r/MBA • u/OccasionStrong621 Admit • 11h ago

Admissions lol what…

Just a post to show that a game of admission is unknown, so hang in there guys!
Long story short, I applied last cycle and got into Stern, Cornell among $$$$ at some T20. For personal reasons, I defer. But I figure while waiting I might throw in one more school this year too, which is Oxford (I also got into Cambridge and LBS, if that matters). Got invited to interview 5 days after the R1 deadline. Personally, I felt like it went super well, and I think I nailed all the questions. But I got dinged when the result came out yesterday. Not saying Oxford it’s easy to get into, but it was definitely a surprise for sure. I thought I would get in.

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u/again_fred 11h ago

and this is just a start .. the MBA recruiting is equally random lol

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u/OccasionStrong621 Admit 11h ago

and even if you land a job, your WLB and other factors are a gamble too

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u/satchel_of_oils 11h ago

deferred stern and cornell with money, threw a hail mary at oxford for fun and got dinged after what felt like a great interview. the process is just random sometimes, hang in there folks

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u/OccasionStrong621 Admit 11h ago

dude, same! I got a feeling that Oxford knew we already had a spot

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u/Prestigious_Use_7784 9h ago

UK universities are a fraud man. Dont go. Except maybe LBS. You dodged a bullet.

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u/OccasionStrong621 Admit 6h ago

thank you brother!

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u/Mountain-Gain-6936 10h ago

Oxford outsources interviews to consulatants, and they are just stupid, behind the scenes they have their own quotas and deliverables. It's all luck whom you get assigned to 😔

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u/OccasionStrong621 Admit 10h ago

oh really? because my interviewer was a staff at Oxford

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u/Mountain-Gain-6936 48m ago

Oh, i should have said - most are outsourced, not all

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u/Worth-Name8698 10h ago

Honestly I also didn’t get in after a somewhat decent interview as well. My interviewer was not very friendly and didnt really seem interested in a conversation.

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u/zebradonkey69 9h ago

I hope you mean “Oxfuhhd” like that one idiot a couple days ago.

It’s so random man. That’s what I’m finding out.

There’s an old friend I know that worked their way down the list of T20, got one HSW interview and the interviewer apparently told him to his face that he was making it and not to worry. Denied for all the other M7/T15 and got an invite to interview with a UC college floating around 15-20 depending on the list.

Like, how? How do you get HSW then blank stares and bad news until you get to the bottom? Just random.

In fairness he’s an unconventional candidate too, no IB/MBB.

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u/OccasionStrong621 Admit 6h ago

i know right, that’s so weird. And yeah, I remember that “oxfuhhd” dude the other day haha. Make me cringe if my classmate is like that tbh

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u/JuggernautHungry3336 6h ago

which ones did he get accepted then?

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u/Melodic_School7819 9h ago

Any tips on preparing for interviews especially for Cambridge and LBS..did you hire any consulting service for application process?

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u/OccasionStrong621 Admit 6h ago

nope, a consultant is not needed, unless you don’t have the time to do it properly. I mean, you just need to go over your essays and resume twice to know your story well and that’s it. Super smooth process for me.