Are American applicants at an advantage when applying to Cambridge or Oxford?

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Oxford is pretty easy to get into, in my opinion. I got in with a 640 and very average essays. I’m American. Was not impressed with their career services or general organization of the MBA program so decided not to go.

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Agree. I think there is potential for it to rise in the rankings in the future, but not a good investment now. INSEAD/LBS are the only international MBAs that are at the M7 level

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If you want an international MBA - go LBS or INSEAD, Oxbridge is not at that level for MBA.

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IE, IESE, HEC, Oxbridge - but the gap is big

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Those programs genuinely like international students. You’re up against other brilliant ones. But it does have lower gmat reqs

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Does LBS or INSEAD give scholarships to strong international applicants?

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