LBS Essay Guide
London Business School
Grade your LBS essay against the global-network lens.
LBS essays test fit with London and the global cohort. Applicants who treat LBS as 'European INSEAD' get filtered out.
What readers look for
The LBS reader's lens
- 01A credible reason London specifically matters for your career
- 02Evidence of cross-cultural collaboration
- 03Specific clubs, treks, or LondonCAP-style engagements
- 04Post-MBA goals that the LBS network actually serves
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What are your post-MBA goals and how will your prior experience and the London Business School programme contribute towards these?
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Common pitfalls
What gets LBS essays rejected
- ✗ Generic 'global hub' language about London
- ✗ Goals that could be served equally well at any M7
- ✗ Ignoring the cross-cultural dimension
How our critique works
Three steps for LBS
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Paste your LBS draft and the prompt.
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We grade against the LBS-specific rubric, not generic essay rules.
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You get an overall score, paragraph-level flags, and the three fixes that move your score the most.
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