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Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!!

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jery2911

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24 Feb 2011, 13:45

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My "interview complete" email just came - so thanks to those who told me to sit tight! 8 days from interview to "complete". Now the fun part...

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24 Feb 2011, 13:56

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Deposits are due today for which admits?
Would a RD applicant who was notified of admission say in the last month also be putting up deposits already?

Yep. I was admitted end of January and given 3-4 weeks.

whoa, that doesn't seem fair? so some people might only have <1 week notice before being asked for a deposit???

There haven't been a lot of late February admits. My guess is that those admitted less than 2-3 weeks from deposit deadline get until the next deposit deadline to decide.

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24 Feb 2011, 14:07

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Deposits are due today for which admits?
Would a RD applicant who was notified of admission say in the last month also be putting up deposits already?

Yep. I was admitted end of January and given 3-4 weeks.

whoa, that doesn't seem fair? so some people might only have <1 week notice before being asked for a deposit???

It's a rolling deposit deadline, each person has their own deadline based on their date of acceptance

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24 Feb 2011, 14:10

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It's a rolling deposit deadline, each person has their own deadline based on their date of acceptance

So what is the significance of today?

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24 Feb 2011, 14:20

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It's a rolling deposit deadline, each person has their own deadline based on their date of acceptance

So what is the significance of today?

I think if some group of admits from a very similar time period (within a few days of each other) has their deposits due today, then that might mean new decisions are coming to those who are waiting tomorrow or next week based on the deposit rate.

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24 Feb 2011, 14:21

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1/4 submit. 1/19 complete. 2/24 ding. shocked and very depressing. this was the 'easier' (if you can call it that) school to get into vs the rest, and given my background.

varunmishra86

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24 Feb 2011, 14:27

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1/4 submit. 1/19 complete. 2/24 ding. shocked and very depressing. this was the 'easier' (if you can call it that) school to get into vs the rest, and given my background.

Sorry to hear that.

Would you mind sharing your profile/background with us? Thanks.

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24 Feb 2011, 14:31

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1/5 submit
2/24 ding

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pacific2atlantic

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Updated on: 04 Apr 2011, 23:19

Originally posted by pacific2atlantic on 24 Feb 2011, 14:42.
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24 Feb 2011, 15:04

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Wow. Sorry to hear about the dings. Some very impressive profiles getting dinged.

josiebella

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24 Feb 2011, 15:06

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1/4 submit. 1/19 complete. 2/24 ding. shocked and very depressing. this was the 'easier' (if you can call it that) school to get into vs the rest, and given my background.

sorry to hear. good luck with your other schools and you can always reapply next year earlier

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24 Feb 2011, 16:32

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For those of you waiting to interview or about to have your interviews, I figured my experience may help.

I interviewed with an alum who graduated ~20 years ago. It was in his office and very conversational and laid back. He prefaced the entire discussion with "So Columbia makes me ask these really strange questions.. but I'm going to put them aside for now." That definitely set the tone for the rest of the interview!

He was extremely supportive and gave a lot of advice about his Columbia experience and what I shouldn't miss while there. The only standard questions he asked were the famous "ethical dilemma" question and "how do you work in a team?". No "Why Columbia?", "Why an MBA?" or anything like that. I threw in as much of those answers in our original discussion so he may not have needed to ask anything else. In fact, we spent the majority of the interview heading in tangents about my chosen industry and we debated back and forth on that topic (but it didn't feel like he was trying to probe my knowledge, just basic curiosity)

Anyway, for those of you interviewing with older alumni, just be aware that they may not directly ask you the key "admissions office set of questions" so find other ways of inserting in those answers. It certainly did throw me off in the beginning, but in the end, my interviewer told me that he'd write me up well. I know that this entire process is brutal and great applicants are getting dings, so I'll just keep my fingers crossed. Good luck to the rest of you out there!

varunmishra86

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24 Feb 2011, 19:05

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1/4 submit. 1/19 complete. 2/24 ding. shocked and very depressing. this was the 'easier' (if you can call it that) school to get into vs the rest, and given my background.

Sorry to hear that.

Would you mind sharing your profile/background with us? Thanks.

720 GMAT. 5 Yr WE. 3 as an engineer, 2 as a manager @ Fortune 50 company.

Engineering undergrad top school, Engineering grad @ ivy league

Strong extracurr.

Think my weakness was low undergrad GPA - low 3's.

Definitely a solid profile...just speculating but i dont think the undergrad gpa would have been a huge factor considering you have a grad degree and good WE.

Best of luck for your other apps.

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Updated on: 04 Apr 2011, 23:19

Originally posted by pacific2atlantic on 24 Feb 2011, 19:08.
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25 Feb 2011, 05:23

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Submitted Jan 4, Ready Jan 19, Ding email Feb 24...

Female, 26, 730, international, currently in marketing financial sector, goal to get into consulting

To be honest, I am not surprised of the ding. I think I shouldn't have applied to CSB, not good enough match with me...

Good luck to all!

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25 Feb 2011, 06:33

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what do you mean not a good match?

dw21

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25 Feb 2011, 06:50

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Wow, i'm really surprised by some of the dings recently. Some very good profiles..

Obviously it is not merely statistics (Gmat, etc) that the adcom uses in making its decisions. What do yall think really sets one applicant apart from another- specifically at CBS?

josiebella

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25 Feb 2011, 08:04

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it was a 3.2 but I had two LOW grades. However, my grad GPA was 3.9. Youngest manager in my business area, killer reccs, I really don't understand. Hopefully the trend does not continue.

I don' tknow, I really think it is because of timing. Had you applied earlier you would've probably had a much better shot. Your profile looks great.

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25 Feb 2011, 08:16

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what do you mean not a good match?

I just feel like people out of CBS are largely going into finance, as this wasn't my goal I think I had less chances to get in... could be wrong

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25 Feb 2011, 11:06

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I have a question for you guys.. you know how in the app it asks for "anticipated months of employment" when starting the MBA program? Well right now I can't stand my job and I'm thinking about leaving a little earlier than what I put down (maybe May instead of July). I've already went through Kroll fine, but do you think it'll be an issue at matriculation if I leave a few months earlier?