I just got a postcard from them and I think I requested information like 3 months ago. Things move at a little slower pace on that side of the pond. Get used to it

At the same time, I believe that people are fairly competitive if they apply to LBS in R2 or R3. LBS has a really high admit rate for a school of it's caliber.

I'm considering tossing in an application for R2, but still not 100% sure. 145 pounds is definitely the steepest application fee that I've seen and I think it's only a sign of things to come. I believe that the budget on their website is undershooting it quite a bit and the total cost of LBS would near $180,000-200,000 USD. I lived near Regents Park for a semester during undergrad and made friends with a few LBS students - gorgeous gorgeous neighborhood but it definitely broke the bank.

Does anyone have much information about how much weight an LBS degree holds in the United States? If I ended up at LBS, I would likely shoot to get into the London office of an investment bank and work there for a few years, but I may have an interest in coming back to the US and/or leaving banking after a few years. I would assume that the banks and consulting firms would recognize a degree from LBS - but I would certainly be worried about the brand equity in lets say, California's VC community.
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LBS is pretty well known on this side of the pond. Having lived in LA for a while, I have met a few LBS folks in VC....some of them are also in media and entertainment... so the brand works here.

NYC is full of LBS grads.. so ya u are in no problem

LBS class profile as well: http://www.london.edu/mba/whoisthembadesignedfor.html

I just opened the postcard sized envelope they sent me. It's full of post cards on why Americans should consider the school.
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This is my perception as well. I guess you just have to ask yourself how important it is for the so-called "greater US" to know about your school. Most of the M7 MBA types will know about it - so if you go into an MBA heavy profession like banking or consulting, you're going to be fine. If you want to go work in brand management at a consumer packaged goods company in the Midwest or general management at an energy company in Houston, good luck getting your brand recognized.

It's similar to students that choose Yale SOM. They have decided that it would be wiser to have general brand recognition from the "greater US" as you call it as well as people abroad, as opposed to brand recognition and respect from the M7 MBA crowd.
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Can anybody throw some insights at how study groups are structured at LBS in first year.

I am struggling with essay 3 especially with the subpart

Given this experience, what role do you think you will play in your first year study group?

Any suggestions on how to answer this part.

Thanks

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I'm getting sucked back in. I may put in an app for R2 if none of my U.S. schools (Columbia, Chicago, Wharton, Tuck) materialize in R1.
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It's "mid-September" and I can't find the online application form on the website. Did I miss it?

Thanks! I was looking all over the Admissions section, but I see it now!