January 30th, 2009

Hilary term 2009

Posted by Ryan
Under: Academic, MBA 2008/2009 Bloggers, Oxford Life, Student Blogs

“In a slamdown between Mario the Italian plumber and Sonic the Hedgehog, who would win?  Sonic easily.”  Blockbuster games, a ‘killer app’, were just part of Sega’s strategic positioning in the battle with Nintendo over video game consoles in the 1990s.  It makes sense but the quote shows that there is more to the Technology [...]

January 18th, 2009

MBA Admissions – ‘Mon point de vue’

Posted by Vinay
Under: Academic, MBA 2008/2009 Bloggers, Oxford Life, Student Blogs

I have received some questions on MBA Admissions, When?, How?, Where? and the What? of the entire process. I promised to write ‘my perspective’ of these and here I go. The reader ought to remember that there is no fixed formula to get admitted to an International MBA and this piece is not exhaustive. However, [...]

January 3rd, 2009

Michaelmas, The first term of MBA

Posted by Vinay
Under: Academic, Events & Speakers, MBA 2008/2009 Bloggers, Oxford Life, Student Blogs

We are now at the doorstep of Hilary term. Even as I begin to recount the first term of my MBA at Oxford, it dawns on me that it has been one of the most enriching periods of my life. The Michaelmas term of the Oxford MBA, as it is called, was a roller coaster [...]