One week into arriving in Fontainebleau to tackle this one-year MBA, and I am already deep into activities, classes, and social events. It feels like it’s been ages since I’ve put my other ‘regular and normal’ life on the sidelines 6,000 kilometres away but it’s only been seven days.

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“I am more than the sum of my achievements”  Four periods of the MBA done and less than one period is left. The past nine months have been a total whirlwind. Never have I experienced something as unique, intense, or wonderfully intimidating as undertaking an MBA.  Now, with graduation around the corner, I am faced with a pressing question; How do you make sure that, after having gone through a period of such deep personal disruption and chaos, you are able to enter your next environment as a wiser and more capable version of yourself?  

• Read more about Me, Myself and I… Discovering identity at INSEAD – part II

Hello everybody! Here comes a quick review of my four motivations to do an MBA at this point in my life. First, as with lots of my peers, I share what I believe are two of the most common drivers of MBA applicants: the need to change and the will to accelerate one's career.

• Read more about Change, accelerate, be global and have fun

Less than 100 days left of INSEAD. Reality is kicking in. Recruiters are milling all over campus. Suits and ties, groomed hair and go-getter heels have replaced the relaxed student attire of jeans and a t-shirt. All of a sudden I discover a new side to my classmates, another facet of their identities. Identity. Such a powerful, yet very ambiguous, word. Our identity was created at birth, and has since that day been with us, wherever we go.  Still, when I think about my identity, it has a sense of unfamiliarity to it, like something unknown yet to be discovered. 

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This week marks the return to classes on a different campus (Fontainebleau), as well as the end of a really exciting summer both on the professional and personal level. I spent the last eight weeks in Manila working to start a mobile application business in the Philippines. I have never visited this country and had no relation to it whatsoever.

• Read more about The value of the INSEAD network and how to leverage it effectively

Had someone told me before the start of the programme that some of my greatest learnings from INSEAD would be during P4-5 (when the academics is almost over), I would have laughed in their face. However, it turned out to be true! Every day, talking to employers and “trying on” a certain role in an organisation, I reflect on my motivations, past experiences and plans for the future. A year ago I thought I’d just get a very nice international degree, will learn some basic business subjects and will ultimately be able to read The Financial Times without a dictionary.

• Read more about More learnings on the job search

I’m very much looking forward to starting my INSEAD MBA in Singapore in just a few days! But why did I choose INSEAD?

• Read more about Why INSEAD and an Overview of the Application Process

It’s high time I told you about the learning experience at INSEAD.

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I managed the whole INSEAD application process while preparing my wedding and juggling a few major projects at work. Everything went smoothly and I was accepted. I was indeed overwhelmed by the excitement and was really looking forward to the experience, until… … my father-in-law found out about it. Well, I didn’t tell him earlier not because I wanted to hide it from him, but because I really wanted to make sure that everything (especially finance) was properly sorted out before breaking the news.

• Read more about The ROI of an MBA