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Holy #@*%, I got an interview invite!!! Hands are shaking, and I will get back to you with more as I continue to read past the first few lines of status check page!


Good luck dj!
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AWESOME!!! That's it CBS, give GMATClub some 'love' ;-)
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Thanks everyone, I appreciate it! Hopefully this good fortune will carry through to an acecptance down the road.

I submitted my app on Sept. 22nd, and it went under review that Monday, the 24th. So, it took 4 full work weeks from the time it went under review to the time I received notification.
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My interview is set for Wednesday morning at a coffee shop. Wish me luck!
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As a J-Term ding, I got no loving from CBS. I hope you fare better. Best of luck !!!

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Best of luck dude......crack the interview


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My interview is set for Wednesday morning at a coffee shop. Wish me luck!
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Went to Columbia's reception last night. Man, Linda sold the school, I was really impressed!

I was also shocked with how many times she used the word GMAT...

Applying in 10 days.
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My interview is set for Wednesday morning at a coffee shop. Wish me luck!


All the best!
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I heard stories from an Alumni that if your gmat is not at least 700, the adcom will not even read your essays. But then there was another girl, who was on the HERMES society and she had a 550 on her gmat, the lowest the school has ever accepted..... But it just makes me think that if Columbia is that sold on high gmat scores, why don't they just state it upfront, that " Hey if you don't have something close to a 700, don't bother applying", it will at least save so much time and all hardwork someone might be putting in for an application.....why be a hypocrite saying that GMAT is just one part, can't u be like it is hte most important part...
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But it just makes me think that if Columbia is that sold on high gmat scores, why don't they just state it upfront, that " Hey if you don't have something close to a 700, don't bother applying", it will at least save so much time and all hardwork someone might be putting in for an application.....why be a hypocrite saying that GMAT is just one part, can't u be like it is hte most important part...


Because they want as many people to apply as possible to:

1. Lower their acceptance rate, therefore improving their rankings
2. Be able to select the top candidates with the best and most diverse experiences, even if their GMAT score is low. There may be some Olympic medalist who saves homeless children with HIV in Africa that never got the time to boost his GMAT over 600. Schools would be stupid to say "if you don't have 700, don't bother", since they would never have seen this person's resume.
3. Because they just like to mess with us applicants. :wink:
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.....why be a hypocrite saying that GMAT is just one part, can't u be like it is hte most important part...


I wouldn't call them hypcite, since most of us aren't better. Each of us tells them about professional goals and future service to community we want to do. As far as I know (from forums and from curent students and alumni I know) most of us change our professional goals once in, and nearly all of us give up the community service goal (perhaps i know the wrong group of people).
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2. Be able to select the top candidates with the best and most diverse experiences, even if their GMAT score is low. There may be some Olympic medalist who saves homeless children with HIV in Africa that never got the time to boost his GMAT over 600. Schools would be stupid to say "if you don't have 700, don't bother", since they would never have seen this person's resume.


I understand and appreciate schools doing that. But if the person became a Finacial Analyst working 100 hours a week after MBA, perhaps school just snatched away a good social worker from society and added a finacial analyst not as competent as others.
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I understand and appreciate schools doing that. But if the person became a Finacial Analyst working 100 hours a week after MBA, perhaps school just snatched away a good social worker from society and added a finacial analyst not as competent as others.


ahh yes, but the flip side is also true. Just from talking to students and alums alone, I've already discovered many financial analysts/IBankers/consultants who found their "calling" with social venture, net impact, and non-profit work after an MBA. So it goes both ways.

Speaking of community service goals, most of the people I know are still actively involved both in b-school and shortly after. I guess once they climb to VP or CEO, they probably don't have as much time...
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I have a pretty unbelievable story regarding my interview (or non-interview I should say). I was supposed to meet my interviewer at 8:30am for coffee, and when 9:00 rolls around she is still not there. I call the number that I have and it is her office number. They pass me along to her cell. When I ask if she is in traffic or lost, she says, "I am so sorry, I completely forgot about our meeting." I got stood up by my interviewer!

Nevertheless, she was very apologetic, and agreed to meet me tomorrow morning. Really no sweat off my back, but how crazy is that?
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Congratulations! Now, out of guilt, she'll be much nicer to you ..
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Congratulations! Now, out of guilt, she'll be much nicer to you ..



I'm thinking the same thing :)
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let us know how it goes DJ!
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