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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ab1234

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25 Mar 2010, 11:22

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Poet,

Alexandra is the first recipient of the Vodafone scholarship. I did go through her profile posted on the student profile page of SBS. Thanks for posting it here as well. It's a good thing to keep in mind.
There are a number of us who have done Bachelors and Masters in Engineering and have gone on to work in the technical industry, so the strong interest in technology is in a way, self-evident. But obviously there are looking for something in particular and I would so love to know what that is :D!

Also, does anyone know how many Vodafone scholarships do they give out every year?

levfin2003

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Schools:Chicago Booth (Re-app), LBS, UCLA Anderson, Oxford Said, INSEAD (withdrawn)

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25 Mar 2010, 20:37

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Did most of you write about a well-known development or event in response to Oxford's Essay2? I'm asking this because a recent development at my non-profit has changed my thinking about managing people, and I can best write about this story. I'm concerned if Said expects us to write only about developments that make public news.

rishiphadke

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Concentration: Finance

Schools:INSEAD: Waitlisted Jan 2010, Interview invite Jan 2011.

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25 Mar 2010, 22:40

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levfin2003

I don't think they would insist only on events which make public news. What's important is to show how the event influenced you as a person and the impact it has had on your thinking. I wrote about a book I had read and as I look back, I think it was my best essay ever amongst all my applications - also, the interviewer specially complemented me for it.

annae

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Concentration: International business, pharmaceutical, bio-tech

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26 Mar 2010, 00:31

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levfin2003

I wrote about a book, too, which had changed the way I thought of Finnish society. I loosely tied it up to British society, too. Perhaps the topic was popularistic, but my perspective was very personal and also involved my family ancestry as well as discussions with my sister, a sociologist. So no, I did not write about current events.

annae

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26 Mar 2010, 05:27

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I got my admission package to Oxford yesterday, by the way. Really cool. I especially loved the little blue booklet about Oxford traditions and oddities. Too bad Cambridge only sent the paperwork. Perhaps they'll get back with the admission package once finances & college have been sorted out?

levfin2003

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26 Mar 2010, 06:07

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annae

Please forward it to me annae!

levfin2003

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26 Mar 2010, 06:09

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levfin2003

Thanks. In that case, I will go ahead with my story and write about how this particular development (in which I was involved), changed my thinking. Lets see how it turns out.

annae

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26 Mar 2010, 06:17

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levfin2003

Please forward it to me annae!

You mean the blue booklet? I'd rather keep it, sorry.

And the business card case, as well.

marlow4

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26 Mar 2010, 09:15

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levfin2003

Please forward it to me annae!

You mean the blue booklet? I'd rather keep it, sorry.

And the business card case, as well.

Surely they're going to make you send it back, if you're still going to Judge.

levfin2003

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26 Mar 2010, 11:29

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levfin2003

Please forward it to me annae!

You mean the blue booklet? I'd rather keep it, sorry.

And the business card case, as well.

Per an email an admitted student received, "The Cambridge background check involves a thorough search of your belongings. Any evidence of prior contact with Oxford, presence of University of Oxford stationery, or even the possession of anything remotely blue might result in warranted consequences".

jon82

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26 Mar 2010, 12:30

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Cambridge is too good an institution to have this kind of inferiority complex 8-)

levfin2003

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levfin2003

Please forward it to me annae!

You mean the blue booklet? I'd rather keep it, sorry.

And the business card case, as well.

ab1234

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26 Mar 2010, 13:55

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levfin2003

I wrote about the recent developments in my industry and how it affected me. Those developments did not make public news: it was more about the way I see things changing in my line of work.

annae

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26 Mar 2010, 14:43

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Per an email an admitted student received, "The Cambridge background check involves a thorough search of your belongings. Any evidence of prior contact with Oxford, presence of University of Oxford stationery, or even the possession of anything remotely blue might result in warranted consequences".

How funny. I love navy blue. Guess I have a problem.

gaurav_inf

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26 Mar 2010, 20:02

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Any R4 applicant heard anything from Cambridge yet?

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28 Mar 2010, 13:26

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Congratulations to ALL admits.

Sorry haven't been posting much. Those of you who are coming to SBS will know why they call Hilary, "hellery"

Lots of interesting discussion about SBS, JBS, clubs, work experience, admissions, job prospects.

I would just like to say with regards to the above topics, b-schools recruit you for your potential. The rest is upto the individual. You will get a unique experience at which ever school you go to. There are 240 classmates in my class, and guess what, all their MBA experiences are different to mine. Don't read too much into blog and forum posts - these are just 1 person's point of view. Visit the schools, make your mind up by speaking to people face to face or on the phone. If someone wants to call me, PM me and I'll be happy to oblige.

Goodluck for future applicants!!

classof2012somewhere

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28 Mar 2010, 22:19

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Any other Stage 2 Admit that has not yet received their Admit Package via postal mail?

a11c99

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28 Mar 2010, 23:13

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classof2012somewhere

Any other Stage 2 Admit that has not yet received their Admit Package via postal mail?

Yap, two weeks from the admission decision and still no package..maybe these days it will arrive ...

ramanathanblue

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29 Mar 2010, 05:49

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Any R4 applicant heard anything from Cambridge yet?

I am a R4 applicant too, havent heard anything from them yet...
R3 applicants - when did you guys hear from the ad com on your interview decision?
The website says approx. 5weeks from the respective deadline.....

xandy

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29 Mar 2010, 07:12

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I received my interview invite today - R4 Cambridge applicant. What type of visa do I need to attend the interview?

marlow4

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29 Mar 2010, 07:22

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I received my interview invite today - R4 Cambridge applicant. What type of visa do I need to attend the interview?

I assume you're Welsh (since you didn't specify where you are from), so you won't need any visa to interview at Cambridge.

If you want a better answer, we'll need more information