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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21 Oct 2011, 13:47

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Submitted: 10/5
Under Review: 10/10
Invited to Interview: 10/13
Interview Scheduled for: 10/31

Hey Deckard22, what time you submitted ur application on Oct 5? I submitted around midnight, went under review on the 12th and still waiting for the interview invite.

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It was probably an hour or so before midnight.
I don't think many many people who submitted on the 5th have received invites yet, so don't fret!

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anyone applying for j-term who submitted the application close to October 5th, interviewed and got admitted already?

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21 Oct 2011, 20:55

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Does anyone know if CBS calls on the weekend? Should I hold my breath or go make love to my tonic and gin?

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This is my guess how this interview initiating process works: people with an interview request within 1 week of the "under review" status are the ones who highly impressed their 1st reader at columbia and that reader decided to initiate the interview process..for people where it took 2+ weeks to get the interview invite are cases where the 1st reader was not convinced so the app had to go to the 2nd reader to initiate the interview...and for cases where the 2nd reader is not convinced, then its the sad ding...i would think if its 5-6 weeks mark then one can fear the worst

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21 Oct 2011, 23:15

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Your point makes sense. However, I would make a difference between an US applicant and a non US applicant. To assess the second one, they have to find an interviewer and organize the interview. Also, I think there are a selection among the international applicants in order to keep a high diversity. So for example they will never accept 40 persons coming from a same country (ex: from Spain)... There is thus (pure guessing) also a selection among the nationalities... don't you think?

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22 Oct 2011, 02:46

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I don't know if the difference between US/non-US applicant is that large. While I am American, I am currently living in a relatively remote location is Asia (hence my clever name) and was chosen for an interview (which I had to do abroad). The school did not help set up my interview more than they did anyone else's. Meaning - I had the same link mailed to me, I had to do the same search for available alumni, and I had to personally email the people on the list to set up an appointment. CBS has a surprisingly large alumni base around the world, so it is surprisingly easy to find someone to meet with. Since I was able to find someone in my current country, I do not know what the process is for talking to a current student (the backup plan if there is no ambassador in your current country/city).

I do think that more thought has to go into an international applicant, especially if they have never worked or visited NYC (or visited the CBS campus), because they have to ask themselves if this person can handle being in NYC for the next 2 years. Unlike undergrad, you can't just transfer to another school if you end up not liking it.

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22 Oct 2011, 04:15

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anyone applying for j-term who submitted the application close to October 5th, interviewed and got admitted already?

Not many Jtermers on this thread unfortunately so it's hard to get data points. Yes on interview, no on final decision. I'm waiting to hear since Tuesday. Have you been contacted for interview yet, and if so are you waiting for decision as well?

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Submitted my app for ED on Oct 4th and went under review on 7th. Still waiting :/

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I'll add a data point.

J-term, international applicant (living out side US, non US passport), and submit near deadline.

Submit 3 Oct
Review 4 Oct
Invite 5 Oct
Interview ~12 Oct
Interview complete [nothing yet... any advice?]

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If you don't go complete by Tuesday of this week, I would email/call admissions and ask for an update. The interviewer should have submitted their report 2-3 days after the interview...but they have two weeks before admissions starts breathing down their necks.

Good luck!

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cbs2012jterm

anyone applying for j-term who submitted the application close to October 5th, interviewed and got admitted already?

thanks for the reply Eaglesadam22 and bryroro

I submitted the application on October 2nd, I completed my interview and I have been waiting for the decision since the 18th.

So let us keep our fingers acrossed.

bryroro, you probably should try to contact the admission office if you still have not received a notification for the completion of your interview process.

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Thanks. I asked the same question on the "Ask CBS GSB question thread".

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Hey. Long time lurker here...

ED
Submitted: 10/5
Printed: 10/6
Under Review: 10/12

Now I'm waiting for that email... I guess it's safe to say that my first reader was not impressed.
The upside is that I'll know when I see the subject, right? :lol:

I'm an international applicant by the way.

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24 Oct 2011, 07:01

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Just adding my numbers-

J-Term Applicant

Submitted: 10/5
Under Review: 10/7
Invited to Interview: 10/10
Interview: 10/12
Complete: 10/19

No call or email yet. Fingers crossed!

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Hi folks. I had a silly question a while back but forgot to add my data point.

ED
Submitted: 10/5 (around 6pm)
Printed: 10/6
Under Review: 10/13

Waiting for the next mail from CBS.

International Applicant (working in NYC -Indian IT Male.. Yikes..)

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24 Oct 2011, 07:27

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I'm an international applicant by the way.

Same situation here:
Submitted-Oct 5 (midnight)
Under review-Oct 12
Still waiting...

Canadian applicant (big 4 and insurance background, girl)

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24 Oct 2011, 07:36

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I'm an international applicant by the way.

The first reader may not have even started reviewing your app yet. They are surely flooded with apps right now and I can ensure you that most of the earlier apps who were admitted waited 2-3 weeks from 'under review' to 'interview invite.' This timing is likely further delayed now with the deadline passing a few weeks ago.

I wouldn't sweat it...even if all goes well you still might be a month out from a decision

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Just adding my numbers-

J-Term Applicant

Submitted: 10/5
Under Review: 10/7
Invited to Interview: 10/10
Interview: 10/12
Complete: 10/19

No call or email yet. Fingers crossed!

Damn dude, ridiculous GMAT scores. I hope they're not reserving the last Entrepreneur spot for you! Seems like nobody who applied at the deadline for jterm has heard yet, I'm betting that they're waiting to get enough interview results back before deciding and making the calls. Here's to some phone calls going out today. In the tradition of those past, CCCCAAALLLLLLLLLLL MEEEEEEEE!!!