Answers to the questions people ask me most.
Rounds, schools, the GMAT and standing out, from my own applications and research.
- INSEAD vs HEC Paris: how to choose between them
I was admitted to both and chose INSEAD. How the two French MBAs compare on length, cost, class, interviews, scholarships and jobs, from their own pages.
- Oxford vs Cambridge MBA: how to choose between them
I was admitted to both, paid a deposit to Cambridge, then went elsewhere. How the two one-year MBAs compare on cost, class, colleges, interviews and jobs.
- Applying to an MBA as an Indian IT professional: how to stand out
Indian men in IT are the largest group of MBA applicants there is. I applied from that group. Here's what made the difference, from the GMAT to the essays.
- How to get into INSEAD: everything I'd tell you before you apply
What INSEAD looks for, every part of the application, the essays, languages, video and interviews, and what I did to get in from a crowded applicant pool.
- INSEAD application deadlines for 2027, and which round to apply in
Every INSEAD MBA round for the August 2027 intake, which round gives you the best odds, and the timeline I followed from first GMAT lesson to INSEAD.
- INSEAD January or August intake: how to choose
INSEAD's two intakes have the same courses and class size. The real differences: the summer break, recruiting, your run-up, and which one suits a career switch.
- INSEAD scholarships for Indian students, and the mistake I made
The INSEAD scholarships open to Indian applicants, how the process and deadlines work, and why I didn't get one. Count your real gap, and apply for all four.
- INSEAD vs LBS: how to choose between them
I was admitted to both and chose INSEAD. How the two MBAs compare on length, cost, class, careers, visas and interviews, and the questions that decide it.
- Is an MBA worth it in 2027? My honest answer
MBA hiring got harder, AI is eating entry-level work and fees keep rising. When an MBA still pays off in 2027, when it doesn't, and how to plan for the worst.
- Is INSEAD worth it? The cost against what it gave me
What INSEAD costs now, what graduates earn and where they go, the bad year in 2024, and my honest answer as someone who paid for it and went.
- The best careers after an MBA in 2027, and the AI jobs worth going for
Consulting isn't the only answer anymore. Forward-deployed roles, applied AI, AI sales and strategy jobs, what they pay, and which ones want an MBA.
- The INSEAD alumni interview: what they ask and how to prepare
INSEAD gives you two interviews with alumni. What mine were like, what the interviewers are really judging, and how to research them and prepare.
- The INSEAD video assessment: the questions, the format and how to prepare
Four video questions, 45 seconds to think, a minute to answer, one take. The INSEAD video questions I collected, and how to use the 45 seconds.
- What GMAT score do you need for INSEAD?
INSEAD doesn't publish a GMAT average. What it does publish, how GMAT Focus scores compare, the score I got in with, and how I studied for it while working.
