Given that we are starting to have the 2009 group, I wanted to start the 2009 group for Columbia! Please feel free to post reports and statistics based on your research.. Good Luck! ******************* ED Stats Applicants: 25 Admitted: 2 Dinged: 11 Waitlisted: 0 Deferred: 0 ED Applicants loathetheapps - admitted TienyChesney - admitted sterny - dinged GK_Gmat - dinged ryuguy904 - dinged happybunny - dinged TheFreedomAngel - dinged sng - dinged PalmettoRU - dinged GoBruins - dinged VISHGOEL - dinged solaris1 - dinged IHateTheGMAT - dinged cs11 - dinged llest - dinged WillAsher - dinged sondenso fatb deckardbr YihWei redbeanaddict fooFighter anadimisra mashi filmcity gpulluri CompanyMan ******************* RD Stats Applicants: 34 Admitted: 0 Dinged: 0 Waitlisted: 0 Deferred: 0 RD Applicants jjright - Interview 01/07/09 Admitted Withdrew for Wharton foodstamp - Submitted 12/15/08 Interview 01/06/09 Admitted AZCFA/pguard - Submitted 01/06/09 Interview Admitted Withdrew for Chicago arshia22 - Interview Admitted praz - Submitted 10/30/08 Interview 01/09/09 Waitlist js594 - Interview Waitlist yaazol - Submitted 01/20/09 Interview Waitlist sonibubu - Submitted 9/5/08 Interview 01/22/09 Withdrew isa (fka AC) - Submitted 11/24/08 Interview 01/08/09 Dinged AdamH83 - Submitted 11/26/08 Interview 01/06/09 Dinged bostonsparky - Submitted 11/28/08 Interview 01/07/09 Dinged oziozzie - Submitted 12/26/08 Interview 01/26/09 Dinged liquidice - Submitted 12/29/08 Interview 01/30/09 MBARunner - Interview Dinged smokedpotatoes2 - Submitted 01/07/09 Interview Dinged agold - Submitted 01/05/09 Interview Dinged Sleepy - Interview MBAAspirant2008 - Interview Dinged bsd_lover LeftOut - Dinged yellowjacket - Submitted 12/20/08 Dinged levfin2003 - Submitted 01/03/09 labomba - Submitted 01/05/09 dglasser - Submitted 01/05/09 Dinged suntaurian - Submitted 01/06/09 fugo - Submitted 01/06/09 Dinged tarunmalik - Submitted 01/07/09 leonidas - Submitted 01/07/09 Mclaughlin - Submitted 01/07/09 gboi - Dinged latetotheparty balboa gregory - Dinged DanielPlainview walker

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filmcity

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30 Oct 2008, 05:26

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Hey Guys -

Rejected without interview.

Profile:
730 GMAT (Q 79%, V 97%, Total 96%), GPA 3.21 Economics
Work ex: 5 yrs, 4 yrs mgt. consltng (US) + 1 yr M&A (India) both with globally well known, reputed firms
ECs: Decent
Leadership: Decent
Origin: Indian

Applied ED on Sep 24. Thought I submitted a top-notch application but obviously not. This was a dream school for quite some time so the rejection is disappointing to say the least.

Congrats to those who are in. Good luck to those waiting. And f*ck this **** for us who got rejected.

May be your age did you in ( if thats true)..what I am finding is that Columbia is heavily following its "peer schools" ( I love the way they always place this word)

deckardbr

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30 Oct 2008, 08:57

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Has anyone who applied on Oct 7th received some kind of notification?
(aside from the one dude on BW)

Still waiting...

jmtkrs10

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31 Oct 2008, 12:06

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deckardbr

Has anyone who applied on Oct 7th received some kind of notification?
(aside from the one dude on BW)

Still waiting...

I submitted 10/7 and just received the interview invite.

Stern2000

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31 Oct 2008, 12:50

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Hi, I submitted on 10/7 as well and am starting to feel nervous about not hearing anything. How has everyone been receiving their interview invitations? Through phone? Email?

foodstamp

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31 Oct 2008, 13:36

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Quick transcript question:

Current GPA - this is the GPA for the specified semester?
Cumulative GPA - this is the cumulative GPA for all of the semesters thus far?

bostonsparky

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31 Oct 2008, 13:42

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foodstamp

Quick transcript question:

Current GPA - this is the GPA for the specified semester?
Cumulative GPA - this is the cumulative GPA for all of the semesters thus far?

