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stamford515

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15 Nov 2010, 13:52

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Questions for those that have been rejected or who have otherwise been contacted by the Adcom:

When the phone calls come in from the school, are they Private/Unavailable numbers or is it a 212 number?

For rejections, does the contact come in via e-mail? How quickly does the status on the gsb.columbia.edu page update?

Thanks!

kh86

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Got a rejection email today

. Interviewed on 11/4 and application complete on 11/9. Good luck to everyone else.

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15 Nov 2010, 20:55

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jackhrobbins

Congratulations! I am happy for you and also glad to see that the wait varies, as you said. My application went complete (after I told them!) on 11/11 so it has been 5 days or maybe longer if they'd already started looking at it before. Argh. I hate the wait.

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15 Nov 2010, 21:00

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Quick question - do they just call to make offers to candidates in the US or do they call international applicants as well?

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15 Nov 2010, 21:18

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Any jtermers (waitlisted and not) see any movement lately? Fb group is at 120 so about 60 spots left.

Really hoping cbs will give us closure soon,
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15 Nov 2010, 22:22

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sorry if this question has been answered before - but does anyone know how to convert an India undergraduate degree to a GPA

e.g. 60% is the second highest pass mark group so is that 3.3 or 3.7

70%+ is Merit
60%+ is First class
50%+ is Second Class
40+ diploma
below 40% - Fail

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chinki

You have to go according to the scale exactly. If you have a 60 odd %, I believe the scale requires you to write 1.3. I know it sounds awful but this is Columbia, they get applications from a million schools from around the world so they know what's good and what isn't. Besides, you will be sending them your transcripts so they will have the context of Merit, First Class etc. All the best!

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16 Nov 2010, 06:43

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Any jtermers (waitlisted and not) see any movement lately? Fb group is at 120 so about 60 spots left.

Really hoping cbs will give us closure soon,
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Nothing here. I talked to my interviewer and he suggested that I give Adcom a call to get an update on the situation. I won't do it because I think this is a strategy that could backfire...

I asked for permission to join the FB group to test if all members there are actually admitted students, and got no response so far... and curiously, the class of 2011 j-term FB group has 178 members, so I think it is pretty accurate.

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16 Nov 2010, 08:21

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Hey kh86,

I am sorry to hear that. How did you feel your interview go?

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16 Nov 2010, 08:31

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I completed my interview Friday (11/12/10) morning, and my interview status has still not gone complete. At what point should I contract the admissions office to find out what going one. Give them till Friday?

Also, do they send an email to let you know your interview feedback has been received? How do you know your application status is “complete?”

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16 Nov 2010, 08:56

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All you late early decision applicants, there is def. still hope! Got an interview request status change this morning, which said that I will be contacted in the next 24 hours with interview scheduling instructions.

I submitted on Oct 6th (at midnight), app under review on Oct 13th, and interview notification on Nov 16th. I was on campus last week and admissions folks (one of the associate directors) emphasized that she is still receiving stacks of apps to review (from that first week in Oct). So interview requests are still due!

Re: interviews, any thoughts from those that have gone through the process about interviewing on campus vs. with local alum? Pros/Cons?

Thanks!

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16 Nov 2010, 08:58

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guys... i applied for the regular decision round and my application will be reviewed sometime in dec... and I have not yet visited the campus... could please someone tell me how critical is it do so before my application goes into review? Thanks !

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16 Nov 2010, 08:59

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well thanks IA - that news is comforting

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16 Nov 2010, 09:06

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thewaves21

Hey kh86,

I am sorry to hear that. How did you feel your interview go?

I thought the interview went well. My interviewer actually told me at the end that he was going to send a good report and he thought I had good chance of getting in. So not sure what went wrong.

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Hey kh86,

I am sorry to hear that. How did you feel your interview go?

I thought the interview went well. My interviewer actually told me at the end that he was going to send a good report and he thought I had good chance of getting in. So not sure what went wrong.

Sorry to hear that... are you in US?

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16 Nov 2010, 10:23

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chinki

Hi, I am also from India (University of Delhi) and I converted to GPA using my own conversion scale and explained it in the optional essay! Got an interview call too, so I guess this strategy works.

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chinki

Hi, I am also from India (University of Delhi) and I converted to GPA using my own conversion scale and explained it in the optional essay! Got an interview call too, so I guess this strategy works.

Congrats and All the best for the interview! When did your app go into review and when did the interview invite come?

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Fellow J-Term applicants,

Good news for some of us: I found out that 60% of the J-Term class is composed by international students. This is significant given that the overall composition is 40% international.

Here is the original article:
https://cbsgba.com/archives/category/j-term

2012 “Sister Cluster” Program

In just a few short weeks, the January-entry (or, “J-Term”) class of 2012 will join the CBS community. Everyone at CBS is looking forward to welcoming Cluster X, Y, and Z to campus, and we hope the J-Term students are looking forward to meeting their new peers.

To help the new students benefit from the knowledge and experience that the rest of their class has already accumulated during their first months at CBS, the GBA is inviting 2012 Clusters A – H to apply to be a “Sister Cluster” to one of their new peer clusters. This offers many advantages to our September-entry (or “S-Term”) clusters, including:

* The ability to give back to the community and share their new wisdom (e.g. best study spaces? Worst meal at Uris Deli? Etc…)
* A chance for their cluster to be among the first to meet their new peers. This means a whole bunch of new friends and potentially even more… remember, the J-Term is 60% international which means some exotic, interesting, and gorgeous new students… we’re just sayin’…
* MONEY. Each Sister Cluster pair will receive a budget of up to $2000 to spend on joint activities. This can more than double the amount of money each cluster has in their cluster fund to plan activities and events

S-Term students who would like to see their cluster named as a “Sister Cluster” to X, Y, or Z should send the following answers to both Sam Sibble ([email protected]) and Shawna Kaufman ([email protected]) by Friday, November 26th. Your total submission should not be more than one page or 500 words max.

* Why do you want your cluster to be a Sister Cluster to X, Y, or Z?
* How much money would you want, ideally? ($750 – $2000) NB: the money will need to be spent before the end of February 2011
* What will you spend the money on?

This is a great opportunity for students to build their own cluster community, while also expanding their network and meeting new people. We hope all of you will be interested… and may the best clusters win!

Shawna Kaufman, J-Term President

Sam Sibble, VP Events