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dac2011

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25 Jul 2010, 07:02

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Please count me in for ED! Thanks

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26 Jul 2010, 19:28

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lawgonebusiness

Interview invite at last, 8 weeks of waiting.

congrats! i feel somewhat relieved even hearing someone else getting an invite at least, haha.

do you know who your interviewer is already or how does that work?

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27 Jul 2010, 06:03

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lawgonebusiness

Interview invite at last, 8 weeks of waiting.

congrats! i feel somewhat relieved even hearing someone else getting an invite at least, haha.

do you know who your interviewer is already or how does that work?

scheduled this Thursday with an IM guy at Wellington.

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27 Jul 2010, 09:04

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I am submitting for the January intake in the next couple of days. I am a reapplicant who was waitlisted for the RD round for 2010. As a reapplicant, I am only submitting the one essay which has a recommended word limit of 750. I like my essay as it stands, but it is 866 words. Is this too far over the recommended limit? I have cut it down a lot already and feel as though I will have to remove some important information to make it any shorter. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Updated on: 27 Jul 2010, 09:47

Originally posted by lawgonebusiness on 27 Jul 2010, 09:40.
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Marcus7

Whittle it to 800, you will be fine, you can always cut some fat off, just checked my essay word count for essay two which has 500 word limit, mine is 542. So it's about 10% over the limit. I think as long as you stay within 10 to 15%, you will be alright. don't sweat it.

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27 Jul 2010, 09:41

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For information, one of my essay for CBS was over 900 words, but I come from a non-traditional background, and i got invited to interview.

But I took the risk after reading Wharton website:

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Candidates who have worked in nontraditional careers will need to explain issues in a little more detail. If that's your situation, please feel free to write more while still using your good judgment. For more information about nontraditional backgrounds and careers at Wharton, please visit Nontraditional Students.

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27 Jul 2010, 09:45

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Marcus7

For information, one of my essay for CBS was over 900 words, but I come from a non-traditional background, and i got invited to interview.

But I took the risk after reading Wharton website:

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I think it really depends on what you are writing. Exceeding word limits will not break you, for sure.

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27 Jul 2010, 09:53

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hazay, are you still waiting for your final decision?

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Hello folks,

I'm planning to apply in Columbia for Jan 2011 intake, I was just wondering if any accepted candidates or admission consultant can help evaluate my profile (below) and provide inputs for my application.

Executive summary of my profile:
o GMAT 680 (Q 48, V35, AWA 5.5)
o 11 years of full-time experience in IT with last 7 years in programme management in telecom
o International work experience in the UK for last 6.5 years and 4.5 years in India
o Successfully managed IT programmes of upto $6M budget and around 60-90 members involved in a
highly distributed manner
o Executive programme reporting to senior stakeholders (directors) and extensively worked with external customers
o Line management experience. Had responsibility of a 20 member team
o Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation & Control, Gujarat University, India, 1999. Secured
third rank in the academics

My concern about profile/Columbia concerns:
o Cookie cutter profile (IT, Indian, Eng.)
o No strong link with the US
o Post MBA, I'm aiming to come back to telecom - not very "inspiring" goal
o I plan to work in UK / India post MBA, not great Columbia network in these countries (is that true?)
o Even if I get an "admit", it may take much longer to get a student visa for Jan'11 intake

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27 Jul 2010, 10:04

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lawgonebusiness

hazay, are you still waiting for your final decision?

Yep, I could wait for another 2-5 weeks, they re not going to schedule a meeting of the admission committee just to take a decision on my case, I need way more people with "interview complete" status.

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27 Jul 2010, 10:12

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i havent heard anything back yet and its been 13 days. It is still "under review" so who knows.

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27 Jul 2010, 10:25

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shaselai

i havent heard anything back yet and its been 13 days. It is still "under review" so who knows.

I would count in weeks if I were you, less stress

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27 Jul 2010, 10:35

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shaselai

i havent heard anything back yet and its been 13 days. It is still "under review" so who knows.

Just as let you know, i didn't hear back for 8 weeks.

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27 Jul 2010, 11:17

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arjunrampal

Why Columbia? Why now? You don't have to answer these questions for us, but you will need to address them in your essays.. You will also need to answer why an MBA is important for your career goals?

If you don't mind spending $250, why not give it a shot?

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27 Jul 2010, 11:42

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It has now been close to 4 weeks for me of waiting time. My fingers are twitching from all the finger crossing...

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bakfed:

Reading past posts, I assume you are in Cali?

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bakfed:

Reading past posts, I assume you are in Cali?

yep, in san diego (from a town outside of LA, but moved to SD for school)

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Has anyone been admitted for j-term yet?

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27 Jul 2010, 17:05

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looks like I'm late to the party, RD applicant here.. cheers

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To guys,

I find adcom is holding Columbia on the road right now. Several members, including Amanda, of adcom are not in campus. So, I guess once they come back New York, they'll meet and review our applications. Yes, that's next week. So we might hear the result in a short time.