Since the first inquiries are rolling in, perhaps it is time for a new thread for yet another year of Oxbridge applications. Oxford seems to have kept the stages for 2010-11 admissions similar to those last year. Cambridge has added a couple of interview dates for R3, stretching the interview process to a month-long, compared to the usual week-long process. They are probably expecting a big swell of applications in R3, which could perhaps reflect last year's high demand after R1 dings from other schools were out. This means also thar R4 and R5 dates are pushed forward with about a month. Below is a modified version of Greenoak's information package from last year's thread. Good luck! Last year's Oxbridge applicants thread Oxbridge applicants thread from two years ago Separating Oxford from Cambridge Oxford – Said Business School Requirements : GMAT - average given for reference is 680 TOEFL 109 or IELTS 7.5 (note – this is compulsory, not reference!) Experience: usually 3+ years GPA: usually equivalent of no less than good UK 2.1 degree or 3.5 GPA 2009 Rankings : Financial Times – 16, Business Week non-US MBA - 10 Application cost : 125 GBP Official site: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/mba/ Admissions on Facebook Admissions on Twitter Our Oxford Said information thread R1 Application deadline 8 October 2010 Interview decision by 29 October 2010 Final decision by 10 December 2010 R2 Application deadline 14 January 20101 Interview decision by 4 February 2011 Final decision by 11 March 2011 R3 Application deadline 1 April 2011 Interview decision by 29 April 2011 Final decision by 27 May 2011 Cambridge – Judge Business School Requirements: GMAT – average given for reference is 690 (balanced score is required) TOEFL: *Requirements for entry in 2011:TOEFL 100 with min 25 in writing or IELTS 7.0 *Requirements for entry in 2012 onwards: TOEFL 110 with min 25 in each section or IELTS 7.5 with no element below 7.0 Experience: usually 3+ years GPA: usually equivalent of no less than UK 2.1 degree or 3.3 GPA One recommendation from a supervisor and one from a peer 2009 Rankings : Financial Times – 21, Business Week non-US MBA - second tier Application cost : 100 GBP Official site: https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/mba/index.html Admissions on Facebook Unofficial informational tweets by an MBA Coordinator: Twitter Blog . Note that the blog is mainly not about admissions, but about life in Cambridge. R1 Application deadline 4 Oct 2010 Interview day 5 and 8 Nov 2010 Decision 11 Nov 2010 R2 Application deadline 6 Dec 2010 Interview day 14 and 17 Jan 2011 Decision 20 Jan 2011 R3 Application deadline 10 Jan 2011 Interview day 7 Feb, 14 Feb, 21 Feb, and 7 Mar 2011 Decision 24 Feb, 3 Mar or 10 Mar 2011 R4 Application deadline 14 Mar 2010 Interview day 29 or 16 May 2011 Decision 19 May 2011 R5 Application deadline 16 Apr 2011 Interview day 10 Jun and 13 Jun 2011 Decision 16 Jun 2011

Bwahahaha! I just got an email from Judge inviting me to an MBA Open Day I don't think I'll bother!

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@acer2knight - 26/M/Indian/5 yrs WE/ 640 GMAT - Finance - worked in in NY, London and now Warsaw

Well I am on my own trip here

)... trying to find out if age was a factor.

@hsourabh / @acer2knight / @Senior Flunky... Profiles please? especially age - @acerknight, I don't think I got your age.

Thanks... need closure

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@acer2knight - 26/M/Indian/5 yrs WE/ 640 GMAT - Finance - worked in in NY, London and now Warsaw

Well I am on my own trip here

)... trying to find out if age was a factor.

@hsourabh / @acer2knight / @Senior Flunky... Profiles please? especially age - @acerknight, I don't think I got your age.

Thanks... need closure

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@acer2knight - 26/M/Indian/5 yrs WE/ 640 GMAT - Finance - worked in in NY, London and now Warsaw

Well I am on my own trip here

)... trying to find out if age was a factor.

@hsourabh / @acer2knight / @Senior Flunky... Profiles please? especially age - @acerknight, I don't think I got your age.

Thanks... need closure

28/M/Indian/6 yrs WE/670 GMAT/ IT services, 5 yrs in Switzerland

Hi folks, welcome another ding'er - 27/M/Indian/WE 6 yrs in Marketing / GMAT 700 - same cold response on the link.. zapped.. The thread leaves me further amazed.. nothing ties up.. GMAT scores, Intl Experience, Work Ex.. maybe they're on the search for the immortal Indian Male who has done no wrong

Good luck to em, and to chrsrook !

