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Calling all Applicants: MBS(Manchester) September 2021 Intake

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Received the invite for R4 today

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When did you submit your application and whats your profile like ?

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Received the invite for R4 today

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Congratulations and thanks for the update IASR As part of your interview prep, you can check some of the Manchester interview experiences at the following link

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I applied in Round 5. When are we expected to hear back from AMBS on interview decision?

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I applied in Round 5. When are we expected to hear back from AMBS on interview decision?

There process is bit delayed. I applied in R4 and in the Kira interview link, the application decision date was 25-Jan but I received the invitation last week.
And, the same happened with R3 applicants as well.
You can wait for couple of weeks and then follow up on mail. They are pretty active on mails

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Received the invite for R4 today

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When did you submit your application and whats your profile like ?

I submitted my application in R4, right on the deadline i.e. 05-Jan.
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Experience: 8 years
Function and Industry : IT Business Analyst
Country : India
GMAT : 730

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Received the invite for R4 today

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Thanks a lot, it helped a lot

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received the offer via mail

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I applied in Round 5. When are we expected to hear back from AMBS on interview decision?

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I applied in Round 5. When are we expected to hear back from AMBS on interview decision?

We should year back by esely next week

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I applied in Round 5. When are we expected to hear back from AMBS on interview decision?

We should year back by esely next week

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dimitra68

From the decision tracker, I see you have received an interview invite. Did you get it today? As part of your interview preparation, you can check some of the latest MBS interview experiences at the following link.

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I applied in Round 5. When are we expected to hear back from AMBS on interview decision?

We should year back by esely next week

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Also, can you tell us when did you submit your application? Maybe the interview invites are dependent on when one submits the application.

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I applied in Round 5. When are we expected to hear back from AMBS on interview decision?

We should year back by esely next week

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Yes i received the news via email on Friday 5th March. I have been in communication with one of the admission team since I submitted my application. I reached out to her early last week to understand when the decision will be sent out out. She told me they will start confirming eqrly next week for applicants in Round 5

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Sounds good dimitra68 Thanks for the information. I guess more invites will be sent in the coming few days then

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I have formally received the interview invite for the 15th. I reckon the other applicants should be hearing about their interview anytime now

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I have formally received the interview invite for the 15th. I reckon the other applicants should be hearing about their interview anytime now

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I see all the interview experiences listed so far have been the interviews with the admissions committee. Is your interview with the admissions committee as well?

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I have formally received the interview invite for the 15th. I reckon the other applicants should be hearing about their interview anytime now

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I see all the interview experiences listed so far have been the interviews with the admissions committee. Is your interview with the admissions committee as well?

Yes, Im scheduled to be interviewed by the MBA Assistant Director.

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Got a rejection mail...with a GMAT of 680 and a WE of 4 years, TBH I was expecting a call atleast..maybe they did not like my overall profile and essays

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GMAT 1: 710 Q50 V35 Verified score

GMAT 2: 720 Q51 V35 Verified score

Schools: Tuck '23 (D) Johnson'23 (D) Yale '23 (D) Anderson '23 (D) Tepper '23 (D) Rotman '23 (D) Stern '23 (D) NUS '23 (D) ISB'22 (WL)

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What are the chances in Round 7 for MBS? Does anyone has any idea from previous cycles? I am planning to apply in Round 7 in April. Will I have a decent chance of being considered?

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Undergrad - IIT Roorkee
Work Exp - 70 months (Product Management at a startup; running my own startup, which didn't survive; a proper corporate job in Insurance for a year) - I have some interesting stories to tell.
GMAT - 720 (Q51 V35 IR8)

Any feedback is appreciated.

Nikhil rohitsubr

Thanks!

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Hi everyone

I am to submit my kira assessment this week. As per the information provided by AMBS, there are 4 questions in the following categories:
1. MBA and motivation based 2. Competency based (Leadership and problem solving) 3. Competency based (Teamwork and empathy) 4. Out of the box random question

Can you please tell me what kind of questions you had for the 4th one (out of the box question) in your assessments?

Thank you

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I think round 7 with those high quality credentials would definitely be worth a shot. Contact their admissions officer to confirm, they are super helpful-
Full-timeMBA.Admissions@manchester.ac.uk
I tried applying in Round 9 in a previous year but was advised to wait till the next intake. But the next intake I got through.

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