Hi Duncan and all,

I am checking for my close friend as he is also considering going to the UK for his studies. He is from Hong Kong, studied in a Russell Group university and graduated with a 2:1 in 2011, scored 610 for his GMAT and looking at 16 or 17 entry. He is currently working in the supply chain field with close to 5 years of work experience. Which UK B-school should he be targeting?

Thanks.

Why the UK? What are his goals? Look at my post on GMAT Tiers.

He has fond memories back in his days in the UK and would like to explore more opportunities around, especially in the consulting field. I supposed Manchester would be more suitable for him but I don't think he meet the minimum GMAT requirement.

He can do in 2017.

Thanks Duncan. Any other business schools do you think he could be stand a chance?

Yes, the GMAT Tiers post is the right tool there: GMAT Tiers - strong schools for your GMAT www.find-mba.com/board/27082
Also try:-
How to use LinkedIn to find the best school www.find-mba.com/board/33571
Best schools for international students' placement http://www.find-mba.com/board/41143
Is there an efficient frontier in MBA selection? http://bit.ly/MBAfro

Thanks Duncan. My friend said that he doesn't like the Alliance name with MBS. It kind of devalues the brand name. He is considering other options now.

He rules out Manchester because of the name? Hilarious.

I don't think it devalues the name at all. Their recruiting partners are not going to give up that relationship simply because of a name change!

Especially a 50 million pound name change that will increase the school's quality.