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18 Aug 2015, 10:00

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: We’re coming to a city near you, come and meet us!

International Information Sessions: We’re coming to a city near you, come and meet us! Our international information sessions allow you to speak directly with admissions staff, alumni and students. You can hear about our first-class programmes, global community and international links, and how we can deliver an educational experience to transform your […]

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Do you want a chance to have a life-changing learning experience in 2016?

The online application for MBA2018 is now open. The first deadline is 25 September 2015. How to apply Apply Now David Simpson, Admissions Director, MBA & Masters in Finance said: Red Flags to avoid when writing your essays: Lack of research on London Business School - Passion for our school. We have quite a unique […]

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: New MiF application essays and tips for a successful application

Hi everyone! I am Peter Johnson, the Senior Admissions Manager for the Masters in Finance (MiF). Alongside my colleagues Greg, Alex, Sophie and David in the MiF admissions team I am responsible for the applicant journey from the point you submit your application right up to the start of the MiF programme – both in its full-time and […]

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Welcoming the MBA2017 class

The MBA2017 Programme is underway! The Programme Office and Recruitment & Admissions Team were excited to welcome the incoming class last week for the first day of Orientation at the historical venue Old Billingsgate Market overlooking the River Thames. London Business School’s Dean, Sir Andrew Likierman, kicked off the event with a speech in which […]

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: The Icing on the Cake – Student Activities at London Business School

There’s no doubt that you have seen the rankings, heard about the fantastic Faculty (both in terms of teaching and research), the wonderful location of the School and the opportunities it offers in terms of career progression. These are some of the key elements which factor in your decision in regards to which Business School […]

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04 Sep 2015, 14:20

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"Tuition fees for the MBA starting in August 2016 will be confirmed in January 2016. The fees for the class starting in 2015 were £67,750."

It is not specified that the amount is per year, so I assume that the amount refers to the entire span of the programme.

Narenn notes in the first post that the fee is "$107,470 per year"

Can someone please confirm whether my understanding is correct? The fee for the entire programme (irrespective of duration, i.e. 15 to 21 months) is £67,750.

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Reasons to choose Sloan MSc in Leadership and Strategy

The Sloan MSc is a full-time programme designed for senior executives who want to transition their career. Are you looking for an opportunity to…. - take the next step in your career, take on a new position or set-up your own company? - transition from one industry sector to another or relocate to a new country? […]

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: The application form for the Masters in Finance 2016 intake is now live!

We are pleased to let you know that applications for the 2016 intake are now open. The wide diversity of students on the MiF Programme help us maintain our position as the FT’s number 1 ranked post-experience finance masters. Our unique international community and our London location are key reasons why students from over 50 countries […]

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Just submitted today for R1. Let the eternal wait begin!

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Annual Masters in Finance BBQ

In the MiF Admissions Team we love the first couple weeks of September – the last barbecues of the Summer, the last jugs of Pimms (the great British Summer drink) and afternoons spent soaking up the sun – and there is no better way to celebrate than at our annual MiF barbecue on London Business […]

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FROM LBS Current Students Blog: An evening in conversation with…

Hi! My name is Olly, and I’m privileged and excited to start writing this blog and sharing my experiences with you. Since this is my first post, I figured a bit of background would be helpful.

I’ve joined the LBS MBA 2017 class, one of 417 this year. I’m a US/UK dual national, (being born in the former, and working in the latter for the past 6 years). I spent my career at Deloitte in London, working on a variety of new initiatives, ranging from our CFO Transition programme to consulting in the social enterprise marketplace.

Term one has well and truly kicked off. I was debating what to describe from a fascinating first few weeks of Pre-term, but yesterday happened to attend one particular event that I think perfectly illustrates why it is so fantastic to a part of the LBS community. So I’ve got to tell you about it.

My thought process goes something like this: it’s 18:00. Wednesday evening. It’s raining. Not only do I have a surplus of H20, I’m innundated with options to spend my evening. Do I attend the Finance careers talk about networking? Or follow a couple of classmates to explore the retail and luxury goods sector? What about that club kick-off meeting? There is of course that old standby, the ever excellent Windsor pub…

Happily, I received a reminder to an event I had completely overlooked: LBS Shares. After almost a snap decision, I arrived at one of the cosier lecture theatres not knowing much more about the event other than three people affiliated with the school were lined up to speak, and one of them was about politics (which had sold me).

We started with James Covey, an MBA2016, who had chosen to share with us why he believed that we should be interested in Politics. James had grown up attached to the US Diplomatic corps, and convincingly painted a picture of his memories of the stark contrasts in living conditions in the centre of Washington DC, which ultimately led to his working on the Obama election campaign in several states, and eventually on to the US Department of Energy. James’ delivery had a penchant for dry comic timing, and his content was backed by both knowledge and passion. Given my burgeoning interest in the role of politics in the world, I was just saddened that there wasn’t time to turn the questions into a protracted debate!

However, James was ably followed by a member of the faculty, Professor Daniel Effron, who shared with us some of his research interests – specifically the ‘last chance to cheat’. Professor Effron questioned our assumptions about the most likely parameters for individuals to engage in dishonest behaviour. His fascinating experiment results clearly indicated that there was a propensity for cheating at the last possible juncture. It was clear that this sort of insight might be extremely relevant for general managers seeking to curb delinquent behaviour in their organisations.

Finally, one of my classmates, Farai Mwamuka, MBA 2017, regaled us with how Hip-hop was a driver for his success. In all honesty, I’d never considered such a unique motivator, but Farai’s account of his interactions with music, from being a regular listener of music growing up, to incorporating a budding rap career (cruelly dashed short) to producing and even touring, all while also earning himself a degree!

