said or judge? I need more information

dianap

		Cambridge		Oxford
total cost	1	£39,500		£43,000
tuitioin fee		£28,000		£28,000
college		£2,000		£3,200
living		£9,000		£11,300
books		£500		£500
project	1	venture project(Nov.)
		consulting project(April)		Entreprenership(March)
		individuall project(July)		consulting project(July)
course		21(6 selective)	1	18(8 selective)
exams	1	less		more
city		small and quiet	1	big and crowded
class profile		110	1	225
diversity	1	very diversified		more american and indian
faculty with dc degree		96%	1	100%
atmosphere	1	collaboration		competition
placement for consulting and fanancial industry
social party
language training

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avy1201

The discount, do you mean you have scholarship from Oxford?

BTW,Ox have 31 electives. Here is comparision from Business Week.

SCHOOL BASICS		University of Cambridge		University of Oxford
B-school name		University of Cambridge		Oxford University
Location		Cambridge, United Kingdom		Oxford, United Kingdom
Public/private		N/A		Public
B-school accreditation(s)		Association of MBAs (AMBA) European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)		Association of MBAs (AMBA)
Classes begin		Sept. 18, 2006		Oct. 9, 2006 Oct. 8, 2007
Total full-time MBA program enrollment		110		225
Year full-time MBA program founded		1990		1996
ADMISSIONS		University of Cambridge		University of Oxford
Applicants (admitted and denied) to the newest class of entrants		580		797
Applicants accepted (selectivity)		19%		48%
Admitted applicants who enrolled (yield)		56%		60%
Interviews are		Required		Required
Applicants interviewed		N/A		65%
Admitted applicants interviewed		100%		100%
GMAT required?		Yes		Yes
Average GMAT score		680		677
Average postgraduate work experience (years)		6.6 years		6.0 years
Minimum TOEFL score required (1)		600		600
Average TOEFL score (1)		N/A		N/A
Applicants who are reapplicants from previous years		0%		N/A
Reapplicants accepted		0%		N/A
Waitlisted applicants during last admissions cycle		12		0
Waitlisted applicants accepted		4		N/A
Application fee (resident)		$0		$150
Application fee (nonresident)		$0		$150
Rolling admissions?		Yes		No
Application deadlines		June 4, 2007		Oct. 27, 2006 Jan. 12, 2007 Mar. 23, 2007 May 25, 2007

STUDENT STATS		University of Cambridge		University of Oxford
Average age of new entrants		30		29
Female students		30%		22%
International students (2)		90%		94%
Married students		40%		30%

FACULTY / ACADEMICS		University of Cambridge		University of Oxford
Number of full-time faculty in residence		76		66
Number of adjunct faculty in residence		77		29
Electives available		20		31
Average number of students in an elective course		20		25
Average number of students in a core course		55		75
New electives added in the past academic year		• Real Estate Finance • Boardroom Challenge		• Business in China • Consumer Insight • Design Leadership • Entrepreneurial Finance • Managing Business - State Relations and International Political Risk • Management Control and Information Management • Managing the Project Portfolio • Marketing Innovation • Media Strategy, Management and Regulation • Risk Management of New and Emerging Science and Technology
Teaching methods		• Lecture: 20% • Case study: 20% • Team projects: 20% • Simulations: 20% • Experiential learning: 20%		• Lecture: 50% • Case study: 25% • Team projects: 25%
Does the B-school offer an accelerated MBA program?		N/A		No
Concentrations		N/A		• Entrepreneurship • Finance • Supply Chain Management

