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Hi quick question:

What is the intention behind the financing section in the application?

Should I try to zero the financing gap? Or the financing gap will be considered for any need-based scholarship?

Context:
I have very little funding from self/family. I have to navigate my MBA financing through scholarships and student loan.
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*Kishoreadi writes:*
> Hi quick question:
> What is the intention behind the financing section in the application?
> Should I try to zero the financing gap? Or the financing gap will be considered for any need-based scholarship?
> Context:
> I have very little funding from self/family. I have to navigate my MBA financing through scholarships and student loan.
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Ad coms always say that this questions exists to gather informarion and they don’t affect your candidature

Also almost very few people are able to self finance FT MBA at Columbia and ad coms are aware about it, so try to be authentic,
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I'd think this section weighs less for the Aug intake compared to J Term. For J Term, they are looking at company / self sponsored candidates who are mostly returning to previous roles and I'm guessing some weightage heads there. Have head of several sponsored Aug Term candidates being redirected to J Term.

Aug has plenty of scholarships / fellowships / summer internship which would help with budgeting.

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Did anyone take the EA?
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Planning to submit application with 152 EA
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Is it true that CBS don’t like home test GRE?
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Does CBS give an extension for recommendations to arrive? If yes, what is the timeline?
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Does CBS give an extension for recommendations to arrive? If yes, what is the timeline?
No they don’t
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I’ve been working on my Columbia essays and found them harder than expected to structure. I tried SmartDraft and the draft actually reflected my voice Has anyone else used it for any other schools?
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Does letter of recommendation needs to be on a letterhead??
It’s required if your recommender doesn’t have a professional email ID
Or else you will have to explain in optional essay
Apart from that not required
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So with offical work mail, it can be skipped
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