Dear Members,
Is there any one who is definitely joining the BATH MBA program for the Sep 2010 intake and has paid the 500 GBP deposit?
Thanks,
UKMBASEEKER

Just very curious....
isnt there any one going to the BATH MBA program this sept?
At least is there any one considering joining it. fyi the url to the program
http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/courses/mba/full_time.html

Hey,

This is very strange that I see only ONE SOUL..going to the great Bath MBA..it has an excellent Marketing specialization & is ranked among the Top-5 Marketing MBA's in the world.

Besides...this only ONE Person has made it to Bath?
Common guys..lets discuss about the Bath MBA.

Regards,
high_spirits.

Yep...i have paid my Deposit and will be there for Sept 2010.

Cheers :)

Thank you Srinath,
Looking forward to know who else had made it to the this great Institution?

Some rankings the BATH site provides
http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/about/rankings.html
* BusinessWeek: Bath listed among 'best business schools in Europe' by Business Week
* Economist Which MBA: Bath MBA ranked in world, Europe and UK
* Financial Times: Bath in Worldwide Elite
* The Guardian: Bath Ranked 8th in UK
* The Times: Bath 1st for Accounting and Finance, 4th for Business Studies
* The Complete University Guide (The Independent): 3rd for Business Studies and Accounting and Finance
* EQUIS: Bath included in worldwide elite
* Association of MBAs: Bath's MBAs Accredited
* RAE 2008: Ranked 5th in UK
* America Economia: Bath MBA ranked in top programmes for Latin Americans
* Expansion Magazine: Bath MBA ranked in top global MBAs for Mexican managers
* Beyond Grey Pinstripes: Bath MBA ranked 4th in the UK in Beyond Grey Pinstripes listing

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Is there anyone else that has been admitted and accepted entrance to BATH MBA program? I made contact with one person but I am seeking to meet others. If this applies to anyone, please reply with your profile and contacts.....

Hi An FYI

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/bath.html

The Bath MBA

School of Management

Claverton Down
Bath , United Kingdom

Program Web site:

http://www.bathmba.com

Status:

Public Institution

Program e-mail address:

[email protected]

Graduate business school is accredited by:


Association of MBAs (AMBA)

European Foundation for Mgt. Development (EFMD)

EQUIS
SCHOOL BASICS

Graduate business school enrollment:


Total: 359
Full-Time MBA: 51
Part-time MBA: 26
PhD Program: 15

Undergraduate business school enrollment:

362

Graduate degree programs:


Master of international Management/Business

Master of Marketing

Other graduate degree programs:

MSc in Accounting and Finance; MSc in Management with Operations Management; MSc in Advanced Management Practice; MSc in Innovation and Technology Management; MSc in Management with Finance; MSc in Management with Human Resource Management; MSc in Management with Marketing
PROGRAM COSTS

Total direct costs (tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program:


Resident : $ 30,000
Nonresident : $ 30,000
Recommended annual budget (Resident): $ 17,000
Recommended annual budget (Nonresident): $ 17,000
PROGRAM LENGTH

Full-time program (months):

12
ADMISSIONS

Application Deadlines


Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 1
Semester: Fall 2010
Deadline: 1

Does the program have rolling admissions?

No

Is proficiency in English required for admission?

Yes

Is a minimum score on an English language proficiency test required?

Yes

Which English language proficiency tests are accepted?


IELTS

TOEFL Computer Based

TOEFL Internet Based Test

Relative Importance of Application Elements:


GMAT Score:

Considered

Resume/Work Experience:

Very Important

Application Essays:

Important

Interviews:

Considered

Recommendations:

Very Important

Undergraduate Transcripts:

Important
APPLICANTS

Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class:

850

Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class:

7 %

Admitted applicants who enrolled in the newest class:

100 %

Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years:

0 %

Applicant interviews are:

By invitation only

Applicants (admitted and denied) who were interviewed:

20 %

Admitted applicants who were interviewed:

10 %
APPLICANT POOL

International applications received:

95 %

Applications from women received:

32 %

Mean base salary forgone:

$ 56,038

Median base salary forgone:

$ 37,417
CLASS PROFILE

Full-time students in newest entering class (2009-2010) that are:


Female: 46 %
International: 75 %

Students from following regions:


Africa : 8 %
Asia: 28 %
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 22 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 3 %
Middle East: 8 %
North America: 5 %
Oceania : 0 %
Western Europe: 26 %
Dual citizenship: 0 %

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are:

N/A

Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions:

N/A

Mean months of work experience of newest entering class:

98

Median months of work experience of newest entering class:

96

Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months:


From: 48
To: 180

Median age of entering class:

30

Mean age of entering class:

32
FINANCIAL AID

Full-time MBAs apply for financial aid through:

Dedicated financial aid office at the B-school

Full-time MBAs who applied for financial aid for the current academic year:

24 %

Full-time MBAs receiving financial aid in the current academic year:

24 %

Mean MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$ 5,000

Median MBA financial aid package for the current academic year:

$ 1,700

On what basis are scholarships awarded?


