6 tips to help you get accepted onto a master's in France

While actually attending virtual information sessions, open days and webinars won’t get you a tick mark on your application, they are a valuable opportunity to speak to the admissions team about the application process, as well as your academic and career goals. This can help you find out whether you are a good match for the school – and vice versa – and as a result, potentially positively influence your application.

Every business school has its own set of values and ethos and having an awareness of the school’s values and ethos is important – more so to ensure that your personality and values are also a good fit. This is something which the admissions team will also be looking out for in your application.

Some schools, like Montpellier Business School, run annual and bi-annual webinars for prospective students which focuses on the best ways to maximise your application and remind you of what must be included.

You can even chat to current students at the school to get tips, feedback and ask any questions you might have about student life in the city of Montpellier, classes and their own experiences studying at Montpellier Business School.

It’s important that you don’t force yourself to be somebody you aren’t in your application. The admissions team will be able to tell when you’re not being genuine and trying to be the perfect business school candidate in your application is the quickest way to getting it thrown out.

Your application should do three things: showcase solid evidence that you have the qualities required for the particular master’s that you’re applying to, demonstrate your understanding of what it means to study that particular master’s at that particular business school, and distinguish yourself from the other applicants by explaining why you would be an exceptional contribution to the cohort.

Relevant industry experience can really help your business school master’s application stand out. If your work experience is relevant to the degree, it’s worth emphasising this in your application. On the other hand, if the master’s you’re applying to is a completely different direction to your previous academic and/or work experience, focus on and highlight the transferrable skills you have, instead.

Once you’ve submitted your application, it’s time to prepare for the interview. The interview stages help the school decide whether or not you really are the right fit for the program as well as for the school.

Should you be invited to interview, make sure you take the time to research the school, its programme as well as review your own application, including previous work experience, why you applied to that particular school, and how the degree programme will help you in your future career.

“The interview is based on your personality and we want to discover who you truly are,” said Gaelle Enjalric, Director of Admissions at Montpellier Business School. “The objective of the interview is to identify the candidate’s personal characteristics and their potential as a future business professional.

“The questions asked during the pre-recorded interview are intended to help us get a better knowledge of the candidate. It also helps us assess among other aspects, their ability to adapt, anticipate and integrate along with their inquisitiveness and open-mindedness,” Gaelle added.