There were so many excellent questions for the London Business School MBA and MiF admissions directors, Peter Johnson and Karen Benge, and for the three part-time MiF students, that we didn’t have time during the Q&A to get to them all.
The representatives were kind enough to respond to the following admissions questions and more in a post-Q&A interview, and we’ve added their answers to the transcript as well:
Q: I hear so much about students entering the job force post-graduating LBS, how about entrepreneurship? How does the school help address starting or continuing a business post-MBA?
Q: How would you describe the type of student LBS is looking for? What's one word to describe an LBS graduate?
Q: Does LBS have any specific courses or programs that focus on management in the non-profit or public sector?
Q: The length of the program is 15-21 months. How would a student finish the program in 15 months? Would this impact the possibility of benefiting from an internship or exchange? Are there more course options offered in the 21 month program? Is there a difference in program cost?
Q: Can any of the current MBA students discuss how participating in the Global Leadership Development Programme has helped developed their leadership abilities?
Additionally, here’s a sneak peek into the scintillating transcript:
Linda Abraham: Ira asks, "With regard to the various essays in the application, would you recommend a more formal professional tone, or a lighter tone that reveals some of the applicant's personality?"
Karen Benge: I think that is a personal decision, but the importance of the essays is that we can get a sense of the individual who has applied. While I don't recommend being very informal, I would let some personality come through so that we can get a real sense of that. There are points in the application essays where it is more appropriate to do that. For example, there is the question about involvement in the student community. Another question is not as directly related to the course and your career goals.
Peter Johnson: I 100% agree with Karen, and I'm sure it's something that you will back up Linda, from your years of experience. It's remarkable sometimes how little effort people put into their essays, and the essays are the most critical part of the application. It's the short opportunity people have to sell themselves. And sometimes people actually treat it so superficially despite the fact that the rest of their application may be very strong.….. What is critical is that your real personality shines through and that we can really get a sense of who you are and what you would add to the program. So Linda, I'm sure you tell people this all the time: however much time you were planning to spend on the essays, spend twice as much.
View the full Q&A transcript (which includes the post-Q&A interview at the end) to get the answers to the above questions or to review the Q&A from the beginning. You can also download an mp3 version of the conversation and listen to the Q&A on the go!
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