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This is my very first post... and I must say that I am thoroughly impressed by the level of activity on this thread! Congratulations to all those who have been admitted, best of luck to those who received interview calls/are waiting for a decision and my heartfelt support to those celebrating "month-versaries" (I sincerely hope you guys get an interview call (and more!) as I know how it feels... I was in the same boat as you all last year!)

Moving on to the point, I just wish to add my two cents (only for ED applicants) ... Basing it loosely on the stats compiled in the excel sheet available on this thread and "details" of CBS' admission process as described by the AdCom in an interview-based article, I draw the following conclusions:

Process as described: Each application is reviewed by atleast 2 separate people and ANY one reviewer can call the applicant for the interview; After the interview, the application undergoes another review -- I assume that this post-interview review is done either by the Reviewer 2 (if interview is issued by Reviewer 1) or by Reviewer 1 or 3 (if interview is issued buy Reviewer 2) {this part is not entirely clear} -- and then a consensus is required before any decision is rendered. (Of course, senior AdCom members would be reviewing all potential admits).

Assumption: As we are already in November, I assume that AdCom is flooded with apps and is working at max. capacity. Let's say there are 2 - 3 reviewers for each application (plus senior AdCom Members).

Inferences: Based on trends, I think CBS AdCom targets max 2-weeks** for each review. Hence many that have received interview invites from Reviewer 1 have done so within 2 weeks - ultimately, it depends upon how quickly the app is reviewed by Reviewer 1. If one has not received an interview invite within around 2 weeks, then maybe Reviewer 1 has not issued an interview and that the application is queued with Reviewer 2. Now, its up to Reviewer 2 to issue the interview or stamp the app with the dreaded ding.

**I say 2-weeks as I think this is the internal upper limit (broadly) for all process steps -- a) We are encouraged to complete our interview in 2-weeks b) Interviewer is required to submit an evaluation in 2-weeks c) most decisions are announced within 2 weeks after completion ... notice a trend here?

Speculation: All those waiting for an interview for around a month may safely assume that their app is with Reviewer 2 and maybe he is backlogged with work... thus the decision is may not yet have been made. However, I do agree that it's logical for dings to be given out in batches as I am sure they need to be "signed-off" by a senior member before being e-mailed and I don't really see this senior person reviewing them one at a time (but then again this is mere speculation!).

Potential Impact on Application Chances: Perhaps, those who are invited by Reviewer 1 stand a higher chance than those rejected by Reviewer 1 and instead invited by Reviewer 2. To improve their chances, I would imagine that such candidates invited by Reviewer 2 need to perform better in the interview to "change" Reviewer 1's mind (or) convince Reviewer 3 (if any) (referring to the article - a consensus is required before any decision is rendered). This just seems logical, however, it completely goes against what CBS states i.e. "interview timing has no bearing on the application decision".

Again, all this is just mere speculation and I take no responsibility for how anyone uses this information. :-D

Bottom Line: NEVER lose hope... there is always a chance that someone will say YES before they sign-off on a NO.

That's all folks!

PS: I am not really married :lol:
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are you available? :wink:

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just got up in the middle of the night.. Had a dream about tomorrow being a ding day!!!!
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just got up in the middle of the night.. Had a dream about tomorrow being a ding day!!!!
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the night before i was dinged, i had a very vivid dream of being accepted...so it'll probably be the opposite for you!
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Columbia 2012 - Calling All Applicants 04 Nov 2011, 03:20
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This is my very first post... and I must say that I am thoroughly impressed by the level of activity on this thread! Congratulations to all those who have been admitted, best of luck to those who received interview calls/are waiting for a decision and my heartfelt support to those celebrating "month-versaries" (I sincerely hope you guys get an interview call (and more!) as I know how it feels... I was in the same boat as you all last year!)

Moving on to the point, I just wish to add my two cents (only for ED applicants) ... Basing it loosely on the stats compiled in the excel sheet available on this thread and "details" of CBS' admission process as described by the AdCom in an interview-based article, I draw the following conclusions:

Process as described: Each application is reviewed by atleast 2 separate people and ANY one reviewer can call the applicant for the interview; After the interview, the application undergoes another review -- I assume that this post-interview review is done either by the Reviewer 2 (if interview is issued by Reviewer 1) or by Reviewer 1 or 3 (if interview is issued buy Reviewer 2) {this part is not entirely clear} -- and then a consensus is required before any decision is rendered. (Of course, senior AdCom members would be reviewing all potential admits).

Assumption: As we are already in November, I assume that AdCom is flooded with apps and is working at max. capacity. Let's say there are 2 - 3 reviewers for each application (plus senior AdCom Members).

Inferences: Based on trends, I think CBS AdCom targets max 2-weeks** for each review. Hence many that have received interview invites from Reviewer 1 have done so within 2 weeks - ultimately, it depends upon how quickly the app is reviewed by Reviewer 1. If one has not received an interview invite within around 2 weeks, then maybe Reviewer 1 has not issued an interview and that the application is queued with Reviewer 2. Now, its up to Reviewer 2 to issue the interview or stamp the app with the dreaded ding.

