How difficult is it to get into London Business School?
The title largely covers the topic. Interested in exploring getting my MBA at LBS instead of one of the US schools.
LBS MBA Acceptance Rates
While the London Business School does not publish an official acceptance rate, our users shared that the acceptance rate is between ~10% - 20%.
Easier than LSE and oxbrigde. I think they have acceptance rate of 10-20%
London Business School GPA
Again, the LBS does not publish statistics about GPA cutoffs; however, a user shared their thoughts below.
I know plenty of kids who went to LBS with 3.2-3.6 GPA's from no name state schools. Big Caveat though, is that that these individuals has a bachelors in Econ.
LBS Average GMAT Score
According to the GMAT club, LBS has an average GMAT score of 708.
You can check out an external source for MBA school rankings and GPA and GMAT scores needed for these schools below:
Source: http://www.f1gmat.com/top-mba-gmat-gpa
Learn more about the London Business School on their website.
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Easier than LSE and oxbrigde. I think they have acceptance rate of 10-20%
What stats (undergrad GPA, GMAT/gre) would you need for LSE or LBS?
I would say that LBS MBA is way better than oxbridge MBA....
depends on your relative position. Where you are now, why EU not US, stuff like that. LBS has the best European MBA program in parallel with INSEAD so don't lose guard of your competition when they're easily comparable to US MBA business schools ">M7 and often stronger internationally than rest of US Top 15. ask @STARCHITECT"
HI whattherock (and All) - i'm new around here and exploring my options too for an MBA across US/Europe including maybe requesting a perspective on my profile and more.. grateful if you guys could help.
So my question on a different thread has a whole bunch of other variables (besides geography) too thrown in the mix - I'm a new primate and hence not allowed to post links but its available under the GMAT/MBA forums @ prospective-non-traditional-profile-applicant-re-applicant-to-graduate-schools-useurope
Could the older monkeys/chimps and the rest pls post responses there and i'd be oh-so-grateful for your help!! Thank you!! Ash
Whoever monkey shitted my comment clearly doesn't know acceptance rates of MBA programs in UK. LBS folks don't release acceptance rate but they're much easier to get into than the MBA business schools ">M7. I think there's a P&Q article about this
sounds like you're the culprit of my monkey shit annoyance and I wish you go away by wasting time applying to the "much easier" programs.
you don't even have economic understanding of applicant markets, because admission rates are reversely correlated to historical admit yields.
http://poetsandquants.com/2015/01/03/the-most-least-selective-internati…
Booth acceptance rate is 21%, Kellogg is 22%, Columbia is 18% and Wharton is 19%... http://poetsandquants.com/2014/03/12/acceptance-rates-at-top-50-u-s-bus…
I'd say the class profile (placements, pre-mba experience, quality of students, etc) is very similar to non-HSW M7 schools. You also cannot compare stats, 75% of the student body are not native english speakers so GMAT scores are going to be lower and grading outside of the US is almost always much lower (ie. very very few people gets As) so GPAs are not comparable. Stats are important (and like any top MBA programs, you'll need good stats to get an interview), but they are only one part of your application and work experience, references, etc also play a big part. LBS also put much larger emphasis on international experience.
very well put. the candidates into MBA business schools ">M7 Top 15 or LBS/Insead all have profiles not to be laughed at. It only turns out that the ones with more financial flexibility, GMAT and GPAs tend to find it easier to attend the top of ladder.
Columbia uses J-tern and early decision to raise their admit rate, and it's not a secret really. Booth and Kellogg simply have a ton more of double admits, and it's much harder of a decision than HBS vs. MIT Sloan
I have absolutely no expertise on this besides what I've read and heard about, but my perception has always been that it's slightly easier to get into a top European school as an American because you're providing some diversity. If we assume that LBS and INSEAD are the HBS and GSB of Europe, I've always felt that it is comparatively easier to get into those schools as an American, than it would be to apply for top US MBA programs.
I think the big difference I've seen is that if you go to a European business school your career options are tailored to the European markets. I haven't heard of anyone go to LBS with the goal of doing Banking/Consulting/Management back in the US. I think that jump would be much tougher to make. With that being said, if you are originally from Europe/have a spouse that wants to move/live in Europe then I don't think it's a bad option.
How about in the case of an American who wants to just study abroad? Would I then be able to interview for positions in NYC?
I figure having an international business network could only be portrayed as a positive, just atypical versus the average business school student.
It really depends on what you want to do, but generally speaking, it's fine or can be a plus if you want to do something that has good OCR, but it otherwise depend. If you want to do consulting, you are at no disadvantage to someone studying in the US, consulting firms run global process and send american consultants to do first round interviews and then you fly in for final round so the process is very similar than for someone who is studying on the west coast. Consulting firms also value the international experience much more than other recruiters. Banks and large tech / corporates generally run region-specific processes so the first rounds are done with local people so perhaps it is a little bit harder to get flown in for final rounds since you first round interviewers need to sell you to their american colleagues. That being said, networking trips are organized by the school so it helps a lot to meet people ahead of time and increase your chances of getting an invite for final round and while the logistics are a slight disadvantage, it's not really material.
Where it gets tricky is if you want to do something where networking is key in getting a job (ie. PE, HF, smaller startups, etc). It is much harder to networking while being an ocean away so in this case someone in that position will have to spend more time, energy and money. This was my case and ultimately, it worked out fine, but you need to be aware of what it involves.
How tough really is the LBS acceptance (Originally Posted: 02/10/2011)
How hard is it to get into LBS with say 2 years public accounting experience and probably 6 months of corporate internship work? No banking or consulting background.
I'm assuming you mean London Business School? If so, then most of those dudes are shit hot and have more than two and a half years experience. You'd probably qualify for their MFin though, which is aimed at experienced Finance guys.
Shit that program looks legit. Do they place well with BB or boutique banks for 1st year associates, obviously without prior banking but accounting and industry"ish" experience. I'm actually currently working for a real estate PE firm doing back office.
I've spoken to three guys who have done it. All three were previously IBD and then went straight back into IBD at a promoted level. I think there's a nice little alumni base on the rise as well, so you'd be able to hit that up. Although it is a little Euro-centric right now, from what I hear.
I worked with two people that went there. They place just like any other UK target. If you don't have previous experience you will have trouble getting a job. If you do have decent experience, then you will get a job, but nothing more significant than any job any other target would place you into. I know an associate who went there who just couldn't seem to break into a big firm because all of his previous experience was boutique experience. An analyst that went there was unemployed for months before lucking into a job. At least it places into jobs, that's more than most other schools can say.
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