Calling All CBS 2011 Applicants!!

If you legitimately need an internship to achieve your career goals, then forsaking it just to craft yourself as being a better fit for J-term is a really bad idea, IMO.

Like I said, I don't necessarily need an internship because my career goals are pretty defined. So maybe the J-term is the way for me to go anyway. But in your opinion, how much value added is an internship in terms of helping you to get a job upon graduation?

I believe that securing a competitive internship in my industry will be the single most important thing I do to position myself for post-graduate recruitment. What else could possibly be more of a value add than an internship? Could the classroom experience really help you more than on-the-job experience? Could you really come up with better evidence of you being able to hack it in your field than having one firm kick the tires for 3 months and still want you back? Is there a better way to prepare for interviews than to do the job for a summer? Is there a better way to make connections in your industry than to be in that industry? Not only that, but if you start J-term you miss out on all the first year fall recruiting events, which in and of themselves are great for establishing a network for getting that post-grad job.

And you may find that you hate the field you intended on recruiting into! What a small opportunity cost you paid for that information -- just 1 summer -- and you get a whole 9 more months to figure out what you want to do instead. If you started full time in a career you hate you may be stuck in that job for awhile and possibly have to take the first thing that comes along -- there won't be any information sessions out in the real world.

The internship isn't to help you define your career goals -- you should already know that (essay #1!). The internship is to help you reach your career goals.

Just got my first ding. No CBS for me.

I don't feel quite as bad as I might otherwise because Georgetown just called 5 minutes ago to tell me I was accepted. Great timing.

I'm not sure if I would have stood a better chance had I not applied in late January - but word to the wise: don't apply in late January.

Good luck to everyone else!

Got my ding email today as well. Oh well..at least I know.

Just got my ding as well - definitely hurts as CBS was my first choice, but I also was accepted today by Booth so at least that took some of the edge off. A little bit surprised b/c of the quick turnaround and b/c I consider myself a pretty good interviewer, so not sure what they were looking for. Cest la vie.

Submit 1/5
Invite 3/3
Interview 3/8
Complete 3/11
Ding 3/15

Bummed to hear that. Good luck with all of your other apps, and congratulations on GTown!

Just got the cryptic "your status has been updated" email

Submitted 1/10
Under Review 1/31
Interview invite 3/15

"We will contact you within 24 hours with interview scheduling instructions."

Just when I thought all hope was lost!

25/M/3.2/top3UK/730/4yrWE (2 consulting, 2 Corp Dev for Fortune 500), decent ECs

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Congrats, man! That's gotta feel great.

Got my ding yesterday. Definitely hurts (CBS being the only school I applied to) but learned a lot from the process and looking to put in a couple of Round 1 apps next year. Here is my timeline:

Submitted: 12/23
Under Review: 1/6
Interview Invite: 2/16
Interview: 2/28
Complete: 3/8
Ding: 3/14

International/Male/720 GMAT/3.7GPA/Consulting with 2.5 years WE

I just got my ding today as well. I am really crushed.

700 GMAT / 3.9 GPA from top 10 US university / restructuring investment banking experience.

I did apply in early February so not sure if that is what hurt me. I was an idiot and did not know about the effective December "deadline". Does anyone have any feedback? Should I re-apply? How much can I realistically expect to change/improve over the summer?

Thanks in advance.

I wonder whats taking CBS so long to send the ding mail. No interview invite yet. Its been over 2 months!

Applying in february(after Jan 5 for that matter) is like applying R3 to other schools. I don't understand why that is so hard for many to understand.

Can anyone please share some information on how/ at what exact point is the information about the fellowships/ financial aid provided to the admitted students?

As someone who applied the first week in Feb but has already interviewed and had my status go "complete" at the same time as those who applied in Late Dec/Jan, I don't understand why that means my chances are that much worse as a Feb applicant compared to those who applied earlier?

Maybe you would have gotten in R3 at other schools. CBS reads applications in order submitted; meaning that people who submitted before Jan5 are likely to have a decision on their app before those who submitted after. Most people submit Jan 5; meaning CBS could have accepted most of their class before they make decision on post Jan 5 submissions. That's not to say it is impossible to get in after Jan 5. it is just less likely like a submission in R3 versus R1/R2 would be at another school.

It's been relatively quiet today from CBS.....