LBS 2012 - Calling All Applicants

Just a few observations based on reading the posts from the last couple days:

1. Wheretogo and ArnoldTW joined Gmatclub on Mar 30, 2012 and Mar 31, 2012, respectively;
2. Both Wheretogo and ArnoldTW had only 3 posts in total on gmatclub and all 'their' posts are in the LBS thread;
3. ArnoldTW consistently referred to things posted by Wheretogo;
4. Posts by both Wheretogo and ArnoldTW consist of similar grammar errors; and
5. We all know that LBS just released their R2 decision last Thurs and the waitlist process at LBS is extremely painful. In addition, the more admitted people who decided to turn down their offers, the higher chance waitlisters can get in.

Just my 2 cents.

Silently watching this discussion, I can't stop wondering how skewed are priorities for some applicants. The ultimate goal for any school is to develop a skillset of a student, which will help him pursue his career goals. There is not a single school which promises you great job with $xxx salary in Z country, is there? It is a consious choice of every single person - whether to go for a business education or not AND to which school trying to maximize value of the investment...

Yes, visa rules made career placement worse. BUT - is a business education ultimately designed to guarantee placement in the UK? NO. If you want to make an MBA or whatever degree for the sake of finding the job in the UK - it is wrong approach (imho) and in this case you should think well before investing $130k+ because degree is not a tool to change a job. It might work but might also not. If there are other reasons for making and MBA (e.g. enhancing your profile, closing the gaps in your competencies etc.) this will definitely pay off as it is designed to make you a better fit for complex jobs.

Scholarships update:
Talked to LBS today. If you didn't get a scholarship with the decision, then that means you haven't qualified for an automatic scholarship. The next scholarship review will be held in June.

Also, for the admit weekend, if you want to participate in the dinner, then you need to be in London on Friday evening, i.e. get to London on Thursday evening or Friday morning. On Sunday, activities normally wrap up around 2 PM.

Best!

Libraal,

Did they mention the scholarship attribution criteria?

Does anyone have info about the scholarships amount?

Cheers

Scholarships update:
Talked to LBS today. If you didn't get a scholarship with the decision, then that means you haven't qualified for an automatic scholarship. The next scholarship review will be held in June.

Also, for the admit weekend, if you want to participate in the dinner, then you need to be in London on Friday evening, i.e. get to London on Thursday evening or Friday morning. On Sunday, activities normally wrap up around 2 PM.

Best!

Hey Libraal,
Thx for the information. For the scholarship review in June, I assume it's for the ones that we have to apply seperately?

Hey Happyface,

No idea, I'll try calling them up tomorrow to clarify if I get time to do it. I suppose in June, there will be the review of all the non-automatic scholarship + whatever the balance left of the automatic scholarships after the R3 may get re-assessed. However, don't take my word for it - it's just an assumption.

Good luck for today, R3 applicants (tomorrow for most of you actually..) Is booking a haircut too presumptuous? Don't want to jinx myself