Congratulations to all who have successfully paid SBS deposit... I'm glad to be in R2 and having all this time for processing as everything seems to be moving at snails pace. Maybe coz its easter...
I have paid the deposit too, wouldn't know until this week whether it has been received.
Current Oxford SBS students had a trek to Japan and it seems that it was the biggest trek this year, 30 students came over (lucky me
)... it was awesome to be able to meet with the current students and alumni. People included a parliamentarian, law-partner, bankers, doctors, entrepreneurs, and a geisha! I could talk to people from at least 6 different nationalities in that small gathering. And let me tell you that our seniors rock!
Many feature in this photo-clips from a dinner gala in their batch...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anDBUmvz2Tw(guyz! we'll need a tuxedo... don't know if I ever would have got the chance to wear one.. or even a sub-fusc
)
Also, as it was already posted here, select your college wisely. It is lot of fun and people relate strongly with their college. 'Heard stories of turtle races, deer parks within the premises and such...
The opportunities some are getting on strategy projects, on funding from VCs sounds almost unbelievable in this economy. On the downside, placement feedback was that the job market still is tight in Europe (many of them go back to their own/previous company and for others the search is yet to begin).
I'm so much more pepped up for later this year after attending this reception...