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Get the inside scoop on Open University admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Questionnaire detailing previous educational experience   READ MORE
Alumni
Greatly simplified admissions process. You can apply on line for modules from the business school programme and at the same time tick a box to lin...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Distance learning, based on series of modules. First year module is general management, subsequent modules are focused onto specific management a...   READ MORE
Alumni
98% course is self-study distance learning. So the materials are great and benefit from updates roughly every 2 years. These typically consist of ...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Employers are very possitive with regard to the MBA from The Open University. It does show an ability to work on theory at the same time as working   READ MORE
Alumni
Not really applicable. No recruiters are screening OU MBA graduates directly.   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Not applicable.   READ MORE
Alumni
Not applicable.   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Most tutorial groups have meetings outside of the classroom, mainly to discuss work deliverables - but also to network   READ MORE
Alumni
Not applicable - mainly online programme. Networking is not likely to be great as few future CEOs seem to have use distance learning approach!   READ MORE

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Business School Buzz Book
In this new and unique guide, we publish extended excerpts from surveys of students and alumni at more than 85 MBA programs to bring you the inside scoop on the specific programs. The survey comments cover the following areas:
· Admissions process
· Academics
· Employment prospects
· Quality of life
· Social life

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