LBS MBA Program Guide 2025

The admission committee matched an alumni who has the experience role matched with my goal. It took ... Read More

The admission committee matched an alumni who has the experience role matched with my goal. It took around 2 weeks for matching process after I got shortlisted for an interview. The interviewed lasted around 50 mins (30 mins for applicant interview, 15 mins for case interview , and 5 mins to ask alumni) You need to bring your passport to show at the beginning. Interview questions Tell me about yourself What is your goal Why MBA Why LBS Have you applied other MBA program Tell me about the time when you face a cultural difference Tell me about your international experiences What are your strength and weakness What will you contribute to LBS/class/cohort What are you doing in your free time My company has a big restructure news so she asked what would I do If I were the top management What would you plan to do for an internship Case interview: I am in the financial services so she picked the case that relevant to my background. 5 mins for prepare and 10 mins for presentation she switched off her video while I was preparing for the case and informed me when the time is out to present. Overall, it was a good experience and very interactive. Read Less

Hi – I had my interview a few weeks ago and would like to share my experience. First, I got the i... Read More

Hi – I had my interview a few weeks ago and would like to share my experience. First, I got the interview invitation from LBS, and they told me that within the following days, they would match me with an interviewer. After a week, my regional manager shared his contact information with me. The following week was really stressful because my interviewer didn’t answer my emails, so I ended up sending him a phone message. The next day (Saturday), he called me and explained that he had had a terrible week, he was really sorry and asked me about my agenda, and we arranged an in-person interview on Monday (2 days after the call). I prepared for the interview and had my story clear and structured before the meeting. We met for breakfast, and it lasted around 2 hours. The experience was incredible, we had a fantastic chat, and he shared many valuable tips with me. To start, the interview was nothing as I was expecting. He never asked the classic MBA question explicitly. Otherwise, he asked many behavioural questions to get to know the real me. He started asking me about my personal life, my family and how I got to where I´m right now. Second, he asked me about my post-MBA and long-term goals, and we discussed how LBS would help me get there. Third, after one hour of chat, he gave me a paper with five questions and asked me to talk about the second topic, he left for 5 minutes, then came back and I gave my presentation. Finally, I asked him questions about his experience at LBS and we went over his amazing life experiences as an LBS student. My advice: - Prepare early: As soon as you get your interview invitation, you need to start preparing for the interview because you can’t anticipate when exactly it will be. I studied for more than two weeks after finally getting his call. - Be natural: Prepare well enough for the interview, structure your answers, and know your story, but more importantly, be natural. The interviewer is not looking for a robot that memorises all the answers, his goal is to determine if he would like to have you in class and see your LBS fit. -In-person interview: It´s another experience and story meeting online or in-person. He will only get to know you better through an in-person interview. -Be prepared: Do not be close to classic MBA questions; questions range from personal to behavioural to leadership. I even was asked a technical question about my sector. The interviewer will know the weaker areas of your application, so you need to know them too. -Length of answer: Try to answer in not more than 2-3 minutes for each question; your goal should be to turn the interview into a chat instead of a job interview. -Have fun: This is my biggest piece of advice. Have fun and enjoy the moment; LBS really does excellent work doing an alumni lead interview. The interviewer went through the same process, and he is not looking for reasons to reject you; he is only looking to get to know you better. I had an amazing time with my interviewer and will remember it for the rest of my life. I hope this debrief was useful. Good luck! Read Less

Had a 2 hour interview with an LBS 2019 alumni who was also a doctor. I guess my long term goal to b... Read More

Had a 2 hour interview with an LBS 2019 alumni who was also a doctor. I guess my long term goal to build a healthtech startup was a consideration while choosing the interviewer We started with background and overview of my cv Why MBA, why now and why LBS This part took 20-25 mins. Lots of followup questions. Deeply questioning every assumption on 'why LBS and not any other school'. Followed by questions from my application (20-25 mins) US is a better place for healthcare. Why UK then? Tell me about previous startup How do I plan to manage my areas of improvement during LBS? How will I prioritise activities in LBS How does your father’s business struggles affect your future plans to start your own business Followed by some behavioural questions (20 mins) Am I assertive? Would scholarship make or break your application? Have you ever setup a team? How did it go? What does your team think about you? How would you contribute to LBS peers? How is it different? A case presentation (15 mins) Finally, questions for the interviewer (10 mins) Hope this helps. Goodluck! Read Less

