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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kohlia

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12 Jan 2010, 20:48

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Submitted 12/17/09
Interview invite received 01/11/10

The email simply said "your application status has changed" - there was a subsequent email with a link to login and schedule an interview.

Good luck to all.

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12 Jan 2010, 22:12

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congrats Kohlia and good luck for the interview!

also does anyone know - for internationals does CBS connect you with alumni or do phone interviews?

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13 Jan 2010, 03:21

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congrats kohlia. best of luck for your interview. do let us know how you prepared and fared.

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13 Jan 2010, 03:36

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thanks gkumar.

Aditi123: i'm international and they're setting me up with an alum, not a phone interviewer

just a general question to anyone who is scheduling off-campus interviews through the system: it gives you 3 potential interviewers' details and asks you to email all 3, and ultimately fix one. any idea how this works? what if more than one responds and fixes a time? how do you avoid a situation like that, which i imagine can only come off as being rude on your part. it's not particularly clear how this works.

thanks again

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13 Jan 2010, 08:43

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to those who were dinged,
did any of your ding letters have language like "we urge you to reapply next year?"

as i was dinged off waitlist, i was hoping to at least read something like that, but there wasn't really any statement encouraging me to reapply.

thanks guys

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13 Jan 2010, 09:18

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gkumar, it is perfectly OK to email all 3 (or even 9), and schedule with the one that responds the soonest or most convenient. chances are more than half of them are going to be out of town etc.

If another alumni responds after you've already set up an interview, just reply to thank them saying the instructions were for you to email multiple alumni. They understand this process can be time consuming so no one would blame you for following the instructions.

before you pick an interviewer, i would suggest you look up their profiles and pick the one (based on job, gender, age, ethnicity etc) that you think you can get along with easier.

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13 Jan 2010, 09:29

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Aidare

i think you meant to direct this message at kohlia ;-)

but i wouldn't mind being in his situation soon! :D

kohlia

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13 Jan 2010, 11:04

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i think you meant to direct this message at kohlia ;-)

but i wouldn't mind being in his situation soon! :D

Thanks a lot for the response, Aidare. That was very helpful. I guess I should've thought about going through all the 3 profiles first - feel silly now. I actually emailed the first of the three, and she happened to get back to me within a few minutes; before i could even get to the next person. So I think I'll just go with this one now and not bother emailing the other two unless some compelling reason crops up from going through their profiles.

gkumar, you'll hopefully hear back soon enough - just keep the faith! Will let you know about the interview once it happens. Will be next week mostly. Good luck.

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13 Jan 2010, 12:25

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kohlia- good luck with the interview.
if you wish to chat before your interview, PM me. i'm happy to give you info on what to expect.

praz

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Aidare

i think you meant to direct this message at kohlia ;-)

but i wouldn't mind being in his situation soon! :D

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13 Jan 2010, 13:01

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Aidare

i think you meant to direct this message at kohlia ;-)

but i wouldn't mind being in his situation soon! :D

I wouldn't worry too much about it Kohlia. I ended up interviewing with my last choice out of the 9 names that show up, but it was a very pleasant experience. Seeking to determine compatibility based on background can be futile. Interviewing with someone who is from a different field can be advantageous too as you will have a greater chance to talk about stuff outside of a particular field. Good Luck to all those interviewing.

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13 Jan 2010, 15:24

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Just got an interview! I am so excited. My heart was racing when I got the email to check.

Submission: 12/4
Invitation: 1/13

Best of luck to you all who are still waiting. Hang on tight.

Praz, pls let me know if I can reach out to you as well. Need some pointers. thanks.

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13 Jan 2010, 15:31

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I feel so guilty for being a lurker, I don't go on these threads until I get an interview otherwise I start to get nervous. Anyways I went complete 12/28 at Columbia and just got an invite to interview 1/13. I have been scouring the threads to look for any Columbia interview tips.

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13 Jan 2010, 15:33

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kohlia

I suggest you email one and wait a week for a reply, then go the next one. I did this twice, then got frustrated and emailed two at once and ended up getting two replies - not good. So I'd stick to one at a time, and 1 week is a fair amount of time to wait. When you submit your interview won't affect your chances - you're better off having a great interview!

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13 Jan 2010, 15:47

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after today's scare, i think CBS needs to re-word their emails

. i just got one today that said "Dear XXX - The Admissions Committee has rendered a decision on your application to Columbia Business School. Please log on etc. etc.".

I froze, not knowing what to do since I thought they somehow already either admitted or dinged me. I logged on, my heart pounding, but all it said was my app was under review. :oops:

Submitted 1/5
Last recommender submitted 1/6
under review 1/11

Ahh! I got the same email just a few minutes ago and my heart jumped out of my chest. Couldn't they just word the email 'your status has changed'????!!!!!????!!!

I just received the same one. Like everyone else I was startled at first and looked for an invite or a rejection. I submitted on 1/6, last recommendor submitted around 6pm that evening.

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13 Jan 2010, 16:04

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shadowsjc

after today's scare, i think CBS needs to re-word their emails

Submitted 1/5
Last recommender submitted 1/6
under review 1/11

Ahh! I got the same email just a few minutes ago and my heart jumped out of my chest. Couldn't they just word the email 'your status has changed'????!!!!!????!!!

I just received the same one. Like everyone else I was startled at first and looked for an invite or a rejection. I submitted on 1/6, last recommendor submitted around 6pm that evening.

That's a very quick turnaround!

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13 Jan 2010, 17:15

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I'm now under review as well - submitted on 1/6 around lunchtime, right after my last rec got in.

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13 Jan 2010, 17:35

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congratulations everyone! I'm crossing my fingers for CBS - I absolutely fell in love with the program during my visit.

praz

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13 Jan 2010, 21:56

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bigfern, have sent you PM with my contact details.
good luck

i'm happy to help

bigfernhead

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13 Jan 2010, 23:55

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For those who have recd interview invites, are you locals and attending Super Saturday? Or are there any alumni interview invites out there as well? Just wondering. I submitted mine on 12/26, under review 12/28 no response. Based out of Colroado.