Continuing the tradition set by bsd_lover and others in the past, I proudly present to you, the 2010 LBS thread. I invite all those applying, or considering applying, to contribute to this thread. Im sure it'll be just as popular, if not more, than the threads from the last 2 years. So throw your names into the hat, ladies n gents, and get ready for one helluva ride !! P.S. Im thinking about keeping this thread exclusive for MBA applicants, and have a separate one for MiF and MiM applicants, as there seemed to be a lot of interest in those programs last year Here is some further info on the school : MBA home page : https://www.london.edu/mba.html Employment report : https://www.london.edu/mba/careerimpact.html Social Clubs : https://www.londonsa.org/dynamic/club_list.php Recommendor forms : https://www.london.edu/assets/documents ... ctions.pdf Mckinsey recruiting at LBS - https://www.mckinsey.com/careers/lbs/home.aspx Ranked #1 school in the WORLD by FT in 2009. Link - https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolr ... a-rankings LBS 2008 thread can be found here : lbs-r1-roll-call-54115.html LBS 2009 thread can be found here: the-london-business-school-2009-thread-70701.html#p521283 LBS online application can be found here : https://www.london.edu/register/do?actionId=186 Good luck all. Important Dates Round Application Deadline Interview decision sent on Admission decision sent on 1 07 October 2009 06 November 2009 16 December 2009 2 06 January 2010 09 February 2010 25 March 2010 3 03 March 2010 09 April 2010 20 May 2010 4 21 April 2010 28 May 2010 02 July 2010 LBS R1: Applicants =? Tally: Admits: N/A Dings: N/A Waitlist: N/A Admits danek zeayin82 humblewinner vgeri andygee jinbo boofyhairgirl stopper5 zibi1 DoctorManhattan fishoil mbabiden08 Waitlist Evidence gnr646 eowyn foncia wolfie123 s1ap fordfirestone Interview invites Jmoore3 waitinganswers Ding wizardoftheeast wiseguyMBA DrSatisfaction arv afan lianbear alpha_plus_gamma theDream (post interview) LBS R2: Admits quantjock jonatank yangsta8 Trantastic Michiavelli saundyCEC nurkholisoh JoeMa Dogg2012 jasonjason planettelex Waitlist vodkacran Frontline avatar2010 crux mayaS Ari123 madmex82 boeinz 4test1 a11c99 bouh22 lakai777 db66460 eee chainchain pochcc Interview invites claudemarie planettelex JoeMahmah pranavc bwizzle Ding sh0gg0th notsovegetarian (w/int) highhopes09 (w/int) pranaysrinivasan (w/int) isjii2010(w/int) eagleye81200(w/int) undafry(w/int) horrorshow(w/int) IndianGuardian (w/int) classof2012somewhere (w/int) EBSIFounder (w/int) snowinTX (w/int) activerun BLINDSIDE itsmystery bonobocobra rockyb Angelwrath shamil623 sj0509 Lastminute gmattokyo psned11 rishiphadke culesrules prome2 sudeep nitin86 Nonewsisgoodnews guptaji Tally: Admits: N/A Dings: N/A Waitlist: N/A LBS R3: ? applicants aj1545 LBS R4: ? applicants MIA F aval anotherindian danswer poojashetty McNerdy Hussain15 snipertrader zuperman Franklin sharshar84 Salisaaa fernando09 thisisatestgmat88 CharlieChaplin jsonali jimmiejaz satyr2k Michiavelli madmex82 saruba shokks oscar81 alnasl

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Waitlisted as well. Revision on 14/May.

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waitlisted...

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ADMIT.

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Being a long time lurker, I want to thank everyone in this forum for their contributions. GMATclub is definitely the most supportive environment anyone with MBA dream can get.

I wish i had known gmatclub much earlier.

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Ding.
Nice way to greet the day.

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Waitlisted, for the 14 May revision.

Congrats to all the quantjock and the other admits. There seem to be quite a few of us on the waitlist. From bsd_lover's experience, this could turn out to be a long wait. And LBS is pretty much the only school I have.

Any waitlister strategies?

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From LBS' reply, it seems that basically, waitlisters, can only wait... ... wait... ... and wait... ...

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you are def not alone! will be crossing fingers for us all R3 applicants till April 9th!

and congratz to all R2 admits..

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same here! im getting really anxious now....

Thanx for letting me know I am not alone. Guess we just have to leave it for a while. I am going to bed now. Big cong for all admits.

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sorry to hear that, I hope your other school applications go well! Obviously your application was strong enough to get you an interview spot, it does make me wonder why people like yourself, global, have good experience, still got dinged....

any one knows if the school would give people a reason of why they got dinged?

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Hi,

I have been following this thread for a long time but didn't want to post anything until I had heard back from the school.

Unfortunately, it is not good news. I got a ding as well.

