NOTE: Roll Call Page Managed by All Global Mods Jan 2010 and Another 2010 Threads were Merged for Simplicity https://profile.ak.facebook.com/object3/249/1/n42316303783_9782.jpg Columbia Business School - Class of 2012 Applicants Jan 2010 Total Applicants: 2 Interview Invites: Admitted:1 WL: Dinged: TXB - ACCEPTED 9/23 manojrana9 - Applying ED Total Applicants: 44 Admitted: 12 WL: 4 Dinged: 9 Unknown: 18 novian18- ACCEPTED 9/24 (Sub 8/20, Int Invite 9/14, Int 9/21) eminent – ACCEPTED malik – ACCEPTED 10/12 audrey83 - ACCEPTED 11/4 praz - ACCEPTED 11/6 imchuckbass* (JD/MBA) - ACCEPTED 11/16 flyingator - ACCEPTED 11/17 entrepreneur2015 - ACCEPTED 12/1 SBChargers - ACCEPTED 12/4 snakesonplanes - ACCEPTED (Invite 11/5) aiken17* - ACCEPTED 12/7 radionowhere - ACCEPTED 12/21 raven52 - DEFERRED to RD 10/28 ysj231 - DEFERRED to RD 11/7 mbasc2010 - DEFERRED to RD 11/30 sapphireka - DEFERRED to RD 11/30 xlick – Dinged 10/26 vamsi142 - Dinged hohoo - Dinged 11/6 dan2012 - Dinged 11/9 moskovybus - Dinged 11/12 ojkap - Dinged 11/20 niraja - Dinged 12/3 BangaloreKid* - Dinged 12/3 kweku415* - Dinged 12/3 timothy332 - INTERVIEW 10/19 amps* - INTERVIEW (Invite 11/11) weaksuper - INTERVIEW (Invite 11/23) roger3808* - INTERVIEW theburgh - INTERVIEW Megachaoren triple5soul dan2012 CrushTheGMAT qlemon gnz1 Vamsi142 nickTW afan turbo2008 mizu freezzing dugurong RD Total Applicants: 118 Interview Invites: 41 Admitted : 14 WL : 6 Dinged : 35 Aenigma (interviewed) Anonymous13 (interviewed) awang1283 (interviewed) bigfernhead (interviewed) david2008 (interviewed) KarBare33 (interviewed) Kiki723 (interviewed) kohlia (interviewed) LB20 (interviewed) pintotowncar (interviewed) powerka (interviewed) sojo35 (interviewed) techwonk (interviewed) WaitingOn6 (interviewed) drmang7 (interviewed) Dunchess (interviewed) Fruitfly (interviewed) mbanxious (interviewed) nsidelnik (interviewed) zippy10 (interviewed) aditi123 afinado (interviewed) all Applicant1978 bigdre bwizzle (interviewed) cavorter cesc4 gkumar goldenspaceship greytmba HaroldPark hegel (interviewed) jjdubles jon82 jumbalaya kkr mbaseek12 mustafaj nikhilashri ntpaledo oscar81 passivation PleaseOhPlease rza SalarymanJ SCBooth souryab swank6 thisisgettingtome thescientist (interviewed) triple5soul unhedged Yankees2008 yelmaya 2009mba2012 2012dreams 2012mbahopeful (interviewed) aaj Anya1979 atypical azona (interviewed) baobabt blitz85 BostonArmyGuy (interviewed) BSbound Carlitos (interviewed) cheetahfish (interviewed) chrishelt christinee cozmo8 designstory (interviewed) drew031482 ebnab (interviewed) FChang go2bizSkool grv gyhb hellobirdieapp hermanstood hokiegenius InCaseYouAsked IndianGuardian jmtomasz kannagade KBCalifornia (interviewed) kma682 (interviewed) kombz (interviewed) kzslacker laxstar320 (interviewed) Marcus7 (interviewed) Marescotti (interviewed) mba2012orbust meridian17 (interviewed) mor nicholasffry (interviewed) NickTW (interviewed) nikheel oatwich ozgeuyanik Pleonasm pmk157 prakyrules Reality Reeve015 righty123 rkcz RonMexico shadowsjc (interviewed) shiny26 smashzone Steppenwolf (undecided ED/RD) superdkny testgmattest55 thedeadlyone theoutlawfades (interviewed) ttocsik vodkacran warriorM33 westsew whirlwind yangsta8 Last Year's CBS F'09 thread: calling-all-columbia-applicants-for-63151.html#p460533 Essay Topics and Deadlines: Since the January 2010 application officially opens today at 5.PM, I thought I throw in the thread for Early Decision 2010. I know it may be a little early in the game, but has anyone else started preparing their application? This means visiting the school, talking to CBS ambassadors, drafting the essay, etc. And good luck everyone!

