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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 07:05
Let's go folks, FRIDAY is here - now how about some admits?
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 07:35
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Let's go folks, FRIDAY is here - now how about some admits?


If i don't hear back today I will start freaking out over the weekend!!!!! :shock:
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 07:56
mbaer2012 wrote:
NoggieViking wrote:
Let's go folks, FRIDAY is here - now how about some admits?


If i don't hear back today I will start freaking out over the weekend!!!!! :shock:



Here's what I'm going to do.. Today i'm having dinner at a nice lebanese place in nyc, tomorrow going to see book of mormon and then dinner at babo, cigars and wine at Macanudo. I plan on doing all these things without sacrificing a SINGLE thought to CBS - as should you.

I also plan on treating my current state of hangoverness with some much needed coffee. I kinda hope they don't call me today! :oops:
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 08:01
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mbaer2012 wrote:
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Let's go folks, FRIDAY is here - now how about some admits?


If i don't hear back today I will start freaking out over the weekend!!!!! :shock:



Here's what I'm going to do.. Today i'm having dinner at a nice lebanese place in nyc, tomorrow going to see book of mormon and then dinner at babo, cigars and wine at Macanudo. I plan on doing all these things without sacrificing a SINGLE thought to CBS - as should you.

I also plan on treating my current state of hangoverness with some much needed coffee. I kinda hope they don't call me today! :oops:


Book of Mormon is overrated!!!!!!!! :P
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 09:00
For those of you that interviewed... how long did you wait before sending your interviewers a reminder to submit their feedback?

Also just wondering about their response format... just a checklist or do they have to write a lot.
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 09:30
Hi - similar situation to a few people here; not great GMAT at 660 but other credentials quite strong. However, I'm trying to get into J-term, which from other posts I've seen in this thread, may be problematic. I wonder if they expedite J-term applicants given the proximity of the term?

Fyi - submitted 10/4. No progress yet (aside from review designation).

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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 09:49
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For those of you that interviewed... how long did you wait before sending your interviewers a reminder to submit their feedback?

Also just wondering about their response format... just a checklist or do they have to write a lot.


The school will contact them after two weeks.
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 10:32
I just got off the phone with a current student who got my name off of one of the events and wanted to answer any questions I had. I thought that was super nice, he answered a couple of questions I had and asked a couple of questions too just to get a feel for why I wanted to go to Columbia etc. I hung up thinking: WOW! a current student takes time out of their schedule to call me up and ask me how im doing, that is awesome!!! So thoughtful.

Then I start thinking....

Was that a test? No, couldn't be. He did ask if I had any questions first, and he was so nice, it was too informal. So I moved on.

Then I start to think some more....

My interviewer forgot to ask me the 'Why Columbia?' question, and that is EXACTLY what the current student asked me....

Am I losing my mind???? :shock:
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 10:39
mbaer2012 wrote:
I just got off the phone with a current student who got my name off of one of the events and wanted to answer any questions I had. I thought that was super nice, he answered a couple of questions I had and asked a couple of questions too just to get a feel for why I wanted to go to Columbia etc. I hung up thinking: WOW! a current student takes time out of their schedule to call me up and ask me how im doing, that is awesome!!! So thoughtful.

Then I start thinking....

Was that a test? No, couldn't be. He did ask if I had any questions first, and he was so nice, it was too informal. So I moved on.

Then I start to think some more....

My interviewer forgot to ask me the 'Why Columbia?' question, and that is EXACTLY what the current student asked me....

Am I losing my mind???? :shock:


How in depth did you go about answering "Why Columbia?" in your Essay 1?
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 10:41
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I just got off the phone with a current student who got my name off of one of the events and wanted to answer any questions I had. I thought that was super nice, he answered a couple of questions I had and asked a couple of questions too just to get a feel for why I wanted to go to Columbia etc. I hung up thinking: WOW! a current student takes time out of their schedule to call me up and ask me how im doing, that is awesome!!! So thoughtful.

Then I start thinking....

Was that a test? No, couldn't be. He did ask if I had any questions first, and he was so nice, it was too informal. So I moved on.

Then I start to think some more....

My interviewer forgot to ask me the 'Why Columbia?' question, and that is EXACTLY what the current student asked me....

Am I losing my mind???? :shock:


How in depth did you go about answering "Why Columbia?" in your Essay 1?