A combination of need and merit

Full-tuition scholarships school will award during the upcoming academic year:

0

How does an applicant apply for scholarship consideration?

As part of the admissions application

Mean scholarship awarded to full-time MBAs in the previous academic year:

$ 1,700

Does the school offer a guaranteed loan to all MBAs regardeless of nationality?

No
GMAT

Are applicants required to take the GMAT?

No

If not, how are applicants' quantitative abilities checked before enrollment?

We look at work experience, especially budgetary control etc.

GMAT scores:


Mean : 620
Median: 620

Middle 80% range GMAT scores:


From: 600
To: 640

One More

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/03/0316_eurobschools_upandcomers/14.htm

University of Bath School of Management

Location: Bath, England
Admission rate: 20%
Class size: 50
Term: 1 year
Tuition: $24,390
Average starting salary: $112,062

Bath School of Management's strength lies in its study of the junction between business and society. It was ranked among the top three in Britain in an international study of programs that integrate social and environmental stewardship in their curricula and research. Some 600 business schools were invited to participate in the ranking; Bath's position places it in the top 10 in Europe. Women make up 43% of Bath's MBA student population, the highest percentage in any European MBA program.

B-SCHOOL ALUMNI

Living MBA alumni:

3,006

Active MBA alumni clubs:

27

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:

23

Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?

No

Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?

Yes

Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

University alumni networking site:

https://alumni.bath.ac.uk/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=183

Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?

Yes

Business school alumni networking site:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/management/alumni/

Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?

Yes
CAREER SERVICES

Graduates seeking full-time professional MBA employment: 76 %
Graduates not seeking employment: 16 %
Graduates for whom you have no information regarding employment: 8 %

Annual job-searching trips that the school coordinates or participates in:

N/A

Primary source of job offer:


School-facilitated activities: 37 %
Graduate-facilitated activities: 26 %
No information provided by graduate: 16 %

Companies that posted full-time job offers for MBAs
on the school's job boards in 2008-09:

50

Job Offers for 2009 graduates:


Received first job offer by graduation: 48 %
Received first job offer in three months following graduation: 26 %
Received first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 21 %
Did not report having received a job offer: 5 %
Accepted first job offer by graduation: 48 %
Accepted first job offer in three months following graduation: 26 %
Accepted first job offer more than 3 months after graduation: 21 %
Did not report having accepted a job offer: 5 %

Top recruiting organizations most recent academic year:


Lloyds Bank 2
Deloitte 3
Nokia 2

Base salary, signing bonuses and other compensation for most recent employed graduates:


Mean base salary: $ 132,450
Median base salary: $ 115,894

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following functional areas:


Consulting: 15 %
Finance/Accounting: 10 %
General Management: 30 %
Human Resources: 0 %
Marketing/Sales: 20 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 0 %
Operations/Logistics: 15 %
Other: 10 %

Graduating students who accepted jobs in the following industries:


Government: 20 %
Consulting: 20 %
Consumer Products: 5 %
Financial Services: 0 %
Manufacturing: 5 %
Media/Entertainment: 5 %
Non-Profit: 10 %
Petroleum/Energy: 0 %
Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Health Care: 5 %
Real Estate: 5 %
Technology: 20 %
Other: 5 %

Graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:


Africa: 0 %
Asia: 30 %
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia: 5 %
Latin America and the Caribbean: 0 %
Middle East: 15 %
North America: 0 %
Oceana: 0 %
Western Europe: 50 %

Within North America, graduates who accepted full-time jobs in the following regions:

N/A

Companies that recruited MBAs for internships on campus in 2008-09:

3

Companies that posted internships for MBAs on school job boards in 2008-09:

56

Top recruiting organizations for internships, most recent academic year:


Halcrow Group 3
Marks & Spencer 2
BT 2
Catalent Pharma Solutions 1
Lenovo Group 1
Citibank 1
Rolls Royce 1
Hewlett Packard 1
Moog Inc 1
Spartan Infotech 1
Bullman Investment Management 1
SNC Lavalin Inc 1
TATA Consultancy Services 1
UK Trade & Investment 1
Visa Cemea 1

Internships awarded that are paid:

30 %

Weekly internship compensation:


Mean: N/A
Median: N/A

Average internship length in weeks:

12
SCHOOL COMMENTS

School Comments:

The ethos of the Bath MBA is to look beyond business processes and techniques to emphasise self-awareness, intuition, cross-cultural sensitivity and entrepreneurship skills as well as a socially responsible and ethical approach to business and management.

