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amedm

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haha... Co2012, it looks like BuJaasim hasn't read your post yet

FYI everyone, here's what I found about Columbia interviews on the web
https://www.clearadmit.com/wiki/index.ph ... aInterview - already mentionend by co2012
https://adam-markus.blogspot.com/2009/10 ... lumni.html
https://www.accepted.com/mba/interviews/ ... mit&bhcp=1
https://www.interviewbay.com/interview_t ... w-tips.php

Agree with co2012, the informations in the CBS thread will be more and more "diluted" if everyone is asking the same, basic questions.

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Thanks amedm, I missed the previous post somehow ('^_^).

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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.

Hey the status changed to 'under review', hope yours did too

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05 Sep 2010, 14:33

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Not yet, it's still being printed after 4 days... maybe they have a paper jam

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05 Sep 2010, 19:12

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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?

Adam Markus has the following advice in his interview strategy discussion:

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Questions for the interviewer
You should be ready to ask questions to your interviewer. What you ask should be governed by the following considerations:
1. Is the answer to the question obvious? If so, don't ask the question.
2. Is the answer to the question really relevant to you? If not, don't ask it. General questions that have no specific connection to you are probably not worth asking.
3. Will the interviewer be able to answer the question? In general avoid asking interviewers questions that they are not really able to answer. Asking an alum who graduated five years ago about what is new at the school would be one such bad question.

When formulating questions it is obviously important to consider who you will be interviewing with because what you ask an alum is not the same as what you ask an admissions officer or current student.

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Hey guys,
I had a question related to the Extracurricular section online application
The description at the top states the foll

"Your activities should include the college, community and professional activities in which you have participated that are most important to you. Do not list part-time jobs or other paid positions."

The no part-time and other paid positions kinda bothers me.
The thing is that during my college I had to support for my studies and my family, so I managed my family business and started a new one as well.
Considering the statement above do u guys think it would be appropriate to mention it in the Extracurricular section.

Thanks!!!

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I think your college work experiences should certainly be mentioned in your application, but not in the extracurricular section. I seem to recall a direction somewhere in the application to note significant undergraduate work experiences in the optional essay. That's certainly what I did, since I had several college internships which have relevance to my future pursuits but which no longer appear on my professional resume.

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thanks a lot amakelikbe, that was really helpful.......

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07 Sep 2010, 07:38

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good luck everyone! This week should be the official beginning of admissions.

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07 Sep 2010, 08:00

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Hi All,

A week has passed an my interviewer has still not submitted his feedback. I know that the deadline is 2 weeks, and I'm starting to wonder what I should do if there is no feedback submitted next week. Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks

lawgonebusiness

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07 Sep 2010, 08:08

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My interviewer waited for one week. I emailed the school to ask what was going on after a week.

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Man, as I do my other apps, I realize how crappy my CBS app was

Losing hopes day by day. $250 would've been a lotta in-n-out burgers

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I can't imagine there being any quick resolution today. Probaby more like that there's a round-table meeting where they say "right, guys, the year begins in earnest now - let's divvy up the work and get moving! Here are the weekly goals - roll out!" and we start seeing more decisions later this week and next week.

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[quote="cpaswitcher"]Hi All,

A week has passed an my interviewer has still not submitted his feedback. I know that the deadline is 2 weeks, and I'm starting to wonder what I should do if there is no feedback submitted next week. Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks[/quote]

My interviewer waited close to three weeks which was agonizing and frustrating. Did he forget? Does he not give a ****? Is Columbia aware? Should I reach out to him?

First thing I would suggest is atleast waiting until the two week deadline before contacting Columbia. I called them and they told me not to worry about it and not to reach out to the interviewer on my own. That was a Monday. By Thursday I was getting more frustrated so I called again to inquire whether they were able to get in touch with him. They said yes and he is working to get it done. The next day it was done. Apparently they have someone responsible for tracking down late interview reports.

I think calling like I did is fine, but it seems to me Columbia is very on top of the process and its just getting these busy people to submit which is the challenge.

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Hey Guys,

Just interviewed today.

Interviewer: Really friendly guy. I searched through all the names on the CBS interviewer list and I found him to be the most compatible with my career goals. And luckily he was also a J-Term! Overall, he was super down to earth and made the interview overall casual.

Formalities So I guess the interview process now requires ID's. I usually leave a lot of unnecessary things (cell phone, computer, etc) in my car. So don't forget your ID's. We joked around about that, I guess in the past people have paid others to interview.

The interview

1. He had a copy of my resume and asked me to walk through it and explain "why mba" "why columbia" etc. As I highlighted each point he asked interesting questions. For ex. I was the head of the judicial board in my fraternity. And he asked me about any crazy experiences I have had. Overall we spent a good 1/2 on non-formal questions, things relating to my startup, the VC firm that invested in us, etc. We also talked about foods we liked, hobbies, etc.

2. He brought out the printout of what CBS sent him to ask (he joked how it was such a formal process)

1. Describe an ethical dilemma you faced.
2. Tell me about a leadership experience
3. What other schools are you applying to? (he also said, would you go to columbia and answered without hesitation "yes, of course"

He only asked a few formal questions and then he went over his experience at CBS. It was great to have someone with a similar career interview since he said "a lot of what I see you in is where i was when i was applying to CBS".

3. I asked him about how he benefited most from CBS, the networking strength in West Coast and also why he chose his current career. Then as the convo progressed, I asked him about his fav city in Europe (since he traveled) and we talked and joked around about that.

In the end, he said I would be a great fit for CBS. My goals are clear and he has no doubt that I stand to benefit from an MBA at CBS. Also talking to him really strengthened my drive to go to CBS.

my 2 cents

1. Find someone similar to your career or sector (it really helps to relate)
2. Be prepared to give a story in every aspect of your resume.
3. Bring an ID (hah)
4. Try and relate to your interviewer as much as possible. I was quite nervous at first but as soon as we began talking i eased up.

So i guess rumors are CBS should give out notices this week or next. It's out of my hands now.

Best of luck to everyone else interviewing!

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07 Sep 2010, 13:27

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jmtomaz: great debrief! Thanks for sharing!

Has anyone besides LGB been accepted?

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Sounds like it went really well.

Did anybody else have interviewers who explicitly said that they would recommend you or that you would be a good fit?

How many people had interviewers who replied to their thank-you notes?

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jmtomaz

great debrief....how long did you have to wait for an interview from the time your app went under review

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Submitted 8/25
Under Review 8/26
Interview Invite 8/30

I'm applying for J-Term Program, so the speed of the responses should be attributed to that.

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Submitted 8/25
Under Review 8/26
Interview Invite 8/30

I'm applying for J-Term Program, so the speed of the responses should be attributed to that.

lightning fast...i'm going on 9 weeks..don't know if to throw in the towel..i thought i would have heard something by now..for j-term also

i guess at this point i'm one of those applicants that is on the bubble..waiting to see what the rest of the pool looks like