Oxford Saïd MBA Recommendation Questions
The MBA application for Oxford Saïd Business School requires a minimum of two professional or academic recommendations. If you are unable to provide a letter from your current direct supervisor, then a previous supervisor, an indirect manager, a client, a member of your board of directors, or any other individual who supervises your work would be acceptable. Alternatively, ask someone who managed you in an extracurricular, research, volunteer, or community activity. Choose individuals who know you well through significant, direct involvement with you within the last three years and will provide detailed anecdotes and examples to support their assertions.
Admissions can only accept references from a valid work, professional, or institutional email address and not from Gmail or Hotmail accounts. The Oxford MBA recommendation questions for the current admissions season are below.
2024-2025 Oxford Saïd MBA Recommendation Questions
The recommender is asked to rate the applicant on the following five traits.
Intellectual Curiosity
- Needs Improvement
- Developing
- Competent
- Exceeds Expectations
- Unknown/Not observed
Leadership Skills
- Needs Improvement
- Developing
- Competent
- Exceeds Expectations
- Unknown/Not observed
Ability to Work in a Team
- Needs Improvement
- Developing
- Competent
- Exceeds Expectations
- Unknown/Not observed
Energy and Drive
- Needs Improvement
- Developing
- Competent
- Exceeds Expectations
- Unknown/Not observed
English Language Ability
- Needs Improvement
- Developing
- Competent
- Exceeds Expectations
- Unknown/Not observed
Please upload a letter to elaborate on your ratings you have given the candidate above. Please also indicate, for how long you have known the candidate and in what capacity, what are their strengths and weaknesses, and how you think the candidate would benefit from the programme.
MBA Applywire
With an experience of 2.5 years and a promotion to mid-managerial level as a data analyst, I look forward to MBA for a broader global exposure and be in the decision making position to see how my work brings a real time impact for the organisation.
Undergraduate: US took 6 years to graduate due to health issues. Took 1 gap year, 6 months of co-op in college + covid.
MBA LiveWire
Admitted with $$
9/6 - Applied
10/21 - Interview Invite
11/11 - Interview
12/6 - got a call but missed it, email and portal updated by end of day.
No scholarship but beyond excited!
Wishing you all the best!
While the deadline was yesterday, I received email about admission today! Granted full-tuition scholarship via Consortium. Hold on to hope for the folks awaiting decisions!