Calling all MBS Melbourne MBA Applicants: 2024 September Intake

Received an admit!

GMAT: 710
Scholarship: 10%
Work Experience: 5 Years
Industry: (2.5 Years experience in Core Engineering and 2.5 years' experience in SaaS Implementation)
Nationality: Indian

Accepted an admit!

Congrats, how much is your GMAT score and work exp.?

Hi all. I’m considering MBS and Australia for my MBA. Wanted to know, in terms of job market and potential to stay back post graduation, how is Australia? Because where I study, is where I wanna work fand hopefully eventually get a PR

hello all, I applied in round 4 and got an interview call, can people who gave the interview give me some insights?

In my interview the questions revolved around :Why MBA? Why MBS MBA? and Post MBA goals.

Are you done with the interview? If so, what were the questions.

Nothing specific Kane, just like Palak said, Why MBA, Why MBS and they talked about how difficult the Austrlian job market is.

Alright!

Thank You!

I have been wondering about this for a while. I attended one of the open sessions by MBS. The feedback was long your line as well. They where very clear and firm on students needing to secure a job by themselves only. They stressed that it is crucial that students make their own connections and look for job openings through that. They also highlighted not to expect a great salary package just because you have MBA from one of the top universities.
While I very much appreciate their honesty and them being upfront, I am trying to understand then what exactly is value of their university and even that job market in Australia?

The only possible up-side I see is after graduating, a student can get a temporary work rights visa for up to 2 years. Which you probably can get via a different and the very least cheaper university.

I would really like to understand the value of doing an MBA with MBS at the fees they are charging, high cost of living with good potential of being without a job for 1 year or more after graduating. So if someone can be kind enough to share their views on PROs & CONs, I (and am sure others) would very much appreciate it!!

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Hello there! I am now focused on getting ready for the GMAT. I am mostly aiming for MBS.

Welcome!

True, I felt as if they are discouraging applicants to even apply. But on the other hand, there are some really good profile applicants who have secured admit.

And they are going to attend haha

Hi,
I had an interview last week. Does anyone know how long we should expect to wait to receive the LoA or final decision?

I had my interview with MBS a week ago, and it was okay, but not particularly impressive. The interviewer asked basic questions like why MBA, why specifically at MBS, why Australia? and there was also a discouraging tone regarding job prospects and settling post-graduation. It felt like they were trying to dissuade applicants rather than attract talented individuals, which you also guys have experienced. Something didn't quite sit right with me throughout the whole process.

The overall impression I got was that the school didn't come across as a top-ranked program, especially since it has been completely dropped from the Financial Times ranking. This is a major red flag.

I did double check with a few local grads just to confirm if this is acceptable for a school like MBS for any reason and how did they end up being so behind and dropped FT. I asked few alumni from the US about MBS, none of them had anything particularly positive to say about the school apart from its outstanding exchange program and collaboration with other "educational institutions". So there's a huge attention to academic but less for career and professional development (which is the whole point of an MBA I guess?). Post-MBA support seems minimal. In fact, MBS graduates were often finding themselves in roles below where they were before pursuing their MBA which is quite alarming.

Overall, I didn't get the positive and inspiring vibes that I experienced from US and European MBA programs where I applied. Again that's just my impression and how I felt after the online interview and speaking with a few local grads. I'd only consider MBS as a last option keeping in mind that the school doesn't have much weight in value outside Australia.