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Hi All,

A late entrant to the forum.. I have also applied to Oxford in R1. Received the confirmation stating my application is complete and will hear back around 29 Oct.

How many others have applied to SBS? Somehow, I am not able to locate a separate current year thread for oxford on any of the forums..

My brief profile: 28/Indian/M/700/WE: 5yrs

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@acer2knight - 26/M/Indian/5 yrs WE/ 640 GMAT - Finance - worked in in NY, London and now Warsaw

Well I am on my own trip here

)... trying to find out if age was a factor.

@hsourabh / @acer2knight / @Senior Flunky... Profiles please? especially age - @acerknight, I don't think I got your age.

Thanks... need closure

34/M/British/12 years WE all UK based telecoms and new media software dev then project management / 740 GMAT

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Hi All,

Just recieved the confirmation message from JBS for interview.

Quite happy as it was right in the top of my list.

I am 27/M/Indian/700/Logistics WE 5 years.

Best of luck to everyone..

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@acer2knight - 26/M/Indian/5 yrs WE/ 640 GMAT - Finance - worked in in NY, London and now Warsaw

Well I am on my own trip here

)... trying to find out if age was a factor.

@hsourabh / @acer2knight / @Senior Flunky... Profiles please? especially age - @acerknight, I don't think I got your age.

Thanks... need closure

34/M/British/12 years WE all UK based telecoms and new media software dev then project management / 740 GMAT

One more ding

!! 25/M/Indian/ 5 yrs in SCM software / GMAT 700

@hsourabh / @acer2knight / @Senior Flunky - What next? I'm planning to apply mostly in UK. Looking for MBS next.

@chrsrook, @motteboss : Congratts

and All the very best for the interview.

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M / 26 / Pk / WE 5 / R1 Oxford

Has anyone heard from Oxford yet?

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Bwahahaha! I just got an email from Judge inviting me to an MBA Open Day :lol:

I don't think I'll bother!

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Bwahahaha! I just got an email from Judge inviting me to an MBA Open Day :lol:

I don't think I'll bother!

LOL.....

why dont you attend that event and blast them all on our behalf ....!!!

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M / 26 / Pk / WE 5 / R1 Oxford

Has anyone heard from Oxford yet?

Habeebee,

I received an application submission confirmation email from them:

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We will be in touch with you shortly after the interview decision deadline (29 October 2010) with their decision.
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I think we will have to wait for another 10 days to hear more from Oxford..

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Has anyone heard from Oxford yet?

Yep - 10 days sounds about right. And good luck Tsoul. The waits a killer..

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Can anyone talk about the social aspects of each school? I am trying to figure out if there are many things to do for fun, especially off campus. Both of the cities seem to be kinda boring and isolated.

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Oxford is definitely bigger, and its city center resembles more that of a small city. Cambridge has a small-town feel, which I prefer, even if I come from a larger city myself. The Cambridge program itself has so much student-driven activity at the moment it is impossible to do everything. Regarding evening activites, people do formal hall swaps, college bar swaps, go to the movies or to the theater or to dinner together. There are classical concerts and pop/rock concerts, clubbing, and a whole lot of cultural events such as exhibs, talks, seminars, and excellent debates at the Cambridge union society. Naturally, each college also has its own sphere, including societies, sports clubs, and larger events.

And frankly, the MBA program is so rigorous you just won't have the time to do even the things you cherry-picked form the possibilities offered. Sad, but true.

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RE: Cambridge Letters of Recommendation

Cambridge asks for one supervisor referee and one peer referee. Who are you all using for the peer referee, and are you treating the letter differently? How have you coached your peer referees differently from your supervisor referees?

Thanks!

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Annae,

How many hours per day are you spending in class or working on school assignments? Do you have to go to class on weekends?

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Hi,
Round 1 SBS
Profile: 31/Indian/M/680

/ 12yrs/ Merchant Navy
Heard nothing except that 29th Oct deadline through mail.
We should start one for 2011 applicants here.

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In for R1 at Said also. Submitted 8th oct.. got mail from Darren.. nail bitting time for next couple of weeks I Guess!

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Annae,

How many hours per day are you spending in class or working on school assignments? Do you have to go to class on weekends?

Hi! Michaelmas is hell, but I like it. We have class 9-12.30 and 14-17.30 most days. Some days only half days and a couple of days we're off. However, we also have careers sessions during lunch and in the evenings, as well as leadship talks and other activities and special interest group meetings, so the average day is about 9 hours. Sometimes 5, sometimes 11. Tough classes demand 1-2 hours of reading the night before, and in any case most classes require prereading to be done before coming to class. Plus case studies, competitions, etc... so it is a wonder I have managed to keep weekends off until now.