Since the first inquiries are rolling in, perhaps it is time for a new thread for yet another year of Oxbridge applications. Oxford seems to have kept the stages for 2010-11 admissions similar to those last year. Cambridge has added a couple of interview dates for R3, stretching the interview process to a month-long, compared to the usual week-long process. They are probably expecting a big swell of applications in R3, which could perhaps reflect last year's high demand after R1 dings from other schools were out. This means also thar R4 and R5 dates are pushed forward with about a month. Below is a modified version of Greenoak's information package from last year's thread. Good luck! Last year's Oxbridge applicants thread Oxbridge applicants thread from two years ago Separating Oxford from Cambridge Oxford – Said Business School 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 – 16, 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 8 October 2010 Interview decision by 29 October 2010 Final decision by 10 December 2010 R2 Application deadline 14 January 20101 Interview decision by 4 February 2011 Final decision by 11 March 2011 R3 Application deadline 1 April 2011 Interview decision by 29 April 2011 Final decision by 27 May 2011 Cambridge – Judge Business School Requirements: GMAT – average given for reference is 690 (balanced score is required) TOEFL: *Requirements for entry in 2011:TOEFL 100 with min 25 in writing or IELTS 7.0 *Requirements for entry in 2012 onwards: TOEFL 110 with min 25 in each section or IELTS 7.5 with no element below 7.0 Experience: usually 3+ years GPA: usually equivalent of no less than UK 2.1 degree or 3.3 GPA One recommendation from a supervisor and one from a peer 2009 Rankings : Financial Times – 21, Business Week non-US MBA - second tier Application cost : 100 GBP Official site: https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/mba/index.html Admissions on Facebook Unofficial informational tweets by an MBA Coordinator: Twitter Blog . Note that the blog is mainly not about admissions, but about life in Cambridge. R1 Application deadline 4 Oct 2010 Interview day 5 and 8 Nov 2010 Decision 11 Nov 2010 R2 Application deadline 6 Dec 2010 Interview day 14 and 17 Jan 2011 Decision 20 Jan 2011 R3 Application deadline 10 Jan 2011 Interview day 7 Feb, 14 Feb, 21 Feb, and 7 Mar 2011 Decision 24 Feb, 3 Mar or 10 Mar 2011 R4 Application deadline 14 Mar 2010 Interview day 29 or 16 May 2011 Decision 19 May 2011 R5 Application deadline 16 Apr 2011 Interview day 10 Jun and 13 Jun 2011 Decision 16 Jun 2011

Last visit was: 17 May 2026, 17:25

It is currently 17 May 2026, 17:25

Toolkit

Business School and MBA

MBA Archive

GMAT Club Daily Prep

Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.

Go to My Error Log Learn more

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

Jun 10
MBA Spotlight Fair
06:00 AM PDT
-
06:15 PM PDT
Register for the GMAT Club Virtual MBA Spotlight Fair – the world’s premier event for serious MBA candidates. This is your chance to hear directly from Admissions Directors at nearly every Top 30 MBA program..

Back to Forum

Create Topic

Oxbridge 2011 applicants

1 ... 12 13 14 15 16 ... 28

gaga

Joined: 09 Mar 2010

Last visit: 28 May 2011

Posts: 176

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 3

Posts: 176

Kudos: 15

30 Dec 2010, 19:30

Kudos

Bookmarks

cpandya14

Despite all the not so good signs so far.. I am certain that SBS would be in Top 10 of world consistently within next 5-10 years. I would rather brag about being someone who contributed for the school to come out of teens into the single digit than go to a single digit ranked school.

Contrary to belief, Oxford placement are really good and average salary of > £60k is not an easy thing to achieve.. I am from the UK and I know how difficult it is to get >£60k salary coming out of a course.

But again, it depends entirely how you see school fit your needs (now and in future)... Social Entrepreneurship is big at Oxford and for me thats a big plus.

I have been to SBS recently (including for interview) and mood within current students is really upbeat. And then, there is new dean to look forward to in 2011. Things are about to take a better turn and I can feel it. A school only 14 year old is placing students in best IBs, Consulting Co.s and still very highly ranked in Soc Ent.... I think this is a dark horse certainly to watch out for.

PS: As an admit my views are likely to be biased but atleast I am being honest and writing my thoughts as they are..

Oh yeah! And you wait patiently for INSEAD to offer. I bet you'd select INSEAD or LBS over Said any given day.

cpandya14

Joined: 17 Jun 2008

Last visit: 24 May 2011

Posts: 129

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 5

Location: Greater London, UK

Schools:INSEAD Class of J'12

Posts: 129

Kudos: 20

31 Dec 2010, 05:12

Kudos

Bookmarks

gaga

Oh yeah! And you wait patiently for INSEAD to offer. I bet you'd select INSEAD or LBS over Said any given day.

Very True. As someone from the UK, the only "disadvantage" I see with SBS is that I would not gain living exposure to another country; which INSEAD can provide me.

