Should I go for INSEAD? R1 or R3?

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alanray2018: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 2; Joined: Sun Dec 13, 2015 7:10 pm

by alanray2018 » Sun Dec 13, 2015 8:22 pm

INSEAD R3 (Sept entry) deadline: 13 JAN 2016
INSEAD R1 (Jan entry) deadline: 2 MAR 2016

Hong Kong Chinese
Undergraduate degree in USA (non-ivy league)
5 years ibank middle office exp in HK, currently working at JP Morgan - will be promoted to AVP in Feb and expecting a salary increase due to promotion (after R3 deadline but before R1 deadline)
CFA/ FRM charter
GMAT 690
career goal: strategic marketing / management consulting
current situation: received an offer from another B school (Sept entry)

I wonder if INSEAD will group Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong Chinese the same pool, as I heard people saying that for Chinese/Indian, they should apply in earlier round, so is it better for me to apply R1 (Jan entry), especially considering my promotion will happen in Feb.

A strong push-back to apply for Jan entry is that I have already received an offer from another school (sept entry), the worst case would be INSEAD put me on the waiting list for next Jan entry, then I probably will not hear from them until year end. Any thoughts?

Source: Beat The GMAT — The Application Process | Sun Dec 13, 2015 8:22 pm

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by Michael@VeritasPrep » Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:31 pm

I general I would recommend you apply as soon as your application is at its best. I wouldn't try to overthink the process too much and worry about which pool you will be placed in. It sounds like with your profile, you should have a good shot, but don't wait to long in case the seat you might have received is given away. Good luck to you!

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