Marcus7 wrote:
Hey techwonk, I'm out. I was rejected early this week. I didn't even warrant a waitlist. Kind of disappointing, but oh well. I'm waitlisted at two other top ten schools and am planning to re-take the GMAT in 3 weeks and re-apply to Columbia for the January in-take. We'll see what happens. If I had to speculate, I would say that you having heard nothing yet is a good sign since most everyone else has been waitlisted or rejected at this point. Hopefully you'll get the acceptance letter soon. Best of luck.
Also, I posed the question before about applying for the January in-take. Do you think it will hurt me applying in June even though they started accepting applications May 1st? It's rolling admissions, but I'm not sure if it's like the RD round where if you don't apply on or before the starting review date you're digging yourself a deep hole. If anyone has any insight, please let me know. Thanks.
Hey Marcus, sorry to hear that. I saw your post but wasn't sure if I should assume it included a ding or a waitlist. Best of luck with the other waitlists...
From what I've heard, Columbia looks kindly on reapplicants, so I think your plan makes sense. Re: January intake vs. RD, I think it depends on your career arc. If you're making a career change, the September intake would make more sense because it would include a summer internship, often a necessary step to execute a successful career change. If you're applying mostly for education and network, and are not changing career, then I think the January intake would be fine.
The bottom line is that your goals and tactics for accomplishing them need to align
Re: my Columbia candidacy... thanks. My fingers (and toes) are crossed.
Update: just realized that your latest question is slightly different than the original one. With rolling admissions, I'd submit as early as humanly possible. Unlike RD, which holds off evaluating applications until a certain date, Jan and ED rounds are completely rolling, so the earlier you apply the better.