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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   10 Nov 2010, 21:52
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When I think about it, I paid $200+ to pour my heart and declare my eternal love and commitment to a school, only to be told that I am not good enough for them. This must be the craziest thing I have ever done!

...not dinged yet, but as time passes, I cannot get rid of this idea of having done something truly crazy and illogical...


Consider it a date. You pay for dinner, and you're not sure how it's going to end. It's a risk you take. But only here, you decide if it's a good match through your essays, instead of a 2-3 hr long interview.


I'm a girl, so I never pay for my dinner on a date ;) (if I do, my date will be an instant ding, ha ha)

Thanks for the comment, though! Any piece of humor at this grueling waiting period is a breath of fresh air!
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   10 Nov 2010, 21:56
almostfamous wrote:
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almostfamous wrote:
When I think about it, I paid $200+ to pour my heart and declare my eternal love and commitment to a school, only to be told that I am not good enough for them. This must be the craziest thing I have ever done!

...not dinged yet, but as time passes, I cannot get rid of this idea of having done something truly crazy and illogical...


Consider it a date. You pay for dinner, and you're not sure how it's going to end. It's a risk you take. But only here, you decide if it's a good match through your essays, instead of a 2-3 hr long interview.


I'm a girl, so I never pay for my dinner on a date ;) (if I do, my date will be an instant ding, ha ha)

Thanks for the comment, though! Any piece of humor at this grueling waiting period is a breath of fresh air!


You could still be a girl and pay for a date....if your date were a girl (not that there's anything wrong with that - it would actually be quite awesome).
In any event, you catch my drift.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   10 Nov 2010, 22:33
If we are going to use the dating analogy...usually girls like the guy that ignores them right? So maybe for my next application I'll just write 'whatever' for each essay. Perhaps the school will chase ME. Hmm.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   10 Nov 2010, 22:38
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If we are going to use the dating analogy...usually girls like the guy that ignores them right? So maybe for my next application I'll just write 'whatever' for each essay. Perhaps the school will chase ME. Hmm.


the girl does ignore the guy...
so treat bschool like the girl.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 00:19
Completely offtopic - but most of the top 10 US B-schools (and outside of the top-10 list too) have some loan programme for international students (non-US cosignor loans). Even Stern started it from last year. But it looks like Columbia is not even trying to get a programm in place. Does anyone (current Columbia students, alumni) have any information as to if there is a chance for any loan programme to be strated this year?
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 09:10
Does anyone know how long CBS takes to get back to you about your decision after your application goes complete? Also, do they have to call you about admission or can you just receive a status change email? Thanks
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 09:20
Most likely you will get a phone call if you are admitted. As far as time between 'interview complete' and the decision, it could be 1 day...it could be 3-4 weeks.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 09:52
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I just got my call @11am today!!! Best of luck to everyone else :)


Congrats! I hope today is a big call day.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 10:15
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I just got my call @11am today!!! Best of luck to everyone else :)


Congratulation Vigga,

when did you complete your interview?
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 10:38
Yeah Vigga!! Anybody been waiting longer than me? Interview went complete 10/26. I know spreadsheet shows a couple, but it may be out of date.

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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 10:57
Congrats MrsVigga and thanks for the FB info -- that is VERY reassuring!
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 11:05
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I was just placed on the waitlist. I'm applying for J-term. Is this a positive sign? I understand that the waitlist is better than an outright rejection but do people at CBS generally come off the list? Does anyone have any advice on what to do next?


Jown,

Welcome to the club! Firstly, I kindly request you to share your profile with us.

Secondly, thank you, in a way you just made my day better: if they are still putting people on the waitlist at this point, it is likely that they will get people off the waitlist and into the class of 2012.

Please refer some pages back as for advice on what to do and not to do (I and jmtomaz posted some advices).

Finally, answering your question, I think waitlist for J-term works differently so I am very optimistic about our chances.

Rgds,
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 11:30
Guys,

2010 BW rankings are out and wow are there a couple shockers. Stern down to 18? SMU 12?!! CBS is 9. Booth is 1.

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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 11:43
jackhrobbins wrote:
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2010 BW rankings are out and wow are there a couple shockers. Stern down to 18? SMU 12?!! CBS is 9. Booth is 1.

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The biggest thing I noticed is that far fewer applicants were interviewed last year. 27% down from 36%. That's a pretty substantial drop off. Based simply on those numbers, your odds go to around 56% admit chance if you're interviewed. It'll be interesting to see how that plays out this year, but hopefully it bodes well for us ED applicants.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 11:52
charlerp wrote:
jackhrobbins wrote:
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2010 BW rankings are out and wow are there a couple shockers. Stern down to 18? SMU 12?!! CBS is 9. Booth is 1.

Posted from my mobile device


The biggest thing I noticed is that far fewer applicants were interviewed last year. 27% down from 36%. That's a pretty substantial drop off. Based simply on those numbers, your odds go to around 56% admit chance if you're interviewed. It'll be interesting to see how that plays out this year, but hopefully it bodes well for us ED applicants.


Not sure whether using the stats on this forum would be helpful. Alot of them are incomplete.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 11 Nov 2010, 12:16
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charlerp wrote:
jackhrobbins wrote:
Guys,

2010 BW rankings are out and wow are there a couple shockers. Stern down to 18? SMU 12?!! CBS is 9. Booth is 1.

Posted from my mobile device


The biggest thing I noticed is that far fewer applicants were interviewed last year. 27% down from 36%. That's a pretty substantial drop off. Based simply on those numbers, your odds go to around 56% admit chance if you're interviewed. It'll be interesting to see how that plays out this year, but hopefully it bodes well for us ED applicants.


Not sure whether using the stats on this forum would be helpful. Alot of them are incomplete.


I should have clarified. The 27 & 36% numbers come from the businessweek rankings pages. They updated the profile for CBS for last year (with a sinister 6666 apps for CBS), and in the last admissions cycle they interviewed 27% of applicants.

Originally posted by charlerp on 11 Nov 2010, 11:58.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 12:02
I'm gonna take these BW ranking with a grain of salt. I'm more interested in Poet & Quant's or other websites' analyses of the ranking methodology than the ranking itself.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 12:12
any indians getting interview calls from CBS ? i submitted on 9/30 went under review on 10/2 but still now news.. ive given up but still wondering how the Indians are doing with the ED round ?
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 12:28
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I'm gonna take these BW ranking with a grain of salt. I'm more interested in Poet & Quant's or other websites' analyses of the ranking methodology than the ranking itself.


Why schools like Mich and Duke are considered top 10 is beyond me. But that, and Stern's massive drop in a year, just show that some rankings are just jacked.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 13:26
still nothing from CBS (did they forget about me? hahaha...)
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