Calling ALL Waitlisted CBS Applicants - (2015 Intake) Class of 2017

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Columbia Business School Waitlisted Applicants Thread. Waitlist Management Compilation of the best waitlist Strategies Columbia 2012 - Calling All Waitlisters CLEAR ADMIT : The Waitlist CLEAR ADMIT : Waitlist Correspondence CLEAR ADMIT : Navigating the Waitlist VERITAS : I'm Waitlisted......Now What? Waitlisted?........Now What? Roll Call NOTE :- The above list updates automatically as and when applicants update their application Status. If your name does not appear in the list, please check and update your application status or post in this thread. Good luck to all Waitlisted Candidates!!

Here is a recording of a webinar to discuss waitlist situation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Lo8LAfOIQ

Narenn · Answer

How to Get Off the MBA Waitlist - A Webinar by GMAT Club and Critical Square.

Dear Waitlisted Applicants,
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But after you do, sign up for this webinar hosted by Bhavik, the Managing Partner at Critical Square. He'll talk about the process, the stats, do's and don'ts, and what has worked for their clients in the past. He'll wrap everything up with a live Q&A session. You don't want to miss this!

Date and Time: Thu, Jan 15, 2015 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PST

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Narenn · Answer

How to Get Off the MBA Waitlist - Webinar Recordings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVzogS8APEw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Lo8LAfOIQ Here is a resource you might still find useful. https://criticalsquare.com/how-to-get-o ... -waitlist/

w59 · Answer

i just found out I am waitlisted after interview. does anyone have any suggestions on how to get off? Columbia is my first choice.

Tongua · Answer

hi there, anyone getting off the waitlist?. How to proceed??

akueldo · Answer

I've read through last years thread and it looks like CBS offers waitlisted candidates a chance to speak with admissions on the phone. Has anyone heard back from their waitlist manager, and had this call?

w59 · Answer

i did. basically they just ask if you have any questions about the process and ask that you send them an email update every so often
about updates in your life (work changes, vacations you've gone on, etc). pretty informal discussion. i've been on the waitlist now for three weeks. would love to hear if anyone has gotten off yet.

akueldo · Answer

That's helpful, thanks. I do appreciate that they don't just leave you hanging there. Good luck to everyone, this is tough.

JZ1728 · Answer

Was on it from September until end of January: did everything I could. (Retook gmat, new job, new volunteer, new startup role, etc. u name it, I probably did all). Still didn't get off the list. The pain was/is still excruciating!!!! Good luck to you guys. Not to discourage you guys. But manage your expectations. I know friends who have and haven't gotten off waitlist. It's kinda out of your hands.

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w59 · Answer

JZ1728  - i'm sorry it didn't work out for you! when did your friends get off the waitlist? any updates from anyone on here this year?

Tongua · Answer

today I had a call with my waitlist manager. She was very nice during the conversation and she also mentioned that the Committee haven't meet yet so they expect to meet in a couple of days and that the WL is reviewed every time they meet.

Icarus10 · Answer

How often were you guys told to contact the wait list manager?

Tongua · Answer

Hi  Icarus10 . She said to be in contact once every two weeks.

Icarus10 · Answer

Thanks, I better think hard about something interesting enough for an update.

hefetus · Answer

I spoke with the waitlist manager almost 2 weeks ago and she told me that they will likely meet next week. Not sure how true that still is but I hope that information is helpful to someone.

Icarus10 · Answer

That makes sense given that most peer schools release their R2 decisions over the next few days, I expect they will see who pulls out of the wait list after receiving other offers and then make offers to who they like from the remainders.

w59 · Answer

Icarus10  and  Tongua  - are you going to remove yourselves from the waitlist now that you've gotten a wharton accept?

Icarus10 · Answer

I was planning on waiting for the results from Booth and Kellogg so I have all the information to assess then letting CBS know early next week when I have made a decision.

akueldo · Answer

Hopefully there's some action on the waitlist after all the R2 decisions.

Any idea if an admit to another M7 school is something that should be shared to the CBS waitlist manager? Is that of any interest to them?

Jphillips20 · Answer

I was admitted to Yale with a scholarship, but am still waitlisted at CBS. Do you think it's important to share with my waitlist manager the details of my scholarship at Yale, or should I just refer to its existence?

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