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I'm still waiting but, then again they just changed my status on Jan 23rd to:

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Status Code PEND - Pending Decision
Message Your application is complete and has been placed under review .

You can expect to hear from us with either a final decision or an invitation to interview within 12 weeks from this date.

Please keep in mind that an invitation to interview can come at any point in the evaluation process.
Submitted Date 07 Jan 2009
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Fee Received Date 07 Jan 2009
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This is very strange. I just recd. an email saying my status has been updated and when I check my application status its the same. No change.

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Message Thank you for submitting your online application!

Your electronic application is now being printed and prepared for review. Because of the volume of applications we receive, this stage can last for up to three or four weeks.

Submitted Date 06 Jan 2009
Fee Received Yes
Fee Received Date 04 Jan 2009
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Since you submitted on the 7th, I am going to assume my application is now under review and I will find out within 12 weeks.. i guess.
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good stuff. I wonder how Columbia instructs their interviewers re: submitting feedback, do they just say send it in ASAP or do they specifically instruct the interviewer to take some time to reflect before submitting. I say so because I've yet to hear of someone here having their interviewer submit feedback the day of/day after the interview.

Interesting thought. I am not sure if there is some sort of formal instruction not to submit feedback immediately after the interview. If you take a look at the 2008 RD spreadsheet, a bunch of applicants went complete on the day of their interview or the day after (interviewers must have submitted immediately).

I think a bunch of us will get our decisions this week :shock:
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hmm. actually, my application just went complete.
4:45pm eastern time right now, and my interview was at 11am this morning. i dont know what other people's interviewers were like, but my interviewer seemed to be taking detailed notes during the interview.
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went complete yesterday....
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this wait is killing me.
my interview feedback was submitted a week ago.
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Anyone know if Columbia informs you of scholarships/fellowships immediately upon acceptance, or is there some lag? Thanks!
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Dinged without interview. Good luck all.
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Dinged without interview. Good luck all.
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Sorry man :(

I hope Darden/Stern work out for you.
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Hey all,
I had my interview w/ an alum earlier today. The alum was super nice, offered great insight into bschool and post-bschool life.

Quick recap of questions:
- walk me through your resume
- why CBS
- why MBA
- why now
- what are you looking for from an MBA program?
- what are your goals?

He didn't ask anything about ethical dilemmas, ECs or strengths/weaknesses.

Hope this helps! good luck y'all :)
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Hey guys,

add me to the list. received my admit yesterday as an RD applicant. Good luck to everyone else!
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hey jj, when did your interviewer submit his feedback?
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Hey guys,

add me to the list. received my admit yesterday as an RD applicant. Good luck to everyone else!
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congrats jj! I assume you get an email when your interviewer submits his feedback? If that's the case, it's been 6 days since my interview and still nothing. Considering I got my interview invite back on the 7th and had to delay my interview by 2 weeks since I was on travel, I can totally see Columbia thinking 'does this guy really want to go here or what?', despite it in fact being the first school I decided to apply to. Would I be crazy if I sent an email to the Adcom explaining exactly that?
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Yes I received an email notifying me that me interviewer had submitted his feedback. Id also like to note that my interviewer was top notch, and seemed to be the type to have very solid contacts with CBS to this day (quoted what several deans had told him during various lunches during the past few months). So that probably contributed to him knowing the importance of submitting it quickly.

I hear its fairly normal to spend a while scheduling an alum interviewer. I even read it in the Clear Admit guide. I wouldn't go the e-mail route, unless it was to add some new information to my file, and emphasize the fact that CBS was my #1.
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How many Jan 7th deadline people have gotten an interview intvite or ding?
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How many Jan 7th deadline people have gotten an interview intvite or ding?
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I haven't seen any. In fact, I haven't seen any news for anyone that applied after the new year. We may still have a few more weeks.
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congrats jj! slowly the admits are trickling in, hope there will be many more to join you from gmatclub :-)
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The waiting game is driving me crazy :madd
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i hope all of you do!

one thing that I have noticed at CBS, is that so many of the students are genuinely good people. its been truly a pleasure to get to know many of them, and to witness the enthusiasm with which they embrace their school. I know grad school is mainly a thing you do for your professional life, but this is the first school that really made me understand the whole "fit" argument.. I felt right at home :)
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Congrats jj! Are you going to pick Columbia over Wharton?

My app is approaching the 2 week mark in a few days. I can't help but think that if I don't hear this week, it's probably a ding/WL. :(

What time did your status check e-mail come when you finally got the admit? I am trying to figure out if it's generally a morning thing, afternoon thing, or completely random.
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