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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xoxorama

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12 May 2010, 10:32

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nope, neither! But my point was that even though 60% sounds good the competition is much tougher now since everyone they invited to interview is probably well qualified to be accepted.

Mars

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18 May 2010, 11:28

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Hey oxford admits from round 2, has anyone received his/her college admissions and accomodations yet? I still haven't heard back from my second choice college....seems like a really long time. My paperwork had been submitted on april 1st.

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19 May 2010, 02:07

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Mars

My file is at my 1st choice since April 22th and no reply yet.

When was your file sent to your second choice?
Lot of admits received admission and some even accommodation until now.

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19 May 2010, 02:17

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I just got offered a place at a Victorian girls' school in Cambridge. 8-)

It was the only old school left with seats for MBA students. I plan to take it and look forward to a very interesting year. :lol:

babinka

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19 May 2010, 06:44

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Hi has anyone here got in both Oxford and Cambridge and has chosen Oxford.

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19 May 2010, 09:06

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Hi has anyone here got in both Oxford and Cambridge and has chosen Oxford.

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I got into both Oxford and Judge, and I think I am going to Said, pending LBS' decision tomorrow.

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19 May 2010, 13:32

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And I chose Cambridge over Oxford.

Mars

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I just got offered a place at a Victorian girls' school in Cambridge. 8-)

It was the only old school left with seats for MBA students. I plan to take it and look forward to a very interesting year. :lol:

That's cool, I didn't know Cambridge has an all women's college. I'm assuming that's what it is from the name...I could be wrong.

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Mars

My file is at my 1st choice since April 22th and no reply yet.

When was your file sent to your second choice?
Lot of admits received admission and some even accommodation until now.

I spoke too soon, received a letter from the royal mail last night with my acceptance to Exeter College w/ accommodations. yay!

I received notice from my first choice only 15 days after I officially submitted my paperwork. But I think the college may have already been at capacity since it was Magdalen. My second choice took longer. I suspect if yours is taking now close to one month, you are probably accepted and they are mailing you the paperwork!

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Mars

That's cool, I didn't know Cambridge has an all women's college. I'm assuming that's what it is from the name...I could be wrong.

I think they used to have two or three, all from the 19th century, when women were first allowed to study at English universities. First I thought I would naturally want a co-ed school, but somehow the idea just grew on me, and now I really look forward to a VERY different and interesting year. Newnham has so-called "pudding seminars", where college members talk about their work and research. I hope to talk about my career as a research scientist and my current encounter with the business world.

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23 May 2010, 00:07

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Mars

Mars, do join the FB and Google groups (verification through iSBS), community's thriving there!
exeter is wonderful. Congrats! I'm in GTC - happening place for Oxonion MBAs

annae

I just got offered a place at a Victorian girls' school in Cambridge. 8-)

It was the only old school left with seats for MBA students. I plan to take it and look forward to a very interesting year. :lol:

Congrats annae! By the time I was applying, the famous old colleges were already full (and then I heard from some that even if they managed late admission into one of those, could not get accommodation.)
So instead of taking that risk, went for one of the newer ones: Green-Templeton, where I'll get plenty of peer-company!
With its own observatory, boat club and a well-equipped bar (not to mention, year round bops).. I'm excited to go there.

5 days before R3 results... good luck to applicants!

Mars

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24 May 2010, 10:03

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Mars, do join the FB and Google groups (verification through iSBS), community's thriving there!
exeter is wonderful. Congrats! I'm in GTC - happening place for Oxonion MBAs

Good idea gmattokyo. I signed up for the fb group!

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Hi All,

Today is the day when SBS round 3 results are out. Did any round 3 interviewees receive any communication yet ?

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28 May 2010, 01:46

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I am in!!!

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I am in!!!

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also in! Pretty excited.... when do we hear about scholarships though?

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Just got the email! I am in too!!!! what a relief!! the suspense was killing me.

babinka

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And I chose Cambridge over Oxford.

Hi I just got both Cambridge and Oxford. I now haved to decide between them. Its a tough decision. I was wondering what pushed you to Cambridge. I had made a list. What do you think.

Pros of Oxford:

1. Larger class size: This attracts more recruiters as it gives it a critical mass.
2. better career service: more orgainsed, much more money (endowment) than Cambridge
3. sector consultants: can use them at Oxford
4. official career treks: company treks to different parts of world. (not at Cambridge)
5. longer program till September as opposed to July (Cambridge). This gives more time to find a job.
6. more electives - Cambridge has lots of core courses.

Cons of Oxford:
1. newer program
2. class profile seems less strong than Cambridge
3. more stress of social entreprenaurship and starting you own business
4. no bank financing unlike Cambridge

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Congratulations to all new admits! Well done! :-D

Regarding JBS vs SBS, jhere are a few of my thoughts:

JBS extends until September, too, not July. Summer term allows lots of options, but the deadline for submission of your individual project (thesis?) is in August-September, as far as I've understood.

Cambridge core program includes a global consulting project, which to me sounds pretty much like the Oxford summer option "strategic consulting project". This project takes you all over the world, depending on which company you choose to work for.

For someone like me, with an academic background, core courses are a good thing. If you know the basics, you might benefit from more electives. For me, the health concentration option is an important focus point.

Regarding career service, why do you think the one in Oxford is better? Where did you find out about their funding? I would really like to hear more, since I haven't really paid much attention to any differences there.

My personal pros for Oxford were larger class size for better networking and course options, slightly higher ranking, cooperation together with the Institute for Science, Innovation, and Society. Cambridge had the health concentration, the science/medical sphere around the university, a smaller, perhaps more intimate class size, and a more appealing city and school atmosphere. As you can see, all these differences were minor and neither school stood out. The choice was difficult but I went with my gut feeling.