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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   14 Nov 2008, 10:49
Congrats, Teutonic!

Got an invite too! :) It looks like my essays weren't that bad... :roll:

I heard that some people were admitted after the phone interview in the past, but I believe that the Adcom expect you to travel if you are in Europe. However, if you have already visited the school, then, I believe, the phone interview will carry no less weight than the personal one (at least, I remember that I've read about this).

I was going to travel to the Open Day here, and hope that I will be able to be interviewed on that day. Don't know whether they agree...

And you? Are you going to travel?
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   14 Nov 2008, 11:03
Congrats greenoak! Indeed, it sounds my essay number two wasn't as horrible as I imagined, either.... :lol:

I was thinking about the open day as well -- my major dilemma is that I am shuttling between work in the US and Australia for the next several weeks, so I have no idea when I'll be able to travel. The phone interview would definitely be the preferred option, but I still want to assure them that I'm interested in the program if they value a campus visit. I would definitely plan on visiting the campus in December/January if I couldn't make it for the interview.

Basically, I have no idea what country I'll be in each week until a few days in advance. :P What do you think? Should I try to go the phone route, or take my chances with scheduling an on-campus interview?
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   14 Nov 2008, 11:31
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Good question. I think it depends on how flexible your schedule is and how strong is your desire to get in (and on your profile of course…).

If you never visited the campus, I would advise you to travel there if possible - even if you don’t get an interview on that specific day. In such a way, you will show them a genuine interest in the programme. You could mention your visiting experience during the phone interview later.

I see that it’s hard to plan anything in advance for you, but still, if some of the proposed dates seem doable, you could try scheduling your visit on that date and explain your situation to the adcom (i.e. that you may be required to change your plans because of your work duties). Perhaps some of the earliest dates will be more suitable for you, if you have difficulties with predicting your travels in more distant future.
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 04 Feb 2009, 06:21
teutonic9 wrote:
Got my invite just now for Oxford R1! Anyone else?


Congrats, Teutonic!
Although Cambridge is the only British university I've applied to, I'm always glad to see that somebody passed through bureaucratic mine-field and get the interview invitation. Good luck!

Originally posted by Pathfinder on 14 Nov 2008, 11:45.
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   15 Nov 2008, 00:09
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Dear Friends.
I too have received an interview invit from Said. Lets see what do i make of it. last year i horribly botched my Yale interview and was dinged. Can any one throw some light on merits of visiting London for interview? is there some discrimination between telephonic and live interview? i am based in india and it will be very difficult for me to personally visit on a short notice.infact there will be visa issues. From a knowing the culture and school perspective I am very keen to visit. Pls advice.

Lastly, what percentage of people who receive invitations finall get an admit?
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   15 Nov 2008, 10:03
Congrats, Devil! :)

As for your question regarding visiting or not, I believe there's no universal advice - I explained my thoughts in one of my previous posts in this thread. I read on another forum that quite a lot of overseas applicants (mainly those from India) asked for phone interviews in previous years, and got admissions later. So if it's really impossible/ highly improbable for you to get your visa in time, I believe the adcom will understand your situation.

After-interview admit ratio is known to be lower for Said than for Judge (because Judge is way more selective with their invites), but I don't know the exact figures. BW site has no such info for Said. The figure of 50% seems to be not far from reality - but who knows?

In any case, good luck to you with your interview!
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   15 Nov 2008, 11:16
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Congrats to the Oxford interviewees. I am still working on the R2 application.

With regards to the Oxford interview (and admit) rate. At the event in Feb, the Adcom said that ~1500 applications were received, of which ~800 were interviewed, and ~400 admits were given out for a class size of 220. Keep in mind that these figures are not 18 months out of date (and kind of blurry in my head).
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2008, 02:16
thanks buffdaddy and greenoak.
any idea on duration and nature of Oxford interview, esp the telephonic one? i reckon that unlike US schools, the profs take the interview. whatat are the standard questions? the same walk me thru ur resume or anything special focus?
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2008, 02:56
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any idea on duration and nature of Oxford interview, esp the telephonic one? i reckon that unlike US schools, the profs take the interview. whatat are the standard questions? the same walk me thru ur resume or anything special focus?

