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

Last visit was: 27 Apr 2026, 04:02

It is currently 27 Apr 2026, 04:02

Toolkit

Business School and MBA

MBA Archive

GMAT Club Daily Prep

Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.

Go to My Error Log Learn more

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

Back to Forum

Create Topic

Calling all Columbia Applicants for 2009!

1 ... 36 37 38 39 40 ... 59

terp26

Current Student

Joined: 22 Oct 2006

Last visit: 06 Apr 2020

Posts: 1,210

Own Kudos:

386

Given Kudos: 12

Schools:Chicago Booth '11

Posts: 1,210

Kudos: 386

04 Nov 2008, 13:03

Kudos

Bookmarks

young_gun

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...

If you are a reapplicant, you do not need to interview again.

Check the spreadsheet and look at that column to verify that.

young_gun

Current Student

Joined: 31 Aug 2007

Last visit: 30 Jan 2011

Posts: 282

Own Kudos:

717

Given Kudos: 1

Posts: 282

Kudos: 717

04 Nov 2008, 13:06

Kudos

Bookmarks

quite right...
so it's fair to assume that those re-apps interviewed in previous years?

GoBruin

Current Student

Joined: 05 Aug 2008

Last visit: 26 Jan 2017

Posts: 1,262

Own Kudos:

175

Given Kudos: 20

Concentration: Management Consulting

Schools: Ross 2012

WE 1: 5 Years at Fortune 50 Company in Manufacturing

Posts: 1,262

Kudos: 175

04 Nov 2008, 13:12

Kudos

Bookmarks

young_gun

quite right...
so it's fair to assume that those re-apps interviewed in previous years?

There hasn't been an acceptance that wasn't a reapp or interviewed this year, so I think it's fair to day that everyone was interviewed at some point. Plus If they were so bad that they weren't requested for an interview last year, it's hard to imagine that they would be amazing this year and not require interview.

deckardbr

Joined: 05 May 2008

Last visit: 29 Nov 2009

Posts: 36

Location: France

Posts: 36

Kudos: 0

06 Nov 2008, 07:30

Kudos

Bookmarks

... still no one on a waitlist yet?

This is definitely not "normal". I remember people getting waitlisted very early in the cycle last year.

(of course karma will make sure I'm the first WL of the season! yay)

btw... a bew stats from the BW spreadsheet:

Code:

Decision   Avg days to Interview   Avg days to Decision
A         27,50                           43,83
A-Reapp   20,17                           41,71
D         21,33                           37,67
D-Reapp   37,00                           50,20

GoBruin

Current Student

Joined: 05 Aug 2008

Last visit: 26 Jan 2017

Posts: 1,262

Own Kudos:

175

Given Kudos: 20

Concentration: Management Consulting

Schools: Ross 2012

WE 1: 5 Years at Fortune 50 Company in Manufacturing

Posts: 1,262

Kudos: 175

06 Nov 2008, 10:57

Kudos

Bookmarks

deckardbr

Code:

Decision   Avg days to Interview   Avg days to Decision
A         27,50                           43,83
A-Reapp   20,17                           41,71
D         21,33                           37,67
D-Reapp   37,00                           50,20

2 people just got Deferred. I think looking at the timeline this year, the admissions people were really far behind this year.

I think those stats don't mean much anymore, since I think there are so many application that were submited the last week, I think the wait times will dramatically increase.

winstonct

Joined: 06 Nov 2008

Last visit: 18 Nov 2008

Posts: 9

Kudos: 0

06 Nov 2008, 13:19

Kudos

Bookmarks

Hi guys, what is the best way to deal with this tough waiting period?

It really gives me some headwinds

GoBruin

Current Student

Joined: 05 Aug 2008

Last visit: 26 Jan 2017

Posts: 1,262

Own Kudos:

175

Given Kudos: 20

Concentration: Management Consulting

Schools: Ross 2012

WE 1: 5 Years at Fortune 50 Company in Manufacturing

Posts: 1,262

Kudos: 175

06 Nov 2008, 14:15

Kudos

Bookmarks

winstonct

Hi guys, what is the best way to deal with this tough waiting period?

It really gives me some headwinds

Apply to the next school on your list.

winstonct

Joined: 06 Nov 2008

Last visit: 18 Nov 2008

Posts: 9

Kudos: 0

06 Nov 2008, 16:01

Kudos

Bookmarks

But I am done with the application.

GoBruins

winstonct

Hi guys, what is the best way to deal with this tough waiting period?

It really gives me some headwinds

Apply to the next school on your list.

CompanyMan

Joined: 03 Sep 2008

Last visit: 15 Mar 2009

Posts: 87

Own Kudos:

Posts: 87

Kudos: 11

07 Nov 2008, 00:26

Kudos

Bookmarks

winstonct

But I am done with the application.

GoBruins

winstonct

Hi guys, what is the best way to deal with this tough waiting period?

It really gives me some headwinds

Apply to the next school on your list.

