Hi All,
Thanks for the fruitful discussions in this forum.The information has been very useful

I am Leah from Kenya planning to pursue MBA by distance Learning.I find DL programs to be more cost effective rather than full time MBAs.(altho a full time MBA program would have been my wish)

My profile
-8 years of finance &grants management in INGO in Africa
-Reason for pursuing MBA is to accelerate my career to senior management roles
-International experience- to open more career opportunities globally in consulting and donor organizations.Preferably working in UK for 1yr thereafter l return to Africa.

Should l accept an offer of admission from Warwick Business school or Imperial college of business for Jan 2019?Please advise

Anyone here with Warwick MBA DL experience?
Available funding (loans,grants) for international students for Distance Learning MBAs?

Or should l wait until Sep 2019 to apply to HEC Paris, London Business School,University of Melbourne, or stanford business school with a hope that l will get a scholarship for full time MBA.Please advise

Looking forward to hearing from you all

Take the GMAT and speak to alumni in your country to see if you have the right profile for a scholarship. Most people do not.

Warwick has a lot of advantages over Imperial. It's a larger, stronger business school that's better in almost every way. It's MBA is very flexible and has a wide elective course selection. It deserves its place near the top of the FT Online MBA ranking.

I think that your background, coupled with a strong GMAT score, might give you favorable odds for at least some kind of scholarship. However, you're more likely to get a scholarship for one of those full-time MBAs, compared to the online programs.