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Guys, any thoughts on applying to CBS closer to the ED deadline (or may be on the deadline.. who knows!) vs applying in the next round?

Just anecdotally from past year threads, it seems like a good number of late ED applicants end up getting deferred to the main round. If you want to know sooner, apply sooner, but I suppose that goes without saying with rolling admissions Posted from my mobile device

insufficientdata, could you elaborate on what you mean by late ED applicants end up getting deferred to the main round? Meaning, even if you apply before the deadline you may endup being considered in the regular round? I didnt know this.

@vibhav, yes deferral is a possible outcome for an ED app (it's similar to waitlist but unfortunately with lower chances of success, in our experience. We wrote about this on the EssaySnark blahg a long time ago, this post hasn't been updated recently but it explains the situation . However, insufficientdata, we don't have data to support your observations. In our experience in supporting hundreds of Columbia applicants over the years, a well-qualified ED app has no different chance of outcome when it's submitted earlier in the summer or at the deadline. If there's a pattern in the data here, then we would guess it could be causation around a later application and the applicant maybe not having their act together. The main downside of submitting a Columbia ED app at or near the deadline is that the process will likely be extended; you may not get invited to interview as quickly and the final decision might not come till after Thanksgiving or later. That's the only negative effect we've ever seen in many years of watching people go through the process. Hope that helps! EssaySnark

Thanks Essay Snark. I was then wondering, given that CBS has rolling admissions and your application gets considered in order it comes in, how much of a difference does it make if say you are the last of the ED application vs the first of the regular round application?

Well, for starters, you won't be the first of the Regular Decision since people have been submitting those apps for awhile now. But there wouldn't be many ahead of you in the queue. But to directly answer the question: There is pretty much always an advantage to ED over RD. Provided that Columbia is indeed your first choice (and you have your act together, per our prior comment), we would strongly encourage submitting in Early Decision, even if on the very last day. EssaySnark

Hi, quick question, If we taken say an earlier GMAT and reported Columbia on it, but took a later GMAT and didn't report Columbia on it. Does Columbia still get the latest score? Thanks

Hi all, Many thanks to those who shared your interview experience with me. I just had my interview. The alumnus was a good guy and asked the usual questions of CV walkthrough (this was fairly interrogatory, so make sure you can explain each element of it) , why MBA, why Columbia, example of leadership , adversity, contribution to Columbia and general Q&A. On another note, some of you have mentioned 'Interview report completed date' . How do you know this? Do they update the application status?