Edhec Business School: CAMPUS HUSTLE!

Vlerick Business School, Essec. I was accepted by Vlerick Business School and I even received a grand scholarship. But to me at the time, Edhec was a much more sensible option because of its reputation, curriculum, international platform and, of course, the scholarship. Essec did not work out, and neither did Warwick nor the London School of Economics. Not sure; maybe because my education profile lacked financial fundamentals. The fee was payable, as I got a huge scholarship; the ranking was also very good. Edhec has a great reputation at the big banks here in Paris, as there have been many successful hires in the past. I had a great experience at Edhec as everyone was very supportive there. I had used GRE as my entrance exam. The admission is fairly simple, as you use your past academic records, a motivation letter and pay the application fees. If chosen, you have an interview sometimes, and then you get the final decision. I believe the intake for my course was the one in fall. It started in September. As I explained before, the reputation, scholarship and curriculum were the ones that attracted me. The process took about 2-3 months from application to receiving the offer letter. It took another 5 months until I received the scholarship letter, as it was given, and I believe in cycles. The process was fairly simple, starting with the application where you fill out details, submit your documents and then pay the application fees. For some schools you get an interview as well. And then you wait for their decision....Read More

I applied for the following universities: WHU Otto Beishem (ineligible and hence rejected – my bachelors was not in finance) ESSEC (rejected – they have no interview procedure and no real way to verify your CV). I have no idea how they select students but I do not like the process much. I could have been rejected because I did not have any experience with the french language. Emlyon (admitted) EDHEC (admitted - CFA level 2 exemption from competitive exams) The ranking by financial times was a major factor. I also wanted just a 1-year course from a school that specialised in market finance. Hence, I chose EDHEC. The batches before me had good career prospects Application first with CV, motivation letter, references, exam scores, etc. All available on the website. Then they shortlist you for a KIRA interview (Pre-recorded questions that you answer, and the recording is sent to the admissions committee). Then they give you a scholarship if they can and then ask you to pay a deposit of 6500 euros if you choose to accept the offer (within 2 weeks of receiving the offer). The whole process can take a month or more. GMAT/GRE/CAT/TAGE MAGE/CFA Level 2 for exemption. There are no minimum scores. Averages are not very high. An equivalent of 650 GMAT is fine. You need to have a bachelor's (3 or 4 years, even though they mention 4 years, or 3 years plus experience). You need to be fluent in english as well, by TOEFL or IELTS. OR you can ask for the bachelor's school's certificate of medium of instruction. If that is in english, you do not need english exam scores. The process is straightforward. The indian representatives can be reached out to as well. There may be some delays if you ask too many questions, but student reps can help with that. Sept 2023. There is only one intake a year for each of the masters programs January start – GRE SCORE received January mid - interview call to be completed in a week or 10 days January end to february start – acceptance February mid to february end – paying the deposit and confirming admission (grace period is 2 weeks but can be extended on request)...Read More

I only applied to 3 colleges which are EDHEC Business School, Cardiff University and Rennes Business School. I did a thorough research before applying to university so I knew my targeted universities. Since I got into EDHEC, I didn’t follow up on other colleges. I would suggest Grand Ecole in France are much better and students should research before applying. I wanted to pursue a Masters in Management program.EDHEC is famous for that program. What made me chose this college is its huge Career Center’s network which helps in getting internships and jobs easily. This was the main reason for choosing EDHEC. The admission process was quite simple. After you apply through the portal, if you are shortlisted you get called up for an video interview(since you are an international student). Based on your profile and your interview, you get selected.  EDHEC accepts both GMAT or GRE score(I took GMAT). The eligibility criteria is 600 for GMAT and 300 for GRE. Also, you need to take an English language test, either IELTS or TOEFL. I took the IELTS(criteria is 7.0 and above). Overall admission process was quite smooth and easy. I don’t think there were some issues or challenges throughout the admission process. I applied on 2023 September intake. I applied on EDHEC’s portal in January 2023 and got an interview within 15 days. After three weeks I got the the mail of my application being selected. I had a professional experience of one year and I wanted to pursue masters not that late in my professional life which made me apply for the course beginning in 2023....Read More

