Please use the following form to add your stats to the spreadsheet: Form link Edit Link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Av3d03301eNIdE5KVndqQmRvZWVrdWdvYUdPWV9xS0E&hl=en#gid=0 Spreadsheet 0Av3d03301eNIdE5KVndqQmRvZWVrdWdvYUdPWV9xS0E It is never too early! My name is Brad and LBS is my top choice, followed by two US schools. I hope all my fellow 2011 LBS applicants can share their application progress on this thread much like the 2010 LBS thread. I actually attended an MBA fair last fall and spoke with the LBS staff and got the ball rolling then. Over the past 6 months or so it has become apparent that LBS fits what I am hoping to get from an MBA and I'm focusing my efforts accordingly. I checked today and it looks like they've put up the essay questions. I'm on vacation for the next month, so it will give me time to draft a couple first drafts. I've already read a couple MBA Admissions books and have a spreadsheet filled with my brainstorming for the general topics that appear on the essays. I'm still not sure whether I will use a consultant to review my essays or whether I will go the friends, family and colleagues route. Beside the obvious cost of a consultant I feel that drafting and editing myself is almost a matter of pride, ...or maybe hubris. Anyone have any thoughts on this? My info: 30 y/o male (American) 7 years work experience (real estate finance) 710 GMAT (95% V, 75% Q) low undergrad GPA Best of luck to everyone and I look forward to possibly sharing a stream with you at LBS! Brad LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2079/3543062073_c5bec7c39e_o.jpg https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/4015214962_3aab66e128_o.jpg Information on the school: MBA home page : https://www.london.edu/mba.html Employment report : https://www.london.edu/programmes/mba/b ... mpact.html Social Clubs : https://www.londonsa.org/dynamic/club_list.php 2010 Information Event Schedule: https://www.london.edu/programmes/infoevents/do?progSelect=MBA&locationSelect= 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 2010 thread can be found here: the-london-business-school-2010-thread-78838.html LBS 2009 thread can be found here: the-london-business-school-2009-thread-70701.html LBS 2008 thread can be found here : lbs-r1-roll-call-54115.html LBS online application can be found here : https://www.london.edu/register/do?actionId=186 Recommendor forms : https://www.london.edu/assets/documents ... ctions.pdf Other programs offered: Executive MBA: https://www.london.edu/programmes/executivemba.html Executive MBA-Global: https://www.emba-global.com/ Masters in Finance: https://www.london.edu/programmes/mastersinfinance.html

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Guys!
Looking for your views! I understand that UK is abolishing post study visa for students from April 2011. This means that non-EU students at LBS will not be eligible to work in the UK after graduation unless the employer will sponser a work permit. This really worries me. Doing MBA is a big investment and this news just adds a bit uncertainity. I really love LBS was planning to apply for R3 but now not sure. What do you guys think?

Thanx

post study visa does not give you right to work anyway.. it is used to give students time to find job, as soon as they find the job they are supposed to switch either to sponsored visa (Tier2) or self sponsor (Tier1).. bad news is that now Tier2 as well as Tier1 quotas are reduced tenfold and, you are right, post study visa is going to be cancelled or reduced..

so generally the situation is not in bright colours.. this is the question to ask LBS as well, they should have their point of view on that... they are selling us the program after all so its worth asking them about the after sale services..

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That's not good news for LBS. In the Class of 2011, 59% of the class was non-EU/UK. As nearly 2/3 of the batch typically gets placed in UK, these rules may well hurt nearly 40% of the batch at LBS. Perhaps the new rules will skew the composition of the class admitted this year

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Please use this thread for discussion on the UK immigration issue. This impacts more than just LBS and as of now - there are a lot of things that are not final - so lets not spread panic when there is no need for it.

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Guys, no need to worry... check what LBS sent to its current students:

As non-EU students will be well aware, the Home Office is currently drafting reforms to Tier 1 General and Tier 2 visas. It is also in the consultation stage on reforms to Tier 4 and Tier 1 Post Study Work visas. The consultation is still underway, and there are still many unanswered questions, but we wanted to update you on what we know at this stage and what the School is doing to try and influence the situation.

Along with the Dean, we have met with the UK Border Agency and immigration lawyers to discuss the Home Office's consultation. We continue to work closely with recruiters to help them understand the potential consequences of the changes.

