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I requested access to the Facebook group for admits 10 days ago, but haven't got it yet. Anyone else facing a similar problem?

Make sure to check your spam folder. My invite ended up there.
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Just curious, has anyone who submitted to Re Vera Services a while back and not heard anything considered sending them a note to get a status update?

ReVera is going to submit a round of completed background checks to CBS next week.
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Just curious, has anyone who submitted to Re Vera Services a while back and not heard anything considered sending them a note to get a status update?

ReVera is going to submit a round of completed background checks to CBS next week.

Awesome. Do you mind if I ask how you found that out?
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Just curious, has anyone who submitted to Re Vera Services a while back and not heard anything considered sending them a note to get a status update?

ReVera is going to submit a round of completed background checks to CBS next week.

Awesome. Do you mind if I ask how you found that out?

I had to clarify something with them so in the process of doing that I made sure to ask for you all.


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FYI, if anyone is interested in doing some travel before school starts, the pre-MBA World Tour just released its itinerary yesterday: https://www.cbsworldtour2016.com/itinerary.html
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Awesome. Do you mind if I ask how you found that out?[/quote]

I had to clarify something with them so in the process of doing that I made sure to ask for you all.


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Nice, thanks for asking.
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Hey fellow admits! Congratulations to everyone. I was just accepted and excited to join the club.

I saw something in this forum about Re Vera and had a couple of quick questions on something.

1) I had listed my expected 2016 salary in the application for my current job because I was supposed to be getting a raise at some point in Q1 2016. However, after getting into CBS, I've decided to quit my job in the next couple of months to do other things pre-MBA (opposed to my original plan of staying till June) and I relayed the transition plan to my manager. Obviously, now I don't think I'll get that raise so my current salary as of today is $10K less than what I put on my CBS application.

2) My end date for one of my old jobs (~2.5 years ago) might be off by 3-4 weeks for my old job now that I'm thinking about it. When I was filling out my application, I simply searched my inbox for the last commission pay check I had received for the business I had sold, which was in "June" (and what I put on my CBS app), but I'm not sure if HR has that date as my last or the date I actually exited which was 2-3 weeks earlier so they may have "May" listed. It was a startup and we didn't really have an HR department at the time and none of the people I used to work with are at the company so I didn't have a quick way of checking up the information and just ball parked as close to the time frame I remember leaving in.

Everything else on my employment history in terms of jobs, titles, etc...is accurate and I just didn't think about these things really but after reading about the background check information here, I just decided to go through my app again and got a little nervous about the above. Do any of you, who have gone through Re Vera, have any insight on potential issues I could face?

Thank you so much!
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Not that I know of. But roughly 50% of those who apply for need based aid get it.

Yup i read the same info / stats.
BTW, for anyone interested in applying need-based aid, the deadline is Mar 1st (tmr). :-D
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So, the documentation regarding Re Vera Services on the Columbia To-Do-List says the verification/background check process takes 4 to 6 weeks (either I read it on the admitted student site or on the description on the Re-Vera Services website). Tomorrow makes six weeks since I submitted my consent form, or whatever you call it, to Re Vera Services. Still no word. I am really hoping I hear by the end of the week.
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So, the documentation regarding Re Vera Services on the Columbia To-Do-List says the verification/background check process takes 4 to 6 weeks (either I read it on the admitted student site or on the description on the Re-Vera Services website). Tomorrow makes six weeks since I submitted my consent form, or whatever you call it, to Re Vera Services. Still no word. I am really hoping I hear by the end of the week.
I submitted mine in December! Still haven't gotten the go ahead.

I think there are just general delays. No cause for concern.
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So, the documentation regarding Re Vera Services on the Columbia To-Do-List says the verification/background check process takes 4 to 6 weeks (either I read it on the admitted student site or on the description on the Re-Vera Services website). Tomorrow makes six weeks since I submitted my consent form, or whatever you call it, to Re Vera Services. Still no word. I am really hoping I hear by the end of the week.
I submitted mine in December! Still haven't gotten the go ahead.

I think there are just general delays. No cause for concern.

I'm in the same boat as deerhunter - I submitted in December and have yet to hear. Hopefully we will hear soon!
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Hey guys, congrats on your admits! Has anyone heard back with merit fellowships recently? Or does anyone have more clarity on the timeline? Thanks!
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Hey guys, congrats on your admits! Has anyone heard back with merit fellowships recently? Or does anyone have more clarity on the timeline? Thanks!

Lots of merit fellowships have gone out (I think it's safe to say those who were "first choice" already heard). You can still hear about merit fellowships through the summer because if people turn theirs down for other schools they will redistribute the money.

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Anyone hear back on the check in the last week or two?

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Anyone hear back on the check in the last week or two?

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Nope, and I was actually told by ReVera that everything is fine with my check, so I'm assuming the hold up is on CBS' end.



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I recently got a request to provide documentation on pay/work dates. But that's it and they didn't follow up after I provided it a week ago.

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I just received confirmation that my Re Vera check is finished from Columbia.

Started the process Dec. 29th so it was definitely over 4-6 weeks for me.
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