The school selection process for MBA applicants can seem overwhelming. The SBC blog series Face Off teases out the strengths and differences between two similarly ranked, or located, b-schools to help you choose the one that’s best for you. Plus, we’ll highlight noteworthy elements of their admissions processes. Let’s begin by examining the variations between the Oxford MBA application and the University of Cambridge Judge School of Business application.
Our team includes a former Oxford admissions officer named Said. Thanks to him for the thoughtful advice below.
Submit your CV for review
Have the EMBA Admissions Team review your resume so they can determine whether you meet the program’s requirements. Within ten working days, we hope to respond to you.
We host free admissions events around the world. At these events, you can speak with staff, faculty, and alumni to learn more about the Cambridge EMBA and Global EMBA and determine which of our programs is best for you.
Watch an in-depth presentation of the Executive MBA programme. Network with alumni, faculty members and other attendees. Discuss the programme with our Admissions Team.
An informal networking event hosted by Executive MBA alumni. Learn more about the program, modules, and cohorts from experts who have completed it. Find out how to maximize your Executive MBA experience.
For those unable to attend an event in person, the EMBA team will host an online presentation. Watch a thorough program presentation, and ask questions in real time by messaging our EMBA Admissions Team.
Learn more about the various programs that Cambridge Judge offers, including our EMBA programs. Watch sample lectures, interact with our EMBA Admissions Team, and network with other attendees, alumni, and staff.
A member of our admissions team would be happy to schedule a personal meeting or phone call with you to talk about specific inquiries you may have regarding the course.
All applications must be submitted via our online application system. Before submitting the application, please make sure all questions, including the essay prompts, have been answered.
We require two professional references. One recommendation should come from a team member or professional peer (coworker), and the other from a line manager or supervisor. Once you have entered your referees’ contact information into our online application system, automated reference requests will be sent to them.
Before we receive your references, we won’t consider your application to be finished. You are in charge of making sure they arrive on time.
Before submitting your application, you can request references from your referees. They will receive an email as soon as you enter their information in the application’s references section. Be sure to check your referees have received this email.
When you apply, you must include scanned copies of your degree transcripts and certificates (undergraduate and postgraduate, as appropriate).
It may take longer than expected to obtain transcripts from your academic institutions and translate them into English. If your transcripts are not in English, you must have them translated and verified by a recognized authority, such as the British Council or an authorized translator.
Here is a summary of the various phases a candidate will experience throughout the entire admissions process. Before contacting the EMBA Admissions Team with any questions, carefully read the information in this section.
Completed applications (including references) will be taken into consideration in rounds 1, 2, and 3 as they are submitted. Within two weeks, you will be informed if you have been selected for an interview.
Within five weeks of first submitting your application, you will be notified of the date of your interview if you are shortlisted. Within a week of your interview, we should contact you to inform you of the outcome.
We typically receive a lot more applications in rounds four and five, so the review procedure will take a little longer. We might not get back to you until after the application deadline.
Please be aware that in order to be considered, your application must be complete, including the receipt references.
We regret that the Admissions Committee is unable to respond to unsuccessful applications due to the volume of applications we receive.
The admissions committee will review your application after we receive it and decide whether to invite you for an interview.
All candidates will need to provide:
- Original copies of diplomas and transcripts, as well as GMAT and TOEFL or IELTS scores, if necessary
- Their passport or another form of photo identification
The Admissions Committee typically contacts interview candidates with its decision within a week of the interview. For applications received in the final application round, this process might take longer.
If we offer you a place on the Cambridge Executive MBA, we will ask (when you accept that place) for a reservation fee of 15% of the programme fee Additionally, we will require financial assurances that you can afford the program’s costs.
Within a week of your interview, you will receive an email letting you know if you have been offered a spot on the Cambridge EMBA. This email will include information about the deadline for your offer as well as links to your conditional offer and financial disclosure documents.
Before we can turn this into an unconditional offer, the following conditions listed in the conditional offer documents must be satisfied:
Agree to the terms and conditions of your offer
Check out your offer’s terms and conditions on the EMBA application portal, and accept them. The accompanying information pack contains more details about the terms and conditions.
