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mikelu55,

Congrats man!
Did you apply ED or J-term?
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Got the call this morning from Matthew! Accepted for Full Time MBA Class of 2017!!!!!

Best. Day. of. My. Life.

Timeline for those interested:

Submit - 6/17
Invited to interview - 7/1
Interview - 7/18
Accepted - 8/7

Waiting was the most grueling experience ever but it's all so sweet now.

Happy to answer any questions you guys may have and best of luck!

Congrats! could you share your interview experiences? any surprises? I know from last year's interview blog that CBS doesn't ask ethical dilemma anymore. is it also true this year?

Thanks a lot
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Congrats man!
Did you apply ED or J-term?


ED!!!
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Got the call this morning from Matthew! Accepted for Full Time MBA Class of 2017!!!!!

Best. Day. of. My. Life.

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Submit - 6/17
Invited to interview - 7/1
Interview - 7/18
Accepted - 8/7

Waiting was the most grueling experience ever but it's all so sweet now.

Happy to answer any questions you guys may have and best of luck!

Congrats! could you share your interview experiences? any surprises? I know from last year's interview blog that CBS doesn't ask ethical dilemma anymore. is it also true this year?

Thanks a lot

Yep, no ethical question for me. I'm from NC so I interviewed with an older alum (class of 1980). After the general questions (why MBA etc) it just turned into a conversation about her fascinating life. One of the best interview experiences I've had. Let your passion show and know EXACTLY why CBS and how CBS will help you get to where you want to go.
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Nice one, congratulations Mike!

You guys are giving me a nice push to start wrapping my act up!

Time to brief my recommenders!
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Submitted my application yesterday.
Let's see what happens. I'll keep you guys posted!
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Admissions team of Columbia Business school will be on GMATClub for chat session with CBS applicants. Do attend this event and get your all queries/questions clarified from CBS team. Check this thread for detailed event notification.
https://gmatclub.org/forum/calling-all-cbs-applicants-2015-intake-class-of-171409.html#p1365408

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Wow! A lot of congratulations are in order!

I'm looking to get my ED application in this week.

Any interview break-downs or tips from anyone yet? I know there's a bunch out there from previous years, but it's nice to hear the latest!
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Wow! A lot of congratulations are in order!

I'm looking to get my ED application in this week.

Any interview break-downs or tips from anyone yet? I know there's a bunch out there from previous years, but it's nice to hear the latest!

No new questions from what you see on Clear Admit but the biggest piece of advice I would give is to choose your interviewer carefully. I would stay away from choosing someone in your field because I believe interviewing with someone who is doing something completely different can carry the conversation as you are learning from each other. I believe my interview was what propelled me towards acceptance as I was a borderline candidate.
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Hi Guys.,

Just another reminder for the chat with the Columbia Admissions Team ... It is at 8:00 A.M Pacific Daylight Time (11.00 AM Eastern Daylight Time) today ............

The instructions to login are quite simple... Follow this link https://gmatclub.com/gchat

Login with your Username.............. And voila...
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Good morning everyone, I have only recently started following this messgae board but I have already gotten some useful information out of it so thank you to everyone! I submitted early decision to CBS and I received my invitation to interview exactly two weeks later (almost to the hour).

App Submission: 30 July
Invited Interview: 13 August

I received the list of names to choose from only a couple hours after I confirmed that I would still like to interview. I have heard that you want to pick someone outside of your current field etc but since all CBS provides is a name and email address it forces you to do a quick google search to find out a little about each person.
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Congratulation wnoyes! You are one step closer!
I'm anxiously waiting for my response (it's been a week from my submission).
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Dear CBS Applicants,

Thank you very much for participating in recent chat session with Columbia Admissions Team. We had a very wonderful discussion with Matthew and Dana of CBS team.

For our friends who could not attend the event, here is the transcript of session.

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Well it didn't take very long for my selected Ambassador to get back to me, I have the interview scheduled for next week. Quick question, assuming I get the walk me through your resume prompt, do I start at the top and work down or in reverse job order starting with the oldest? Does it matter at all? Now I just need to review the sample questions and develop my talking points a little bit and practice.

Good luck to everyone else who is going through the process! Its stressful and the waiting stinks but it will be worth it in the end.
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I would go from the oldest (beggining with your undergraduate degree) and finalize with the newest (despite the fact that probably in your resume they are in reverse order).
I believe that is the classic approach...
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I see two admits now. mikelu posted waiting time after submission/interview. could the other lucky candidate share that too?
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Finally submitted! :-D Now the waiting game begins...
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