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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I had my interview with an alumni today. We met in a coffee shop and the interview went on for around 90 minutes.

The usual questions of why MBA and why LBS.

Some questions on team work and lots of questions on my industry and specifically on my resume and my application.

Overall a very conversational interview.

Now the waiting game begins.

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Wow, got mie yesterday and it lasted 2h30...

Impromptu was on how to explain the German high growth vs other European countries'.

Very scholar interview...but became conversational towards the end...the Why LBS Why MBA questions came very late in the process.

The guy was very nice and tried to convince me that LBS is way better than INSEAD...

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We met in a coffee shop

You probably meant a cafe? Do you know what a coffee shop is? No wonder why the interview took so long :lol:

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We met in a coffee shop

You probably meant a cafe? Do you know what a coffee shop is? No wonder why the interview took so long :lol:

That is funny. I didn't even think of that when I saw it, but that's probably because coffee shop and cafe are nearly synonymous in the US.

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just submitted now for R3. Waiting game begins.

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))) had the same impromptu and mine lasted 2.30 as well... classic interview i would say, nothing unexpected.

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We met in a coffee shop

You probably meant a cafe? Do you know what a coffee shop is? No wonder why the interview took so long :lol:

lolz . .i thought cafe and coffee shop are synonymous, but just found out that it depends on the geography

. Coffee shop also would be a nice and different place to have conversation

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Had my LBS interview and it lasted 1h 30m, interviewer works in my post MBA target function. He posed mostly standard questions of

1) why MBA for my career path
2) alternative plans if no MBA
3) what involvement I plan at LBS (class, student clubs, trips, events) = why LBS
4) In depth what skills I have learned and one needs in his job. Professional dilemma and explain process of decision making
5) Ticked international experience, teamwork and define leadership with work example
6) Explain my meagre analytical/creative work mentioned in my essays and give work examples when I contributed. He challenged my impact somewhat in this matter, yikes
7) Brief discussion of specific classes, electives and he asked me about profs, classes and how it fits with my concentration. Fortunately I was prepared with facts
8) Presentation

He asked about my other applications, mused about his LBS experience and supportive community for WAGs. Also asked about recent books I have read and what I liked about writings (my essays refered to book club).

I gave my best shot, solid but didn't quite knock it out of the park.

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Thanks for sharing your interview experience.

Reading all these interview stories, I get the idea that LBS interviews are much less relaxed than those at other b-schools. They also seem to be longer, 1.5 to 2.5 hrs. But it's good to see so many people getting interviewed.

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PGS17,

I may beg to differ on LBS interview based on my experience with other Bschools' interviews. Yes, my LBS interview with alumni tends to last longer than phone interview with adcom. Rule of thumb: Alumni interviews are more conversational. I don't think that my LBS interviewer was less relaxed than my other interviewers. Another alum was even more poker faced without given any clues how I did.

I would probably say that LBS interviewer may put you on the spot and see how you respond.

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In for Round 3. Good luck all!

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3 more weeks!!

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when did the results started coming out last year for R2?

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I had my interview at the beginning of this week in London. It was generally pretty relaxed, definitely in the form of a conversation more than an interrogation. My interviewer weaved questions into the discussion covering past leadership experience, why an MBA, why LBS, comparison of other schools etc. There were no curveballs - didn't even get a weakness question. The presentation was a pretty strange experience and I don't think I did it particularly well - I probably only spoke for a minute (possibly less) so hopefully it isn't a big factor in the overall decision. Apart from that I felt the interview went fairly well, but it's always hard to tell what the interviewer is thinking. It's going to be a long three week wait ...

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I had my interview a few days ago, and although the questions overall were pretty standard, I did feel the interviewer was hammering a bit on certain aspects of my application and putting me on the spot a few times, that threw me off a bit. So I really don't know how the interview went, the interviewer had this poker face the whole time I was talking. Yeah it is going to be a really long 3 week wait!

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when did the results started coming out last year for R2?

It seems that they only release it in the last minute.

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I had my interview too yesterday. Surprisingly, she didn't ask any questions about my essays, recommendations or even work experience. She focused a lot on my goals and asked me many scenario like questions like: If you were in this position and had to do this, how would you do it? etc etc. Overall, I'm glad to be done with the interview but I have no idea how I did.
Good luck to the rest of you who haven't had their interview yet!

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Guys- can we expect a lot of questions from the resume (like detailed questions) or is it an even balance between Why Mba, LBS, now? leadership examples, international experiences, clubs that you want to contribute to, changes made in your career and decision reasoning behind that, etc.

Please advise - Thank you!!!

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Cille

I had my interview yesterday - it didn't go very well at all. Totally messed up the presentation bit, lost my train of thought in the middle of one the points I was making. So not expecting an admit from there. I also think as I have received an admit from another school the day before my interview, I relaxed too much and didn't really prepare properly or focus on it. Other than that the interviewer just went through my current job, asked about some leadership experiences, international background, why did i get into the industry I'm in now, what am i hoping to take away with from an MBA that will significantly help me in my career, and why LBS (and not the other schools I've applied to). I'm now officially done with interviews etc. Thank God - am a bit burned out by this whole process, I'm going on holiday next week to re-load batteries and relax in the sun. Good luck to everyone else on your interviews!!

Cille- I am kind of in the same boat. Had another interview, where I lost my train of thought once, asked for more time, and then started talking, and had to asked for a second. Is that really bad. That was all the first minute of the interview, the rest of the interview was fine all the way. There were probing questions on my first response, but all were answered appropriately. Can I pretty much kiss this school goodbye? What are your thoughts or have heard from your colleagues/friends. Any thoughts are welcome.