I would pick INSEAD than SBS than LBS in that order but I think that bridge only needs to be crossed once one has an offer from all the three. LBS last due to higher investment cost (2 yrs as opposed to one) and unrealistic living costs (again for 2 years instead of 1). Oxford is a cheaper place to live in comparison and also still not very far from London!

romain

Joined: 01 Jan 2011

Last visit: 10 Feb 2011

Posts: 2

Kudos: 0

01 Jan 2011, 23:34

Kudos

Bookmarks

Hi,

I have 2 questions -

1. I have not given IELTS/TOEFL and the next available date for these exams is 15th Jan.
As written on IELTS/TOEFL websites, scores come after 2 weeks. do you guys think SBS would consider me for R2 (deadline 14 Jan). they will receive my scores around 27-28 Jan.

2. i have 3 years of experience, would that be a hinderance for SBS R2 or Judge R3.

thanks so very much

ntenzer

Joined: 18 Jan 2010

Last visit: 16 Jun 2012

Posts: 61

Own Kudos:

Concentration: M&A

Schools:UVA Darden (R1), Cornell Johnson (R1), Yale SOM (R1), Oxford Said (R2)

WE 1: 5 Yrs Mgmt Consulting

Posts: 61

Kudos: 19

05 Jan 2011, 12:33

Kudos

Bookmarks

A couple of quick questions from a US applicant here:
1. How stringent is the GPA requirement? I ask as an applicant with a 3.35 GPA, while I understand the interest this is very different from the US schools I have applied to. I will have 6 years of MC experience and an undergrad in business from a Big Ten school.
2. I have been accepted to Darden and Cornell and am weighing the Oxford program as a viable option to cut a year off of the education (year's salary). I will most likely be heading back to my consultancy and they will foot the bill. How does Darden compare with Oxford? I feel like Darden is a tight network and probably more sound program, but Oxford's name is unparalleled. . .thoughts?

ntenzer

Joined: 18 Jan 2010

Last visit: 16 Jun 2012

Posts: 61

Own Kudos:

Concentration: M&A

Schools:UVA Darden (R1), Cornell Johnson (R1), Yale SOM (R1), Oxford Said (R2)

WE 1: 5 Yrs Mgmt Consulting

Posts: 61

Kudos: 19

05 Jan 2011, 12:35

Kudos

Bookmarks

Oh and as an addendum, I'm a US citizen out of NY.

Applicant2011

Joined: 13 Jun 2010

Last visit: 03 Feb 2011

Posts: 33

Kudos: 0

06 Jan 2011, 01:32

Kudos

Bookmarks

Hi all,
I am applying to Cambridge R3 and Oxford R2. My understanding of the application instructions is that both the schools do not require the candidate to send any physical documents during the application stage. The transcripts and recos are also uploaded online. Can any of the previous round applicants confirm this. With the current round application deadlines looming ahead, I do not want to miss out on this round.

My profile: M/28/India/730 GMAT/ 5+ years experience in consumer products industry.

Regards,
Applicant 2011

kinny

Joined: 02 May 2009

Last visit: 15 Mar 2012

Posts: 18

Own Kudos:

Location: India

Schools:SBS

Posts: 18

Kudos: 1

06 Jan 2011, 01:45

Kudos

Bookmarks

romain

Hi romain
I'd suggest writing to the Adcom and explaining the situation. I faced a similar problem with my TOEFL and explained the situation to the Adcom and they accomodated my request (they had an internal cut-off date and said that if I could get the results by then, my application would be considered in R1. My result came in time and they did consider my app for R1)

kinny

Joined: 02 May 2009

Last visit: 15 Mar 2012

Posts: 18

Own Kudos:

Location: India

Schools:SBS

Posts: 18

Kudos: 1

06 Jan 2011, 07:18

Kudos

Bookmarks

Yup, dont worry- at the initial stage only scanned documents would do.

Applicant2011

traveler

Joined: 02 Dec 2010

Last visit: 15 Feb 2011

Posts: 128

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 42

Posts: 128

Kudos: 10

06 Jan 2011, 07:40

Kudos

Bookmarks

cpandya14

gaga

Oh yeah! And you wait patiently for INSEAD to offer. I bet you'd select INSEAD or LBS over Said any given day.

I'd choose both SBS and Insead over LBS actually. for some reason LBS hasn't seemed very attractive to me. Please put me in for R2 Said.

Zidoas

Joined: 29 Nov 2010

Last visit: 24 Mar 2011

Posts: 21

Kudos: 0

09 Jan 2011, 15:03

Kudos

Bookmarks

Hi,

I am in the middle of applying to Cambridge R3 and was wondering if anyone know the exact time as to when the deadline is? It doesn't say on Cambridge website. I know it' Jan 10th but is it 17:00 UK time?

Any information is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Steven

CambridgeMBA

Official Business School Representative

Joined: 04 Jul 2010

Last visit: 06 Jun 2024

Posts: 196

Own Kudos:

Posts: 196

Kudos: 47

09 Jan 2011, 15:11

Kudos

Bookmarks

Steven

It is 1700 on 10th Jan UK time. Good luck and I look forward to reading your application soon.

