Columbia 2012 Applicants' Discussion Thread New! Columbia GSB Admissions Team Answers Questions on GMAT Club https://images.forbes.com/media/lists/95/2009/columbia-business-school.jpg Also, please see: Columbia GSB MBA Guide Columbia Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2013) Application Tracker Feed Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add Columbia GSB to your profile) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Add Your Profile to This List 2012 Roll Call (J-Term) Until the main roll call window hasn't added J Termers, I will manually update this. Please ping me to update your name and status here Even9net Tiggy - Accepted - 28th July, 2011 Submitted: 6/19, Review: , Invited to Interview: 7/12 Nimabi - Submitted: , Review: 6/1, Invited to Interview: 7/7 Miambaprosp - Accepted - 28th July, 2011 Submitted: 5/21, Review: 6/2 , Invited to Interview: 7/7 and Interviewed: 7/17 Mmbma - Submitted: 6/15, Review: , Invited to Interview: 7/20 Wishnuv - Submitted: 6/28, Review: , Invited to Interview: 7/19 NYYankees (R) - Submitted: 7/15, Review: 7/18, Invited to Interview: 7/28 (R) - Reapplicant Application Deadlines August 2012 Entry Early Decision: October 5, 2011 Merit Fellowship Consideration: January 4, 2012 Regular Decision: April 11, 2012 January 2012 Entry October 5, 2011 Essay Questions Applicants must complete one short answer question and three essays. Short Answer Question What is your post-MBA professional goal? (200 characters maximum) Essay 1 Considering your post-MBA and long term professional goals, why are you pursuing an MBA at this point in your career? Additionally, why is Columbia Business School a good fit for you? (750 words maximum) Essay 2 Describe a life experience that has shaped you. The goal of this essay is to get a sense of who you are, rather than what you have achieved professionally. (500 words maximum) Essay 3 For the third essay, please choose one of the following three options: Option A The annual A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition is a student initiative managed and run by the Columbia Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO). The competition encourages Columbia MBA students to explore creative, entrepreneurial ideas that are sufficiently ambitious in scope and scale to be considered “outrageous.” Students explore these ideas while learning firsthand what goes into the development and presentation of a solid business proposal. Develop your own outrageous business idea. In essay form, compose your elevator pitch. (250 words maximum) Option B Columbia deeply values its vibrant student community, the building of which begins at orientation when admitted students are assigned to clusters of 65 to 70 fellow students who take most of the first-year core classes together. During the first weeks of school, each cluster selects a cluster chair. Further strengthening the student community are the more than 100 active student organizations at Columbia Business School, ranging from cultural to professional to community service–oriented. Leadership positions within clusters and clubs offer hands-on management and networking opportunities for students as they interact with fellow students, administrators, faculty members, alumni, and practitioners. You are running for either cluster chair or a club leadership position of your choosing. Compose your campaign speech. (250 words maximum) Option C Founded nearly three decades ago, the Executives in Residence Program at Columbia Business School integrates senior executives into the life of the School. Current executives in residence include more than a dozen experts in areas ranging from media and investment banking to private equity and management. A hallmark of the program is one-on-one counseling sessions in which executives advise students about their prospective career choices. Select one of the current executives in residence with whom you would like to meet during your time at Columbia. Explain your selection and tell us how you would best utilize your half hour one-on-one session. (250 words maximum) CLASS PROFILE (Official Figures) MBA Student Profile — Class Entering 2011 (January and August) Applications Received 6692 Applicants Accepted 1062 Acceptance Rate 16% Class Size 751, divided into 11 clusters GMAT Scores (middle 80%) 680–760 Undergraduate GPA (middle 80%) 3.1–3.8 Work Experience (middle 80%) 3–7 years At Least One Year of Work Experience 100% Average age 28 Women 35% International Citizens 38% - 48% of the incoming class came with a background in Financial Services (28%) and Consulting (20%); Lowest percentages from Non Profit (4%), Manufacturing (3%) and Energy (2%) - Highest percentage of incoming students, by undergrad major, is from Social Sciences (35%) followed by Business (26%) External review of the Columbia Business School https://poetsandquants.com/2010/12/09/columbia-business-school/ Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQzdr1MFVFw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cD2mv8-_xA Admitted Students can join the facebook page set-up. https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/gr ... 096381155/

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mbaer2012

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19 Oct 2011, 10:28

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Does anyone know if taking another visit to the campus or admissions office helps your cause in any way? My status is complete and I'm waiting on a decision.

I've been waiting on a decision as well and just recently signed up for a CBS event tomorrow and got my acceptance call today! It's probably just a coincidence but it can't hurt to go to the events =)

Here's my timeline:

Sept 18 - Submitted ED
Sept 28 - Invited to Interview
Oct 5 - Interview
Oct 7 - Status Complete
Oct 19 - Accepted!

Best of luck to everyone else!

