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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Dec 2010, 11:18
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I got the admit call last night. I should have been happy about it however, apart from congratulating me, they also asked me to submit a plan on how I would like to do to improve my English. Has any one got the same requirements? Is it normal? This is driving me crazy.. I am in Hong Kong and I have always been very confident with my English... I just don't know which part of my application gave them this impression...


If I were you - and assuming you are correctly confidant about your English proficiency - I would call admissions back in January and talk to them at length about your English skills so they can hear you converse for 5 or 10 minutes and then ask, "so what do YOU recommend I do?" And then get it over with. At the end of the day, you got in. Congrats!
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   25 Dec 2010, 00:54
I agree, you got in, congrats! I would tell them what they want to hear, but make sure *you* feel confident with your english. I have a buddy in the MBA program at the grad school I currently go to, and he's straight from Tokyo. He definitely has to put in extra effort to understand some of the homework or do the writing assignments. Granted, his english is admittedly not all that great. The Japanese govt is sponsoring him, and he's going back after graduation, so it doesn't really affect his job search.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   25 Dec 2010, 18:27
Any thoughts as to what to do if you notice some (2) minor errors/typos in your app after submitting? Is it best to call the ad com or not call attention to it? Thanks in advance.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   25 Dec 2010, 19:58
Unless the typos significantly changed the meaning of your essays, don't worry about it -- AdCom probably wouldn't even notice the mistakes but if you call it just brings extra attention to them.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   26 Dec 2010, 13:59
How long after acceptance to CBS do you have to pay a deposit to confirm your enrollment?? 1 month? is it flexible?

I am directing this to the regular decision folks.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   26 Dec 2010, 14:57
I submitted my regular decision applicaton last night. I did not submit a photo of myself. Hopefully that won't hurt my chances.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 09:58
Anyone have any input, information, or advice on deferrals?

To those deferred, what is your next plan of attack? Have you heard anything from CBS?
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Curious about timing - CBS [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 13:31
Hi. Im shooting to get my app in by end of this week (12/31) for Columbia and dont think I will have a problem meeting that deadline.
HOwever, Im curious if anyone has any insight into how much WORSE my chances are for not ahving submitted earlier (Nov or Dec 1st, for example). I really have no clue if the answer is :

a. my chances are basically the same
b. my chances are slightly worse
c. my chances are significantly (greater than 20%) worse

any idea?? Thanks

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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 13:37
Hi. Im shooting to get my app in by end of this week (12/31) for Columbia and dont think I will have a problem meeting that deadline.
HOwever, Im curious if anyone has any insight into how much WORSE my chances are for not ahving submitted earlier (Nov or Dec 1st, for example). I really have no clue if the answer is :

a. my chances are basically the same
b. my chances are slightly worse
c. my chances are significantly (greater than 20%) worse

any idea?? Thanks

Charlie
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Re: Curious about timing - CBS [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 13:39
charliedudd wrote:
Hi. Im shooting to get my app in by end of this week (12/31) for Columbia and dont think I will have a problem meeting that deadline.
HOwever, Im curious if anyone has any insight into how much WORSE my chances are for not ahving submitted earlier (Nov or Dec 1st, for example). I really have no clue if the answer is :

a. my chances are basically the same
b. my chances are slightly worse
c. my chances are significantly (greater than 20%) worse

any idea?? Thanks

Charlie


I'm planning on submitting my Columbia app by the Merit deadline (Jan 4th?)... to answer your question, i think either a) or b). i think definitely b) if you submit your apps anytime AFTER jan 4th (or 5th?)... and definitely c) if you're submitting during march
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Re: Curious about timing - CBS [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 13:43
Does it really matter? You can't turn back time. Focus on what you can control- submitting by the end of the week. The impression that I've gotten from Columbia adcom is that you are significantly better off submitting 12/31 than you are submitting on 1/4. Good luck.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 13:44
charliedudd wrote:
Hi. Im shooting to get my app in by end of this week (12/31) for Columbia and dont think I will have a problem meeting that deadline.
HOwever, Im curious if anyone has any insight into how much WORSE my chances are for not ahving submitted earlier (Nov or Dec 1st, for example). I really have no clue if the answer is :

a. my chances are basically the same
b. my chances are slightly worse
c. my chances are significantly (greater than 20%) worse

any idea?? Thanks

Charlie


Earlier is always better, but in my opinion, submitting before new year's should be fine. If you submit before january 5th your application gets placed in a queue, but after that date, it's totally random. So submitting before january 5th is definitely advantageous. The way I see it, I think there will be tons of applications that will be submitted between January 2nd and the 5th, as people come back from winter break to wrap up their applications. So before new year's, in my opinion, will place you in a reasonable queue order.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 13:47
great - thanks
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Re: Curious about timing - CBS [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 13:49
thank you both
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 14:06
one more - for the job duties/responsibilities section, are you guys & gals just copying resume bullets in or are you writing a mroe detailed narrative on accomplishments for each one? I was leaning towards copying in the 4 or 5 bullets and handling acheivements in the essays but was curious if everyone else was taking a different approach. thanks
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 14:09
charliedudd wrote:
one more - for the job duties/responsibilities section, are you guys & gals just copying resume bullets in or are you writing a mroe detailed narrative on accomplishments for each one? I was leaning towards copying in the 4 or 5 bullets and handling acheivements in the essays but was curious if everyone else was taking a different approach. thanks



I already submitted my application. I just wrote like 1-2 basic sentences describing my job in a nutshell. Maybe this was the wrong approach, but the resume already has the detailed bullet points, so I didn't think I needed to go into such detail.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 14:21
thirderivativemerf wrote:
Any thoughts as to what to do if you notice some (2) minor errors/typos in your app after submitting? Is it best to call the ad com or not call attention to it? Thanks in advance.


I know it's a terrible feeling, but I would let it slide if it's something small. I had typos on two applications. I mispelt Silfen (Leadership Series) as Silgen and did not bother to correct it. For Kellogg, I misreported my major GPA as my cumulative GPA and notified the adcom of my error. Use your best judgement.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 14:30
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one more - for the job duties/responsibilities section, are you guys & gals just copying resume bullets in or are you writing a mroe detailed narrative on accomplishments for each one? I was leaning towards copying in the 4 or 5 bullets and handling acheivements in the essays but was curious if everyone else was taking a different approach. thanks


This section gives you the opportunity to describe your responsibilities/duties, whereas your resume bullets should skip the description of your job responsibilities and strictly detail your performance highlights/achievements.

Contrast the following:
Duties paragraph: I am responsible for analyzing xyz.
On Resume: - Saved company $xx by streamlining xyz process.

I hope that helps.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 14:34
cg86 wrote:
charliedudd wrote:
one more - for the job duties/responsibilities section, are you guys & gals just copying resume bullets in or are you writing a mroe detailed narrative on accomplishments for each one? I was leaning towards copying in the 4 or 5 bullets and handling acheivements in the essays but was curious if everyone else was taking a different approach. thanks


This section gives you the opportunity to describe your responsibilities/duties, whereas your resume bullets should skip the description of your job responsibilities and strictly detail your performance highlights/achievements.

Contrast the following:
Duties paragraph: I am responsible for analyzing xyz.
On Resume: - Saved company $xx by streamlining xyz process.

I hope that helps.


Your comments are very helpful. Thanks for sharing your idea.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   27 Dec 2010, 15:05
I already completed my interview with an alum but received an invitation to meet with an adcom member again.
Anyone had similar experience?
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