Calling all Columbia CBS MBA Applicants: Class of 2026 J-Term 2025 : Columbia

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Welcome 2023-2024 Columbia Applicants Welcome, all Columbia class of 2026 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post. Join Columbia chat Add to my Schools Columbia MBA Deadlines Round Application Due Decisions Released Round 1 Sep 13, 2023 Mid December Round 2 Jan 5, 2024 Late March Round 3 Apr 3, 2024 Early May Columbia MBA Essays Essay 1 Through your resume and recommendation, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next three to five years and what is your long-term dream job? (500 words) Essay 2 The Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) is a co-curricular program designed to provide students with the skills and strategies needed to develop as inclusive leaders. Through various resources and programming, the goal is for students to explore and reflect during their educational journey on the following five inclusive leadership skills: Mitigating Bias and Prejudice; Managing Intercultural Dialogue; Addressing Systemic Inequity; Understanding Identity and Perspective Taking; and Creating an Inclusive Environment. Describe a time or situation when you had the need to utilize one or more of these five skills, and tell us the actions you took and the outcome. (250 words) Essay 3 We believe Columbia Business School is a special place. CBS proudly fosters a collaborative learning environment through curricular experiences like our clusters and learning teams, an extremely active co-curricular and student life environment, and career mentorship opportunities like our Executives-in-Residence program. Why do you feel Columbia Business School is a good fit for you academically, culturally, and professionally? Please be specific. (250 words) Optional Essay If you wish to provide further information or additional context around your application to the Admissions Committee, please upload a brief explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or personal history. This does not need to be a formal essay. You may submit bullet points. (Maximum 500 Words) Columbia Application Stats Class of '24 Applicants 6177 Accepted 1363 Acceptance Rate 22% Enrolled 844(Aug and Jan intakes) Yield Rate 61% Columbia Class Profile Class of '24 Avg. GPA 3.6 Avg. WE 60 Average GMAT 729 GMAT middle 80% 700-760 View the full Columbia CBS Class Profile --> https://academics.business.columbia.edu/mba/admissions/class-profile

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I have got this email from Columbia

I’m part of the Admissions Team at CBS and would like touch base with you regarding the waitlist process.

Does anyone know what does this mean?

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They want to check if you would even come to CBS if they took you off the waitlist. This is yield protection, pretty standard CBS stuff

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Anyone who has switched to GRE from GMAT?

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is there anyone who have applied for spring intake?

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I was thinking R1 might be better to show commitment however I’m scared they might not accept too many in R1 but wait to see applicants in R2

‎Hello,

Aanya here (CoFounder UniAdvise and LBS Alumni).

It’s always better to apply in round 1. Under RTI, you can actually get details of how many students applied vs got offers in each of the rounds. Having said this, it’s better to wait until round 2 if you see some significant improvements in the profile in the mean time such as, a promotion or CFA level 2 or launch of your startup.

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Does Anyone has applied for J TERM in round1?

Has anyone got interview invite?

How much does it will usually take for the J term applicants to get an interview invite

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Does Anyone has applied for J TERM in round1?

Has anyone got interview invite?

How much does it will usually take for the J term applicants to get an interview invite

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