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Columbia 2019-2021 Deadlines
	Early Decision	Merit Based Fellowship Deadline	Regular Decision	J-Term
Application Deadline	Oct 3, 18	Jan 4, 19	Apr 10, 19	Oct 3, 18
Interview Decision Notification	-	-	-	-
Final Decision Notification	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling	Rolling

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Congratulations to everyone who got in! I interviewed last week, but I don't think my interviewer submitted her interview feedback yet. How do you know if the interviewer has submitted feedback? Do you get an email, or does the status on your application page change?

Also wondering if I should email her. I know she's on holiday right now, so I will probably wait until after the New Year to do that.

You get an email notification when your feedback has been submitted. The email informs you that you will have a decision within 14 days. I interviewed in October and received the call 24 hours after getting that notification email. I believe my interviewer submitted my feedback ~72 hours after interviewing.

If you haven't already, email your interviewer to thank them. That may be a good reminder for them to submit their feedback. If you've already done that, I would NOT email them again. It's on the Adcom to pester them to submit their feedback, not you. Good luck!

guys, do you have any idea about TOEFL requirement for Cornell University for MBA? Thanks__

A piece of advice: post that question to the Cornell thread instead.

Actually, I mistakenly post it here. Thanks__

Hi - just received an interview invite, much earlier than I expected. I applied on December 10, so its been less than a month.. I guess they got through a lot of applications during the holidays.

libiem2

Thanks for the update. You can read some of the previous interview experiences in this link https://gmatclub.com/forum/columbia-190 ... brief.html

Please also update you Columbia status to "Invited to interview" using this link https://gmatclub.com/forum/columbia-190 ... acker.html
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If we did not receive scholarship information in the offer letter does that mean we did not get anything?

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CBS DECISION TRACKER

Updates for the last hour:

• Invited to interview, 23 minutes ago, from United States, GMAT:720 (Q48 V41), GPA: 3.97, Industry: Accounting, WE 43, heard via: email
• Denied, 24 minutes ago, from United States, GMAT:700 (Q44 V41), GPA: 3.8, Industry: Entertainment and Sports, WE 84, heard via: portal_update

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I submitted my app a few weeks ago, and I’m curious about the time CBS will spend reviewing it. Would someone who recently received an interview invite be willing to share when you submitted your app and when you received an interview invite?

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I applied right around Christmas and received an interview invite a week ago. I don't think there's a set time frame for review though, so don't make yourself crazy

Received the invite yesterday. Thnx for your reply!

Hi all

I had applied to CBS MBA program on Jan 4th. The status still says submitted. Just had one query - if the status is submitted, does that mean that the adcom has not yet seen my application or is there chance that they have viewed my application, but decided not to send an invite for interview. If they have viewed my application and decided not to invite for interview, when would they send the final decision of rejection/ waitlist. Earlier round applicants - request you to throw some light on the process followed.

CBS DECISION TRACKER

Updates for the last hour:

• Invited to interview, 24 minutes ago, from United States, GMAT:700 (Q48 V38), GPA: 3.91, Industry: Other, WE 72, heard via: email
• Invited to interview, 44 minutes ago, from United States, GMAT:750 (Q47 V46), GPA: 3.9, Industry: Military & Defense, WE 63, heard via: email

UPDATE YOUR STATUS
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PavanJain

I guess the "Submitted" status means just what it says. It doesn't mean either the adcom hasn't seen it or they have seen it but decided not to send an interview. I don't think you should assume any such thing.

HNIC

Can you tell us what your application status says since you are invited to interview?

Thanks.
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Mine says «Invitation to interview» after I press open application. As far as I could tell, it went straight from submitted to ITI.

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Hey everyone. Its nearing a month since the merit fellowship deadline has passed, so I wanted to see if anyone who applied Jan. 4 has heard back yet?

I applied Jan 3 and heard back the 24th. I hope that helps.

Were you notified via email when you got a merit scholarship?

I originally applied in mid-October and just heard about a fellowship award (about half tuition) just within the last two weeks. I got a phone call and then an email afterwards.