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

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vincev84

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For all of us out there waiting anxiously to hear something, anything from CBS, check this out for a mental health break.

https://www.theonion.com/articles/84-mil ... k-c,18003/

"8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live
'We're Getting The Hell Out Of This Sewer,' Entire Populace Reports"

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So CBS says no but curious as to LGB and others thoughts.....

How soon after submission interview offer is extended....relevant as to how strong they felt you were or irrelevant?

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02 Sep 2010, 09:56

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Probably relevant. If the first reviewer likes your app, you get invited = sooner. If the first reviewer doesn't like your app but the second one does and invites you = later. So basically, the stronger your app the more likely you are to be invited earlier in the process.

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02 Sep 2010, 10:04

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What constitutes "early"?

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02 Sep 2010, 10:10

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my theory runs the contrary. Suppose first one likes you very much and knows that you will get an invite later on, he/she will probably pass you along to the second reader, who may do the same thing to pass you along to the committee, knowing that you will get an invite anyway. When you get an invite, they have to stop the review process until you complete the interview. So if you are a solid yes, it's more likely for them to interview you later than sooner, I guess. Well, after all it's all surmise.

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02 Sep 2010, 10:14

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What constitutes "early"?

It's subjective isn't it? I try to gauge the time frame based on when other people submitted their apps. I think there was one fellow who submitted his app around the same time I did (last week of July). He got an invite at least two weeks before I did. Therefore, I could assume that his app was more interesting somehow and drew the attention of the adcom.

But really, who knows. Just because he got an invite before I did doesn't mean he's a better candidate, we might not even be from the same applicant pool (different backgrounds and goals). I try not to overanalyze. What matters is whether you get the invite at all.

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02 Sep 2010, 10:26

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Also --- any J-term movement?? Anyone??? The entire spreadsheet is ED people and I havent heard anything from anyone who applied J-term for a while....

Cmon folks! They told LGB they are working on J-term! Lets have some updates!

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02 Sep 2010, 10:32

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According to this interview with Mary Miller, an applicant could get an invite before the second reader sees it if the first reader likes the app:

Mary Miller

Applicants can be invited to interview at any point in the process, and being invited for an interview is a very positive signal to the applicant that we are interested in him or her. That invitation is really, really important. So a first reader can nominate that an applicant be invited to interview, at which point candidates are then sent a list of alumni in their local area who have been trained and have volunteered to interview applicants. Applicants set up the interview and get to choose who they interview with. There is an interview format that we send to our alumni interviewers. They conduct the interview blind – all they get is a resume of the applicant – and then they return the list of answers to us.

The application then will go to a second reader. If an applicant hasn’t been nominated for an interview by the first reader, the second reader will also have the option to invite for an interview. Once again, at any point in the process someone can be invited to interview.

https://www.bschooladmissionsformula.com ... ry-miller/

To me, the variable that makes it tough to infer anything from how long it took to get an interview invite is how long it took for your app to get into the hands of the readers.

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02 Sep 2010, 10:37

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@columbiawannabe: I'm a J-term applicant (applied 08/11) and I just got an interview invite today :-D

Any other news on the J-term front ?

columbiawannabe

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02 Sep 2010, 15:12

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Can anyone who has had an interview please speak a bit about the questions THEY asked of INTERVIEWERS? What are some things that didnt seem contrived that you asked them about their experience in order to seem very interested but not lame?

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Submitted day before.....the application page still shows submitted and not 'under review'!
Am I being impatient here?

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03 Sep 2010, 05:54

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Submitted day before.....the application page still shows submitted and not 'under review'!
Am I being impatient here?

I'm in the same boat. I'm guessing things will get going after the Labour (or Labor) Day holiday on Monday.

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Submitted day before.....the application page still shows submitted and not 'under review'!
Am I being impatient here?

I'm in the same boat. I'm guessing things will get going after the Labour (or Labor) Day holiday on Monday.

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lets hope se

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03 Sep 2010, 10:59

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Please add me to the roll call. ED applicant.

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03 Sep 2010, 12:43

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Sorry to repeat....but....

Can anyone who has had an interview please speak a bit about the questions THEY asked of INTERVIEWERS? What are some things that didnt seem contrived that you asked them about their experience in order to seem very interested but not lame?

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03 Sep 2010, 14:05

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just ask some normal questions like what do you think of Master Classes, or recruitment, or student clubs. Just show you are interested in the school.

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@columbiawannabe: I'm a J-term applicant (applied 08/11) and I just got an interview invite today :-D

Any other news on the J-term front ?

Congrats amedm. Good luck with your interview.

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Hey guys,

Firstly, congrats to all the admits (so far looks like we've got one - sorry for ruling out J-term admits - congrats to you as well, well deserved)

I'm hoping to submit for ED this week. Essays, recommendations, and application - done.

Just an FYI (I'm sure most of you know this) ClearAdmit has some good interview prep material. The reason I mention this is that it can get a little inefficient if each of us has the same question "What questions were you asked?". Seems like we have a 47 page forum with about 10 pages of useful information. (LOL, its about to get worse now with GMATclub's offer to win a trip to your fave b-school - I bet $20 this forum turns 55 by Monday).

My profile - 26/4 years experience in consulting and running a division in a family business/710 GMAT Q49,V38.

Good luck all!

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03 Sep 2010, 23:06

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Hi all,

Very informative forum, thanks for sharing your experiences everyone!

I'm curious about the questions that the interviewer asks those who get invited. So far I read here questions like:

* Why an MBA?
* Why now?
* Why CBS?
* Mention an adversity you overcame.

Any other questions or areas of interest that one can expect during an interview?

Thanks,