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Welcome all Imperial class of 2021 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each-other, exchange ideas, discuss app strategies, and some profile discussions may be? Give a shout out!

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I just got an offer this morning from the May round! But only because I asked them to provide me with a respnose ASAP as I'm making a scholarship application with the SMF.

Congrats on the admit. What is SMF?

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It's the Sainsbury's Management Fellowship. A scholarship supporting engineers in doing an MBA to benefit UK engineering and industry.

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I have just received an offer today but still unsure whether to accept or defer given the current situation. It seems like the university doesn't really allow deferral. Is there any admitted applicants group?

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Congrats! May I ask what your interview date was?

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26 May 2020, 07:36

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It's the Sainsbury's Management Fellowship. A scholarship supporting engineers in doing an MBA to benefit UK engineering and industry.

Congratz!! I just received my conditional offer too! (Coz my GMAT exam was being cancelled and rescheduled to June) Now I just hope it will be ok for my GMAT exam.

May I know more about the SMF too? Im also an engineer

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Congrats! May I ask what your interview date was?

My interview date was on 14 May. Did you apply on R5 too?

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Congrats! May I ask what your interview date was?

My interview date was on 14 May. Did you apply on R5 too?

Yes, I applied in Round 5 and interviewed on 19th May....haven't heard back yet though....

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Congrats! May I ask what your interview date was?

My interview date was on 14 May. Did you apply on R5 too?

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May i know about your background and gmat score?
Thanks!

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Did anybody receive any offers today?

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Hey all,

Any admits know if there is a WApp/https://gmatclub.com/chat/other chat group for other admits?

BTW more than happy to share information on the SMF scholarship with other admits, have also been through the process and happy to share insights.

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I got the invitation for an interview last week. I submitted my application in the final round(Rolling). I m from hong kong, female. My GMAT scores aren't stellar - I took the test center exam and the online exam in 3 days - got 640 (Q49, V29) and 660 (Q42, V38), respectively. I took it again within such a short time because I could not believe that V29 represented my actual verbal ability. Quite dejected that my quant score dropped in the online exam but that very likely was because of my unfamiliarity with the online whiteboard. Dunno how the adcom will see it.

My job is quite quant focused. I have worked in investment banking for more than 5 years. Fast track promotion - from analyst to senior associate and then VP in 3 years. But since I m alrdy 30 years old - I don't want to stay 2 years in business schools, so I m opting 1-year programs only. Besides, my GMAT is too low to apply for Wharton, HBS, etc. Post-MBA, I hope to work in the tech sector or PE covering tech. Longterm goal is setting up my own fintech company.

can anyone let me know whether Imperial can help me open the doors to these opportunities?

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hi i defer the imperial offer for this year.

Reason :

1-COVID situation , job market ks extremely in turmoil, no guarantee for securing a job in uk.

2. PE /VC is too competitive and imperial MBA is not the feeder for those sectors.
From May to July i feel that their career office is less competent for experienced MBA holders. They are more for inexperienced ms,MSC graduates.

3. I would say wait for 1 more year and go for lbs (most pe vc feeder) or Cambridge.

For entrepreneurship Imperial is the best though.

Imperial is best for masters
but its a 2nd tier mba ,
the cohort are very young but they are pretty nice.
In terms of networking its not worthy at all.

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hi i defer the imperial offer for this year.

Reason :

1-Covid situation ,job market ks extremely in turmoil ,no guarantee for securing a job in uk.

2. PE /VC is too competitive and imperial mba is not the feeder for those sector.
From May to july i feel that their career office is less competent for experienced mba holder. They are more for inexperienced ms,msc graduate.

3. i would say wait for 1 more year and go for lbs (most pe vc feeder) or Cambridge.

Fod entrepreneurship Imperial is the best though.

Imperial is best for masters
but its a 2nd tier mba ,
cohort are very young but they are pretty nice.
In terms of networking its not worthy at all.

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That’s very helpful! Thank you!

I was planning to apply to LBS and Oxford Said but missed the deadlines unfortunately. I do notice Imperial’s MBA is not as esteemed as their other programs. So that made me second guess my option abit.

I have also applied to Kellogg and Insead. Will see how it goes.

To me, i m more worried about time costs as i m 30 alrdy- after mba 31. If I postpone another year i will grad at 32. Might as well get EMBA. I see this year as the last chance. I have postponed the application for mba for 3 years in order to get to leadership position to strengthen my case.

I hold a different view about job market though. Its going to be hard for sure. But since the prospect of getting promoted/ fat bonus is low anyways these days because of the bad market, to me the opportunity costs to do MBA now is lower than the good years when economy is booming. And becoz of my age, to me, every year the cost is compounded.

However, it totally makes sense to me why some applicants prefer deferring though. If i was 27-29 i would have done the same.

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Hi there, I totally understand your situation as I have similar background (im also around 30, female from HK~) and thats why I didn’t defer my admission, still kicking off in coming Sept.

