Columbia Business School - Class of 2013 Application Year https://www.totalgadha.com/gmat/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/columbia-business-school.png For Roll Call, see the following spreadsheet. Please use the following form to add your stats to the spreadsheet. Add your name to the list here Spreadsheet 0Ak2vFwPQcf2zdHhjcXN2bjk2MUZ4ZW1pYVJCTFU5NEE Add your name to the list here Prior Years Application Thread CBS F'10 thread: calling-all-2010-cbs-applicants-merged-78610.html CBS F'09 thread: calling-all-columbia-applicants-for-63151.html#p460533

Just submitted my Columbia app, and only 18 days late The upside is that I feel like they were my best essays yet, we'll see what happens.

Last visit was: 22 Apr 2026, 08:52

It is currently 22 Apr 2026, 08:52

Toolkit

Business School and MBA

MBA Archive

GMAT Club Daily Prep

Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.

Go to My Error Log Learn more

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

Back to Forum

Create Topic

Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!!

1 ... 147 148 149 150 151 ... 198

josiebella

Joined: 01 Dec 2010

Last visit: 07 Jun 2011

Posts: 267

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 7

Concentration: Brand Management

Schools:CBS Class of 2013

GPA: 2.9

Posts: 267

Kudos: 17

23 Jan 2011, 09:53

Kudos

Bookmarks

rockrock

I was there as well. But as I said before , wasn't able to stay after. I was one of the admits so it was super exciting to find out that way! Hopefully I'll meet some of you at admitted students day..... At some point, we might want to exchange real names

Awesome!!

mbagal2011

Joined: 28 Dec 2010

Last visit: 31 Mar 2011

Posts: 8

Kudos: 0

23 Jan 2011, 10:16

Kudos

Bookmarks

Sorry couldn't do this earlier. Here is the recap for my interview from last week. We met at my interviewer's office. The setting was really formal, but he was super nice.

resume walkthrough
Why MBA
Why New York
Why now
Why Columbia
What can you contribute
Ethical dilema
Q&A

Then, we chatted a little bit about our jobs and I was on my way out. Still waiting for him to send the feedback.

Hope this helps!

VictoryMBA

Joined: 26 Oct 2007

Last visit: 03 Jun 2011

Posts: 607

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 13

Location: The High Seas

Schools:Tuck, Yale (ding), NYU, Columbia, Duke (int)

Posts: 607

Kudos: 27

23 Jan 2011, 14:34

Kudos

Bookmarks

Anyone know who that american idol finalist is in the class of 2011? I wish I could dind out their stats

Posted from my mobile device

lbiggs

Joined: 11 Nov 2009

Last visit: 17 Jun 2011

Posts: 45

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Location: USA

Schools:Columbia, Wharton, HBS

Posts: 45

Kudos: 4

23 Jan 2011, 14:47

Kudos

Bookmarks

Following the discussions here, it seems like for people who applied in RD December + timeframe, an invite usually goes out 3-3.5 weeks after the UR date. I'm guessing a bunch of invites will start going out mid/late next week.

Had another question. Do any of you notice that activity on the forums - gmatclub/bwforums etc - is way lower than last year. Could this be considered a sign that applications have moderated from the levels seen last year?

mbagirly

Joined: 25 Dec 2010

Last visit: 07 Jul 2011

Posts: 53

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 4

Schools:CBS, Kellogg, Ross (w/$$), Wharton , HBS

Posts: 53

Kudos: 1

23 Jan 2011, 15:04

Kudos

Bookmarks

lbiggs

For just CBS or bschool in general?

lbiggs

Joined: 11 Nov 2009

Last visit: 17 Jun 2011

Posts: 45

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Location: USA

Schools:Columbia, Wharton, HBS

Posts: 45

Kudos: 4

23 Jan 2011, 18:23

Kudos

Bookmarks

mbagirly

lbiggs

For just CBS or bschool in general?

b-school in general. activity on forums is way down.

VictoryMBA

Joined: 26 Oct 2007

Last visit: 03 Jun 2011

Posts: 607

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 13

Location: The High Seas

Schools:Tuck, Yale (ding), NYU, Columbia, Duke (int)

Posts: 607

Kudos: 27

23 Jan 2011, 19:22

Kudos

Bookmarks

lbiggs

mbagirly

lbiggs

For just CBS or bschool in general?

b-school in general. activity on forums is way down.