If you really have a lot of time, then you can start preparing for the interviews by recording and listening to your answers,,, will definitely help you eventually..

mindgame

Joined: 11 Jul 2005

Last visit: 20 Mar 2010

Posts: 67

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 1

Location: USA

Concentration: Bus. Strategy, Entrep.

Schools:Haas, Booth-PT

Posts: 67

Kudos: 3

07 Nov 2008, 14:30

Kudos

Bookmarks

Dinged!

M/India/IT(6Y)/29Y/740

GoBruin

Current Student

Joined: 05 Aug 2008

Last visit: 26 Jan 2017

Posts: 1,262

Own Kudos:

175

Given Kudos: 20

Concentration: Management Consulting

Schools: Ross 2012

WE 1: 5 Years at Fortune 50 Company in Manufacturing

Posts: 1,262

Kudos: 175

11 Nov 2008, 14:49

Kudos

Bookmarks

Dinged! Time to move on. Goodluck everyone!

ryguy904

Current Student

Joined: 27 Jul 2007

Last visit: 10 Sep 2013

Posts: 859

Own Kudos:

216

Given Kudos: 4

Location: Sunny So Cal

Concentration: Investment Management

Schools:CBS, Cornell, Duke, Ross, Darden

Posts: 859

Kudos: 216

11 Nov 2008, 15:35

Kudos

Bookmarks

GoBruins

Dinged! Time to move on. Goodluck everyone!

Sorry to hear...

sterny

Current Student

Joined: 02 Aug 2007

Last visit: 23 Feb 2011

Posts: 162

Own Kudos:

182

Schools:Wharton

Posts: 162

Kudos: 182

12 Nov 2008, 11:27

Kudos

Bookmarks

What is the normal turn around time to go from Invite to Interview -> Complete status?

I interviewed on 11/7 and my application page still shows "Invite to Interview" - however when I click on "Interviews" (for example to schedule one)..I get a message saying - Sorry no Interviews can be scheduled at this time - Is this the "COMPLETE" status?

solaris1

Joined: 05 Aug 2007

Last visit: 09 Aug 2011

Posts: 1,431

Own Kudos:

223

Given Kudos: 22

Concentration: General Management

Schools:NYU Stern '11

Posts: 1,431

Kudos: 223

12 Nov 2008, 12:23

Kudos

Bookmarks

Your interviewer hasn't submitted his/her feedback yet if it still says "Invite to Interview." They're given a week to do so, and Admissions is pretty diligent about following up with them.

sterny

deckardbr

Joined: 05 May 2008

Last visit: 29 Nov 2009

Posts: 36

Location: France

Posts: 36

Kudos: 0

12 Nov 2008, 13:32

Kudos

Bookmarks

Invited to interview! yay! very happy.

Submitted: 10/7
Under review: 10/9
Interview invite: 11/12

Good luck to everyone

sterny

Current Student

Joined: 02 Aug 2007

Last visit: 23 Feb 2011

Posts: 162

Own Kudos:

182

Schools:Wharton

Posts: 162

Kudos: 182

13 Nov 2008, 07:45

Kudos

Bookmarks

Went into complete status today.

What is the average turnaround time to go from complete -> decision?

sterny

Current Student

Joined: 02 Aug 2007

Last visit: 23 Feb 2011

Posts: 162

Own Kudos:

182

Schools:Wharton

Posts: 162

Kudos: 182

18 Nov 2008, 10:44

Kudos

Bookmarks

Got dinged today - after interview.

Ah this hurts

agold

Joined: 11 Mar 2008

Last visit: 01 Mar 2009

Posts: 1,577

Own Kudos:

302

Location: Southern California

Concentration: Investment Banking

Schools:Chicago (dinged), Tuck (November), Columbia (RD)

Posts: 1,577

Kudos: 302

18 Nov 2008, 10:58

Kudos

Bookmarks

sterny

Got dinged today - after interview.

Ah this hurts

Can you post a re-cap of your interview? How did it go?

sonibubu

Current Student

Joined: 20 Aug 2007

Last visit: 18 Aug 2011

Posts: 810

Own Kudos:

158

Given Kudos: 1

Location: Chicago

Concentration: Strategy, Management, Finance

Schools:Chicago Booth 2011

Posts: 810

Kudos: 158

18 Nov 2008, 11:05

Kudos

Bookmarks

sterny, sorry to hear that.

Can someone initiate a roll-call on the first page? If I have time over the weekend I can try. I'll break it up into ED and RD.

sterny

Current Student

Joined: 02 Aug 2007

Last visit: 23 Feb 2011

Posts: 162

Own Kudos:

182

Schools:Wharton

Posts: 162

Kudos: 182

18 Nov 2008, 12:05

Kudos

Bookmarks

I honestly think my interview went good. I had prepared for the questions that were asked - leadership, teamwork, ethical, why cbs, why mba. It was a conversational interview, and I don't recall any awkwardness or difficult conversation pieces. It went fairly smoothly.

The recommender even said he would recommend me for admission - so I don't think the interview was the problem.

As I said before in a separate thread, maybe our fates are sealed before we even walk into the interview...I guess there is some truth to it.

I got Wharton and Cornell interviews next - hoping my fate is sealed the right way there