[AugiTh]

Hi Neo_Rulzz,

It would be great if you could post in your interview experience.
Regards,
AugiTh

[gabriel666]

Originally Posted by Neo_Rulzz

Hi,
I attended the open day today and had my interview as well.I got a very positive vibe about the school. Their career team seems to be very pro-active. More than 50% people shifted careers last year. The reports for this year are not out yet. It has the record of greatest % placements among all European schools. Their alumni network is very solid and proactive.
About the fellow students, there were two people from Germany, two from France and two from India who attended the interview today. This itself shows the reputation of the school as well as diversity. This year's batch has 120 students which comprises of students from 33 different nationalities without any pre-dominance of a single nationality.

As far as campus is concerned, it is located around 15 miles away from the main city. But there are lots of activities going on campus which keep the students busy. They enjoy a good social life. There are parties being arranged and also lots of sports activities.

The faculty too is gr8. The person who took my interview was associated with Cambridge(Judge Business School) till last yr.

On the whole, I am very much impressed with the school.

Too tired and exhausted to post my interview experience. It was a long one. Went on for over an hour. Will re-collect all that was discussed in the interview and will post it shortly.

Hey congratulations on the succesful interview and the admission.

I just wanted to add to what you said about the faculty. The Cranfield MBA has an awesome faculty, I have had a look thorugh their profiles and they are absolutely world class. For subjects like economics the Cranfield MBA faculty is rated as 3rd best by FT, their strategic management/marketing faculty has some of the best names in Europe, the same is true for many other subjects. I have also had a chance to talk to some of the current MBA students and they all speak very highly about the faculty and yes it is true, they do have many faculty members from Judge and other top business schools.

By the way, out of interest, whom did you have your interview with?.

[rao_sn]

No harm in trying. Nothing is a safe bet in any case. But cranfield is reputed and good in many aspects. There is no application fees in any case, so go for it. Best of luck to you.

Regards
rao_sn

Originally Posted by aspirant_freak

Hello all....
1st of all my specs are:
720+3 years of works ex as an engineer in an oil exploration company...
post mba plans move around energy sector only....

Gone thro this complete thread & other links for cranfield....&in conclusion, I am apprehensive abt my work ex for cranfield....3 years i feel too low as compared to Mr. rao, meetu, slowhand n rest....

What`d u suggest regarding this....although i dont mind applying for the sake of trial...but i have chosen my list of colleges where i consider its on the line of ambitious & chances......results awaited from most..rcvd rejection from said after interview....

but now i was fighting for a safe bet.....can i consider cranfield (will appreciate Mr. rao....n slowhand...) or vlerick (meetu, can u comment on this)...

will appreciate a quick response...
thnks

[rao_sn]

You sure stand a good chance, I too had a GMAT score of 660. They would look at your over all profile. It is also important to apply at the right time before they fill in the right profile mixture they think appropriate. So in short, hurry up. But with lower GMAT the chances of getting schol reduces drastically specially if one is from IT back ground. As for as campus interview is concerned, that concept is non-existant in UK. So research well to know what to expect before u really want to plunge in. Best of Luck.

Regards
rao_sn

Originally Posted by sgupta9

Guys,
I was thinking of applying to top 10 UK colleges. I gave my GMAT last year with 660 but was apprehensive in applying as i thought the score is too less. I have few question, appreciate to have your thoughts:

1. I have 10 year of IT experience and working for Infosys currently. Since score is low, do you think I have a realistic chance - Will my experience compensate some of the score. How much weightage is generally given on expereince/score?
2. I am thinking of applying in Cambridge, Oxford, Lancaster, Warwick, Cranfield & Cass. Any other school in Europe/UK will you recommend where you think i have a good chance. I understand schools like Insead have a good weightage on score so thats the reason i am not applying there.
3. How are the job prospects these days? Is there campus interviews for these colleges?

Appreciate if somebody can reply.
Thanks.

[rao_sn]

Hi Mastermind,

I am comparing to top schools in UK and in EU.

LBS, Said, Cambridge, Manchester,Insead are definitely more expensive.