GC seems about average, but the BW forums seem dead. I don't think it has anything to do with application numbers though, I think it has more to do with declining interest in message boards/forums. Remember that website admissions411.com? that used to be pretty popular a few years ago, now it's hardly used.

VictoryMBA

Joined: 26 Oct 2007

Last visit: 03 Jun 2011

Posts: 607

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 13

Location: The High Seas

Schools:Tuck, Yale (ding), NYU, Columbia, Duke (int)

Posts: 607

Kudos: 27

23 Jan 2011, 19:23

Kudos

Bookmarks

Just submitted my Columbia app, and only 18 days late :wink:

The upside is that I feel like they were my best essays yet, we'll see what happens.

chaoticsilence

Joined: 21 Jul 2010

Last visit: 22 Apr 2011

Posts: 59

Own Kudos:

Schools:MIT (R2-ding), Stanford (R2), Haas (R3-Int), Columbia (RD-Feb)

GPA: First class Dist.

WE 1: 3 years IB

Posts: 59

Kudos: 1

23 Jan 2011, 21:56

Kudos

Bookmarks

VictoryMBA

Just submitted my Columbia app, and only 18 days late :wink:

The upside is that I feel like they were my best essays yet, we'll see what happens.

I'm plugging away on my essays still. Hoping to get them out in the next couple of days. Although I'm contemplating if its too late to stand a realistic chance this year, and if I should rather apply in ED next year. Did you think of that option too?
Any stats around people with apps in Jan/Feb getting admits in the past?

DoorKnocker

Joined: 09 Jun 2010

Last visit: 20 Mar 2015

Posts: 61

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 20

Location: Canada

Concentration: Strategy, Finance

Schools: University of Toronto (Rotman) - Class of 2014

GMAT 1: 740 Q48 V44 Verified score

GPA: 2.57

Schools: University of Toronto (Rotman) - Class of 2014

GMAT 1: 740 Q48 V44 Verified score

Posts: 61

Kudos: 11

23 Jan 2011, 22:21

Kudos

Bookmarks

chaoticsilence

VictoryMBA

Just submitted my Columbia app, and only 18 days late :wink:

The upside is that I feel like they were my best essays yet, we'll see what happens.

You can look at the spreadsheet at the beginning of this thread and see on what dates people submitted their applications so far.

VictoryMBA

Joined: 26 Oct 2007

Last visit: 03 Jun 2011

Posts: 607

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 13

Location: The High Seas

Schools:Tuck, Yale (ding), NYU, Columbia, Duke (int)

Posts: 607

Kudos: 27

23 Jan 2011, 22:30

Kudos

Bookmarks

chaoticsilence

VictoryMBA

Just submitted my Columbia app, and only 18 days late :wink:

The upside is that I feel like they were my best essays yet, we'll see what happens.

Yeah, I thought about that. However my recommenders already submitted their letters, and I basically filled out the entire app so I figured I should probably just complete it and submit. No idea what the reapplicant acceptance rate is.

I brought up a similar concern a few posts back, and another member said that there probably weren't too many more applicants between Jan.5 and now, which made sense to me.

chaoticsilence

Joined: 21 Jul 2010

Last visit: 22 Apr 2011

Posts: 59

Own Kudos:

Schools:MIT (R2-ding), Stanford (R2), Haas (R3-Int), Columbia (RD-Feb)

GPA: First class Dist.

WE 1: 3 years IB

Posts: 59

Kudos: 1

24 Jan 2011, 00:26

Kudos

Bookmarks

yeah, that's what I'm hoping too. Not a lot of apps would have gone in after 5th Jan. Read one of the chat transcripts where an adcom member indicated that CBS receives about 70-80% of its overall applications by Jan end. Guess it shouldn't affect the admission rate as such. My thought is that they'd fill seats keeping the 10-12% admit rate in mind, so even if they've recieved 5000 apps by Jan end, they would look to admit about 500-550 out of the 700, knowing they will receive more apps in the next couple of months. (hopefully). As you can see I'm quite the optimist.

chaoticsilence

Joined: 21 Jul 2010

Last visit: 22 Apr 2011

Posts: 59

Own Kudos:

Schools:MIT (R2-ding), Stanford (R2), Haas (R3-Int), Columbia (RD-Feb)

GPA: First class Dist.