Applied into:-  Hec Paris - Rejected,Essec - Rejected,Escp - Rejected,Edhec - Admitted,Ntu Singapore - Rejected,Ubc - Rejected,Ucsd- Rejected,Cal State - Admitted,University Of Connecticut - Rejected,Northeastern - Rejected,Boston University - Waitlisted I believe it was the grade requirements for the universities where I was rejectected. I personally went through the application process on my own and with no external assistance. All statements and interviews were researched, prepped and submitted by me.  I chose EDHEC over the US because of the program they offered. For me fee structure was also important. With a scholarship of 10% th tuition was 21k euros.  The admission process included an online application with the SOP, transcripts and GRE scores. I also submitted my IELTS score. After this I received a link for the video interview. Here I was asked 5 questions live which were mainly focused on the topics covered in the program like what is machine learning? How do you tackle multiple tasks etc.  After about a month I received the acceptance letter. I submitted the GRE scores but GMAT is also accepted. I do not remember a minimum being mentioned.  The overall process was really smooth as it was in English. I took French classes for two months after to prepare. Most of the official admin work here is in French. But the international student office at EDHEC I would say was the most helpful. They assisted in every step of the way even after graduating 3 months ago they are ready to help with official admin information in this country for foreign students. I applied for the 2023 intake. The fees, location, program and a chance to work in Paris influenced y decision.  I dont have the exact date where I submitted the application but I remember that I submitted it in the end of April 2023..  Received KIRA interview request within a week by 10th of may. By 19th of may I received my acceptance letter. The process was quite smooth and I was able to contact admissions office about any enquiry during the same....Read More

HEC, ESSEC - Rejected (applied via JASIF - join a school in France) ESCP - Interviewed and rejected later EDHEC - Accepted and admitted with scholarship  SKEMA, AUDENCIA, EMLYON - Accepted  Imperial college of London - shortlisted in the waiting list but I accepted EDHEC as I was not willing to wait LSE (London school of economics)- rejected, they needed more GMAT score. Perfect course structure with 1 year of internship. Highly international with multiple nationalities Eligibility criteria: GMAT is not compulsory but preferred (above 620). Overall profile matters with all around performance  Admissions process was smooth and the teams dedicated were helpful at all the steps Suggestions: always show you have interest in understanding the French culture and language  I applied for GMAT in October, applied for all the colleges in November and by November I had the decision in favor of me from EDHEC. After that I had to pay my certain amount to book my seats but of course you can try and ask them to ask for more time.They might or might not give it to you it highly depends after the admission process is smooth you have to pay on fee before every semester around 10,000 Euros now it could have increased...Read More

Applied into :- Imperial Business School = Accepted King's College London = Accepted EDHEC Business School = Accepted City University = Rejected (This was a simple rejection as they wanted people from diverse background {Different bachelors and not engineering }) ESCP = Rejected (Round 2- i got panicked as this was my first interview from all the colleges above i applied to and i think that made the jury reject my candidature to the school) For me the 3 year course was a perfect opportunity to smoothly transition from my engineering background to management. It allowed me to learn about the management field and even explore different fields like Strategy Consulting, Marketing, Data, HR, etc during my gap year with internships if i was not sure of the filed i want to go into in my M2 or third year as we say.  WHY EDHEC - this was only college that was offering me a 3 year course as the other schools that i got in had the course in 1 year only and i was not confident that 1 year would be enough for me to transition smoothly and i am glad i made the right decision. It helped me explore other field as well during my First year (M1) if i was not confident with the field i want to specialise in in M2. Second, France is very diverse and full of opportunities and very well connected to other EU countries so i had the option to have access to multiple markets and not just the UK and i wanted to keep my options open haha in case. There is only one intake that happens in the year that is the fall intake. I applied to round 1 in November 2022 right after i took my GRE and IELTS exams and I had the decision in end of December 2022. So it was very quick for me. Mainly application form includes details about your academic and professional journey to the present date you are applying on. All your test scores and everything. Then, you have to submit 2 LOR's in my case it was both academic LOR's. But one can be professional as well.  Rest it was not too much hectic and you just go on the EDHEC's website when admission opens, fill the forms and pay the application fees with all the documents like Motivation letter, Lor, your cv and test scores ...Read More