**I say 2-weeks as I think this is the internal upper limit (broadly) for all process steps -- a) We are encouraged to complete our interview in 2-weeks b) Interviewer is required to submit an evaluation in 2-weeks c) most decisions are announced within 2 weeks after completion ... notice a trend here?

Speculation: All those waiting for an interview for around a month may safely assume that their app is with Reviewer 2 and maybe he is backlogged with work... thus the decision is may not yet have been made. However, I do agree that it's logical for dings to be given out in batches as I am sure they need to be "signed-off" by a senior member before being e-mailed and I don't really see this senior person reviewing them one at a time (but then again this is mere speculation!).

Potential Impact on Application Chances: Perhaps, those who are invited by Reviewer 1 stand a higher chance than those rejected by Reviewer 1 and instead invited by Reviewer 2. To improve their chances, I would imagine that such candidates invited by Reviewer 2 need to perform better in the interview to "change" Reviewer 1's mind (or) convince Reviewer 3 (if any) (referring to the article - a consensus is required before any decision is rendered). This just seems logical, however, it completely goes against what CBS states i.e. "interview timing has no bearing on the application decision".

Again, all this is just mere speculation and I take no responsibility for how anyone uses this information. :-D

Bottom Line: NEVER lose hope... there is always a chance that someone will say YES before they sign-off on a NO.

That's all folks!

PS: I am not really married :lol:

are you available? :wink:

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Hmmm... depends... are you a tall, hot, twenty something, blue-eyed blond (female)? If so, send me a PM, else, you get the picture! :lol:
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I missed a call from Adcom last night and later received an email saying that they want to do some follow up (I have been interviewed about two weeks ago) and will call later...Any one had idea about such situation? What's the implication?

Are you a J-Term candidate? Have they called?

I am Fall-term and will call them back today.
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Let us know how it goes - and good luck!
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Just got the call. I'm in for J-Term. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting. It's tough, and I hope adcom makes it worth everyone's wait!
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Congrats, alma! It's a great start for today! :)
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Just got the call. I'm in for J-Term. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting. It's tough, and I hope adcom makes it worth everyone's wait!
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Congrats!
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I missed a call from Adcom last night and later received an email saying that they want to do some follow up (I have been interviewed about two weeks ago) and will call later...Any one had idea about such situation? What's the implication?

Are you a J-Term candidate? Have they called?

I am Fall-term and will call them back today.
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lol at "later today"...that's some impressive patience! I would be calling as soon as the admissions office opened.
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Just got the call. I'm in for J-Term. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting. It's tough, and I hope adcom makes it worth everyone's wait!
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Congrats!

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Let us know how it goes - and good luck![/quote]

Got the call again tonight~guess what? They just played a joke on me - no further follow up questions, only congratulations! Wow~ Good luck to all those guys who are still waiting. Your efforts will surely pay off!
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Congrats Alma and Mengchacha! AmericaninAsia, I've got my fingers crossed for you!
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Got the call again tonight~guess what? They just played a joke on me - no further follow up questions, only congratulations! Wow~ Good luck to all those guys who are still waiting. Your efforts will surely pay off![/quote]

Congratulations mengchacha! You had me really nervous and planning my responses to follow-up questions last night :-D
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Let us know how it goes - and good luck!

Got the call again tonight~guess what? They just played a joke on me - no further follow up questions, only congratulations! Wow~ Good luck to all those guys who are still waiting. Your efforts will surely pay off!
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Congratulations mengchacha! You had me really nervous and planning my responses to follow-up questions last night :-D[/quote]

Haha, I have been nervous for the whole day already! Best luck to you!
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Cong to everybody who just get admitted!
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Congrats to everyone who got the call!!! Call meee!!
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Great news, congratulations everyone....I bet it feels good!
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Got the call again tonight~guess what? They just played a joke on me - no further follow up questions, only congratulations! Wow~ Good luck to all those guys who are still waiting. Your efforts will surely pay off!
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Big Big Congrats!

Anyone submitted on 10.5 and still under review??? :cry:

Sumitted 10.5
Under review 10.13
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Where's my interview invitation?! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Got the call again tonight~guess what? They just played a joke on me - no further follow up questions, only congratulations! Wow~ Good luck to all those guys who are still waiting. Your efforts will surely pay off!


Big Big Congrats!

Anyone submitted on 10.5 and still under review??? :cry:

Sumitted 10.5
Under review 10.13
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Where's my interview invitation?! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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I submitted on 10.5, went under review on 10.11, and still waiting....i think i'm prepared for a ding......so sad now.
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I applied Oct 5th too and it went under review Oct 13th.. looking at previous posts... it seems Adcom has not reviewed applications submitted on Oct5th yet. Most of the decisions sent out are of those people who submitted before Oct 5th.
so keep up the hopes :-)
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