WE 1: 3 years IB

Posts: 59

Kudos: 1

24 Jan 2011, 01:34

Kudos

Bookmarks

Actually, the admit rates would probably higher in ED, 15-17% odd if I were to venture a guess. around 8-10 percent for the RD i guess, to keep the overall acceptance at around th 10-12% mark. Jan 5th as a deadline shouldnt change that admit percentage, although it would result in lower seats post that. Anyway, none of this probably matters. I'm just going to go for it.

mbagirly

Joined: 25 Dec 2010

Last visit: 07 Jul 2011

Posts: 53

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 4

Schools:CBS, Kellogg, Ross (w/$$), Wharton , HBS

Posts: 53

Kudos: 1

24 Jan 2011, 01:38

Kudos

Bookmarks

chaoticsilence

Good luck! I would also just go for it -- no regrets!

simple1234

Joined: 18 Jan 2011

Last visit: 08 Apr 2011

Posts: 34

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 1

Posts: 34

Kudos: 1

24 Jan 2011, 08:11

Kudos

Bookmarks

rockrock

Hello ladies,

I left the conference while chatting with another prospective and forgot about the GMAT club meeting

Josiebella (I assume you were among those who stood up, congrats again) and congratulations Rock Rock, It was great to see you ladies walk up after your names were called out. Rock Rock, can you share your profile please? I certainly hope I meet you ladies sometime in the near future. Fingers crossed fro Columbia.

I also remember one of the adcoms saying they had not received a bulk of their applications yet, so go ahead and apply if you really want to attend CBS, you should be fine.

To those who were dinged, I am so sorry, and wish you the very best with the rest of your aplications.

Still waiting.......

jb88

BSchool Forum Moderator

Joined: 06 Dec 2009

Last visit: 24 Nov 2015

Posts: 230

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 23

Status:Enjoying Class

Concentration: Consulting, Strategy

Schools:Booth

GPA: 3.4

GMAT 1: 690 Q46 V39 Verified score

Posts: 230

Kudos: 88

24 Jan 2011, 09:52

Kudos

Bookmarks

VictoryMBA

I heard that roughly 80% of the apps are end by the January "deadline" not the end of January. That makes anything post Jan. 5th equivalent to Round 3 at another school so the chances are probably slim.

In terms of reapplicants, according to BW:
Applications (admitted and denied) to the newest class: 6,666
Applicants who were accepted to the most recent class: 15 %
Applicants who were re-applicants from prior years: 10 %
Percentage of this year's reapplicants accepted: 24 %

So 666 reapplicants with roughly 160 accepted. 160/1000 shows a reapplicant acceptance rate in line with regular acceptance.

ppop

Joined: 01 Jul 2010

Last visit: 24 Sep 2011

Posts: 79

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 1

Posts: 79

Kudos: 14

24 Jan 2011, 10:11

Kudos

Bookmarks

rockrock

Congratz rockrock!

I was there and was one of the admits as well

Shawshank

Joined: 24 Mar 2010

Last visit: 04 Jan 2014

Posts: 331

Own Kudos:

219

Given Kudos: 4

Posts: 331

Kudos: 219

24 Jan 2011, 10:28

Kudos

Bookmarks

For those of us who went under review in early january, this week should be when we receive interview invites. I"m anxiously checking my e-mail, totally unfocused at work.

Anybody know if columbia sends their invites at a certain time?

simple1234

Joined: 18 Jan 2011

Last visit: 08 Apr 2011

Posts: 34

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 1

Posts: 34

Kudos: 1

24 Jan 2011, 10:30

Kudos

Bookmarks

ppop

rockrock

Congratz rockrock!

I was there and was one of the admits as well

Congrats Ppop, awesome news. CONGRATULATIONS! Can you also give us your admissions timeline, under review/interview etc, as well as your profile if that is okay