I thought I had a good profile - 7-8 years work-ex in a top global IT company, lived and worked in 3 different countries, plenty of leadership experience, GMAT just below 700, UG degree from a top 20 business school. I had a very good interview too. Right now, I'm scratching my head thinking what else the school expects. Overall, it has been a great learning process, excruciating at times, but this thread has made it easier in many ways (knowing that there are others in the same boat).

I wish all the successful admits the best, if you've made it through this then you must be truly special. :-)

Thanks again for sharing all your stories.

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The School won't give you a specific reason for a ding. The statement will be along the lines of having to choose from an extensive pool of talented and unique candidates to fill limited seats. Which is probably fair enough as they would otherwise have to give tailored feedback to each and every candidate - an onerous task given that it's a combination of factors that determines the success or failure of the application.

That said, I'm hoping none of us will have any reason to even consider asking for this! From the waitlist to the admit list - a matter of 3 letters and a long wait.

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Hey Y'all. I am a little surprised by some of the dings. Especially, Snowintx and Pranay. I thought you were shoe-ins. I am fortunate to have been one of the few admitted. My profile is Finance/Entertainment/29/680/3.4 top US school/American

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eagleye81200

Thanks again for sharing all your stories.

Yeah, I think that's what's frustrating about the whole process - you have to make intelligent guesses about what went wrong, but as I said before I thought I had a strong application - at the very least I know that I gave it my best shot. I was counting on LBS, but I think I'm done for the year...considering what I should do next. The only thing I can think of for now is to reapply next year along with some fresh apps to other schools.

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hi all I have received several requests for advice on how to get off waitlist. I am really sorry for those who didn't make it. Often admissions decisions often boils down luck and factors beyond our own control (like the existing class build up). Due to time constraints I wont be able to post in detail but here are some older posts that may help those of you on waitlist.

the-london-business-school-2010-thread-78838-380.html#p663720

the-london-business-school-2009-thread-70701-480.html#p583901

how-leverandon-is-going-to-get-off-of-the-waitlist-at-darden-75302.html#p566150

the-london-business-school-2009-thread-70701-220.html#p557838

A search on keywords waitlist by bsd_lover may yield more entries but the general advice is consistent (I think). One additional request: Dont give up - the reward is well worth it !!

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Bsd_lover, thank you! I will surely follow your advices and will hope for an late admit! :-)

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Have been silently following the thread for past several months. Thank you guys for all the insights, advice and support!

Received an admit yesterday – my first admit this season!

One thing in the email I received bugs me a little bit – it says that I need to immediately email the adcom of my willingness to accept the offer. Did other admits receive such thing? How urgent is that? I’m still waiting for decisions from other schools and want to examine all my choices before making this decision (although LBS is on top of the list).

Thanks for your advice.

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Just googled for some W/L stats at LBS, and the ratio of admit/waitlisted appears to be 1/4. BW mentions 2004/05 had 166 candidates on W/L of which 41 were admitted. https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/04 ... london.htm

Of course, the variance will be quite significant.

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now that the fortunate admits deal with their hangovers and the disheartened dings/WL move to their other plans, i want to thank all the regular contributors to this thread - a great resource and record of our experiences for future applicants.

on a separate note, is there any London business School WL thread? (can't find any) - maybe i should search for "LBS purgatory" or "you're-excellent-but-not-TOOOOO-excellent-for-me" or "i'll-date-you-later-in-case-others-dump-me" threads.

jokes aside, congrats to all and good luck in your mba endeavor

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i would question these stats, especially given the date (application competitiveness was lower) and the source (well yes, it's BW). Based on the posts i read over the past months, i can comfortably speculate that the numbers, unfortunately, do not look that good.

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lol "i'll-date-you-later-in-case-others-dump-me" threads

good luck to you!

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JoeMa, Thank you for the compliment.

To be honest, I could've put more work into my essays and I messed on a work question in my interview. My work experience is short and unexciting, plus I could be doing more EC's.

On the other side, I have an unusual profile (female, Russian, work in wholesale food industry, very good education), which is probably what got me the interview invite to begin with.

I think that work experience is really important for LBS - thus the higher average age of the applicants. If my remaining school (UT) doesn't work out, I'm sure I'll reapply. And here I have to give a shout-out to the amazing bsd_lover who not only has given inordinate amount of time and effort to this forum (even after leaving the applicant stage!) but also spearheaded the great Zero Admits Club thread (the-2008-zero-admits-club-62142.html), thus giving us hope that things do work out when we don't give up and strive to do better.

I never participated in the GMAT part of GmatClub because I didn't know it existed back then. However, I think our results once again clearly show that a decent GMAT score is all you need to get seriously considered by good schools, and a very good score alone won't get you in.

Congratulations to all the admits! You won a tough battle. Secretly, I wish that LBS' FT #1 rating had waited another year - I'm sure there would've been less competition in the 2nd round. :lol: