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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Hi all, thought I'd pass along a little tid-bit of info as far as interview feedback. My interviewer copied me on a response that the adcom had sent her since 1 week had passed since my interview (she had a family emergency):

"We ask that feedback be sent within three days of the interview, and would appreciate it if you could submit your thoughts online as soon as possible. Thank you very much for understanding the urgency."

So I guess that shows that they are monitoring the time, and also that they ask for a 3 day turnaround time....

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Dinged without Interview. It was fun on this thread. I move on to Chicago Booth R2 now. See you guys!

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Dinged without Interview. It was fun on this thread. I move on to Chicago Booth R2 now. See you guys!

Good luck on that one. Always keep the hope~

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got my "final decision rendered"

result: deferred !?!?!?!

my initial response: @!#$%

but now that i've had some time to gather myself and let it sink in, do any of you have advice on how to proceed?

the next step is to send an email w/ a letter confirming that I'd like to stay in consideration. from what I've read on blogs, this letter can be up to two pages long, but that seems like overkill via email. do i send as an attachment? a short 5 sentences?

any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.

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I'm sorry to hear this. I would hang tight for a few more days and keep brainstorming about how to proceed. It's not likely to make a difference whether you send them a note today or a week from now. You are definitely still in the mix at CBS... being deferred from ED is about equivalent to being waitlisted at other schools in Round 1.

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Dinged without Interview. It was fun on this thread. I move on to Chicago Booth R2 now. See you guys!

Sorry to hear this. Best of luck on Chicago Booth and your other schools!

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hi, I am sorry to hear that. Could you please share with us when was your interview completed and status changed? Thanks! Lots of people are anxiously waiting ......... this is SO long ..

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submit: 9/12
printing: 9/15
under review: 9/17
interview invite: 10/6
interview date: 10/14
interview complete: 10/23
final decision: 10/28

for those who submitted towards the end, i wouldn't read too much into timing. from looking at previous year stats, it seems like adcom receives a TON of apps toward the end, so it probably takes them longer to sort through everything.

just relax, don't get too worried. it's out of your hands now, you've done all you can.
good luck.

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28 Oct 2009, 13:00

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I'm an R1 applicant and my status changed to this today:

"Your application will be put under review on January 6, 2010."

Is there any particular significance to that? Or is that just standard for R1 applicants?

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Pook,

i think since you applied after ED, they will start looking at your file once they are done dealing with ED apps.

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28 Oct 2009, 14:49

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RD applicant here, I see the same message on mine. Probably standard is my guess.

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Two links I thought I'd share with everyone:

CBS Events Calendar -- This should give you a really good idea of the kind of events, recruiters, and speakers that come through campus all the time. Jamie Dimon (CEO of JPMorgan Chase) came at the beginning of October. Craig Newmark (Founder of Craigslist) came a few days ago.

https://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/events

Regulate music video by Warren B (CBS Follies) -- CBS students know how to have fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEAQNNbj ... re=related

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29 Oct 2009, 06:00

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I attended an info session at CBS last week and the admissions office said:

35-40% interview
~16% admitted

And that no candidate is admitted without an invitation to interview.

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Hi all,

Congratulations to all the admitted students! and good luck to all the people who are still waiting to hear.

I have a question for the admitted students: Did you guys have to go through a Kroll check? if so, can you share some details on how it's performed and the timing of this?

If not, do you know if Columbia uses the Kroll check on all the admitted students? and how/when is it done?

Thank you

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All admitted students to CBS have to go through a Kroll check. However, Kroll checks have not started yet so I am not familiar with the exact process. Kroll checks will become available in early January.

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RD applicant here, I see the same message on mine. Probably standard is my guess.

I saw your blog posts about your trips today. Great write-ups. Best of luck on your Columbia application!

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Hey,

I have just started putting together my RD application and have a quick question:

The CBS application asks for two recommendations, which I've asked my current manager and former manager to submit. However, a close personal relation, who is a CBS alum, would like to submit a personal recommendation on my behalf - does CBS have an allowance for this? Also, would such a recommendation actually help my cause?

Any insight on the issue would be much appreciated.

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cesc4,

I believe the "official recommendations" should come from two people in your professional experience, and definitely one of them should be from a current or former supervisor. Now, if you are certain that the two managers will write good recommendations for you, that should be your best choice. But if you are not, then you can consider other options like what you've mentioned.

Either way, i think having an CBS alumni send a letter of support independently of the application package may help too (and certainly can't hurt). Although exactly how much the adcom weighs this extra piece of information I do not know.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEAQNNbj ... re=related

regulate is probably my favorite song of all time lmao. that video that the cbs people made is gold

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hi all - on the team failure essay , are you'll staying iwthin the 500 word recommendation or extending? Any advise from those who have been accepted?
Also if you are using only 500 words what % have you spent on "if given a second chance what would you have done..." ?

thanks!