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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has anybody besides weeksuper whose application went under review the last week in october received an interview invite yet? My application went under review on the 26th and I have yet to hear anything. i've checked the spreadsheet and i don't see really anybody in that range getting invites (or maybe everyone stopped updating the spreadsheet).

I'm in the same boat...mine went under review on 10/28....haven't heard anything yet...It's driving me crazy...if we don't hear anything by tomorrow then we won't probably hear anything well into the mid of next week!! Thanks to Thanksgiving holidays!

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I hate to say it, but I think they are waiting until after Thanksgiving and the weekend to send out dings so they don't ruin the Americans' holiday and everyone else's weekend. I feel we won't see many more interview invites coming out at this point, but you never know.

I've already moved on under the assumption I'm getting dinged and am working hard on my round 2 apps.

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yeah i seriously don't know what to think. i don't know if this is correct or not but it looked like a lot of the apps went "under review" later this year...esp towards the end of October. In last year's thread most people had under review times within a week or two at the most after the app deadline. if i wait 10 weeks (which i hope columbia doesnt do because that is true torture) from under review i'll be going into early january. for me it's been about 4 weeks since under review time and i was hopeful since i noticed a lot of ppl getting interview invites waited 4-5 weeks. Now i'm thinking that the reality in getting an invite to interview post thanksgiving sounds unrealistic. there's nothing like going into thanksgiving and worrying about the status of your app while eating turkey.

i wish i had submitted the app early- i submitted it at 8 am the day of the deadline but my recommender submitted the last one at 4 pm.

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teabiscuit, you are not helping!

My app is in week 10 now and I had my interview 2 weeks ago. It's about time for that fateful "ding".

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teabiscuit, you are not helping!

My app is in week 10 now and I had my interview 2 weeks ago. It's about time for that fateful "ding".

My comment, fortunately, does not apply to you. I was referring to the people who have yet to receive an interview invite. If you already interviewed, it means you have about a 40-50% chance of getting in and are sitting pretty. Relax and enjoy your turkey. You'll get that decision - hopefully an admit - shortly.

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Just got an interview invite.

ED applicant. M 27 760 Engineering/Consulting background.

Submitted 10/7 Under-review 10/15

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In for RD

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sapphireka, i am in EXACTLY the same situation. but i rmr reading that your interviewer also submitted his feedback late (mine submitted it after 10 days as well!) so that's probably the cause for delay...altho its been a week since my status has gone to complete so I too am worried...lets hope we both get in!!

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I too am going to write off Columbia. I got accepted EA to Duke. I was on the fence between Columbia and Duke more so for the quality of life aspect while in school. I guess this takes me off as I am heading to Durham.

Best of luck all.

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Congrats on getting accepted to Duke. However, isn't it "against the rules" to apply to 2 schools in EA? What if Columbia accepts you?

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Congrats on getting accepted to Duke. However, isn't it "against the rules" to apply to 2 schools in EA? What if Columbia accepts you?

i guess its a risk he took. definitely not illegal. i know people who have reneged on columbia's ED offer. personally, i'm against reneging.

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I don't think it is against the rules to apply EA to more than one school. It is however, against the rules to keep your application in the mix once you accept an acceptance from a school. I suppose I was not clear in my last post. I have accepted Duke's offer and have thus pulled my application from the other 3 schools I applied...to include Columbia. Therefore, I believe I am completely in compliance with the EA decision from Duke.

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I'm also waiting to hear about an interview. I just finished 2 years in the Peace Corps a few days ago and didn't have internet access often enough to know when my app went under review.

Fingers crossed but getting other apps lined up too. Good luck to all and happy holidays!

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Okay just because I am a massive geek I tried to do some analytics on the spreadsheet from last year to determine average wait times post Interview Complete.

(Sample = 23)
Average time from Int Complete to Decision: 11 days, Median 11 days
Std Dev: 8 days

Admit average time: 9 days, Median 8 days (s = 14)
Ding average time: 5 days, Median 5 days (s = 6)
And there were a couple of ED-->RD folks at longer than average (s=3)

So it's not a very reliable sample and it's mostly from early in the decision period, because the spreadsheet did not get updated later. Also please note there are no decisions from the week preceding Thankgiving.

So the key message is "Take your mind off hearing this week. Don't expect anything until 11 days after interview complete at least. Have a cup of tea and a lie down and enjoy your thanksgiving."

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Just had an interesting chat with my Manager...He says that with the recession US applicants to B-Schools have shot up. Also funding might be an issue with the current economic climate.

For an International student like me this raises a couple of questions:-
a) With more applicants will schools like CBS admit more US students and cut back on Internationals ?
b) I have heard stories about how CBS does not help students in securing loans unlike schools like Booth and Wharton. Could the situation get worse ?
c) With the current economic situation how difficult would it be for an International to secure such a huge educational loan from a US bank? Paying out of my pocket is not an option :cry:

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a) the recession has boosted MBA applicants from all over the world, not just in the US. so i guess the breakdown of US and international students will remain the same. it will be harder for everyone to get admitted this year than in previous years
b) according to adcom interviews conducted in China, CBS will not provide loans to students that do not require a US co-signer
c) you can either find a US cosigner, or secure commercial loans in your home country. there will be fellowship, scholarship or tuition waivers, but i think they are highly competitive. or you can choose another school which provides loans that do not require a US cosigner.

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weeksuper -- thanks for the prompt replies..really appreciate it...

BTW how did your interview go ???

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you are welcome

yet to fix the time for the interview. probably next weekend

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Hey everyone,

I'm planning to appy to Columbia in RD. The deadline is 6th of Jan. I need your idea about the app. time:

Is it important to apply sometime in December to show that how much committed I'm to Columbia? Or because I apply in the RD, it doesn't matter whether I apply on the 6th of Jan. or sometime in Dec. I really need you idea? What do you think?

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not 100% sure, but i think January 6th is the date the round opens, as opposed to closes. so you don't have to apply there before jan 6th, since they won't start reviewing till after this date.

https://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/learnmore/options