Although it is not definite at this stage, it looks likely that there will be a phased introduction of the new arrangements. If the Tier 1 Post Study Work visa is discontinued, it seems probable that those graduating in 2011 will not be affected. The School will lobby for this change to be phased in over a longer period to try and ensure that those graduating in subsequent years will not be impacted, but there is no certainty at this stage. Another major focus for the School is lobbying for students who are already on a Tier 4 visa to be able to transfer to a sponsored Tier 2 visa without counting towards the employer's cap.

The School and the Student Association have each prepared a response to the Home Office's consultation document, detailing our arguments against the proposed reforms. The consultation period closes on Monday 31 January.

Immigration lawyer briefing session

Fragomen, a leading immigration law firm, will be holding a further briefing session for students to update you on the latest developments. This session has been provisionally booked for Friday 18 February - please look out for more details and reserve your place on Career Central.

To see copies of past communications about the immigration reforms, please visit Portal > Career Services home page > Visa/immigration.

Please rest assured that the School is taking this issue extremely seriously and working hard to ensure the Home Office really understands our concerns. We will continue to update you as soon as more information becomes available.

Best wishes,

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Hi,

Does anyone know how the tuition payments are made? In how many installments and when each?

I keep reading in the scholarship part of the website "first year tuition fee" and I am not sure how much that is and what it means.

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You get an option of paying one year in a lumpsum or split into 3 instalments.

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1st year:
- plan 1: pay full amount £26,950 by 30 Sep 2011
- plan 2: 3 installments (with an additional charge of £250... and the last installment deadline is March 2012)

2nd year:
- plan 1: pay full amount £26,950 by 3 Oct 2012
- plan 2: 3 installments (with an additional charge of £250... and the last installment deadline is March 2013)

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Thanks guys.

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hi all,
I know I am getting way ahead of myself here since the interview invites haven't even been sent out, but I am just curious about one thing. Can the scholarships mentioned on the LBS site be cummulative? Meaning does one get automatically ruled out for other scholarships if one gets one scholarship, or not? (of course I am talking about a supernaturally strong profile which would attract more than one scholarship, which is NOT my case, but still I cannot help but wonder...)

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Hi to all

First time on this thread for me.

I am waiting the LBS interview invite R2 as do many of us. I just have a question regarding toefl I scored 106, is that enough?

I was on Stanford's website and they put that a 100 score is enough...

I scored 42 on the verbal part of my gmat...Hope it offsets...

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Don't worry, if the adcom has a problem with your application, they will contact you. Mine says 'submitted' even after getting the final admit!

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Do you know how many % are invited to interview?

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03 Feb 2011, 12:29

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Don't worry, if the adcom has a problem with your application, they will contact you. Mine says 'submitted' even after getting the final admit!

Thanks!
Do you know how many % are invited to interview?

Peter Johnson, MiF Senior Admissions Manager, in one of the Q&A sessions said that he would invite around 30% to an interview and extend offers to 70% of the interviewed applicants. he didnt specify whether he was talking about MiF or MBA зrogram though. sorry, i have lost the link to this Q&A.

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I think you'll be fine. I forgot where I read it, but LBS' website clearly states that the English level of the applicant will be assessed throughout the entire admission process.
106 is a really good score.

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Don't worry, if the adcom has a problem with your application, they will contact you. Mine says 'submitted' even after getting the final admit!

Thanks!
Do you know how many % are invited to interview?

That makes it 21% of offers. Given the yield, it makes sense for the LBS MBA.

It is interesting though, whether the number of applications has gone down this year, based on EU crisis, changes in UK immigration rules, restrictions for jobs for partners, etc. It brings the value of UK MBA so much lower!
(I personally might have chosen not to apply, if I only knew about the changes)

Any ideas?

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Thanks!
Do you know how many % are invited to interview?

If I understand it correctly, the UK immigration issues are just proposals at the moment - undergoing a thorough consultative process. And there is a good chance that some of those things will be happening and a lot of those things won't be.

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Any ideas?

If I understand it correctly, the UK immigration are just proposals at the moment - undergoing a thorough consultative process. And there is a good chance that some of those things will be happening and a lot of those things won't be.

No argument here. I'm just saying all these rumors and noise must have taken the number of applications down, and I wonder if this has a proof in a form of some statistics for this year? Or do they still report "an exceptional increase in the number of applicants"?

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I am currently in the US, applying to r3 - LBS. Currently, in the process of writing essays.

I saw an upcoming LBS event in NYC (12th Feb) - anyone planning to attend that? I would mostly be going there.

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I think the new visa proposals may impact chances of non-EU students getting into LBS and the % intake may fall. I guess LBS may do this because if the proposals come into effect, it may be left with a big bunch of unemployed students in 2013 thus impacting its ratings.