humblewinner wrote:
Any clubbers been to the Oxford open day ? Please share your experience if you have.
I was there for the open day. Very impressed with the presentations and the school. Got a chance to talk and meet some of the students, which was very pleasant. They all seem to be a smart group and I'd enjoy being in such an environment as a student.
It also seems they're much more focused on entrepreneurship and non profit work more so than the other major European schools.
I also visited INSEAD during the same week, and I think Oxford has a much nicer campus. The city is livelier as well. Obviously INSEAD has a better reputation in terms of ranking and recruitment, but I think everyone should visit all the schools they're interested in before making a decision to matriculate, because I truly believe that an MBA is only as good as what you can get out of it...and since not everyone has the same goals, then there's no real clear cut "better" school.
Before I visited, I had INSEAD as a clear cut number 1 school for me. However, after my visit, I have to say it's now an even toss up between INSEAD and Oxford because there are definitely some advantages of Oxford that I have not considered before and might be a better personal fit for me than other programs. So like I said, definitely try to understand what you're looking for in an MBA program and assess each individual program based on fit and how they can help you achieve your goals, rather than looking at the generic rankings.
Anyways, I stayed at the Royal Oxford Hotel, which is literally across the street from the business school and super convenient. The bus station is also right there, as well as the train station. So it's very convenient to get to anywhere (London, Heathrow airport, etc.) from the school.