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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 10:41
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i am in the sheet now ....

not sure what total profile consists of but i was 680 gmat / 3.6 gpa/ 5years work experience in s&t

i made it clear in essays that columbia was top choice (only applied to nyu and cbs). visited school about 5 times, sat in on 4 classes, spoke to tons and tons of students.... i pretty much courted them so they had no doubt how serious i was about attending. also helps that i live in nyc

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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 ;)


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.......
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 10:45
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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?


I spoke with a member of AdCom at the event on Saturday. She told me that each application gets read by three people, any of whom can send out an interview invite. And then there is still a committee evaluation, which can also result in an invite. So it seems like invite requests, even for the bulk of people that applied in early January, will be spread out in time. I wouldn't expect to see that many this week or next.

I was also told that the decision process should take 8-12 weeks. And the usual "interview invites can come at any time during that period". I will start getting anxious after 6-8 weeks, but not yet.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 11:18
Is the interview invite extended via the applyyourself website and email? I am currently “Under Review” so if I understand correctly, the next “Status Update” could indicate EITHER “interview” or “Denied”, correct? Thanks
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 11:26
Wow, very fast turn around. Congratulations.

rockrock wrote:
i am in the sheet now ....

not sure what total profile consists of but i was 680 gmat / 3.6 gpa/ 5years work experience in s&t

i made it clear in essays that columbia was top choice (only applied to nyu and cbs). visited school about 5 times, sat in on 4 classes, spoke to tons and tons of students.... i pretty much courted them so they had no doubt how serious i was about attending. also helps that i live in nyc

simple1234 wrote:
rockrock wrote:
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 ;)


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.......
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 12:34
The same thing happened to me, I saw someone I knew at the event and we left together to get coffee, I completely forgot! I'm bummed. But the event itself was really fantastic, I hope everyone enjoyed it too.

josiebella and other admits, will you be at CBS Connect on 2/11? We should definitely meet up, it would be nice to know some people there!

simple1234 wrote:
rockrock wrote:
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 ;)


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.......
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 12:39
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VictoryMBA wrote:
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?


If it makes you feel any better - I just submitted mine today. I had everything lined up, but it took me a while to get the essays in shape. To be honest, Columbia is a bit of a stretch for me anyway - so don't think the fact that I submitted near the end of January instead of the beginning of January is going to be a deciding factor.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 16:40
Hi Everyone-

Here is my timeline if it helps:

submitted: 12/22
complete: 12/30
Interview invite: 1/13
interview: 1/27 (it was tought to schedule)

good luck everyone!
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 16:42
Lisab0131 wrote:
Hi Everyone-

Here is my timeline if it helps:

submitted: 12/22
complete: 12/30
Interview invite: 1/13
interview: 1/27 (it was tought to schedule)

good luck everyone!


Ugh. I went under review on January 4th and still no word yet. I guess it's over for me.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 17:05
Just got an invite, submitted 12/08, complete and under review on 1/04

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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 18:25
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Is the interview invite extended via the applyyourself website and email? I am currently “Under Review” so if I understand correctly, the next “Status Update” could indicate EITHER “interview” or “Denied”, correct? Thanks


Yeah, you get an email from applyyourself that status has changed and when you log in it says you will be contacted about interview scheduling within 24 hours. And yes, at this point your next status update could either be an interview invitation or a final decision (not necessarily a ding).
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 21:04
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The same thing happened to me, I saw someone I knew at the event and we left together to get coffee, I completely forgot! I'm bummed. But the event itself was really fantastic, I hope everyone enjoyed it too.

josiebella and other admits, will you be at CBS Connect on 2/11? We should definitely meet up, it would be nice to know some people there!



I will be at Columbia Connect yes! Let's try again to meet up there!
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 22:29
I was checking CBS website and it says: Interviews are not required for admission to Columbia Business School.
Have you heard about someone that was accepted without an interview?
I am kind of anxious about getting an interview invitation... and my status says under review for a long time.
So, i just want to check if there is still hope!
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2011, 23:25
Beta wrote:
I was checking CBS website and it says: Interviews are not required for admission to Columbia Business School.
Have you heard about someone that was accepted without an interview?
I am kind of anxious about getting an interview invitation... and my status says under review for a long time.
So, i just want to check if there is still hope!



My theory based on absolutely nothing is that a pronouncement like that is of "cover your ass" variety. It's meant to protect CBS from criticism when/if they fast track the sons/daughters of kings and dictators of foreign countries into the program. I highly doubt us mere mortals would get in without an interview.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2011, 07:18
Today, I passed the CFA Level I exam and was thinking of informing the Adcom about it. Has anybody sent any additional information? If yes, how?
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 25 Jan 2011, 20:07
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 25 Jan 2011, 20:08
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Originally posted by globalcitizen on 25 Jan 2011, 07:27.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2011, 07:28
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Today, I passed the CFA Level I exam and was thinking of informing the Adcom about it. Has anybody sent any additional information? If yes, how?


You should definitely inform Adcom! Thats a huge accomplishment. I would just call them.


how did you get your score? Its supposed to be emailed to us and I still haven't gotten anything
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2011, 07:30
I just passed level 1 as well. Contemplating on letting them know.
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2011, 07:42
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Today, I passed the CFA Level I exam and was thinking of informing the Adcom about it. Has anybody sent any additional information? If yes, how?


You should definitely inform Adcom! Thats a huge accomplishment. I would just call them.


how did you get your score? Its supposed to be emailed to us and I still haven't gotten anything


I got an email at 7:59 am CST
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Re: Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!! [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2011, 08:37
Looked at some past threads and I thought the general consensus was that CFA doesn't really add much to your application, unless changing fields to show dedication. I mentioned passing L3 this past June in my essay, so hopefully that helps. I'd probably update the resume and inform them of the update...
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