About this episode

The episode explores Carlijn Nijhuis's experience with the INSEAD Summer School and its impact on her decision to pursue a Master in Management.

Welcome to In the Know, INSEAD's podcast. In this episode, we sit down with Nancy Blyth Piacentini, Assistant Director of Recruitment and Business Development for Degree Programmes, and Carlijn Nijhuis, an INSEAD MIM'27 student, to explore Carlijn's experience with the INSEAD Summer School. Carlijn walks us through how she first discovered the programme and what drew her in, before taking us inside a typical day during the two-week intensive programme: the interpersonal tools she picked up, the key takeaways that stuck with her, and how the experience shaped her decision to pursue the Master in Management (MIM). Tune in to hear what makes the INSEAD Summer School such a formative first step, and stay tuned for part two, where we follow Carlijn onto campus as a MIM student! Episode timestamps 0:00 - Intro and welcome1:06 - Discovering the INSEAD Summer School3:53 - A typical day in the two-week intensive programme6:04 - Interpersonal tools and key takeaways8:01 - The transition from summer school to the Master in Management (MIM)9:34 - GMAT prep and navigating the admissions process13:35 - Overcoming application anxiety16:13 - What admissions looks for in MIM candidates17:19…

People in this episode

Host: Nancy Blyth Piacentini

Guest: Carlijn Nijhuis

Topics covered

• INSEAD Summer School
• Master in Management
• student experience
• interpersonal skills
• admissions process

Keywords

• INSEAD
• Summer School
• MIM
• student experience
• admissions process
• interpersonal tools
• GMAT prep

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: INSEAD

Books & works: Master in Management (MIM)

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