Calling all CBS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017

Just got the call. In! Whew!

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Ding...clearly AdCom makes mistakes...Best of luck to those still waiting and congrats to those who are being interviewed/admitted.

Timeline-

10/7 App submitted
10/23 Interview invitation
11/7 Interview held and report submitted
11/18 Admission call

Hi Gmang,

I had the same question when I was going through the interview round. This is the answer Matthew from admissions gave me at that time. Best of luck moving forward! If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to ask.

wnoyes wrote:

Thank you for taking our questions here:

When the interview is complete and the ambassador sends in their report, is admissions based solely on the report at that point or does that get added back to the packet and it's reviewed again with the report for a final decision?


Hi wnoyes,

Thank you for your question! The admissions committee will review your entire application along with the interview before releasing your final decision. The interview is certainly an important piece of the process, but it is only one piece, and it will be reviewed holistically along with the rest of your application by the admissions committee.

Best of luck,
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Guys,

Just a quick question regarding scholarships. I don't remember precisely what the format of the application was, but I do remember that at one point I specified that I do not want to be considered for financial aid (I am lucky enough to afford to pay the entire ride out of my pocket). Does this mean that you are automatically disregarded when it comes to any sort of scholarship, or is there some special merit scholarship you may still be eligible for regardless of your financial aid option? Thanks guys!

Cheers!

From what I have read here regarding waitlist and denial of admission, you simply get a status update. They called me midday, around noon EST, to let me know I was accepted, but I have read reports indicating everything from early morning to 6 PM EST for admissions calls.

Nope...I applied Oct 11th and haven't heard back.

Looking at last year's thread, RD started hearing first week of Dec so this week could be it!!

Hi everyone. Wanted to drop in and introduce myself. I just submitted my CBS application today, fingers crossed I'm not too late! Also retaking the gmat in 3 weeks' time.

I think some schools have that 'tiered' interviewer decision process..so if the first adcom likes you, they interview you, if they don't like you, you go to the next adcom, who then makes the same decision (if they decide to interview you, you would just get an interview). That would mean that if youre 'late' that perhaps the first Adcom didn't like you as much...but it could also mean that someone else who applied on the same day as you (oct 8) was assigned to another Adcom who was just a bit more efficient.

That being said, this is all just guesses....and could mean nothing ;P

Mine was very, very much your standard behavioral/situational interview - walk me through your resume, goals, challenges at work, etc. There were of course a number of follow-up questions based on my answers, but not as many as in other interviews. Mine felt like more of an interview than a conversation, but each interviewer has a different style.

You can never be sure! It was probably an inconsistency in my written application, as I got positive feedback from the interview and my recommender (direct supervisor) is very involved with the Columbia GSB. However, they also took 3 other females from my undergrad institution (Top 20 college in the South - not an Ivy) with nearly identical profiles to me during the ED process this year, so they may have been looking for more class diversity?

Sorry to hear this. Although I must say that as an american male in an overrepresented industry as finance applying late at CBS is a long shot. Plus, reading the story about the other girls from your firm then its less of a surprise. On to Booth hopefully.

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Sorry to hear about your ding... just wonder how you know they took 3 other females from your undergrad and background.... waitlisted myself and thinking of class diversity myself! hope we get into Booth on 18th at least! cheer!

This post prompted me to spend 2 hours last night watching follies videos back to back. Hmmmm.... possibly not the best use of time... but I had a lot of fun!

Not that I remember. I would say go with the "typical" fonts.
And you will not get dinged becuase of formatting. Don't stress about the little details!

Hey friends,

Just got admitted at CBS and posting an update!

Here is the timeline.

App submitted RD: 9-28-2014
Interview received: 12-02
Interview on: 12-21
Interview report on: 12-24
Admission decision: 01-07-2015 /call exactly at 11 PM my time /asia/, 10 am /NYC time//

Good luck to the all the applicants!

Hey everyone,

Been lurking a lot but never posted. First posts are to say I got accepted to CBS!

Here is my timeline:

Application submitted: Nov 21st
Interview received: Dec 18th
Interview on: Dec 30th
Interview report on: Dec 30th
Admission decision: Jan 7th, call at 10am EST

Good luck to everyone!

I'm a little late to the party, but I just received my admission from CBS last week!

App submitted RD: 10/14
Interview received: 12/10
Interview on: 1/6
Interview report on: 1/7
Admission decision: 1/8

Best of luck if you are still in the process! Also, I haven't seen many of the admits mention anything about scholarships. I know that the CBS website mentions they are issued on a "rolling basis", but any idea if that means they are issued upon decision notification?

Don't stress - I'm certain it has no bearing on your admissions decision. Reasons could range from an especially busy weekend for your interviewer to a system that's painfully slow to update as applications have started piling on the Adcom around the normal R2 deadlines. Sit tight.