LBS Shares is a great way to meaningfully encounter the almost ludicrous diversity of backgrounds that the LBS community has to offer. The physical proximity of the speakers and the fact that they were part of our community meant that asking questions was easier and more fruitful than many of the speaker events that I’ve attended. It was a simple, powerful example of why being at London Business School is such a humbling yet exciting opportunity.

Thanks for reading – do let me know if there are any topics or experiences that you might be interested in hearing more about, as I’m rather new to all this (blogging and MBA-ing)!

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: What differentiates a good MBA candidate from a great MBA candidate?

My name is Stephanie Kernwein Thrane and I am the Senior Recruitment & Admissions Manager for the MBA programme at London Business School. When speaking to prospective candidates, I’m often asked the above question – it’s a tricky one to answer, but I would say that there are certain intangible characteristics that make a great […]

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FROM LBS Current Students Blog: #LBSProblems

Hello everyone! This is my first post here so by way of introduction, my name is Christine and I’m an MBA 2017 student. Now that we got that out of the way, let’s get down to business. It has been one month (almost to the day) since we’ve started year 1 of the MBA at LBS. So here’s a list of LBS problems we love that we have.

1. When you really want to go to a club kick-off but it clashes with a Career Centre session and you end up going to the Windsor instead

This week has been incredibly busy. I spent the week running between classes, club kick-offs, Career Centre sessions, study group meetings and club meetings. At this point, everyone is suffering from choice overload but it’s a good position to be in. We get to shape our experience at LBS and decide what we want our next two years here to be like. Having this many options may be tiring so admittedly a pint at the Windsor does seem like a natural choice at the end of a long day. However, I feel the best way to avoid being overwhelmed by all the great options that we have is to impose our own constraints. Figure out what is important to you and prioritize.

2. When you haven’t been at LBS for one month but you’re already panicking about scoring a summer internship

I describe my experience thus far at LBS to my friends as living out my biggest career fears on a daily basis. Like many of my classmates, my career is important to me and I had spent a lot of time thinking about it before coming to LBS. What I had never done, though, is talk about my career plans. every day. to everyone I meet. During the past month, I’ve had people who I hadn’t met for five minutes challenge my career goals and everything I thought I knew about what I wanted to do after the MBA. Now I won’t lie and say that it has been a pleasant experience (I ended one particular conversation by saying: “okay, I have to go home now and cry myself to sleep”). These conversations have been uncomfortable and awkward but they left me with important questions about my career plan. Questions I had never asked myself. As a result, I have tweaked my career plan and adjusted my expectations and I feel more confident about my next steps.

3. When you think you know everyone in the MBA2017 class but you realize there’s an entire stream you don’t know anyone in

There’s 417 of us! We all seem to forget that it is very difficult to get to know 417 individuals in 30 days. Don’t take my word for it; we’re at b-school so let’s do some math. Each one of us would need to have met around 14 new people each day (including weekends) for the past month to get to know the whole class. That seems like a physical impossibility to me with our busy schedules! We have the most truly fascinating people in our class so we’re all very eager to hear everyone’s stories and get to know our classmates better. I don’t think it can happen in a month but hopefully it will eventually happen before we graduate. At least I hope it will!

Signing off for this week. Hopefully more posts to come as LBS pulls more rabbits out of its hat.

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"Tuition fees for the MBA starting in August 2016 will be confirmed in January 2016. The fees for the class starting in 2015 were £67,750."

It is not specified that the amount is per year, so I assume that the amount refers to the entire span of the programme.

Narenn notes in the first post that the fee is "$107,470 per year"

Can someone please confirm whether my understanding is correct? The fee for the entire programme (irrespective of duration, i.e. 15 to 21 months) is £67,750.

Thanks!

Official FAQ page says "The fees for the programme commencing in August 2015 are £67,750. The figure covers the full 15-21 months of tuition and course materials", so yes, I guess you're right.

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for round 2. good luck to everyone!

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FROM LBS Current Students Blog: Burning the midnight oil before it all starts again…

After a six-week summer break that just about allowed for everyone to catch up on the normality of life, it is the night before my first lectures of my second and final year of the EMBA experience. Elective year! Having had a year of preparing for multiple classes at a time, I would have thought I would have completed all of the pre-reading by now….nevertheless there is still time to wrap that up before bed!

Year One really was an incredible adventure that started with a class of 76 strangers and ended with one big happy family of friends from every walk of life imaginable. It was also a tough academic triathlon:

Term 1: buzz and excitement in a theatre of unbelievable classroom discussions
Term 2: carried through with the adrenaline built up
Term 3: fatigue starts to kick in and you just want to be over with the exams, but you still love it!

Last week, a bunch of us went to the welcoming boat party to meet and greet the new class – it was at that moment you realize how fast time flies. Looking back, it is quite amazing to have packed so much in – considering that through all of this, everyone was still holding a demanding full-time job!

While I am blogging for LBS, I will also be using it as an excuse to self-medicate on social networking since it is an area I am clueless about. Therefore, feel free to follow the second year experience on Instagram or Twitter. For now I need to get back to ensuring I do not break the class cardinal rule: ALWAYS READ THE CASE and come ready for the class discussion!

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: The Masters in Finance Admissions Process

Applications for our August 2016 intake are now open and I think now is a good time to talk about the Admissions process for the Masters in Finance. The admissions process can be divided into four key stages: 1) Initial research and enquiry 2) Completing and submitting an online application 3) Alumni Interview 4) Offer? […]

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