Calling all Said-Oxford Applicants (2015 Intake) Class of 2016

FROM Oxford Admissions Blog: Michaelmas – that delightful time between summer and winter

Michaelmas is a term in both senses of the word. A period of time and a loaded concept, it stands for: ‘When leaves turn red—freshers abound—must get back into reading/writing/thinking (never mind the order)—I’m soaked through again—can’t wait for mulled …

I second that.

Hi Guys/Gals,

I decided to put up a very short interview debrief given that I'm getting a lot of PMs from people asking for one. Oh,, and I would like to request anyone who is reading this thread and has questions related to essays/interview etc. to post those questions directly over here rather than send PMs. This way a lot of us can give you feedback and it also helps keep this thread active.

Anyways, here goes:

Was the interviewer a student, an alumnus, or a staff member? : A Sector Consultant
Month of Interview: October
Length of interview (minutes): 32
Place/conditions of interview: Skype Video Call
Will the interviewer have your essays? Recommendations? :
Yes, He had read my file beforehand, not a blind interview. He pretty much knew my app inside-out.

A few non-specific questions that I was asked:

Why MBA, why now?
What makes you think you can get in the Oxford MBA program?
Tell me about a time when you became self-aware in a collaborative setting/environment?
Tell me about a time when you convinced other people as a team?
You say a lot about social responsibility, what actions have you taken?
Any questions for me?
Anything you feel the need to explain about your candidacy?
Other questions were my app specific.
Thanks for reading!

Waiting for your update Arshad, how did the interview go?

FROM Oxford Admissions Blog: The quest for employment

It’s been a busy couple of weeks to say the least, but I figure that taking some time out to reflect may be a healthy proposition. First things first – forget everything that the absurdly optimistic and theoretical past version …

FROM Oxford Admissions Blog: The MBA meets rock’n’roll

Phil Barry, Steven Lundy and Ryan Kroening, Radiohead SCP It perhaps goes without saying that this hasn’t been your standard MBA consulting experience (if there is such a thing). It’s probably also fair to say that business school isn’t the …

Bumping the thread, any interview experiences at Said from Stage1 folks?

Hey, any admits from MFE R2 ?

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Any stage 2 applicants received interview invite yet?

FROM Oxford Admissions Blog: Forming Storming Norming Performing and the chances of love

Dear beloved loyal reader(s), The niceties have ended and the class of 14/15 are now on the second stage of Bruce Tuckman’s famous theory of team development. As people get used to their surroundings and their new colleagues, competition creeps …

FROM Oxford Admissions Blog: Coming back home, but with a larger family

This post was originally published on the Skoll Centre blog I started my MBA application process in 2012. By then what I had in mind was the “traditional perspective” of an MBA, a program that would provide me with the …

Hardly any activity on this thred!

FROM Oxford Admissions Blog: Let me tell you about my Monday

Continuing to juggle the simultaneous opportunities at my disposal as well as my wide array of interests, I straddled multiple sides of my perspective career path in a single night this week, in an evening that was so very Oxford.…

FROM Oxford Admissions Blog: Getting to know you Oxford

As time goes by I realize just how vibrant Oxford is. If someone were to ask me what the least descriptive word for Oxford would be my answer would be boring. By this time, all the MBA students have started …

Tomorrow should be interesting! All the best guys!

Anyone got an answer yet?

Any news?