Questions asked in the alumni recommendation form Of course, these are the questions that are asked... Read More

Questions asked in the alumni recommendation form Of course, these are the questions that are asked: 1. How long have you known the applicant and in what connection? 2. Why do you think the applicant would be a good fit for the MBA programme at London Business School? 3. How do you think the applicant would contribute to: a. The study group and classroom environment b. Student clubs and the wider School community c. The Alumni community 4. Please include any further comments you would like the Admissions Committee to consider Read Less

Kira Interview: The video interview consists of 2 questions, 1 of which you will be told in advance ... Read More

Kira Interview: The video interview consists of 2 questions, 1 of which you will be told in advance (within your interview invite email) and the 2nd question is supposed to be random (from a repository of behavioral / leadership-traits based questions) which you'll only know on the spot. You are sent your Kira login credentials a few days after the interview invite, and you can instantly log in and start practicing and getting used to the portal. Whenever you start a question, you get 45 seconds to prepare and 90 seconds to answer - that's how its going to be when you execute the real thing as well. You will be given a deadline by which you should have submitted the Kira interview so watch out for that. It is advised to finish it a day in advance to avoid any technical misfortunes on the deadline date. The 1st question was about what you think is unique about the LBS MBA program. Since I had enough time to prepare I was ready and confident about my answer. I ensured my background was clean and uncluttered, my appearance was formal and pleasant. I was suited up for the recording but you may choose to be comfortable in business casuals. The 2nd question shot at me was about what I would be doing if I wasn't in the career I'm already in - to be honest, I wasn't really prepared for a question in this domain, but since my post-MBA goals talk about what I really want to do, I stuck to that theme. To summarize: - Practice Practice Practice - Ensure you are presentable - Maintain a clean, uncluttered & pleasant video feed - Breathe! You are given 45 seconds to think about your answer, structure it wisely before you start. Main Interview: I was connected with my interviewer just 10 days before the interview deadline, so I quickly reached out and set a time. It was with a senior partner at Mckinsey (Alumn from 2002), in the same city and I insisted on meeting in-person, which my interviewer gladly agreed to. The interview was scheduled in his office and I reached 10 minutes in advance. The interview began with the expected question where I was asked to talk about myself - so it's important that you are prepared. I'm a reapplicant so I addressed that element myself and spoke about why I was passionate about LBS and how my profile and experiences have evolved over my previous application to make me a better fit. My interviewer had my CV, my entire application and a feedback form printed out and he was taking notes throughout. We connected over a trip I had taken recently and he was genuinely interested in my experience, we ended up talking about that for around 10 minutes. Next we moved on to my career goals and why I wanted to do, what I had written about in my application. He probed into my international experiences and whether I had any relevant knowledge about my future career goals, which I honestly feel I could have answered better. Next we talked about why LBS and which other schools I've applied to. I hadn't applied any school when giving the interview, but I did tell him about my plans to apply to a few other schools if LBS did not work out. He was keen on understanding why I had chosen the other schools that I mentioned. 45 minutes in, and the interviewer brought out the case - It was something that the school had sent him for the interview. I was carrying blank papers and pens so he was impressed that I was prepared. The case was fairly simple - a situation-based branding strategy problem with 3 possible solutions, I was asked to provide my suggestion with reasons. I was given 10 minutes to prepare and my interviewer walked out of the room. In this time I structured my answer and made notes about my presentation (you are not supposed to make a PowerPoint presentation, you are only expected to gather your thoughts and talk about what your suggestion to the case question is). My interviewer walked in after 10 minutes and gave me 5 minutes to talk about my opinion. He heard me intently and after I was done, there were no questions. He seemed impressed and mentioned "very good" at the end of my presentation. Then I was asked if I had any questions - we spoke about how LBS helped in his career path after the MBA, and also about London's culture and overall environment. Overall the interview lasted a little over an hour and I walked out very relieved (that the process was finally over)! I was confident about the whole conversation and walked into the closest Starbucks for a coffee to relax. Funny story - my interviewer walked in to the Starbucks just 10 minutes later. We shook hands, said goodbye, he grabbed his lunch to-go and left. To summarize: - Suit up - Be punctual - Try and do the interview in-person (I personally believe it creates a better impact and allows the interviewer to get to know you better) - Don't lose confidence if you don't answer a question as well as you thought you could, pick yourself up and focus on the next one. - The interviewer is not looking for reasons to reject you. The interviewer is only looking for reasons to cement the admissions committee's confidence in your application. Read Less