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nsidelnik

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11 Feb 2010, 17:46

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nsidelnik

I am interviewing on super saturday and the interview invite email said CBS would send me the name and email of my interviewer by Feb. 11, but I haven't recieved any information. Anyone else interviewing on super saturday get anything yet?

i thought super saturday passed already...is there more than one per year?

This is the first paragraph of the email I got from them on Feb. 1.

"As part of the continuing evaluation of your application, the Admissions Committee would like to invite you to interview on campus during “Super Saturday” on February 13, 2010. Super Saturday is an event to which area applicants are invited to interview with a current student for admission to Columbia Business School. Student interviewers are all part of the Hermes Society and are trained the same way as our alumni interviewers."

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11 Feb 2010, 17:48

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Yes, I'm interviewing this Saturday at CBS and I received an e-mail from admissions (same person who sent me initial interview invitation) maybe around 11ish this morning. If you don't get something by, say, noon tomorrow, I would call the admissions office to let them know. You want to have your interviewer's name so you can googlesta--, er, so you can e-mail him or her your resume in advance. Good luck! What time's your interview?

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12 Feb 2010, 07:18

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Hi people, just rejected without interview today... too bad, I really liked the school...
Oh well...

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12 Feb 2010, 08:02

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Ding here w/out interview. (international app.)

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12 Feb 2010, 08:06

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Ding w/o interview. Oh well - NYC without a salary was going to be ROUGH anyways...

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12 Feb 2010, 08:20

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dinged without interview.

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Originally posted by jumbalaya on 12 Feb 2010, 08:34.
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Denied w/out interview today (Rd 2, submitted 1/5/09).

GMAT: 780
GPA: 3.5 from top 3 Ivy
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12 Feb 2010, 08:36

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It's a blood bath today....

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12 Feb 2010, 08:41

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sorry if I am invoking painful memory you want to put behind..

Are these rejections for Rd 2 applicants or for Rd 1 applicants?

I thought b-schools tend to hold until the last day they promise to notice (say late March for Rd 2 applicants) - seeing how qualified these dings are, I am really getting nervous as i may have par/sub par specs

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12 Feb 2010, 08:41

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Interview complete! Right on time before the superday. Wooot. Now, we wait...some more.

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12 Feb 2010, 08:44

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pulandasu, Columbia does not have R1/R2. Instead the school has a rolling admissions process and Early Decision (decisions have been rendered by now).

Therefore, most applicants are regular decision.

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12 Feb 2010, 09:17

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Wow, these are some impressive profiles with dings. Sorry to hear. Good luck with the rest of your apps.

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12 Feb 2010, 09:52

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Oh right, thanks for the info

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12 Feb 2010, 12:24

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I submitted Jan 6th around 5PM EST. Havent heard back yet. After seeing the bloodbath of dings today im trying to decide if silence is a good thing. I believe I have a unique story (doesnt everybody?!) so im hoping they are going through the rest of the apps to see how unique my story really is. I was under the impression the admissions process is based on order of application. Wondering if silence is golden right now...

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12 Feb 2010, 12:32

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Same deal here - submitted Jan 6th at 3pm Eastern, and haven't heard anything yet. I don't think we want to see an email from them today...

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12 Feb 2010, 12:41

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Same deal. Haven't heard anything and I applied 1/6 at 9:30am EST. I think an email today is a death sentence.

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12 Feb 2010, 12:49

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Interviewing tomorrow in New York! Got the invite last week. 770GMAT/3.8GPA/3yrWE. Good luck to everyone!

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12 Feb 2010, 20:32

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Tough to post this after such a rough day for some very, very qualified candidates - but:

Had my interview today. Pretty much exactly as expected from what everyone here has said. Interviewer was friendly, but the interview was still pretty intense. Felt a bit more like a job interview than some of my other interviews. Lasted a little over 40 minutes from start to finish. I felt well prepared, and I believe I gave my best answers to the questions asked. Out of my hands now. Columbia is definitely my #1, I just hope I articulated that clearly enough.

Best of luck to everyone.

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12 Feb 2010, 23:11

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Finished my interview too. For those still preparing, make sure you practice, because I received all the questions that had shown up in others' posts. Make sure you know what type of leader you are, your ethical dilemma, etc.

Gluck

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Also, they'll ask you where else you applied and why. I prepared for this, but honestly, I just really hate the question. It's a ploy to ramp up their yield -- they can get a grasp into how into the school you really are. A follow up question tends to be, "what's your #1 choice?" Although I'm very excited about Columbia, there's no doubt in my mind that H/S/W would be picked by most above Columbia.