CAREER SERVICES		University of Cambridge		University of Oxford
Job-seeking graduates with first job offer by graduation		N/A		81%
Job-seeking graduates with first job offer by graduation and by three months after graduation		82%		8%
Job-seeking graduates with first job offer more than three months after graduation		N/A		0%
Graduates who did not report having received an offer		N/A		11%
Companies that recruited MBA students on campus for full-time positions during the past academic year		50		78
Companies that posted full-time job offers on the school's job boards during the past academic year		400		351
Average starting base salary (4)		$97,000		$115,000
Median starting base salary (4)		$97,000		$111,000
Average signing bonus		N/A		$8,000
Median signing bonus		N/A		$7,000
Graduates who provided usable base-salary information		77%		91%
Grads who accepted jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting		35%		18%
Finance / Accounting		13%		40%
General Management		6%		12%
Human Resources		0%		1%
Marketing / Sales		14%		12%
MIS		3%		6%
Operations / Logistics		0%		5%
Other		29%		6%
Grads who accepted jobs in the following industries:
Government		1%		N/A
Manufacturing		32%		21%
Non-profit		N/A		5%
Services		22%		41%
Other		5%		5%
Internship data:
Companies that recruited MBA interns on campus during the past academic year		N/A		N/A
Companies that posted internships on the school's job boards during the past academic year		20		N/A
Alumni access:
Does the university offer placement services for alumni?		Yes		Yes
Does the university have an alumni networking Web site?		Yes		Yes
Do current MBAs have access to the alumni database?		Yes		Yes
(4) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions and other compensation. Figure reported in U.S. dollars. STUDENT LIFE University of Cambridge University of Oxford Professional clubs • Biotech/Health care • Business Ethics • Consulting • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact • Entrepreneurship • Finance • High Tech • Investment Banking • Marketing • Nonprofit • VC/ Private Equity • Biotech/Health care • Consulting • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact • Entrepreneurship • Finance • Marketing • Media + Entertainment • New Media • VC/ Private Equity • Real Estate • Energy and Resources • Science and Technology Do the MBAs participate in MBA games or sports contests against rival B-schools? Yes Yes

dianap

avy.tks a lot for the information.

the discount is just to the case if I can get a scholarship.

hopefully you also have received official offer letter from Ox.

It seems the estimated living expense enhances this year. hehe.

tupo

面试的话OXFORD 可以选择在UK以外的地方，比如bj。想问问在UK 面试和在BJ 面试有什么区别和优势么？ thanks

dianap

以下是引用tupo在2007-3-7 6:43:00的发言：

面试的话OXFORD 可以选择在UK以外的地方，比如bj。想问问在UK 面试和在BJ 面试有什么区别和优势么？ thanks

personally, I strongly recommend take the interview there in the UK. There're two main reasons. First, it can show your great interests to the program and make the adcom faculty consider you as a very proactive guy. Second, it's a great opportunity for you to touch and feel the school,the program, the people there, the class,etc directly. As a person with the experience of being there, I can tell that it's totally sort of different feeling from doing research by internet, talking with people, or telephone.

Regarding to the "ace" possibility, I got no idea. but definitely it's very hard for them to say "no" to a Chinese people who fly more than 8000 kilometers to be there receiving interview. Do you think so?

Hope you good luck.

steffie

can you let me know whether the school issue you some document for the visa application and the minimum duration required for the visa process? I mean the date from you apply and got the visa, thanks...

dianap

以下是引用steffie在2007-3-7 21:19:00的发言：
can you let me know whether the school issue you some document for the visa application and the minimum duration required for the visa process? I mean the date from you apply and got the visa, thanks...

since I got the interview invition from JBS first,  I submit the inviting email to BE. and I think it helped a lot for my visa application. it only took 2 days to get permission. However, bear in mind that you should set aside more than one week to collect relevant materials as your application package.

steffie

Thanks, just finished my Ox interview, interestingly only took 15 minutes.

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dianap

以下是引用steffie在2007-3-8 20:20:00的发言：

Thanks, just finished my Ox interview, interestingly only took 15 minutes.

tele interview? How's it going?

as I know, why did not chose in person interview here in Beijing?

steffie

yes, I have tried to, but all seats in BJ and HK are over-booked, I have no choice.

Hard to say, all general questions, which I have prepared, but last very short, I speak fast and so does he,(but I heard the door bell, maybe somebody is waiting there), conducted like question and answer, not like a conversation, thought this is the big shortage of tele-interview. Seems he likes my essay, but I can not tell in the current point.  I noticed that on their website the final decision of Round two will be made by 16, March, don't know if it means the decision would be sent out on that date.