IMD Business School
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CH-1001 Lausanne Switzerland
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Full-Time
Full-Time MBA Rankings
- Financial Times: 28%
Full-Time MBA Employments
- Median Base Salary: $115,399
- Median Salary with Bonus: $156,421
- Employed After Graduation: 84%
Application Essay Prompts
Describe two situations, one professional and one personal that had a significant impact on your life and the learning that followed. (500 word maximum)
IMD is looking for students who have made a real difference in a complex and rapidly changing world, so stories in which you navigate that complexity to make an impact will be especially effective here. A professional story that is recent and shows leadership – with or without a leadership title – will fit nicely here. The personal story can be anything outside of work – in a volunteer/community role or even just with friends and family.
500 words total gives you around 250 words for each situation, which is not much, so follow a concise Challenge-Action-Results structure to avoid excessive detail that may distract from the essential elements.
What is your career goal : right after IMD / in 5 years / in 10 years? (Response in bullet point. 100 word maximum)
To answer this question well, you need to look to the future and predict both trends that will be emerging and the roles you hope to play in them. IMD prides itself on its graduates’ ability to transition to new industries, functions, and global locations, so these transitions can certainly be part of your bullet points. However, you must explain how your professional background and expectations for the future of the global markets will ease those transitions: you must demonstrate the logical connection between your past and these future ambitions.
Is there any additional information that is critical for the Admissions Committee to know which has not been covered elsewhere in this application? If you would like to comment on career gaps, education, GMAT/GRE, a disability or illness, please use this space. (50 word maximum)
This is very short, so don’t waste any of this space on material that will be covered by your 2-page CV or the application form. Yes, a short application like this one does require that your CV and application form carry the extra weight!
What other programs are you considering? Of the programs you are considering, what can IMD bring to you as a differentiator? (100 word maximum)
Full-Time Key Statistics
- Full-Time MBA Students: 89
- Average GMAT: 680
- GMAT Score Range: 620-750
- Average Age: 31
- Average Work Experience: 7.0 Years
- Rolling Admissions: No
- Students who are Women: 34%
- International Students: 83%
- Number of Applicants: 269
- Online Application
- Program Homepage
- Deadline 1: 01/15/2023
- Deadline 2: 02/15/2023
- Deadline 3: 04/15/2023
- Deadline 4: 06/15/2023
- Deadline 5: 08/15/2023
- Deadline 6: 09/15/2023
- Deadline 7: 10/15/2023
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Executive
Executive MBA Rankings
- Financial Times: 27%
Executive MBA Employments
- Employed After Graduation: 80%
Application Essay Prompts
Questions 10-12 should be answered on separate sheets of paper.
Please re-type the questions with your answers and include your name on each page.
Please take this opportunity to present yourself to the Admissions Committee in a concise,
informative and open manner. Each essay should be 1,000 characters (around 200 words).
10. Please describe three situations, business or otherwise, in which you were
involved and which were of importance to you. Explain why you view them as such.
11. Please comment on a situation where you failed to reach an objective
and what you learned from it.
12. In what ways do you believe you can contribute to the IMD Executive MBA program?
Executive Key Statistics
- Executive MBA Students: 90
- Average GMAT: 680
- GMAT Score Range: 620-730
- Average Age: 31
- Average Work Experience: 7 Years
- Rolling Admissions: No
- Students who are Women: 22%
- International Students: 93%
- Online Application
- Program Homepage
User | Round | Status | GMAT | GPA | Age | Location | Gender | Major | Work Experience | Target Industry |
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1 | Awaiting decision... | Not yet taken | 3.64 | 34 | LA, CA, United States | Female | Engineering | High Tech (24 months) | Non-Profit | |
Later | Awaiting decision... | Not yet taken | 2.6 | 39 | Qateef, Saudi Arabia | Male | Business Administration | Manufacturing (30 months) | Consulting | |
Not Sure | Awaiting decision... | 0 | 3.8 | 41 | Bogota, Colombia | Female | Engineering | Other (120 months) | Other | |
2 | Awaiting decision... | 700 | 3 | 39 | beijing, China | Male | Engineering | Other (103 months) | Consulting | |
1 | Awaiting decision... | Not yet taken | 3.5 | 33 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Male | Engineering | Manufacturing (35 months) | Manufacturing | |
Not Sure | Awaiting decision... | 0 | 4 | 35 | Amman, Jordan | Male | Engineering | Manufacturing (50 months) | Consulting | |
Not Sure | Awaiting decision... | 620 | 3.12 | 32 | Columbus, OH, United States | Male | Business Administration | Financial Services (40 months) | Consulting | |
4 | Awaiting decision... | Not yet taken | 3 | 38 | bangalore, India | Male | Sciences | Healthcare / Biotech (136 months) | Consulting | |
2 | Awaiting decision... | 640 | 3 | 39 | Lisbon, Portugal | Male | Sciences | Other (84 months) | Other | |
3 | Awaiting decision... | 610 | 2.5 | 40 | Yilan, Taiwan, Province of China | Male | Business Administration | Manufacturing (6 months) | Entrepreneurship | |
2 | Awaiting decision... | 710 | 3.9 | 37 | ahmedabad, India | Male | Engineering | Manufacturing (72 months) | Manufacturing | |
1 | Awaiting decision... | Not yet taken | 2.4 | 35 | amsterdam, Netherlands | Female | Engineering | High Tech (60 months) | High Tech | |
Not Sure | Awaiting decision... | Not yet taken | 3.8 | 28 | Kolkata, India | Male | Engineering | Sales / Business Development (0 months) | Other | |
Not Sure | Awaiting decision... | 760 | 3.4 | 35 | Mumbai, India | Male | Engineering | Consulting (46 months) | Consumer Products |
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