Oxford (Said) 2012 - Calling All Applicants

Hi Gmanster,

Thanks for your assistance. This one will require quite a bit of thinking, it's a very tricky essay...!

Hey dreamer

Sbs admitted student here (and will be attending next year). I think the answer to your question really depends on where you want to work post mba. Is it europe or the us? If it's Europe, then you have 2 obvious advantages. 1. Geo proximity for interviews and networking, and 2. UK visa to transition you into the UK workforce (should you secure an offer).

Also if you are a career switcher, a one yr program will likely pose a greater challenge because you'll not only have to know exact ly what you want to do, you'll also have to start networking right away. Especially if your focus is Finance, as the recruiting cycle begins in September (2 year program people typically start their search in beginning of 2nd year semester -- you won't have the same time lag at Oxford, so you'll need to zone in on that right away).

In terms of reputation, my personal thought is that everyone knows the oxford brand just as everyone knows the top 10 us schools. Schools can only get your foot in the door with interviews, but its really up to you to close the deal. I dont see how a stellar oxford grad would be at a disadvantage against a stellar columbia grad. Oxford has the same reputation impact in the world as an Ivy League degree would (and this is coming from someone who has an Ivy degree). In my humble opinion, what you need to look at is the employment report. If you have a few targeted firms in mind, then check to see if they recruit at Oxford. If let's say Firm A recruits at Wharton, but not at Oxford, and you REALLY REALLY want to work for Firm A, then obviously, you should probably consider Wharton more strongly than Oxford. And vice versa.

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Oh btw, about Said events in NY. I actually attended a Said info session 4 years ago when I used to live in NY, then again in DC a year ago. And next year, I am finally going!

If you can attend, you absolutely should. And ask the admission staff all of the questions you just asked in this forum.

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to share with you the latest MBA rankings from the Financial Times, Oxford has moved back up to 20th. Another interesting stat to note is a solid improvement in the 3 month employment percentage which is always a good sign, right?

https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... kings-2012

Officially declined my Said offer today. best of luck everyone!

Best of luck to you. Which school did you decide on?

Hi all, does anyone have an idea of when we should expect to hear back for R2 interviews?

Looking back over the past few years, the deadlines were Feb 4th 2011 (Jan 14th application deadline) and Feb 5th 2010 (Jan 15th application deadline). Both years its been about 3 weeks after the application deadline which means we should hear back on Feb 10th.

I think i answered my own question there

I'm an R2 applicant. Did anyone get R2 interview invite from Oxford ?

I think the results are suppose to come by 10-Feb

Interviews will start from 20 Feb, so expect the invites to be sent out in a few days.

Via Facebook:

Said Business School, University of Oxford - Admissions

Due to the MBA Open Day tomorrow, interview decisions for Stage 2 MBA & MFE applicants will be communicated after 4pm UK time.

This means tomorrow 2/10 after 4:00 pm UK time ??

Correct. The FB message was posted today.

Thank you for sharing .... I'm waiting for an invite

I just got an invite for interview.

Hurray! Same here. Congrats!!