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niddy

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27 Jan 2016, 11:20

sumitimpax007 wrote:

Hi I am considering of applying to LBS for round 3 . I send my resume to LBS for profile evaluation and I got very positive response from them . Do they send such kind of positive response to only potential candidates or it is a routine practice to send such response to all candidates . LBS MBA is a very costly program . Are they as generous as US business schools in granting scholarships ?

Hi,

I don't know how positive was your response, but generally they give a neutral one.
It is a very superficial analysis I guess, like a prerequisites check (WE minimum, GMAT taken, Degree, etc) so they can not say much by this.
So you absolutely have the prerequisites!

About cost/scholarship, I often hear that scholarships are rare, though financing through other means such as loans is not hard.
I found out most of the students/alumni from my country got huge loans and had no problem paying it back.
If you compare the costs of top US MBAs, LBS is much cheaper and even comparing it with INSEAD (a 1 year course), tuition fee is less for LBS considering cost per year.
I do think it is a LOT, LOT of money, but MBAs are expensive...
I cannot compare it with US scholarship generosity because I've no experience with American MBAs, but I'd say they are less generous at LBS if I had to give my opinion, depending on ur profile.

Regards,

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28 Jan 2016, 08:00

FROM LBS Admissions Blog: The conference season begins

Our conferences can be described as the centrepiece of professional student-led events at London Business School. They provide attendees with the opportunity to debate, network and share ideas with industry pioneers, entrepreneurs, policy makers and government leaders. Also for a number of our students who organise these events they, act as a vehicle for personal […]

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29 Jan 2016, 08:00

FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Welcoming the new Executive MBA class

On 17th January 2016 we were delighted to welcome our new Executive MBA class on campus. All 118 students from London and Dubai came together for the first time, signalling the beginning of the Orientation week and of the 20 months that will follow. The class, which is made up of 37 nationalities, represents a […]

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Re: LBS (London): Calling all Applicants (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink]

31 Jan 2016, 18:37

According to the last application round, we should start receiving invitations to interview before february 3rd. Good luck to everyone.

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01 Feb 2016, 05:19

manolocaramelo wrote:

According to the last application round, we should start receiving invitations to interview before february 3rd. Good luck to everyone.

I wonder if they'll do the same this round - do we know if only interview invites were sent before the deadline, or if rejections went out then too?

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Re: LBS (London): Calling all Applicants (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink]

01 Feb 2016, 10:14

mba48 wrote:

manolocaramelo wrote:

According to the last application round, we should start receiving invitations to interview before february 3rd. Good luck to everyone.

I wonder if they'll do the same this round - do we know if only interview invites were sent before the deadline, or if rejections went out then too?

As I've already said privately to MBA48:

:lol:

I've been there and I totally understand the feeling!

Interview invites were sent just one day before the deadline... final results were several days before, around 6 days.
But I wouldn't count on it as it would increase even more ur anxiety!

Try to focus on something else... preparing for the interview, another application, reading a book, going out with friends and family...
This is a great link to start preparing for the interview: https://www.vinceprep.com/interviews/london-business-school

The wait was even worst after the interview, so be prepared! And positive! :gl

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01 Feb 2016, 20:33

From what I've read, the correspondences are sent to one's professional email address. I have moved jobs and I don't have access to my previous work email ID. Did any R1 interviewees get the email on their personal email account also?

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01 Feb 2016, 21:27

abhinay.anand wrote:

From what I've read, the correspondences are sent to one's professional email address. I have moved jobs and I don't have access to my previous work email ID. Did any R1 interviewees get the email on their personal email account also?

I only got it on my personal address, even though I was writing them from my professional one sometimes.
I don't think they would do this unless you provided no personal e-mail because many applicants haven't informed their employers about the process.

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02 Feb 2016, 03:19

Any updates?

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02 Feb 2016, 04:09

Nothing yet - as niddy said I don't think we should expect an answer until the deadline. Based on last year's intake it sounds like e-mails came through very late on deadline day (past the 10pm deadline listed on the LBS website) and round 1 may have just been an exception!

Only 35 hours to go!

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02 Feb 2016, 13:42

Hoping for the best. The wait continues

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Re: LBS (London): Calling all Applicants (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink]

02 Feb 2016, 16:07

No news for today then!! let's hope tomorow responses are sent early... best of luck everyone!

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03 Feb 2016, 03:43

And so the countdown begins! :shock:

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03 Feb 2016, 04:35

By when can we expect the result?

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03 Feb 2016, 04:43

sanrohan wrote:

By when can we expect the result?

5 PM GMT

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03 Feb 2016, 04:45

5 hours more. All the best to everyone!

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03 Feb 2016, 04:52

I think it can be later than 5pm GMT. According to the LBS website:

All application deadlines are 17:00 UK time. All Admissions Committee decisions are communicated via email and will be sent on the deadline day at approximately 10pm UK time.

Based on that, I would say that the application deadline is 5pm but the notification deadline for the AdCom is 10pm...but I could be wrong!

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03 Feb 2016, 06:26

Sitting in GMT+5.30 timezone..either no sleep or tomorrow for me then :-(

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03 Feb 2016, 07:00

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Fingers crossed for all R2 hopefuls!! Stay in chat room for sharing interview updates with other applicants instantly https://gmatclub.com/gchat/
(Note: As Harvard is also sending invites today, we have created a separate chat room for LBS applicants. Check topic of main chat room for the link of LBS chat)

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Re: LBS (London): Calling all Applicants (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!! [#permalink]

03 Feb 2016, 09:21

mba48 wrote:

I think it can be later than 5pm GMT. According to the LBS website:

All application deadlines are 17:00 UK time. All Admissions Committee decisions are communicated via email and will be sent on the deadline day at approximately 10pm UK time.

Based on that, I would say that the application deadline is 5pm but the notification deadline for the AdCom is 10pm...but I could be wrong!

Thanks a lot for letting us know. At least I know that there's no point constantly refreshing my inbox :wink:

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03 Feb 2016, 09:21

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