Hi I see its been a while and as I received my acceptance offer two days ago, I wanted to recall my ... Read More

Hi I see its been a while and as I received my acceptance offer two days ago, I wanted to recall my interview experience. LBS interview is different from most others in the sense that they have a Case Study question as part of the interview process. I was interviewed by an alum (She graduated this year) and shared my geography- beside that she had little knowledge about my industry or my application and as she highlighted to me she hadn't received even my resume. The conversation began formally although she emphasised time and again it was a conversation. She introduced herself first and as an obvious response- I introduced myself with a quick walk through the resume which became the basis of our first few questions. There were the expected behavioural questions and many on why LBS. Which other schools have you applied to (in my case I mentioned the US Schools) and the why not there why LBS. I had to not only discuss specific advantages of LBS but also demonstrate my knowledge of my short term goal industry (health care) in UK, Europe and USA and how UK offered me the advantage. We also discussed the application question- One international experience and how it shaped me in great lengths. Finally towards the end I was given the Case Study based on the principles put forward by a Professor of Marketing I was reminded twice by her to stick to time limit and keep my points clear and concise- something I had practiced so was able to deliver on. The final question was about funding my MBA and how if scholarships were not offered- would it be my make or break situation. We later talked for another 15 minutes about her life post MBA and her MBA experience. It was a very pleasant interview and I must confess, given her expressions I could tell she wasn't satisfied with one or two of my answers but the interview was more about building a rapport and demonstrating passion. I thoroughly enjoyed and I'm very glad to get accepted :) Read Less

I don’t see a lot of recent debriefs so thought I will add a fresh one for future interviewees' be... Read More

I don’t see a lot of recent debriefs so thought I will add a fresh one for future interviewees' benefit. I had my interview just a few days before the deadline for interviewers to submit their feedback. Which was both good and bad; good because lots of time to prepare, bad because more time to be nervous about it. My advice – don’t be nervous because in my view LBS interview is something you can’t fully prepare for. First, some information for people who don’t know about the interview process – Once you get an invitation to interview, a regional manager matches you up with an LBS alum. The process can take up to two weeks so be patient and use this time to prepare. Once you are matched, you reach out to the interviewer and set up a date. You have approximately 2-3 weeks to complete the interview before LBS's deadline for feedback from the interviewer. So, everything considered, you have almost 1 month to finish the interview after you get the invite. You also have to complete two video questions and you will get about three weeks after the invite to complete those. I suggest completing it as soon as possible to have more time to prepare for the interview. Again, one of the video questions is something that you can’t prepare for. Don’t wing it but don’t overprepare either. Now, for my interview experience – It went on for two hours and was full of random questions. I have a relatively unique professional background and her pre-MBA career was similar, if not as niche. Her curiosity regarding my career drove many (40%) of the questions and how, depending on my background, I will fit into the LBS environment. Almost 40% of the questions involved the interviewer sharing her own experience at LBS and with her post-MBA career, and then asking me questions about what I would do in those situations. There were no straightforward “why LBS?” or “why MBA?” questions but the extent to which I answered other indirect questions would have answered those anyway. I would recommend knowing what you wish to do at LBS (including GBE, Exchange, courses, clubs, etc.) at least one layer deep with solid reasons for why/why not? The interview also had a presentation/case, something I was concerned about because of no prior consulting experience and the general notion that you can’t prepare for it. The question in my view was straightforward. It was only a test of common business sense and verbal communication skills. I tried familiarizing myself with cases from LBS’s casebook and it was a nice warm-up. Overall, the interview was not meant to be a “trick” setup and was pretty chatty. My interviewer had a straight, almost disinterested face with occasional nods so I don’t know whether she was impressed or I am doomed as unworthy for the mighty LBS. Hoping for a good outcome. If anyone had any specific questions/concerns, feel free to comment. Read Less