Congrats!

calie04

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19 Oct 2011, 10:33

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Thanks everyone!

jaxny

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19 Oct 2011, 12:00

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Does anyone know if taking another visit to the campus or admissions office helps your cause in any way? My status is complete and I'm waiting on a decision.

Congrats, buddy! My time line is similar to yours, so hopefully I hear something soon.

losttraveler

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19 Oct 2011, 12:49

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Yes Fudge and I both got UNI too I think

jt9000

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19 Oct 2011, 13:11

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My UNI was available day before yesterday, I'm guessing they just processed a chunk of them. Also, does anyone know details on the event in December? Is this basically a meet and greet with other admits? I can't seem to find any info online.

Best of luck to those that are still waiting and congrats to those that got the good news recently.

abagnale11

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19 Oct 2011, 15:18

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chessmaster

Long time lurker.. haven't posted much..

ED-

Submitted: 10/3
Printed: 10/4
Under Review: 10/5

Desperately waiting for an interview..

My dates and status are exactly same as yours. If they at all ever mail me i would hate the subject to be "Your application decision has been rendered".

Ding me respectfully plzz

abagnale11

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19 Oct 2011, 15:24

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jt9000

Hi jt900.
I see that your work experience includes "Monetary policy". Do you work with Fed or any other central bank?
i am intrigued as I am a trader and I trade STIR futures.

Etreus

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19 Oct 2011, 15:55

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I have gone into my online application so many times that they have changed my status from "Your application is under review" to "Relax, your application is still under review".

bauman19

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19 Oct 2011, 16:07

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Hey, just another data point:

Submitted: 9/30
Printing: 10/3
Under review: 10/4
Invited to interview: 10/19

Good luck to everyone

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Ironhide

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19 Oct 2011, 21:01

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I have gone into my online application so many times that they have changed my status from "Your application is under review" to "Relax, your application is still under review".

LOOOL

Ironhide

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19 Oct 2011, 21:11

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NoggieViking

Here's what it looks like for the set of complete datapoitns (31 or something, didn't count). ED Admits still. Very ltd data on JTerm. I would not worry if submitting on 10/5 and yet to hear!

Being positive for now... Great job with the pivot btw !!

chessmaster

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Updated on: 19 Oct 2011, 21:47

Originally posted by chessmaster on 19 Oct 2011, 21:37.
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abagnale11

chessmaster

Long time lurker.. haven't posted much..

ED-

Submitted: 10/3
Printed: 10/4
Under Review: 10/5

Desperately waiting for an interview..

My dates and status are exactly same as yours. If they at all ever mail me i would hate the subject to be "Your application decision has been rendered".

Ding me respectfully plzz

Yeah.. Even I'm worried about getting the "Your application decision has been rendered" email.

C'mon Columbia.. call us.....

chessmaster

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Status:2012 Applicant

Location: India

Schools: CBS '14 Kellogg '14

GMAT 1: 710 Q50 V35 Verified score

Schools: CBS '14 Kellogg '14

GMAT 1: 710 Q50 V35 Verified score

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19 Oct 2011, 21:44

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Etreus

I have gone into my online application so many times that they have changed my status from "Your application is under review" to "Relax, your application is still under review".

LOL..

I have also been checking my online application every 3-4 hours, thinking "maybe Columbia sent me an email but it got lost somewhere".. but alas.. nothing

chessmaster

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19 Oct 2011, 22:35

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bauman19

Hey, just another data point:

Submitted: 9/30
Printing: 10/3
Under review: 10/4
Invited to interview: 10/19

Good luck to everyone

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Congrats bauman.. Nice to see some activity..

homerhere

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Updated on: 10 Jan 2012, 02:34

Originally posted by homerhere on 19 Oct 2011, 22:58.
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nimabi

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20 Oct 2011, 04:47

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Hi guys, Congrats on those who have been admitted and good luck with those who are still waiting.

I have been on Jterm's waitlist for over 40 days, heard nothing from CBS,

Does anyone know the chance of getting off the waitlist? how many candidates do they put on waitlist regarding Jterm?

Submitted on May 13th, interviewed on July 7th, was waitlisted beginning of September
more than 5 month waiting , this is killing me

ThePensum

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20 Oct 2011, 05:37

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nimabi

Wow that is a long wait.

Here I am complaining about 2.5 weeks (only under review, no interview request yet).

bauman19

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20 Oct 2011, 05:55

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homerhere

congrats! bauman19

are you an international or american applicant?

I'm an American located in the US, also a reapp (dinged w/o interview last year)

happyface

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20 Oct 2011, 06:21

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I'm so worried now. Submitted midnight Oct 5 for ED, went under review on the 12th and heard nothing since....am I getting dinged soon? :shock:

eeefffeeefff

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20 Oct 2011, 06:39

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calie04

jaxny

Does anyone know if taking another visit to the campus or admissions office helps your cause in any way? My status is complete and I'm waiting on a decision.

congrats!~