Conrad Chua
Head MBA Admissions
Cambridge Judge Business School
@CambridgeMBA

Zidoas

Joined: 29 Nov 2010

Last visit: 24 Mar 2011

Posts: 21

Kudos: 0

09 Jan 2011, 15:14

Kudos

Bookmarks

Thank you for the quick response.

Ivan91

Joined: 26 Jul 2010

Last visit: 02 Sep 2022

Posts: 293

Own Kudos:

167

Given Kudos: 41

Location: European union

Posts: 293

Kudos: 167

09 Jan 2011, 17:47

Kudos

Bookmarks

Hey Conrad,
Do you have any idea if Judge places a good number of students in the highly competitive field of investment banking ?
Thank you.

widerangeinput

Joined: 31 Mar 2010

Last visit: 24 Dec 2012

Posts: 123

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 14

Posts: 123

Kudos: 55

10 Jan 2011, 01:56

Kudos

Bookmarks

Hi all, does anyone have the recommendation questions for Said MBA? I havent been able to find them of their web-site or here in GMATclub. Best,

CambridgeMBA

Official Business School Representative

Joined: 04 Jul 2010

Last visit: 06 Jun 2024

Posts: 196

Own Kudos:

Posts: 196

Kudos: 47

10 Jan 2011, 02:41

Kudos

Bookmarks

Ivan91

A good number of our students do work in investment bas post MBA. We are just starting to collect the employment stats for the class that graduated last year (we survey graduates three months after graduation as per widely accepted guidelines) so we will know in a few months.

However, I should encourage you to consider your own background as well. As you pointed out, investment baing is highly competitive, and it takes more than just an MBA or career services to get you into that sector. Very strong academics, high GMAT, relevant work experience, sharp mind, good personality and a strong achievement-drive are all needed.

Conrad Chua
Head MBA Admissions
Cambridge Judge Business School
@CambridgeMBA

jurquhart

Joined: 10 Jan 2011

Last visit: 20 Jan 2011

Posts: 2

Kudos: 0

10 Jan 2011, 12:24

Kudos

Bookmarks

This is my profile guys:

25 years/Male/Trinidadian
Undergrad: B.Sc. Management Studies (Minor in Finance), The University of The West Indies
Upper Second Class Honours (GPA 3.23)
Currently Pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management from ASU (GPA 4.0)
Total Work Experience: 5 years (Graduate Research 2, Finance 1, Oil & Gas 2)
Currently working at a multinational Oil & Gas Company (BP)
GMAT: 690 (q45,v40)

What are my chances at Cambridge & Oxford?

Ivan91

Joined: 26 Jul 2010

Last visit: 02 Sep 2022

Posts: 293

Own Kudos:

167

Given Kudos: 41

Location: European union

Posts: 293

Kudos: 167

10 Jan 2011, 14:03

Kudos

Bookmarks

CambridgeMBA

Ivan91

However, I should encourage you to consider your own background as well. As you pointed out, investment baing is highly competitive, and it takes more than just an MBA or career services to get you into that sector. Very strong academics, high GMAT, relevant work experience, sharp mind, good personality and a strong achievement-drive are all needed.

Conrad Chua
Head MBA Admissions
Cambridge Judge Business School
@CambridgeMBA

OK, so even if I get a top notch MBA, they will still consider my undergrad GPA in order to get a job as an investment banker ? In this case, I should keep it perfect

rkn

Joined: 20 Oct 2010

Last visit: 14 Jul 2011

Posts: 121

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 4

Posts: 121

Kudos: 8

12 Jan 2011, 00:34

Kudos

Bookmarks

R3 Judge app submitted....

PadawanOfTheGMAT

Joined: 31 Mar 2010

Last visit: 30 May 2013

Posts: 379

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 26

Location: Europe

Posts: 379

Kudos: 73

12 Jan 2011, 10:11

Kudos

Bookmarks

Does an MBA from Saïd or Judge opens the gate to the whole alumni world of Oxford or Cambridge?

People have told me that Saïd and Judge are "segregated" from the parent university. Is that true?

CambridgeMBA

Official Business School Representative

Joined: 04 Jul 2010

Last visit: 06 Jun 2024

Posts: 196

Own Kudos:

Posts: 196

Kudos: 47

12 Jan 2011, 14:36

Kudos

Bookmarks

The students at Judge are fully integrated into Cambridge university. Like every other student in cambridge, they are members of one of the more than 30 colleges which serve as the platform for students to interact with other students and faculty from across the university. Our students can also become members of the Cambridge university alumni club when they graduate.

The business school has made a conscious decision to be fully integrated with the university, which is not the case in many other schools. We have faculty from other departments teaching courses at the Judge and we are also part of the School of Technology.

Conrad Chua
Head MBA Admissions
Cambridge Judge Business School