Yes, my earlier IT quote was for Lancaster. In case of Cranfield, I am not very sure how exactly to evaluate career switches for IT from their report, but there is no denying of the fact that, as for as the placements are concerned, cranfield grads stand very good chance (typically) compared to other schools as their placement team and alumni really helps folks to prepare well.

So have u decided to apply to Cranfield ? I would say have cranfield as one of the college in your bucket if u r targetting UK.

Regards
rao_sn

Originally Posted by mastermindmba

Hi Rao,

A couple of questions.

Compared to which B-schools in its league ( top 15 International MBA programs) is Cranfield expensive. I would like to know the schools whose fees( rather cost of MBA) you comparing to that of Cranfeild.

You have mentioned in your post that IT professionals wanting to continue in IT returned to India. This you mentioned in context of Lancaster.

I have noticed for the class of 2006, 2007 for Cranfield , there were no career switchers that I noticed. Most of them continued in the same industry with roles in business analysis / management. I have not noticed strikingly different roles. Any comments.

No doubt with whatever information available on the internet about Cranfield, with regards to its alumini, placement statistics, blogs and career services it is quite reassuring.
Btw my profile Indian IT male 12yrs (development, business analyst, consulting, Management ( technical & people) .

Hope to hear soon!!

Cheers
Nand

[Neo_Rulzz]

Originally Posted by AugiTh

Hi Neo_Rulzz,

It would be great if you could post in your interview experience.
Regards,
AugiTh

Hi Guys,
Here is my interview experience. I was interviewed by Paul Guest. He intially asked me if I had prepared anything on the topic given to me, which was "Who is ur fav Business leader and why?". I had written a speech on Mr Narayanamurthy. Although he hadn't heard of him, I spoke what I had prepared.
After the speech , we discussed about the Indian IT industry and how it grew. He asked me about the offshore development and outsourcing, and cost benefits of different outsourcing models that I had mentioned in the speech.
He asked me about the major industries before the IT revolution in India and the cause of IT services sector growing at such a rapid pace in last 2 decades.
We discussed the Financial Crisis, its causes and ways to overcome the current economic situation.
After this, there was some discussion on India and China economy, mainly on the steel consumption.
Then we discussed a bit about Mittal industries and how Laxmi Mittal is seen as an business tycoon in India.
He asked me why I want to do an MBA and why now.
He was impressed with my acads and my GMAT but said that the only problem he saw in my profile was my low work ex.
He was stressing on my low work ex(3.5 yrs) and I really had to convince him to the core that I would be able to gel up well in the class and would make a positive contribution.

On the whole, the interview was very relaxed and was more of a dicussion than an interview.

[rishraj]

Hi Guys,
Got the admit. Any groups for 2009 cadidates to get together and get some mutual advice and constructive voices across?
-Raj

[AugiTh]

Hi Guys,

My telphonic interview lasted a little more than an hour.

The following questions were asked:
1. Why did you chose XYZ as the business leader you admire most?
2. Have you met XYZ?
3. What are the characteristics that you found attractive in XYZ?
4. How do you relate your abilities with abilities of XYZ?
5. What leadership qualities do you pocess?
6. Give me an example where you proved your leadership abilities?
7. Are you a leader or a manager? What is the difference?
8. How would your subordinates/project team members describe you?
9. What are your weaknesses?
10. If "pqr" is your weakness, give me an example where this happened and what did you do about it?
11. Why Cranfield?
12. How did you come to know about Cranfield?
13. Why MBA now?
14. In your opinion, how does Cranfield stand apart from the rest of the MBA schools?
15. What would you gain from your MBA?
16. Your most significant professional achievement?
17. Case study: 10 minutes
18. My questions

I have a perfect symbol to sum up my interview: :detective:

I hope this helps other candidates. PM me if you have more questions!

[Zahidh]

All the best buddy!

[cristinna_1mind]

Hi! i am kind of new here. I just submitted my application. I am not indian, i am Romanian girl with work experience in Europe and Middle East. My Gmat score is ar worse than any of the scores here, i am just hoping for success because i come form a journalism background and have a bit of interesting work experience. I want to ask: after submitting the application, how long it takes to receive an answer from the University? I also apply to Lancaster, CBS, Warwick ( not submitted yet), Edinburgh and Leeds ( not submitted either) .
Thx a lot .