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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bds_lover, prashok

From your time at LBS, what courses do you find or alternatively have heard of as distinctly good/well-taught/great professors? From my conversations with friends at LBS, some finance courses seem to be highly sought after. But I'm looking at management consulting and wanted to see what relevant subjects or professors stand out. Couldn't get anyone to shed light on this. This will also be useful for my essays - I'd like to show my research and understanding of the program.

Love to hear your thoughts. Thanks

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This question is more about the course content. Is there any course handbook or a programme guidelines book which details number of credits required for graduation, number of electives one can take, how one can make use of the flexible nature of the program in terms of duration, what are the rules etc. The only thing I could find on the website is the brochure which is very generic.

Most of the information is on Portal, so you should be able to look at the programme structure and other details once you get access.

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To fellow admits/prospective students,

This is the guide prashok was referring to and it is pretty useful and covers most aspects of student life:

https://www.londonsa.org/prospective_stu ... 0Guide.pdf

Kudos, that's the one! The 2009 hardcopy is an updated version, but most of the tips are essentially the same.

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Just got the Admission packet through Fedex. Quite nice.

Reviewing the Survival Guide though provides a rather shocking dose of reality! Suddenly, the London Business School admissions offer makes me feel frighteningly poor!

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Got the portal login info.

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Originally posted by avatar2010 on 24 Dec 2009, 07:06.
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Congrats to folks admitted in R1. Well done !

I joined this forum late, but have been already preparing towards LBS Rd 2. I am ready with draft versions of my essays but badly need a second pair of eyes to provide critical feedback. Would appreciate if someone is willing to offer some help.

My profile - 8 years of experience in IT including 2 years of heading USA based start-up in India. Currently working in London as Senior Consultant for past 1.5 years. LBS is my first choice as I simply love this school for its diversity, location and reputation. Excellent academics, decent GMAT, diverse experiences (from an individual contributor to Director, Manager and now consultant) and good community experience as well.

My strength - Start-up experience, raising start-up from ground zero to a team of 25-30 people. Headed India development centre for couple of years, oversaw operations, launched product and conducted press releases with substantial media coverage. Played multiple roles of Director, Manager, HR, Product manager and possibly everything that was needed to get the company running. Moved to another start-up in a broader role, headed 3 products, formulated product strategy and managed teams.

My Weakness - Part of very common pool. IT male, India with a normal GMAT score.

My Aim - Entrepreneur in Technology Sector. In short term, I may join some product based IT companies before jumping onto launching my own Technology firm.

Thanks and regards

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Congrats to folks admitted in R1. Well done !

I joined this forum late, but have been already preparing towards LBS Rd 2. I am ready with draft versions of my essays but badly need a second pair of eyes to provide critical feedback. Would appreciate if someone is willing to offer some help.

My profile - 8 years of experience in IT including 2 years of heading USA based start-up in India. Currently working in London as Senior Consultant for past 1.5 years. LBS is my first choice as I simply love this school for its diversity, location and reputation. Excellent academics, decent GMAT, diverse experiences (from an individual contributor to Director, Manager and now consultant) and good community experience as well.

My strength - Start-up experience, raising start-up from ground zero to a team of 25-30 people. Headed India development centre for couple of years, oversaw operations, launched product and conducted press releases with substantial media coverage. Played multiple roles of Director, Manager, HR, Product manager and possibly everything that was needed to get the company running. However, this experience was an eye opener to how badly I needed MBA. We ran out of funds and had to downsize. That's when I moved to another start-up, headed 3 products, formulated product strategy and managed teams.

My Weakness - Part of very common pool. IT male, India with a normal GMAT score.

My Aim - Entrepreneur in Technology Sector. In short term, I may join some product based IT companies before jumping onto launching my own Technology firm.

Thanks and regards

avatar2010,
You have a very strong profile with diverse experiences, you dont have a typical IT aka software programmer profile. That said, make sure that this strength comes across in your essays and resume well. I am an Indian/IT/Male myself and was successful in making the cut. What is your GMAT score, if it is around LBS average, you should be fine especially with the excellent academics you mention.

