Hello to all this year Oxbridge applicants! Even though Oxford has not finalised the decisions for R4, the stages for 2010 admissions are already up. They seem to eliminate R4 and also moved the deadlines almost a month earlier – interesting. Cambridge have not changed their major admission schedule - they will have five rounds this year as well - but there is mentioning of introducing an online application system (similar to the Oxford one, I guess). Also, note that Cambridge did not give the deadlines for interview decisions - only the dates of the interview events. Good luck! Last year Oxbridge applicants thread Separating Oxford from Cambridge Oxford – Said Business School sbs.jpg Requirements : GMAT - average given for reference is 680 TOEFL 109 or IELTS 7.5 (note – this is compulsory, not reference!) Experience: usually 3+ years GPA: usually equivalent of no less than good UK 2.1 degree or 3.5 GPA 2009 Rankings : Financial Times – 20, Business Week non-US MBA - 10 Application cost : 125 GBP Official site: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/mba/ Admissions on Facebook Admissions on Twitter Our Oxford Said information thread R1 Application deadline 9 October 2009 Interview decision by 30 October 2009 Final decision by 11 December 2009 R2 Application deadline 15 January 2010 Interview decision by 5 February 2010 Final decision by 12 March 2010 R3 Application deadline 2 April 2010 Interview decision by 30 April 2010 Final decision by 28 May 2010 Cambridge – Judge Business School JBS.jpg Requirements: GMAT – average given for reference is 690 (balanced score is required) TOEFL 100 with min 25 in writing or IELTS 7.0 (don’t know if they will change this) Experience: usually 3+ years GPA: usually equivalent of no less than UK 2.1 degree or 3.3 GPA 2009 Rankings : Financial Times – 17 Application cost : 100 GBP Official site: https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/mba/index.html Unofficial, but not uninteresting pages by their MBA Coordinator: Twitter , Blog . Note that the blog is mainly not about admissions, but about life in Cambridge. R1 Application deadline 12 Oct 2009 Interview day 23 or 30 Nov 2009 Decision 27 Nov or 4 Dec R2 Application deadline 23 Nov 2009 Interview day 18 or 25 Jan 2010 Decision 22 or 29 Jan 2010 R3 Application deadline 11 Jan 2010 Interview day 26 Feb or 1 or 8 Mar 2010 Decision 5 Mar or 12 Mar 2010 R4 Application deadline 8 Mar 2010 Interview day 23 or 26 Apr 2010 Decision 30 Apr 2010 R5 Application deadline 26 Apr 2010 Interview day 24 May 2010 Decision 28 May 2010

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fox18

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12 Oct 2009, 05:41

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well...can I still catch the deadline for Cambridge R1 if I submit my applicatoin right now?

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12 Oct 2009, 06:33

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yes, you might just have a few hours more until you miss the R1 flight to JBS. check out the online application, it shows the exact deadline with timezone

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12 Oct 2009, 11:12

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submitted Cambridge two minutes ago... a tough job....

it's far beyond midnight in my city now. The dawn is approaching.

Good luck to all~

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29 Oct 2009, 03:30

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Just received my Cambridge interview invite! (Note this is early notification as I requested an interview in my home country) - I understand that the automated mail is going out some time next week - so good luck to those who's still waiting

By the way, anyone heard from Oxford yet?

Cheers!

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29 Oct 2009, 05:30

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Thats great news ! Me keeping my fingers crossed. At-least we know that the invites will be out starting anytime now.

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29 Oct 2009, 14:43

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Salisaaa

By the way, anyone heard from Oxford yet?

Cheers!

congratulations salisaaa! it's a double treat for you: insead and cambridge!

How did you request for an interview in your home country.

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29 Oct 2009, 14:47

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Goodluck to all Oxford hopefuls for tomorrow's decision.

Let me know if you guys/gals end up in town for an interview, i'll show you around the school if I can.

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congratulations salisaaa! it's a double treat for you: insead and cambridge!

How did you request for an interview in your home country.