Yes, aka:

Fall 2002
Math-A
Psychology-A
History-B
Gym-B

Current GPA 3.5
Cumulative GPA 3.5

Spring 2003
Social Studies-A
Physics-A
Art-B
Speling-D

Current GPA: 3.0
Cumulative GPA: 3.25

sonibubu

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31 Oct 2008, 14:18

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bostonsparky

Speling-D

foodstamp

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31 Oct 2008, 14:46

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thanks

nice catch soni lol

GoBruin

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31 Oct 2008, 14:47

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foodstamp

Quick transcript question:

Current GPA - this is the GPA for the specified semester?
Cumulative GPA - this is the cumulative GPA for all of the semesters thus far?

Yes, aka:

Fall 2002
Math-A
Psychology-A
History-B
Gym-B

Current GPA 3.5
Cumulative GPA 3.5

Spring 2003
Social Studies-A
Physics-A
Art-B
Speling-D

Current GPA: 3.0
Cumulative GPA: 3.25

I don't know if I agree with that. I think current and cumulative is the same thing. Since people usually don't have a current GPA, since their grades are always from the previous semester (hence not current). I think current and cumulative are the same!

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31 Oct 2008, 15:09

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https://www.calvin.edu/academic/sas/acad ... bation.htm

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What is The Difference Between A Current GPA And A Cumulative GPA?

The current GPA is the grade point average for a given semester; the cumulative GPA is the grade point average of all semesters at Calvin combined.
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and I'm glad someone picked up on my transcript humor

GoBruin

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31 Oct 2008, 15:25

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https://www.calvin.edu/academic/sas/academic_probation.htm

>>
What is The Difference Between A Current GPA And A Cumulative GPA?

The current GPA is the grade point average for a given semester; the cumulative GPA is the grade point average of all semesters at Calvin combined.
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and I'm glad someone picked up on my transcript humor

wow never knew that. Hmm I've always used them interchangably, only difference is that for current is when I say it, cumulative is for resume.

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01 Nov 2008, 12:38

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Has anyone at all been waitlisted in the ED round this year? I swear that I haven't seen anyone get a WL either here or on the BW forums.

solaris1

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01 Nov 2008, 13:59

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I've wondered about that myself, there haven't been any WLs or Deferrals reported so far. Perhaps CBS expects their yield to be that sky high this year that they don't expect any movement on the WL at all? It's still too early in the application season however.

terp06

Has anyone at all been waitlisted in the ED round this year? I swear that I haven't seen anyone get a WL either here or on the BW forums.

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01 Nov 2008, 14:04

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There were several WLs on GMATClub last year. Are they expecting to fill their class with laid-off finance people and other last minute applicants to the RD round?

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So I'm working on essay 2 and am looking for advice. I understand that the question is asking about an example where you learned more from an experience than a theory but...do you have to reference a particular theory? Do you have to lay out what you thought would happen based on that theory? And then what was different?

My current draft describes something I did and what I learned from it, but it doesn't reference anything in particular...

I just want to make sure I don't miss a major component of the essay!!
thanks for your help,
ac.

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03 Nov 2008, 10:56

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ac8706

I like their explaination the best
https://www.mbamission.com/blog/2008/07/ ... 2008-2009/

it seems to give more direction than clear admit, but you can also try clear admit.

filmcity

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03 Nov 2008, 11:15

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Received an interview invite...phew

Totally gave up any hope of getting one...

Interview is on 9th with an adcom officer

foodstamp

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03 Nov 2008, 12:33

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congrats filmcity!

isa

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03 Nov 2008, 14:42

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ac8706

I like their explaination the best
https://www.mbamission.com/blog/2008/07/ ... 2008-2009/

it seems to give more direction than clear admit, but you can also try clear admit.

thanks!!

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04 Nov 2008, 12:59

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i don't know if any of you have looked at the columbia ed google spreadsheet on the BW forums...but how come some applicants were accepted without an interview? how does that work? I thought interviews were required...