If you want to go for entrepreneurship path then I agree that Imperial may not be your first choice, but in the view of tech sector, you may still consider Imperial since they would be happy to recruit candidates who believe tech can help business development, that is putting business & technology together (at least thats what I’ve heard during my interview).

Anyway hope you all success in your interviews and receive positive results from the colleges!

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I initially applied to Oxford, Imperial, CASS, Cambridge, INSEAD with a 610 score and got interviewed with four and got an offer from 3 schools.
I retook the exam (GRE this time) even after I got the interviews but it wasn't even necessary because I had already received offers and an interview so as much as these schools care about your score, there are several factors besides the score that are more important.

Another member of the incoming Imperial cohort received an offer from INSEAD as well with a 610 score. I'm not sure if she will respond to this post but all that to say there is hope.

Anyway, my top two choices were Oxford and Imperial. Unfortunately, I didn't get into Oxford after my interview (which took me by surprise) but I was equally excited for Imperial.
These are my opinions on my top two choices.

Pros about oxford
- Brand (even though the business school is young, because of its affiliation with its undergrad, people still act favorably toward its MBA programme)
- Has a very strong social entrepreneurship focus (and that was all I was looking for from an MBA as my field is impact investing )
- Wonderful network
- Very Diverse which I liked
- The school fairs well in some of the MBA international competitions

Cons
- Throughout the process, I felt like a 'candidate' who was just was ticking their boxes- as if they were more interested in only my profile as opposed to interested in me as a person
- Career services are okay so you will have to really put in an effort to find a job. But then again, the brand name will help you when you submit an application
and I am also a big believer in if you really want something, you will work hard to get it
- Location for me: I started a business and I would like to be in London a majority of the time networking

Pros about Imperial
- I had quit my job in a bank a few months prior to applying to focus on social entrepreneurship and a business I was running. During my interview, the interviewer (Crystal Grant- she has left now) really understood me as a person and my vision so that was incredibly promising that they fostered entrepreneurship
- Very good career services who care - they have a large career services event
- Great entrepreneurship organisations/innovation/ accelerator programmes - if you think you may want to secure funding for your business or less how to pitch, they run several sessions on that which I am keen to attend
- Location: London, so while you are doing your MBA, you can network and apply for jobs
- Had a good reaction when I informed a potential future employer that I was admitted
- Plus for me was the opportunity to become fluent in a language (French for me) and they have built an app to help with that

Cons
- Strong entrepreneurship focus however the social impact aspect is not as strong as Oxford's
- The school's alumni is great but also seems very academic which I actually do not mind and if you are a quant-focused person, it will be great as you can tap into those who completed their MSc in Finance and are in PE/VC etc. If you do a LinkedIn search, you will find this. However for me, I also need a network that is also strong in impact investing in the emerging markets and I didn't find a lot, so I will definitely be tapping into the wider network beyond MBA alumni. I also see this as an opportunity to help build Imperial's impact investing network in the emerging markets as I am doing a lot of work in that area.
- School clubs that I am interested in: Africa Business Club, Finance Club (includes Fintech and PE/VC), Innovation & Entrepreneurship Club

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Hi fellow hongkonger!

I m just not sure about my odds of switching from finance to fintech after imperial. I see some mba grads, even those from Insead ended up looking for the same type of jobs in the same region after graduation this year.
I m determined to do mba but if i m paying so much for a course that very likely will be held online 1/4 or half of the time, i hope its at least worth it - opening the the doors of the opportunities that i intend to pursue.

Are u planning to work in hk or overseas after mba?

Thank you for the support! And congrats on getting admitted!

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Hey, thank you for the insights! Congratulations on getting offers from 3 schools! I believe the other aspects of your application outside the GMAT and your performance in the interviews must be very strong.

Yes, I agree there's hope for those who scored under 700 in GMAT as business schools don't just admit GMAT warriors/ good exam takers. They just want to use GMAT to evaluate the applicant's drive to overcome challenges despite repeated failures and his/ her overall ability to think critically. Getting 700+ probably is more important for those with less work experience/ non-quant focused jobs/ poor GPA/ non-STEM undergrad background. I was hoping I could get 730 at least, but to do that, I need at least 3-6 more months of focused practice. The time cost for me is too high for me at this point.

It seems you plan to stay in the UK for work post-MBA. I wonder how many graduates managed to change location? Not so many fintech opportunities in HK and I believe I will learn more international practices in UK/ US companies.

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Hi fellow hongkonger!

Its so nice to finally hear from a hongkonger on this page

Im not familiar with the industry you’re in , but what I think is, MBA programme would definitely open more opportunities for you and there would be a higher chance to change the field upon graduation, so I guess the problem is just whether it is that cost-effective with the Imperial’s tuition fee?

If talking about changing field, I believe a strong career team from college is really important to help out, especially during this difficult time. And Imperial has the advantage on this in my point of view. Well of course Kellogg and Insead is also great and their brand can help you in job hunting.

I target to stay in UK after graduate, I work in energy industry and there is not much opportunities in HK, so I would try my best to stay haha.