HEC Paris is among the best business schools on the European continent, and regularly features among the Top 10-15 MBA programs around the world!
HEC offers a 16-month MBA, with batches starting in September and January each year. The shorter format of the HEC MBA compared to its US counterparts, which usually provide a 24-month MBA, also makes it an ideal choice for senior working professionals who want to quickly get back into the job market.
In the latest FT rankings, HEC ranks as the 11th best business school in the world. The average GMAT score at HEC Paris stands at 690, with a class average work experience of ~5-6 years. HEC also boasts of 93% international students in classroom, making it a truly diverse setting!
We caught up with Mansi Arora who worked with us for her HEC Paris application and secured an admit. Mansi applied only to HEC Paris, but her biggest apprehension was that she only had 2.5 years of experience at the time of application, quite far-off from the average work experience at HEC, and she was applying very very late in the process.
Given the conventional wisdom, the chances of her getting an admit to such a Top MBA program with low experience and delay in the application process were slim. And that's what we advised her as well - to apply next year. However, Mansi stayed strong-headed and wasn't ready to call it quits without giving her best!
Below is her MBA application journey, in her own words.
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