Thanks, humblewinner. I emailed admissions team ad I noticed they were travelling here for info sessions, etc. And asked if I was considered for an interview, would it be possible to do so during their visit. Luckily, there's a member of faculty coming too so the interview can be done - interview cannot be conducted without faculty.

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29 Oct 2009, 22:17

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gd luck to all JBS R1 applicants!

i'm in for JBS R2.

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30 Oct 2009, 04:42

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hi...as opposed to most other schools which ask for a minimum of 2 yrs of experience ...oxbridge asks for 3+.....wat are the chances if someone applies with 2-3 years of stellar work-ex??...is the 3+ years a mandatory requirement?...as per my reserach..one of oxbridge..has a minimum 3 yr work ex requirement..

comments pl..

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30 Oct 2009, 10:44

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Alright..I have an interview invite from Oxford

I have a list of date options, and I will be mostly opting for an interview in SFO, as they have an info session and can schedule an interview then!

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30 Oct 2009, 10:58

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humblewinner

Alright..I have an interview invite from Oxford

I have a list of date options, and I will be mostly opting for an interview in SFO, as they have an info session and can schedule an interview then!

Congrats buddy,

I am applying for R2. could you please share you profile just to get a feel of my profile fir for Oxford.

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30 Oct 2009, 18:23

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humblewinner

Alright..I have an interview invite from Oxford

I have a list of date options, and I will be mostly opting for an interview in SFO, as they have an info session and can schedule an interview then!

Congrats humblewinner! Me too

Trying to see if I can do an interview locally still....hopefully this can be accommodated as I can't fly to the UK right now!

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I believe Cambridge is the one that states 3 yr work experience requirement, while Oxford mentions that it is willing to look at those with less experience. I believe that falling short by a few months may not be a show stopper for Cambridge if you are outstanding in all other ways. You will need to show that you are the right fit for the place - including being mature enough and can bring something to the class esp. as the avg work experience for Oxbridge is 6-7 yrs.

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31 Oct 2009, 07:16

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Dear Ppl,

Congrats to all who got the interview from Said Biz School.

Unfortunately, I didn't get the interview...

So yea, all the best to you guys for the interview and prepare for them well :-)

Guess, I'm left with Imperial then hehe.

Really hope we can meet up for casual invites in 2010/2011 as students of different B-Schools :-)

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Hi all,

I'm new to the forum. I will be submitting my applications for R2 to both Cambridge and Oxford, as I now have my GMAT score and know I might have a chance. It is unfortunate that Saïd has its second round deadline in January only, since it will stretch out on my decision-making process.

Congratulations to all interview invitees! I feel butterflies in my belly for you.

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humblewinner

Alright..I have an interview invite from Oxford

I have a list of date options, and I will be mostly opting for an interview in SFO, as they have an info session and can schedule an interview then!

Congrats buddy,

I am applying for R2. could you please share you profile just to get a feel of my profile fir for Oxford.

Hello ISBtarget,

sorry for the delay. I have been celebrating the birth of my son!

As far as my profile, I have an undergrad and Masters in Computer science, 6 yrs exp, now heading the product development division of a small company in the US.

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Can someone let me know the differences between an interview from a faculty member (in case of a telephonic interview) versus an admissions director (in case of an information event) for Oxford. Any tips on preparing for the interview ?

Thank you!

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04 Nov 2009, 11:45

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Salisaaa

Thanks greenaok for your insight on the interviews. On your note about Oxford vs. Cambridge - I am also applying to JBS and finalizing application. Do many people apply to both schools? I have been considering pros & cons of both (and slightly leaning towards Oxford right now) and am hoping that by applying to both will not do me disfavour

Any further thoughts on how I can make sure that applying to both does not work against me? Thanks again

Hi Salisaaa,

Can you put up the pros/cons of Oxford vs. Cambridge for everybody's benefit if you don't mind?

TIA,
fmb

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Hi all,

I'm new to this thread - just decided to apply to Oxbridge in their upcoming rounds. Went through some of the earlier posts and found really valuable information. Thanks to everybody for posting. Hope to contribute to this thread going forward.

fmb