Check this link out

http://tools.businessweek.com/BSchool_Comparator/

For the Benefit of those Evaluating BATH.
Below is the collection of the many contributors on their views of the BATH MBA program taken from the many discussion forums

BATH STRONG POINTS FROM FORUM DISCUSSIONS
1. Bath MBA was very reputable in all organisations I worked for.
2. Just to clarify, Bath is in England, not Wales, and is in the South West of the country, very close to Bristol. All three programmes are ranking among the top 100 programmes in the world in the FT's latest global MBA ranking. Bath has a particularly lovely location in a beautiful and historic city.
3. Rankings as per FT EU: Bath's MBA ranked 23rd.
5. Bath is also a very reputed and good MBA program...although not triple accredited. I have seen it is ahead of all of the rest in economist rankings and gives very good salaries and growth..
6. EIU does rank Bath very highly, Increase in salary - rank 8, Post-graduation salary - rank 11, Final salary - rank 14
7. FT is not that magnanimous though: Career progress rank 49, Employed at three months (%) 81 ( 77), Placement success rank 95
8. Bath seems to have the more experienced students (average age of 33) and has been in rankings for years (especially in FT rankings).
9. I think you should think carefully about what Bath and Durham are like as places to live. I come from the South West (Bath, in fact), so I'm probably horribly biased, but I would still prefer to be in Bath than Durham (having spent some time there as well). Durham is a very pretty, very nice town (and not far from Newcastle), but I personally would find it too small and a little bit boring. Bath is a bit bigger, has Bristol on its doorstep, and is only an hour and half away from London.
10. Bath is definitely much highly regarded than Aston..Don't just follow the FT or Economist Rankings...but go through the Times Rankings (UK) for 2010..(just Google it)..Bath comes third in UK..in Business studies..above many other Univs/schools..
11. Bath is located at Swindon which is semi-rular
12. Bath University is highly regarded in UK & is ranked 3rd in Business studies by Times rankings..so these are good reasons to select Bath are..
13. Strong reputation by the employers in UK
14. Small class size
15. Good career services
16. Very strong in Marketing (5th in the world)
17. Located in a small place..so lesser cost of living
18. Very competitive tuition fees (19k GBP)
19. Good cohort..with high work-exp..which gives an excellent opportunity to learn..the practical aspects of corporate business.
20. Working on AACSB accreditation, so its likely to get the Triple crown (AMBA, EQUIS & AACSB)-This information is given by the alumni.
21. So..dear if u get into Bath..its really worth considering. However if your plans are to come back to India..Immediately after your MBA..Then consider Tier-I schools only..Otherwise try to work there..gain some international experience..& then return back...definitely you're likely to get your dream job
22. bath is very transparent on the employment scene with names of companies actively recruiting on campus listed on the website
23. BATH MBA heard that it offers Fantastic Career services..& the proximity to London also counts
24. Pros-Very strong name & reputation in UK.
25. Very strong in Marketing (5th best in the world..!)
26. Small class size.
27. Ranked high (3rd in Business studies)..amongst the UK ranking parameters.. (Times Rankings)
28. Prefers a high average of age & work-exp
29. Strong career services and summers.
30. Yes there definitely is a significant difference. Bath is in a league of its own and the selection process is very competitive. A degree from bath will fetch you more prospects that a degree from Bristol. Bath is more reputed than Bristol!
31. Bath is much better that Aston
BATH WEAK POINTS
1. Bath is in Wales and most students are on company sponsorship or an academic sabbatical
2. it doesnt seem to have "triple ranking rating"
3. The Bath MBA is not very much known by the Indian employers.
4. brand- it is a relatively new university in Indian minds
5 Located in a very small..old heritage town.
6. Double accredited (AMBA, EQUIS)

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Hi To Those who need more facts to decide for the BATH MBA Program
Check this Out
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c6747a68-abc9-11de-9be4-00144feabdc0.html
as on the October 5 2009
BATH is the TOP 7th B School for Marketing

Best in Marketing
1 Mannheim Business School
2 Esade Business School
3 National Chengchi University
4 HEC Paris
5 Grenoble Graduate School of Business
6 Essec Business School
7 University of Bath School of Management
8 Kozminski University
9 HEC Montreal
10 Aston Business School

Hi,
I will also be attending the program this fall. I paid my 500 pounds a few months back...

Hi,
I am interested for doing MBA in UK.I am quite confused for which university to go for.Could anyone please tell me the total cost for MBA at BATH.

Is GMAT required for BATH.

Knowing total cost is very important.

No Gmat required. I believe it's about 18500 pounds