Payment of the reservation fee
You must pay a £10,000 reservation fee to secure your spot on the Cambridge Executive MBA in 2021. This reservation fee is nonrefundable because it goes toward the various costs that Cambridge Judge Business School will incur once a student accepts their admissions offer. Observe that this deposit will be applied to your Executive MBA tuition.
Evidence of ability to meet costs
We need proof that you can afford the Cambridge Executive MBA program’s cost before we can fully admit you. Details about the required proof are included in your offer.
You must submit a letter from your employer confirming your job title and salary on business letterhead. The Cambridge Executive MBA Admissions Manager should receive this letter.
You must present an official duplicate or the original copy of your transcripts. We will also need the original degree certificate if these do not verify your degree award.
An annual reference check is conducted by Cambridge Judge Business School on a sample of offer candidates. These take the form of contacting one or both of your referees or conducting an academic record verification check.
In some instances, a third party performs these checks on the School’s behalf. If additional information regarding this condition is required, a member of the Executive MBA Admissions Team will get in touch with you.
If you have any questions at any time during this period, feel free to contact the admissions team.
If you accept your offer of a spot, make sure your paperwork and funding are in order and that your reservation fee, letter of acceptance, and financial guarantee have been received on time.
Inform the Admissions Team as soon as possible if you are unable to satisfy any offer condition or would like to ask for an extension to the offer deadline.
In addition to enrolling in the Executive MBA program, you also join one of the university’s 31 colleges.
The Admissions Manager will send you a list of colleges accepting EMBA participants that year once you’ve been accepted to the program. You choose your top three from these and give them to the Admissions Manager who submits an application on your behalf.
Each college has its own admission standards, and admission is at the college’s discretion. All University of Cambridge students are guaranteed college membership.
Finding college placements for students is the responsibility of the Executive MBA Admissions team; you should not attempt to arrange this independently.
Once your tuition and college fees have been paid and you have joined your College, only then will you formally become a member of the University of Cambridge.
For the purpose of awarding bursaries, we use a staged (rounds-based) admissions process that enables applicants to schedule when to submit their applications.
We are accepting applications to join our September 2023 cohort.
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Round 1 |
14 Nov 2022 |
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Round 2 |
22 Jan 2023 |
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Round 3 |
6 Mar 2023 |
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Round 4 |
17 Apr 2023 |
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Round 5 (final) |
7 June 2023 |
Our January 2024 cohort application rounds have not yet been confirmed. Please be aware that any date displayed is merely illustrative and subject to change.
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Round 1 |
January 2023 |
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Round 2 |
April 2023 |
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Round 3 |
June 2023 |
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Round 4 (final) |
Late June 2023 |
If you plan to pay for the program with employer sponsorship, loans, scholarships, or bursaries, it is advisable to apply as soon as possible. These can take longer than expected to secure funding.
Early applications also give you more flexibility regarding the time of your interview and the colleges you can apply to for membership.
Applications to the Cambridge EMBA and Global EMBA are interchangeable, so you can switch to the other program after applying to one without having to submit a new application.
It is not possible to switch between the Global EMBA and the Cambridge EMBA once you have begun one of the two programs.
Are you ready to apply?
Fill out an application to join the Cambridge Executive MBA cohort starting in September 2023.
At a later time (to be determined), applications for our January 2024 cohort will go on sale.
Is a Cambridge EMBA right for you
FAQ
Is it hard to get into Cambridge MBA?
Cambridge mentions that they prefer candidates to be in the top 25% of their undergraduate graduating class Both accept the GMAT and GRE, one of which is necessary. The median GMAT at Oxford is 680, while the average GMAT at Cambridge is 700.
What is the acceptance rate for Cambridge?
The information above shows how competitive the University of Cambridge Judge Business School is. Not only should you be aiming for a 3. 15 but also SAT scores around -.
Is it hard to get into judge business school?
University of Cambridge MBA Placement 2022 The MBA graduates of University of Cambridge were placed high in some of the top companies and recorded a recruitment rate of 85% after 3 months of graduating Graduates were employed in 20 different countries for an average salary of £96,429