Oxford interview is not very long - up to 1 hour or even 30-40 min, but some questions could be rather tricky. Be prepared not only to answer the typical 'why MBA, why now, why here', but also to discuss some issues related to the world economy or your industry specific questions.

Also, you may check this thread from pagalguy, dedicated to the last year admission experience to Oxford:
https://www.pagalguy.com/forum/international-indian-mba-schools-accepting/25826-oxford-2008-application-and-beyond.html
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 16 Nov 2008, 23:15
greenoak wrote:
Good question. I think it depends on how flexible your schedule is and how strong is your desire to get in (and on your profile of course…).

If you never visited the campus, I would advise you to travel there if possible - even if you don’t get an interview on that specific day. In such a way, you will show them a genuine interest in the programme. You could mention your visiting experience during the phone interview later.

I see that it’s hard to plan anything in advance for you, but still, if some of the proposed dates seem doable, you could try scheduling your visit on that date and explain your situation to the adcom (i.e. that you may be required to change your plans because of your work duties). Perhaps some of the earliest dates will be more suitable for you, if you have difficulties with predicting your travels in more distant future.


Kudos greenoak -- that definitely sounds logical. I am going to aim for the sessions early next week or the open day on 10/28. If that doesn't work out, I'll wait until I return to Australia and fly from there. I'll post back if I'm at the Open Day along with you!

Originally posted by prashok on 16 Nov 2008, 23:13.
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2008, 23:14
Pathfinder_77 wrote:
Congrats, Teutonic!
Although Cambridge is the only British university I've applied to, I'm always glad to see that somebody passed through bureaucratic mine-field and get the interview invitation. Good luck!


Thanks, good luck to you for JBS as well!
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2008, 14:01
The deadline for R 1.5 at Judge is tomorrow.

I finished, well almost. Will submit tomorrow morning at work.
Who else is submitting?

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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2008, 17:19
I'm in for R1.5 as well! Should have it done later tonight (late morning/early afternoon Cambridge time).

This will complete my first round set of four schools, and it could not be a better time. I'm really starting to get application fatigue... :-D
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2008, 17:30
Where else do you apply?

This is my first of 4.
Insead next week, St Gallen the week after, and Oxford later.

Then there are possible back ups but I am busy enough for now.
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   18 Nov 2008, 20:50
LBS, INSEAD, Oxford and Cambridge for R1. If none of those work out, I will probably look at IMD and the two main Australian schools (AGSM and Melbourne) in R2.
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   19 Nov 2008, 00:20
I'm in for JBS R1.5! Have to say that this one probably wasn't my best effort -- last-minute submission, plus some of my essays are pieced together from previous applications (edited to make some sense, of course).

At least it's free. :) And with my work schedule for next year, waiting until later rounds would probably only have made it worse.

Good luck to all that submitted!
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   19 Nov 2008, 02:05
teutonic9 wrote:
I'm in for JBS R1.5! Have to say that this one probably wasn't my best effort -- last-minute submission, plus some of my essays are pieced together from previous applications (edited to make some sense, of course).


Not quite last minute, there is still 8 hours before the deadline at the time I'm writing this message. :lol:
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   19 Nov 2008, 13:16
If anyone of you is visiting SBS, give me a shout! I look forward to meeting GMATclubbers. :-D

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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   20 Nov 2008, 04:31
Artemov wrote:
If anyone of you is visiting SBS, give me a shout! I look forward to meeting GMATclubbers.

Hi Artemov,
I'm planning to visit the Open Day event on 28 Nov. Since you're SBS student at present, you perhaps will be participating too? I'm asking because I saw that we have 'meeting with the students' in the event programme. It will be nice to meet! :)

To Teutonic and Lumone: good luck with your JBS apps! :gl
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Re: Oxbridge 2009 applicants [#permalink] New post   20 Nov 2008, 04:34
Hi All,

I am 99% confirmed that I am at the openday. Hope to see you guys!.

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