Calling all Copenhagen MBA (CBS) Applicants: 2020 Intake

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By: Deepankar, guest blogger 
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Newly minted MBA Deepankar Sehgal on graduation day together with CBS MBA Alumni Society Chairman Charlotte Fly Andersen. 
 Tips and Tricks
for the incoming class 
Welcome to all of you Copenhagen MBAs about to embark on a
new exciting life chapter! I was in your position about a year ago and can
still remember the mixture of excitement, thrill and jitters I had starting
this journey. I can now say with confidence:  Relax and enjoy the ride . It will
be a year like none before.
As an outgoing student, I have been asked to pass on some
tips and tricks to help you along the way. I am sure most of you would have
scoured through the internet to uncover the practicalities a move to Denmark
entails, so I will keep these focused on the program and related areas:
 1.         Always remember your reason.  
Each and everyone of you have taken up this MBA for a
reason, a reason that fits you and your circumstances. Some have come here to
get a boost in your career, some want to update their business tools, some have
an academic reason to pursue this and some just want to have a year abroad to
study and enjoy Copenhagen. All are perfectly correct reasons, all are
different reasons and every one will make choices along the way that suit these
particular reasons. So my first tip is to not forget that reason. Don’t get distracted by the daily minutia or the
classes and exams or by what others are doing. Always remember your reason and
follow the path that leads you to it.
For those who are not sure of their reasons,  I would suggest
using the first few weeks to reflect on it and try to figure out what you want
from this step , what your expectations and goals are and to then go after them.
 2.         Manage your time. It’s the scarce resource
you have.  
In the coming 12 months you will study around 18 subjects,
which will include a four month long thesis project ( the Integrated StrategyProject ), the  Leadership Discovery Process  that runs through the entire year, the Advisory Board project, multiple assignments, course reading before classes,
case studies, and exams. The work load does not get lighter, subjects do not
become easier and deliverables are on a strict schedule. In such an
environment,  managing time will be – to say the least – essential.  Know your
deadline, work around your other commitments and have a planned study schedule for
pre-class readings. One thing that will not be on your side is time, so you
will need to figure out your own method to make time for the plethora of things
that you will have on your calendar.
 3.         Learn new things and absorb them. 
Don’t be rigid. Accept new concepts, try them out and keep
an open mind. It is easy to look at a concept and label it to be ‘theoretical
or ‘not valid in the real world’. These judgments, while easy to  pass, will keep you from trying new things. Don’t
make the mistake of looking at the concepts studied in the class as merely
theoretical. Try to understand them in-depth and explore if you can make them
work in a real life scenario – the Integrated Strategy Project will be a good
place for you to do that.
 4.         Learn group work  
The Copenhagen MBA will have you working in groups
constantly, in class on assignments or in the wilderness .
So being a team player goes a long way in making the ride a pleasant one.
Make no mistake, you will fight and disagree with each
other. You will have to bang heads in group projects and will have arguments.
But the faster you figure out a way to get past all that - the easier it will
be for you. Use your leadership learnings to establish the team culture and
dynamics for a smoother way of working. And have fun along the way.
 5.         Use all your resources 
CBS provides you with a lot of help in terms of academic
resources which you should use as much as possible. The library has books and databases
that are really helpful in providing you with statistics and articles for your
assignments, the professors are always willing to provide help on projects and
the alumni will make themselves available to sit and discuss your career
opportunities.
 All these resources and more are at your disposal, should
you require them, so use them.  
 6.         Be kind to each other. 
Most of you are new to this country, have no network, no
support system and when the times get tough (which will happen) you will have
no one but each other. Don’t feel shy to ask each other for help and don’t
hesitate in helping each other out. Your classmates are people you will
remember for a long time. Get along with each other and have each other’s back.
 Other than the aforementioned tips and tricks, below are a
few more that should also be helpful: 
1.     
Always try to read the cases before going to the
class, nothing worse than being asked about the case by the professor and
having to stare at them wide-eyed like a deer in headlights.
2.     
Be on time for the classes, no one likes the
disruptions.
3.     
People living in the dorm – DON’T LOSE YOUR KEYS
!!! (it is super expensive to replace them).
4.     
Don’t use the coffee maker on the fourth, the fire alarm there is very sensitive.
5.     
Don’t harass the kitchen teams but help them,
it’ll be your turn soon enough.
6.     
Gitte, Rikke, Michala and everyone else in the
administration are super partial to chocolates.
 The Copenhagen MBA is a year that will let you grow
tremendously.  While you get ready to strap yourself in for the roller coaster
year ahead, my classmates and I have already left the campus, but we will be
cheering you on all the way. When you do reach the finish line, perhaps
remember these words I spoke to my classmates on graduation day:
“I wish for all of you to go out and be bold, be courageous
and take on everything the world throws at you, knowing at the back of our
heads that you did it!”

