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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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diggles14

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There was a post on here earlier from someone who was asked to go to an info session after having completed an interview (but not given acceptance yet). Is it possible they are inviting people to attend and then admitting on the spot?

If I remember correctly, that person said that s/he received a generic invitation to some event because s/he signed up to receive invitations to CBS events -- it wasn't an individualized invite.

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24 Oct 2011, 11:18

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Hopefully not asking a question previously asked in the last 85 pages of this forum!

I plan to apply to Columbia by the January deadline (did not ED). Are they employing some kind of rolling admissions process where if I submit my app tomorrow, they'll interview me before the deadline? Or is the system similar to (HBS, others) where they only review apps and offer interviews post-Jan deadline?

I would appreciate any assistance.

I just logged in to my application and saw "Your Regular Decision application will be placed under review in December 2011." I applied this weekend... so I'm not sure if this is typical for non-ED folks, but it's better than silence.

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24 Oct 2011, 11:21

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From what I have seen on this forum, that is pretty standard. You are fine

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24 Oct 2011, 11:25

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Been lurking... my dates:

9/15 .submitted
9/16 .printed and under review
9/22 .invite to interview
10/3 .interview
10/7 .complete
Now waiting for THE call.....

I was at an information session at CBS last week and someone was admitted right there during the presentation. Has this been happening a lot? I wonder if the person knew before hand... but she did look very surprised. Maybe I should go to ALL CBS event... haaa.

Wow...that's amazing! So the adcom just called her name and told her she's admitted in front the whole crowd?

Yea exactly. Adcom called her to the front of the room and said: you're accepted. I should clarify that this was a spotlight on health care presentation and not an info session- i miswrote. From her reaction it didn't seem like she had been invited to it but I don't know. What a way to find out...
After seeing that I feel pretty nervous about my chances since I have been complete for weeks now and I RSVP'ed to the event.

I actually found out I was admitted at an info session event. I'd registered for it previously and did get an email confirming I would be there, but I didn't know beforehand I was admitted. A shock, albeit a good one, to get the news on the spot. In talking with Mary afterwards she mentioned that she had seen my app the previous weekend and would have delivered the news earlier but saw I was registered for the event. I'm guessing most of these event admits are applicants that have already been reviewed and admitted, but the official admit is postponed so it can be done in person. That said I wouldn't worry if you have been under review and RSVP'd, may just be that your app hasn't gone all the way thought the adcom.

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24 Oct 2011, 11:39

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That's awesome! I can imagine how you reacted in front of the crowd!

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24 Oct 2011, 13:12

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CBS... give short a call... the rest can wait a few more days

I too, feel like I don't know any of these names now... someone distracted me from the forums!

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Just curious, any interview calls today? (Monday Oct 24th)
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Submitted: Oct 5th around 10:00PM CST
Under Review: October 10th
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Thanks,

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24 Oct 2011, 13:14

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The first sign is an email from CBS stating that your application status has changed. You will be asked to sign in, and your application status will say that you'll be receiving instructions in 24 hours. Within those 24 hours, you get a second email explaining the interview process...

Thanks, guys!

happyface and msduygu - my timelines are exactly the same as yours thus far.
Submitted - 10/5 (1 hr before deadline)
Went under review - 10/12

Hoping to get an interview invite soon. Indian male in the US (4 yrs Analytics/ 2 yrs IT)

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24 Oct 2011, 13:54

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Good luck to three of us!

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24 Oct 2011, 14:16

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That's awesome! I can imagine how you reacted in front of the crowd!

Kind of shocked me into silence, especially after stressing over the application and waiting to hear for so long. After it registered what had happened I was just extremely happy and relieved.

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Dear all J-term applicants, could you post messages for your admission when you get the call? and if you have not provided the data point before (submission, under review, interview invite, complete), please update. Let us try to gauge the admission office's timeline to distribute offers.

My feeling is that there is a large group of us who applied around deadline and now we should hear the news soon...

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25 Oct 2011, 01:30

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Good luck to three of us!

I'll drink to that! :wink:

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Hello,, Im a CBS ED 2012 applicant..
I got my interview invitation last thursday (10/19) and they provided me with a list of interviewers that are available in my location...
So I sent out my interview request to some of the interviewers..
Up until now I havent got any feedback from them!
The adcom strongly recommends an interview completed in two weeks since the invitation..
and it's already been a week..
I am allowed to contact only 9 interviewers.. and if I dont get feedback from ANY of them in the next 7 days, what should I do?? Should I contact the adcom and explain the situation so that they could give me an alternative to the adcom interview, i.e. phone interview with the adcom?
Anyone in similar situation?

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^Yeah, I was in the same situation.

Have you contacted all 9 interviewers yet? If not, I would begin to contact the rest of them and if you don't hear back in the next 2-3 days, contact admissions.

They'll provide you with additional interviewers or arrange for a phone interview.

They only alum I could reach in my city was out of town on business for 3 weeks. I told admissions about this delay and they were fine with it. They actually offered me a phone interview, but I declined as I wanted to talk to someone in person.

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25 Oct 2011, 04:57

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That's awesome! I can imagine how you reacted in front of the crowd!

Kind of shocked me into silence, especially after stressing over the application and waiting to hear for so long. After it registered what had happened I was just extremely happy and relieved.

I have received an email from CBS to inform HK info session. If I register, is it possible to have a spot interview then? Or I need to confirm with adcom beforehand?

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25 Oct 2011, 05:23

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Does anyone know if there is a board where admitted students can ask current students questions? I have a bunch of stuff, of course it can wait till I actually get there..., that I would like to know more about..

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Yeah, log into the admitted student's website (https://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/admitted) and click 'Meet Other Students' on the left hand side of the screen. I haven't done this yet...but I know it provides several options for contacting current students.

You may need to pay your $6k deposit before having access to this section...I'm not sure.