A whole paragraph!
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 10:48
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mbaer2012 wrote:
I just got off the phone with a current student who got my name off of one of the events and wanted to answer any questions I had. I thought that was super nice, he answered a couple of questions I had and asked a couple of questions too just to get a feel for why I wanted to go to Columbia etc. I hung up thinking: WOW! a current student takes time out of their schedule to call me up and ask me how im doing, that is awesome!!! So thoughtful.

Then I start thinking....

Was that a test? No, couldn't be. He did ask if I had any questions first, and he was so nice, it was too informal. So I moved on.

Then I start to think some more....

My interviewer forgot to ask me the 'Why Columbia?' question, and that is EXACTLY what the current student asked me....

Am I losing my mind???? :shock:


How in depth did you go about answering "Why Columbia?" in your Essay 1?


A whole paragraph!


I will say that a lot of it was around one experience I had with Columbia a very long time ago. And now, remembering my essay, it didn't go into as much detail as maybe I whould have....
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 11:15
Then that call is a great sign. You may not have addressed this as much as you wanted, and your interviewer forgot to ask, so adcom is just making sure CBS is your first chose (ED) and following up.
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 11:19
Hi I'm knew to the forum, but since some of you (mbaer2012 in particular) have had the same experience i have... thought I would share. I also got a call out of the blue last week, but from an adcomm member... basically re-interviewing me. They hit on questions fully covered in my application but not during my interview. Good news is I got the acceptance call today... i guess they were just covering their bases and making sure they had all the answers they wanted! totally nerve racking, but all in all a positive ! best of luck mbaer2012 - hope your cold call turns out as well as mine did!
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 11:32
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Hi I'm knew to the forum, but since some of you (mbaer2012 in particular) have had the same experience i have... thought I would share. I also got a call out of the blue last week, but from an adcomm member... basically re-interviewing me. They hit on questions fully covered in my application but not during my interview. Good news is I got the acceptance call today... i guess they were just covering their bases and making sure they had all the answers they wanted! totally nerve racking, but all in all a positive ! best of luck mbaer2012 - hope your cold call turns out as well as mine did!


Congrats on the acceptance call!!!!

I was a little worried after because I was very informal during the call and my questions were not the type I would ask an adcom.

Also, what was your time line by the way? Just out of curiosity... :wink:
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 11:47
My timing was:

Submit: 9/3
Printed and under review:9/6
Interview invite:9/9
Interview:9/24
Cold call from adcom:9/30
Acceptance ED :10/7

To be honest, I was really not confident after the cold call - it was late at night my time (currently live in europe) and I was definitely not at my best. Fortunately, it all worked out so hopefully yours does too! I think it's definitely a good sign that they called!
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 12:07
Freaked out (dumb) question:

So basically if we get an interview invite, we should get 2 emails from CBS, right? one with status change, and the other with interviewer options. So let's say I don't check my e-mail for 5 hours, and I only have one status change emails, odds are no interview?
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 12:13
MCE7 wrote:
Freaked out (dumb) question:

So basically if we get an interview invite, we should get 2 emails from CBS, right? one with status change, and the other with interviewer options. So let's say I don't check my e-mail for 5 hours, and I only have one status change emails, odds are no interview?


For me personnaly, I got the second email a couple of hours after the initial status change email. Technically though, when you get the interview it says they will contact you 'within 24 hours.'
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 12:38
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My timing was:

Submit: 9/3
Printed and under review:9/6
Interview invite:9/9
Interview:9/24
Cold call from adcom:9/30
Acceptance ED :10/7

To be honest, I was really not confident after the cold call - it was late at night my time (currently live in europe) and I was definitely not at my best. Fortunately, it all worked out so hopefully yours does too! I think it's definitely a good sign that they called!


Congrats!!
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 13:03
I've been following this thread for a while so thought I'd start contributing now that I've got my ED application submitted (Got it in 2 hrs before the deadline). Thanks to everybody for sharing their experiences. I've read all the posts in this thread and it's been very helpful.

Congrats to all those who've been accepted and good luck to those who are waiting.

Cheers!
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Re: Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants [#permalink] Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants   07 Oct 2011, 13:05
mbaer2012 wrote:
ksk80 wrote:
For those of you that interviewed... how long did you wait before sending your interviewers a reminder to submit their feedback?

Also just wondering about their response format... just a checklist or do they have to write a lot.


The school will contact them after two weeks.



Thanks mbaer!

Any idea how long it takes for the status to go 'complete' after the interviewer submits feedback?

ja3- Congrats on the acceptance!
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