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19 Jun 2013, 18:18
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Hi there,
What sort of information are you looking for? I would be happy to try to help. My MBA was from Cambridge; I have consulted with students applying to European MBA programs and worked in the UK for several years in the MBA admissions/GMAT world. At mbaMission we have helped clients get into top programs around the world, just let us know what info you are looking for. As a starting point, the most commonly recognized ranking system for MBA programs in Europe is usually the Financial Times rankings, https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... nking-2013.
What sort of information are you looking for? I would be happy to try to help. My MBA was from Cambridge; I have consulted with students applying to European MBA programs and worked in the UK for several years in the MBA admissions/GMAT world. At mbaMission we have helped clients get into top programs around the world, just let us know what info you are looking for. As a starting point, the most commonly recognized ranking system for MBA programs in Europe is usually the Financial Times rankings, https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... nking-2013.
19 Jun 2013, 21:04
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Hi Jen,
My questions are :
1.Most of them are 1 year program as you know...so,should one consider these for career change (re: Industry change not job function change)?
2.Could you please let me know like INSEAD & IE whether LBS,Said & Judge also have rolling admissions and two intakes (for example, one in September 2014 and other in January 2015 for INSEAD)...?
3. LBS,INSEAD are top ones but in global b-school rankings (FT) b-schools like IE,Said & Judge are placed ahead of many top 20 US schools like Ross,Darden,Anderson (for IE only),McCombs...How do you see that for an International applicant & career changer?
4..For these European schools, is it always better to apply in R1 (if some of them don't have rolling admissions and/or two intakes) rather than in R2 like US schools...?
Would really appreciate some deep insights from you on these.
Looking forward to hear from you.
23 Jun 2013, 12:40
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Hi,
Let's look at each of your q's...
1. Re: one-year MBA programs for career changing... in GENERAL, I advise that if you are making a career change, particularly a drastic one, a 2-year program is better suited, as you have more time to explore options, take on more classes in particular areas of need, and of course complete the summer internship that can help greatly in your new area. However, that being said, many many students still use one-year MBA programs to change careers successfully, so it is possible. It depends a lot on what the change is and how it makes sense and what sort of experiences from the past may be relevant to the future career. Also in many of the one-year programs you CAN still complete a summer internship. If staying in same function but changing industry, it may be a bit less difficult as well.
2. Last I was aware of, LBS, Said & Judge used rounds of admission (in fact I know Judge and LBS have 4, vs many US schools with 3). Of course you should reference each school's website for deadlines for this coming year! LBS can be completed in 15, 18, or 21 months. Judge and Said are one-year programs. In terms of actual intake dates I do not know of more than one intake/start date at the 3 UK programs you asked about.
3. For your question about ranking and Said/Judge over some of the US programs, it really depends on what region of the world you want to work in and what career/industry... at some top finance or consulting firms, specific brands of MBA may be more appealing or give a bit more of a plus on your resume... but at many other management roles at a large variety of firms/companies, it is more about having a well-known program... if you are in the US, the US schools may have more of a bump... if you are in Europe, while top-10 US schools will still be best-known, once you get beyond that some US schools won't have the brand recognition abroad. Oxford and Cambridge of course have global recognition which says a lot (more than 'University of Virginia'), but again it depends on where you want to work and what you want to do.
4. You should apply when you have the best application you can put together.... earlier is generally better just because there are more places available in the program.
Hope that helps!
Jen
Let's look at each of your q's...
1. Re: one-year MBA programs for career changing... in GENERAL, I advise that if you are making a career change, particularly a drastic one, a 2-year program is better suited, as you have more time to explore options, take on more classes in particular areas of need, and of course complete the summer internship that can help greatly in your new area. However, that being said, many many students still use one-year MBA programs to change careers successfully, so it is possible. It depends a lot on what the change is and how it makes sense and what sort of experiences from the past may be relevant to the future career. Also in many of the one-year programs you CAN still complete a summer internship. If staying in same function but changing industry, it may be a bit less difficult as well.
2. Last I was aware of, LBS, Said & Judge used rounds of admission (in fact I know Judge and LBS have 4, vs many US schools with 3). Of course you should reference each school's website for deadlines for this coming year! LBS can be completed in 15, 18, or 21 months. Judge and Said are one-year programs. In terms of actual intake dates I do not know of more than one intake/start date at the 3 UK programs you asked about.
3. For your question about ranking and Said/Judge over some of the US programs, it really depends on what region of the world you want to work in and what career/industry... at some top finance or consulting firms, specific brands of MBA may be more appealing or give a bit more of a plus on your resume... but at many other management roles at a large variety of firms/companies, it is more about having a well-known program... if you are in the US, the US schools may have more of a bump... if you are in Europe, while top-10 US schools will still be best-known, once you get beyond that some US schools won't have the brand recognition abroad. Oxford and Cambridge of course have global recognition which says a lot (more than 'University of Virginia'), but again it depends on where you want to work and what you want to do.
4. You should apply when you have the best application you can put together.... earlier is generally better just because there are more places available in the program.
Hope that helps!
Jen
