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London Business School

Essay prompt and a curated sample-answer opening for the London Business School MiM.

Next deadlineRound 1 · 08 Oct 2026
Essay Prompt
What does the LBS community mean to you, how do you plan to engage with your new network, and what contributions do you plan to make as a student and future member of the alumni community?
Word limit: 400
Sample Answer — Opening

To me, the LBS community represents a global ecosystem, defined not just by diversity but by shared ambition and collaboration. What excites me most is how students from 50+ nationalities work together on real-world challenges, learning as much from one another as from faculty. A…

conversation with a current MiM student captured this: the culture extends beyond the classroom into Sundowners, speaker events, study groups, and clubs. As someone preparing to lead a family manufacturing business through international expansion, I see LBS not only as an academic environment but as a living network where ideas, industries, and cultures converge. At LBS I plan to engage across academic and extracurricular spaces. In the classroom, I look forward to enriching discussions with perspectives from my technical background and product-management experience, contributing insights from data-driven decision-making and market-entry analysis. Beyond academics, I'm excited to join the Consulting Club and contribute to case-solving workshops, and the Family Business Club, where I can share my experience modernising a traditional enterprise while learning from peers navigating succession, growth, and governance. Through the India Club, I aim to bring industry voices from India's manufacturing and start-up ecosystem into dialogue with the community. Having managed a 100-member team for one of India's largest student-run cultural festivals and led a university photography society, I've learned to handle budgets, coordinate partnerships, and orchestrate large initiatives, skills I'll bring to organising Tattoo and Sundowners. My contributions won't end at graduation: I plan to mentor prospective MiM candidates from India and act as a bridge connecting alumni to industry opportunities across India and the MENA region.
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Sample Essays
3
Class GMAT (avg)
700
% International
92%
App Fee
₹16,500
All Deadlines
  • Round 108 Oct 2026
  • Round 214 Jan 2027
  • Round 329 Apr 2027

Verified 01 May 2026