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By Sabina 
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The new Copenhagen MBA class is now officially in the
CBS Executive building, forming bonds with their classmates
that will last a lifetime

My
whole life has changed dramatically since the moment I received confirmation on
my admission to the Copenhagen MBA.  
If
you think it is too late to start studying again and cite family commitments
and children, work or age, that is just your bias. For me, it has been a long
time since I studied full time. I was harboring fears that I was going to be
the oldest in the class, that I would not be able to engage with my peers, that
I have two children and would not have time for studies at all, that moving to
Copenhagen and settling here will be difficult.
But
once you act, don’t be afraid, and if afraid, then don’t act.  The decision was
taken, I was admitted, so my big journey was about to start.  
Settling
down was actually a smooth affair as bureaucratic issues on registration and so
on turned out to be much easier that I had expected.  And Copenhagen is the best
city in the world in which to combine living, studying and being a parent!  
I
was both eager and anxious to start my studies, meet my peers, professors and the
administration, get back into a student role and to embrace all the books and
study materials (last point is a joke… The attitude to thick heavy course books
apparently does not change over time. ? )
The
day came and of course, I was very nervous. I felt silly, happy and somehow proud
of myself. I also found it difficult to sleep, and if their blog posts are
anything to go by, insomnia before the first day is not uncommon in soon-to-be-MBAs.
In my case, high expectations, challenges and emotions kept me awake.
But
everything went really well. My class is amazing.  We are a highly international
class, displaying the most diverse backgrounds of all CBS Full-time MBA
chapters.  I was pleased to learn that I was not the oldest in the class and
there were other parents as well. It is very important to have a friendly
learning environment, to experience support and warmth, to be amongst
like-minded people to succeed on this journey, and not least to enjoy the ride.
The
program and the information load was quite intense from the start, especially
for those of us that do not possess a number-crunching background. But my work
experience helps enormously.  My transformation started already on day one
through courses such as the Leadership Discovery Process, Managing Sustainable
Corporations, and Managing Your Career.  Lots of food for thought and
discussions, group work, case studies, research, directions and so on. 
I
so enjoy the process and the sensation of being student again. I know now that
I was right in my decision to enroll in the Copenhagen MBA and look forward to
the year ahead!

bsidd · Answer

Hello, I wish to know a bit more detail about CBS. I plan to apply for 2020 intake. What are the job opportunities for international students post MBA. Work visa n related.

my profile:
Age 29, Indian
GMAT 620, Toefl 101

Work ex - 5 years (in 27 countries)
Sector - Maritime
I am a marine engineer and all most all of the Danish charterers for whom I have worked are all CBS alumni. Can anybody shell out new light about the current job scenario in denmark and what is the avg Gmat score for Indian applicants.

pranaybhasin · Answer

Hello Everyone,

I got admitted to Copenhagen Business School full-time MBA 2020 intake. Anyone else got their offer letters?

Thanks,

Pranay Bhasin

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