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Thanks humblewinner for the encouraging words. I am trying my best to get the essays out on time and with the versions that truly reflect my achievements and goal.

I have gmat score of 690 and GPAs of 3.9 in both undergrad and post-graduation. I was awarded gold medal in UG and "GE scholarship" for excellence in academics and leadership. I hope these could cover up for my GMAT apart from my essays (if I get them perfectly right).

Thanks

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Hi prashok,

I have a question about recommendation letters. LBS stresses on getting one from current line manager or colleague. Is it possible to submit references only from previous employers rather than from current colleague / employer ? I guess answer is NO, but still want to get the info verified.

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hi avatar2010, i can answer that question for you. yes, you can submit references from previous employers only, and LBS appreciates the fact that people aren't always in the position to tell their employers that they are applying to b-school. however, not having any references from your current position, especially if you have been in that position for a while, might be a disadvantage. I think they would encourage you to try and obtain a reference from a colleague or a client of your current company, if you really need to avoid letting your bosses know. my advice though is that if you can, try to get current line manager reco - though 'legal', it might be a disadvantage not to have one.

good luck!!

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happy Christmas all LBS admits and applicants (to those who celebrate it)!

anyone received an email regarding annual fund scholarships? I have! a very nice x-mas present indeed!

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happy Christmas all LBS admits and applicants (to those who celebrate it)!

anyone received an email regarding annual fund scholarships? I have! a very nice x-mas present indeed!

wow! Hearty congratulations! Can you tell us more and when did you receive the email?

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happy Christmas all LBS admits and applicants (to those who celebrate it)!

anyone received an email regarding annual fund scholarships? I have! a very nice x-mas present indeed!

wow! Hearty congratulations! Can you tell us more and when did you receive the email?

hello humble, thanks very much! was quite surprised as I remembered reading somewhere that they would be sending those out sometime mid Jan. I got the email on the 23rd afternoon, about the same time as the portal log in. i think the admin office is closed until the 4th now, so I guess they would resume sending out more schols after that. I certainly hope a few more gmatclubbers will be getting some more of those emails in Jan!!

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Thanks Vgeri,

I was initially planning to arrange reference from my colleague in the current company, defnitely not line manager. However, my colleague, whom I had been constantly updating about my MBA plans, had to go on emergency vacation due to a personal emergency and he won't be back before the R2 deadlines

Sadly, he won't be able to access internet during this duration.

Hence, I started thinking of other alternative. Additionally, I had previously asked my former colleagues to provide me references and they know me a lot better and could back up my start-up experiences with anecdotes. My current company is a consulting firm. Not sure if I should wait for my current colleague to be back sooner or approach my former colleague. Should I ask LBS about this?

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hi all admits...

i'm currently working on essay 5 (150 words)... did anyone write more than one significant experience?

thanks!

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happy Christmas all LBS admits and applicants (to those who celebrate it)!

anyone received an email regarding annual fund scholarships? I have! a very nice x-mas present indeed!

wow! Hearty congratulations! Can you tell us more and when did you receive the email?

Thats great! What is the scholarship amount ? Enjoy your holidays :-D

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hi all admits...

i'm currently working on essay 5 (150 words)... did anyone write more than one significant experience?

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I did not.

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LBS asks this question in the data box-
We encourage applicants to consider the impact of studying for a London Business School programme on their family and friends. Who have you discussed your study plans with - and how did they respond? Feel free to give the names of any alumni, students, faculty or staff of London Business School (as appropriate).

How am I supposed to answer this question. Am I supposed to write how my family members/spouse feel about my MBA plans? In approx how may words did everyone else answer this question.
What confuses me is the last part of the question ....first they ask about family and then in the next part about alumni? Thanks in advance.

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Ari123, As far as I remember this was an optional question used only for survey purposes and has no effect in reviewing your application. I had skipped this one.

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Thanks humble winner for the answer. I have one more question.... LBS asks for reason for leaving a particular job and also for reason for joining this job.My reason for leaving job X is same as reason for joining job Y. Sorry if my question is confusing. I mean they are asking for toooo many reasons and frankly I dont have that many reasons. Any tips on handling that portion. Whats with LBS no other school asks for that many questions.