, leadership, What INSEAD is Looking For

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