Said MBA Program Guide 2026

Oxford Interview Questions 1. Your education is in Engg but you work in Consulting. How did that ha... Read More

Oxford Interview Questions 1. Your education is in Engg but you work in Consulting. How did that happen and what was the reasoning behind it? 2. What are the 3 biggest skills you have developed while working in Consulting? 3. You have worked with people from different countries, did you have any conflict when you were interacting with them and how did you navigate it? 4. Talk about an intance where you had to build trust with a client. 5. Talk abt my entrepreneurship experience, what happened? Will you be open to start a business again? 6. Consulting is famous for the feedback culture, so what are the feedbacks that you've got and how did you respond to it? Did you agree or not? 7. Talk about an instance where you had a confluct with your team member and how did you resolve it. 8. Why would you be a good candidate for the extremely coveted Consulting roles that you're targetting? 9. What will you do so you can be a competitive candidate and prepare yourself for this role? 10. How will you contribute to Oxford? 11. Any questions for me? I got an invite from R2 application Read Less

Walk me through your resume Why MBA TMAT when you improved teamwork TMAT when you faced consequences... Read More

Walk me through your resume Why MBA TMAT when you improved teamwork TMAT when you faced consequences for something you thought was right TMAT when you handled disagreement between your team members Read Less

I find this situation quite bizarre because throughout the interview process, the conversation was v... Read More

I find this situation quite bizarre because throughout the interview process, the conversation was very effective and conversational. I’m not sure if it’s due to an increase in deferred applicants from the previous year, but there seem to be many rejections in R4 this year. I can only say that outsourcing to third-party admissions agencies is really problematic, as you don’t receive any useful advice about the admissions process or insights into the future of your studies during the conversation. Oxford’s costs are extremely high, and it’s unfortunate that right after the interview, I found out the interviewer was an outsourced external consultant. I hope that, moving forward, applicants will have more and better options. That being said, an MBA education is not a simple investment, especially when studying abroad. I hope everyone will have better career development opportunities in the future. Read Less

The interview was pretty straight forward 1. Why Oxford? 2. When have you faced conflict at work? 3... Read More

The interview was pretty straight forward 1. Why Oxford? 2. When have you faced conflict at work? 3. Has your integrity every been questioned? 4. Who is a leader that you look up to? 5. What do you think will be challenging for you during the one year MBA? 6. What is your biggest take away from your career till now? 7. In case there is any project that your professor gives your group, what role are you most likely to gravitate towards? 8. Have you done anything to up-skill yourself outside work? 9. What do you do for fun? 10. How will you stand out in a room full of 300 other MBA students Lastly i had my own questions Read Less

I just done my interview with adcom team. The questions are quite standard. 1) Why Oxford 2) Why do... Read More

I just done my interview with adcom team. The questions are quite standard. 1) Why Oxford 2) Why do you switch the working industry (I switch from Tech consulting to E-commerce) 3) Detail on the immediate goal after MBA with some follow up 4) Tell me the time when you disagree with management direction 5) Tell me the time when you get a feedback from your line manager 6) How would you contribute to the cohort (both hard skill and soft skill) Read Less

Interviewer was a finance expert (my goals were around DFI) - more than 40 years of experience overa... Read More

Interviewer was a finance expert (my goals were around DFI) - more than 40 years of experience overall. He’s a CDC expert and not affiliated only with Oxford. Very warm and conversational interview overall. 1. Question about EC (music in my case) 2. How do you manage time between EC and FT job? 3. A couple of clarifying questions on my resume bullet points - he had worked with the Reserve Bank of India (something my resume had) and wanted me to elaborate on the engagement 4. How do you see your leadership develop over the MBA and beyond? 5. Is there anyone in your personal or professional network you look upto? Why? 6. You’ve described challenges in achieving ST goals in your written material - but what challenges do you think you’ll face while recruiting for this? 7. (Since I have a connection with my ST goals’ employer) have they given you any indication that they might want you there? Is this a pathway that people usually take? 8. What other schools have you applied to? Read Less

I had my interview a couple of hours ago. Questions like: 1. Why an MBA at this point of your life?... Read More

I had my interview a couple of hours ago. Questions like: 1. Why an MBA at this point of your life? 2. Examples when you had a disagreement at work. 3. If your leadership style has changed over time. 4. Mention an occasion when you got feedback and how it went? 5. Why to transition to a financial role I'm not sure how it went. I didn't feel it was the best interview but it didn't go bad. Do you know how likely is to be rejected after the interview? Does it influences a lot in the outcome? Do you have data from past applications? Thank you all! Read Less

It went for 35 mins. I don’t remember all the questions. 1. Why MBA and why OXford? 2. Why you wa... Read More

It went for 35 mins. I don’t remember all the questions. 1. Why MBA and why OXford? 2. Why you want to go into management consulting (short term goal) 3. What place you are looking to work at ppst MBA and some more questions around why mba and all then behavioral questions 1. Did you work in a collaborative team 2. Did you make a mistake and how did you handle 3. Did you ever receive a feedback 4. How would you contribute to Oxford And some more questions like these and lastly my questions Read Less

Hi everyone. Had my interview today with admission consultant. Total about 45 minutes, including my ... Read More

Hi everyone. Had my interview today with admission consultant. Total about 45 minutes, including my questions. Energy was quite casual and conversational. She started by introducing herself. - Tell me about yourself - Some more questions about my resume (I switched industries) - Tell me about your goals post MBA - Why Oxford - What do you know about current trends in hiring for consulting - Your greatest professional achievement - How you contributed to your organization - How you will contribute to Oxford Followed by my questions. Hope this helps, folks! Read Less

[It] went for 35 mins. I don’t remember all the questions. 1. Why MBA and why OXford? 2. Why you w... Read More

[It] went for 35 mins. I don’t remember all the questions. 1. Why MBA and why OXford? 2. Why you want to go into management consulting (short term goal) 3. What place you are looking to work at ppst MBA and some more questions around why mba and all then behavioral questions 1. Did you work in a collaborative team 2. Did you make a mistake and how did you handle 3. Did you ever receive a feedback 4. How would you contribute to Oxford And some more questions like these and lastly my questions Read Less