Oxford Interview experience

[himanshumohan78]

Hi Nags,
Thanks for th info. Can you plz put some light on how to go about loan
in UK (around 20 lacs) for UK MBA . Where one should take loan in UK or India?
Is it Collateral or Non-collateral?

Thanks in advance
Him

[himanshumohan78]

Originally Posted by nagsformba

Thanks

Yes, its Said. My GMAT is 700 and 4.5 years exp...TOEFL not required..Just go ahead and apply for tOEFL waivers..u will get them....

All the Best

Regards, Nagendra

Hi Nags,
What about your extra cur..is it great? I mean are you also one of the guys with loads of NGO or simlair kind or exp???

plz let me know.

Thanks
Him

[nagsformba]

I cant comment on whether extra curriculars are great or not..But yes I do have extra curriculars on my profile.

Regarding the loan one, i am trying back here in India. As of now there is no loan scheme for Oxford from the institute. So keep ur options in India itself for planning sake.

For me, I have taken time till March 15th and looking for options(loans basically) here so as to get in there.

All the best to others

regards
Nagendra
http://nagsblog.blogspot.com

[himanshumohan78]

Originally Posted by nagsformba

I cant comment on whether extra curriculars are great or not..But yes I do have extra curriculars on my profile.

Regarding the loan one, i am trying back here in India. As of now there is no loan scheme for Oxford from the institute. So keep ur options in India itself for planning sake.

For me, I have taken time till March 15th and looking for options(loans basically) here so as to get in there.

All the best to others

regards
Nagendra
http://nagsblog.blogspot.com

hi,
Just wanted to know abt extra curr to know how much weithage does european B schools like Cambridge and Oxford gives to these extra curr? Shld it be outstanding?
And best of luck for your loan. I hope you will soon join Oxford.

Thx
Himanshu

[harshg]

H'lo all.

Something which I seek an opinion on wrt the UK MBA (esp LBS and LSE)

I have been in the Indian BPO space for the last 6+ years; and am looking at a Fall 07 app.

What would you guys say to the chances of someone who is from the Low End labour intensive BPO (read call centre / transaction processing) background transitioning to the Holy Trinity LBS or LSE

To ask specifics, in your opinion :
1) Would the interview boards consider the BPO workexperience at par with say work in s/w coding.
2) what kind of Biases play with the interview board and also the adcom; in US somehow the telecaller is the most hated profile (lawyers come close but they usualy sail through a loop hole).. how to counter that.
3) traditionaly all of us try and run some extra curricular miles in order to present a well rounded personality ... but would managing the job satisfaction span and career aspirations of extremely fidgety kids come close.
4) Being in the workforce I have had the opportunity to function in diverse areas : hiring+counselling+performance reviews+training+analytics+planning business strategy+business transition. How can I capitalise on this? Is this a differentiator?
5) How much weight does a Six Sigma Green/Black Belt Certificate carry.
6) How much weight does being a certified ISO internal auditor carry.
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[Vipin_Singh]

Hey Harsh,

I also have a BPO background and have not come across too many aspirants for the top MBAs on this forum and elsewhere from BPOs. The reasons could be many but one of them could be that BPO is a relatively newer phenomena as compared to IT outsourcing. Just like someone else pointed out on another thread your profile could add a lot of diversity to every B-school, however you would have to pick your stories carefully. I feel a lot of the BPO community makes the mistake of underselling itself by categorizing itself in a more commoditized fashion.

Although, I haven't heard of LSE having its own MBA I guess you should certainly aim at getting into the very best B-schools. Although you might get dissuaded by a few people I would suggest you to never aim lower than the sweet spot. Once you have your GMAT and other data points in hand, compare your profile with the class profiles of top B-schools and then start working on your application pieces like essays, recos, interview prep etc. I hope you have already started thinking of what you would like to get out of an MBA as post MBA goals play a key role in the essays. You should spend a lot of time on researching for information on different schools as very few people would be able to give you stuff you might dig( It is a very personal thing - some people are happy with the ranks, some want to know if their specific elective is going to be taught at their target school or not and what is learning/teaching style etc.)

Sometime the application process can be longer than you might plan for as in my case however you would learn a lot by actually taking calculated steps as soon as YOU feel you are ready.

All the best !

[harshg]

Hey Vipin,

Thanks for the response... I am trying to create some momentum around the BPO / Call Centre poplulation. The agenda is
1) to identify the people trying for a masters level educatuion in management who are still in the BPOs.
2) isolate their opinions regarding the MBA apping ( i am keen on the post GMAT appling)
3) consolidate the opinion on the best of breed bases
4) and hopefuly find out the best reference and contexts for the pitch to the adcom and the panel.

There is a thread dedicated to the same at http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/b-scho...tml#post361764.. I have quoted you there...see if you can add to the discussion.

Thanks,
Harshg.

[flyingkolours]

hi....does anyone have their oxford interview (mba/mfe etc) on the 7th of march in delhi. or is anyone attending the open event in delhi on that day?

i am planning to have my interview for the mfe programme arranged on that day (instead of having a telephonic interview..)

[harshg]

Can you post a web link... i am sure they would have something in other venues as well..