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The London Business School 2011 Thread 11 Apr 2011, 23:33
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Hi All,

Is it advisable for an Indian applicant to apply in the fourth round.

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The London Business School 2011 Thread 12 Apr 2011, 00:08
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Not sure you have much choice at this stage!

I've heard that rounds 3 & 4 are the most competitive, but don't let that discourage you. If you have got your GMAT out of the way (or will be ready to take it soon), and you have the time to do a good job on your essays, then you may as well apply and see how it goes.

I keep seeing comments that it's more competitive if you are Indian and come from an IT background (I don't know whether you do), but I think some weight will be given to the notion that it may be beneficial to LBS in the long term to have a disproportionate number of MBA graduates who are from (and returning to) BRIC economies.

Either way, best of luck!
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The London Business School 2011 Thread 14 Apr 2011, 08:08
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Hi,

Mind sharing your profile here?

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Is it advisable for an Indian applicant to apply in the fourth round.

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The London Business School 2011 Thread 16 Apr 2011, 07:28
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Keep in mind that firms may have different recruiting processes for different schools as well. For example, a friend from Oxford said that last year McKinsey did an additional group case study round, which we did not have at LBS.

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In case if you are still checking this thread,

Internship is one of the important thing to land a job in MC. It enhances the chances by multi fold. Oxford MBA does not have internship in the middle of the program. Another important thing is that LBS consulting club seems to be buzzing with a lot of activity. I have not checked Oxford completely yet. If you do not have something similar in Oxford, then it will be another crucial factor to consider.

You had your points right apart from these. Any big MBA would help until the doors and it is the individuals from then on.

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While you guys wait for your admit decisions, I have a question for you... I got an admit to Oxford Said and I was in the process of applying for LBS R2. Now I am beginning to think twice about applying.

Since making a decision is always based on individual needs / objectives, I'll list mine: I have 8 yrs experience in the media and publishing business (in the US) on the business dev and strategy side. Long term I want to work with digital media and technology (hardware/software) firms on monetizing their products and services. I am very open to global opportunities. If not directly with the product firm, I am looking to work at strategy consulting firms who have media and tech clients.

I am not able to find a significant advantage of LBS over Oxford in getting me into the roles I want to pursue. Granted LBS is definitely superior to Oxford in its ranking and employer appeal as a top 10 MBA - but from what I gauge, the school helps as far as getting that interview, after which it's your capabilities all the way.

I am trying to decide if its worth the $50k difference (Oxford deposit, application fee, tuition fee diff, cost of expense of living in London for more time than at Oxford) plus the minimum 6 months of additional school work.

Any thoughts... from those who went through any sort of analysis or had conversations with other LBS/Oxford students?

I guess what I am looking for is:
- Is the LBS name going to make a difference every step of the way in my career over an Oxford name?
- If I interviewed with McKinsey along with an LBS candidate, would he get the preference all things considered equal?
- Does having an LBS stamp influence a potential employee over an Oxford stamp?

Any thoughts... opinions... would be appreciated.

Cheers...
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The London Business School 2011 Thread 16 Apr 2011, 15:48
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Useful review of London Business School MBA here - https://globalmbareport.com/index.php/the-london-business-school-mba/
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The London Business School 2011 Thread 18 Apr 2011, 07:58
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Would any applicant who has finished interview like to say something about the interview process? its questions and feelings,......
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there are plenty of comments in this thread regarding rounds 1 and 2, you should take a look!
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The London Business School 2011 Thread 18 Apr 2011, 17:35
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I still haven't heard from LBS since getting the interview invite. Is there any reason to worry?
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The London Business School 2011 Thread 19 Apr 2011, 01:59
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I got my interview notification (or rather that I would have one sometime) on the 8th and it said that slot scheduling could take up to 2 weeks - I'll start seriously worrying this Friday..
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The London Business School 2011 Thread 19 Apr 2011, 04:32
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I also got my invite on the 8th and haven't heard anything since. Let's start to worry if we still haven't heard anything by this Friday!
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Submitted my app for Rd 4. Don't know how LBS treats its Rd 4 applicants.could someone pour some light on it...
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Submitted my app for Rd 4. Don't know how LBS treats its Rd 4 applicants.could someone pour some light on it...
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All the best and wish me good luck too :-)

Applied for R4. Mind sharing more about your profile?

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The London Business School 2011 Thread 21 Apr 2011, 07:56
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Environmental consultant working in US. Non IIT, non Ivy degree...
GMAT 690; International work ex and community service in over 10 countries..n keeping my fingers crossed.
wish u gd luck as well
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The London Business School 2011 Thread 22 Apr 2011, 02:54
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I applied r4. Profile as follows:

- Real estate background - 6 years experience working for very large corporate
- Entrepreneur with my own substantial real estate development/investment business
- Professionally qualified
- UK national
- Lots of charity work etc
- GMAT 600 - very bottom of range
- Age 29

Not overly hopeful given my poor GMAT but you never know.

Any thoughts?
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Environmental consultant working in US. Non IIT, non Ivy degree...
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It is a good profile, except for last round thing. Are you applying to Oxbridge? Oxford has announced a new extended dead line (1-Jun). I am all excited about it.
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I applied r4. Profile as follows:

- Real estate background - 6 years experience working for very large corporate
- Entrepreneur with my own substantial real estate development/investment business
- Professionally qualified
- UK national
- Lots of charity work etc
- GMAT 600 - very bottom of range
- Age 29

Not overly hopeful given my poor GMAT but you never know.

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Yes, your profile looks different. It might work as advantage in last round, except for UK and 600 GMAT. I wish we could exchange our profiles and I can retake your 600 GMAT after the exchange.

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The London Business School 2011 Thread 22 Apr 2011, 13:30
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Yup agreed. What's your profile?

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33/m/India/9 years IT (5 in US/4 in India), 720 GMAT, not much EC except for sponsoring education for few kids, grew up in difficult backdrop.

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Yup agreed. What's your profile?

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Complete polar opposites then!

My background will be more appealing to LBS but you've got the far higher GMAT.

Our profiles highlight the diverse range of applications they receive.

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The London Business School 2011 Thread 22 Apr 2011, 22:59
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@ yuva- nope I'm only applying to LBS...
let the waiting game begin... good luck to all rd 4 applicants!!
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