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Sathyan_911
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- GMAT Score:720
Hi guys
I was admitted to EM Lyon for the msc in management program starting in september 2011. Here is a short intro to my profile......
* Indian/M/20
* Did most of my schooling in Maldives
* Currently doing final year of engineering from a University in India ( 7.0 gpa on 10 point scale)
* GMAT score of 720 ( q49 v40 )
* Decent Extra currics and volunteering
I applied to the masters in management programs at LBS, HEC and EM Lyon.... the latter two was a combined application process which was relatively easy when compared to the LBS process ( involved tougher essays )...
The LBS result came first and I wasn't even invited to an interview....ouch.....some whiskey and a hangover later, I heard i had been invited to the SAI interview for HEC and EM Lyon... sobered up....
My interview was in Mumbai in the end of november, right when i had my semester exams..... And the interview dates were not flexible too... somehow, i got myself to mumbai and attended the interview
The interview experience was very interesting... only 4 people were interviewed in mumbai and i was the last to appear... contrary to popular belief, the hardest part of the interview is actually waiting for it to begin
Anyway, the interview is in an office owned/rented by the Paris chamber of commerce( CCIP )... the interveiwers were 2 Indian guys...one had studied at ESCP Europe and now was a professor.... the other did an MBA from Audencia Nantes and was a consultant... dont remember which company.... the third was a french lady working at the CCIP...
The interview began with basic introductions... I ll list the questions asked but i probably dont remember them all...will do my best to cover most of it
* Tell us about yourself?
* Why have u applied only to HEC and EM Lyon and not the other three?
* Why MSc in Management?
* Why now?
* Why france? What do u know about french culture?
* Why not do an MBA, say from the IIMs?
* Why did u pursue engineering?
* How sure are you that this course is right for u?
Most of the other questions were either about my past or were questions about my Resume, focusing on my extra curricular activities...
Overall, the interview was a pleasant experience, my trembling and stammering apart....
.... i recall that we spent a lot of time laughing and it was more like a lively discussion rather than just a Q and A....
There weren't any surprise questions, but this was something out of the ordinary
* Which do u like most in france, The Eiffel tower, Big Ben or the Arc de Triomphe...
The interview lasted for about 40 minutes i would guess.... but never noticed the time passing....
The results were announced about 3 weeks later.... dinged by HEC but accepted at EM Lyon....Not bad.... Not bad at all
For all those who are applying to rounds 2 and 3 of the SAI admission process, good luck and pay close attention to your resume as most of the questions are from there... have a convincing story of why u want to go to france and why that particular program....
Godspeed
Sathyan
I was admitted to EM Lyon for the msc in management program starting in september 2011. Here is a short intro to my profile......
* Indian/M/20
* Did most of my schooling in Maldives
* Currently doing final year of engineering from a University in India ( 7.0 gpa on 10 point scale)
* GMAT score of 720 ( q49 v40 )
* Decent Extra currics and volunteering
I applied to the masters in management programs at LBS, HEC and EM Lyon.... the latter two was a combined application process which was relatively easy when compared to the LBS process ( involved tougher essays )...
The LBS result came first and I wasn't even invited to an interview....ouch.....some whiskey and a hangover later, I heard i had been invited to the SAI interview for HEC and EM Lyon... sobered up....
My interview was in Mumbai in the end of november, right when i had my semester exams..... And the interview dates were not flexible too... somehow, i got myself to mumbai and attended the interview
The interview experience was very interesting... only 4 people were interviewed in mumbai and i was the last to appear... contrary to popular belief, the hardest part of the interview is actually waiting for it to begin
Anyway, the interview is in an office owned/rented by the Paris chamber of commerce( CCIP )... the interveiwers were 2 Indian guys...one had studied at ESCP Europe and now was a professor.... the other did an MBA from Audencia Nantes and was a consultant... dont remember which company.... the third was a french lady working at the CCIP...
The interview began with basic introductions... I ll list the questions asked but i probably dont remember them all...will do my best to cover most of it
* Tell us about yourself?
* Why have u applied only to HEC and EM Lyon and not the other three?
* Why MSc in Management?
* Why now?
* Why france? What do u know about french culture?
* Why not do an MBA, say from the IIMs?
* Why did u pursue engineering?
* How sure are you that this course is right for u?
Most of the other questions were either about my past or were questions about my Resume, focusing on my extra curricular activities...
Overall, the interview was a pleasant experience, my trembling and stammering apart....
.... i recall that we spent a lot of time laughing and it was more like a lively discussion rather than just a Q and A.... There weren't any surprise questions, but this was something out of the ordinary
* Which do u like most in france, The Eiffel tower, Big Ben or the Arc de Triomphe...
The interview lasted for about 40 minutes i would guess.... but never noticed the time passing....
The results were announced about 3 weeks later.... dinged by HEC but accepted at EM Lyon....Not bad.... Not bad at all
For all those who are applying to rounds 2 and 3 of the SAI admission process, good luck and pay close attention to your resume as most of the questions are from there... have a convincing story of why u want to go to france and why that particular program....
Godspeed
Sathyan