Just finished my interview for LBS. It was very conversational. I knew she would have my application... Read More

Just finished my interview for LBS. It was very conversational. I knew she would have my application but I didn’t realize she would have the admissions committee notes. Because of this the interview was much more focus on areas where the admissions had clear concerns or questions. I did not have a chance to cohesively walk through my resume which I was a bit disappointed by. Questions I remember: Why LBS? How do you use analytics in your work? What are your short term goals and how they fit with my long term goals? How do you deal with bad employees who don’t try? What’s your management/leadership style? Read Less

Interviewed for the full time MBA program with LBS with an alumni interviewer. Overall the intervie... Read More

Interviewed for the full time MBA program with LBS with an alumni interviewer. Overall the interview lasted about 75 minutes. The interviewer upfront told me the format of the interview, and left a good amount of time 15-20 minutes at the end for questions. I would say questions were overall standard -- we talked through my background, each of my roles and I was asked to go into detail on a few specific projects. The interviewer wanted to understand my leadership style and how I deal with challenges and team environments, and asked several questions on personality related to that. Further they really want to understand career goals and why LBS will be the right program for you, asking specifically Why LBS and what other activities you would plan to get involved in during your time in the program. Mid-way through, we had the case project. This is a short business related question, that is more meant to get a sense of your critical thinking and communication. I was given 5 minutes to prepare the case and then 5 minutes to present. I think if you've worked in consulting or interviewed for consulting this won't be too difficult. However if you have not, I would recommend preparing a bit on how to structure the case, as that is much more important vs the actual answer. After the case we jumped back into the interview with a few more questions on my career goals / interests. It was clear that the interviewer had seen my application beforehand including my career goals and resume, and we talked about it in some detail. As mentioned, at the end it was left open for questions. I had about 6 questions I asked about the interviewer's experience at LBS which were talked through in detail. Overall, the interview is fairly standard, most of the questions are ones you can expect, and the interviewer has the chance to ask follow ups on motivations and things like that. The case, which takes about 10-15 minutes in total (preparation, instructions, and presentation) means that the interview is a bit longer than other MBA interviews, going as long as 2 hours for some people. But know your story, know about the school and know why the MBA program will help you get to where you want to be, and I'm sure you will be fine. Read Less

Location and time : At the interviewer’s office and lasted about 2 hours ( 1.30 hours for the ques... Read More

Location and time : At the interviewer’s office and lasted about 2 hours ( 1.30 hours for the questions and case from interviewer’s side and the rest for my questions) The interview : It was quite like a conversation; The interviewer told me that he was in my shoes before, so he tried to make me relax before he started the interview by allowing me to ask questions about his job and past experience. The question : Here are the list of the questions i can remember. 1. Tell me about your self. 2. Follow up question about my favorite achievements. 3. Which courses or classes would i lead the study group, if i got into the LBS? 4. Tell me about your international working experience and between European and Asian with whom do you prefer to work? 5. How to deal with people who do not contribute to your team? 5. Three weaknesses and strengths 6. Any treats for my business? 7. Some questions about my interests in my application documents. (About AI) The case : the interviewer picked the question that is related to my background and my post MBA career. I really appreciated what he did. But i was asked not to share the question with anyone. I would say that the school wants to test how you logically deliver your answer. The video assessment : Everyone get 2 questions. The first question will always be informed in advance but the second will be random. Mine was the question about study group. For the best delivery, you should know your speaking speed and then prepare the answer with appropriate word count according to your speed. My two cents : For both the interview and the video assessment, you should prepare answers of as many as expected questions in advance and then practice them as much as you could. More importantly, if possible, your answers should be applied to more than one question because it will save a lot your time of preparation, for example the answer of the question “ Tell me about your rewarding experience” may also be the answer of the question “ Tell me about the time you contribute to the team” Lastly, as far as i can tell, you should be relax, confident, energetic, and positive during the interview. By the way, i’m sorry about my English. This is my first time of posting. I hope my debrief could be helpful. Read Less