The London Business School 2010 thread

Good luck to all you Stage 2 Contenders!

pranaysrinivasan,

Glad you've decided to emerge from the shadowy recesses of absolute anonymity!

I'll always maintain that the hardest part of all my applications was The Wait. The first stage of your Wait has just begun. Occupy it by trying to relax, but also, in preparing for your London Business School interview (should you be fortunate enough to be short-listed! )

The following commons sense tips should get you ready for the interview:

1) Know your application inside out
2) Do further research on the programme; be able to engage the alumnus(a) in detailed conversations about what aspects of the London Business School community appeal to you, why they do so, and how they fit into your overall story
3) Do not fret over the legendary "short presentation", but do not take it for granted either
4) Know "Why an MBA," "Why now," and "Why London Business School," if you refuse to know anything else! Be prepared to be prodded on this, and be articulate in the rationale you outline to the interviewer
5) Be prepared to provide supplemental anecdotes that buttress your conversational points throughout the interview; supplemental in that they are in addition to, and completely different from, any of the anecdotes you've already provided in your application essays or elsewhere in your application.

Good luck!