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Columbia: Calling all applicants - Class of 2016 17 Oct 2013, 15:39
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Can someone explain to me how the timeline works for RD during this crossover/overlap period of the adcom reviewing ED apps and RD apps coming in (oct/nov RD submits).

I thought I understood, but now I feel like I am just confused about the process.

They're not reviewing RD apps until all ED apps are finished
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Yeah I get that part. I meant "reviewing ED apps WHILE RD apps are coming in" - sorry poor phrasing on my part.

What does the timeline look like for RD during this period? So, say... Applicant X applies RD on Monday October 21st.
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Columbia: Calling all applicants - Class of 2016 18 Oct 2013, 05:29
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I am in!!!!!
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applied 09/19
accepted 10/17

Amanda called me to give me the good news. So excited!!


Congrats Structurer - mind posting your stats?
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Hi Pennboy1989

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Columbia: Calling all applicants - Class of 2016 18 Oct 2013, 06:34
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For those of you that received offers -- did anyone get any scholarship dollars? is that communicated during acceptance call?

Last year was a mix. A few people they really liked got Fellowship money at their acceptance but most came later. I think it was Feb-Mar timeframe that the majority of decisions are made and that includes ED and RD applicants. So don't be discouraged if you didn't get anything yet. I got my acceptance call in late Oct and didn't find out I got scholarship money until mid-February, right before the admitted students event.

mappleby, you mind if i ask you how much you got and how much people typically get from CBS? were you also an ED applicant?
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Did you hear of many ED applicants getting money? Seems counterintuitive to receive a scholarship after committing.
I understood the money was a means to sweeten the deal for candidates deciding between a couple schools.
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Columbia: Calling all applicants - Class of 2016 18 Oct 2013, 07:41
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Is anyone who applied mid-september still waiting to hear back? I can't help but think that no response for a month+ is a pretty negative indicator.

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Columbia: Calling all applicants - Class of 2016 18 Oct 2013, 07:46
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Is anyone who applied mid-september still waiting to hear back? I can't help but think that no response for a month+ is a pretty negative indicator.

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People may have been hearing back in 2 - 2.5 weeks recently, but that doesn't mean you should consider yourself dinged already. Some people heard back back post-interview a day or two after the feedback was submitted, while others heard back a good two weeks afterwards.

BTW, why did you take the GRE instead of GMAT? Are you considering other non-MBA graduate programs as well? (I also applied with a GRE score)
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Columbia: Calling all applicants - Class of 2016 18 Oct 2013, 07:50
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Is anyone who applied mid-september still waiting to hear back? I can't help but think that no response for a month+ is a pretty negative indicator.

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Applied: 9/18
GRE: 95th/97th
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WE: Buy side investing boutique firm
Age: 25

People may have been hearing back in 2 - 2.5 weeks recently, but that doesn't mean you should consider yourself dinged already. Some people heard back back post-interview a day or two after the feedback was submitted, while others heard back a good two weeks afterwards.

BTW, why did you take the GRE instead of GMAT? Are you considering other non-MBA graduate programs as well? (I also applied with a GRE score)
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Thanks for the quick response! I took the GRE in 2011 when I thought about other programs, and figured it wasn't worth taking the GMAT with those scores (hope it doesn't count against me). What about you?
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Thanks for the quick response! I took the GRE in 2011 when I thought about other programs, and figured it wasn't worth taking the GMAT with those scores (hope it doesn't count against me). What about you?
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I took GRE many years ago to enter another master's program in engineering. Like you, I figured it wasn't worth taking the GMAT again.

With your crazy percentiles, it won't count against you. :-D
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Columbia: Calling all applicants - Class of 2016 18 Oct 2013, 08:03
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Just so I don't drive myself crazy, can we take a quick poll of those who submitted their apps in the last couple of days before the deadline (say, 9/30 - 10/2). I saw upthread that at least one person received an interview invite -- if that's the only invite I will calm myself down but I'm not clear if there are others. Has anyone else been asked to interview? How many of us are still waiting to hear?
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Thanks for the quick response! I took the GRE in 2011 when I thought about other programs, and figured it wasn't worth taking the GMAT with those scores (hope it doesn't count against me). What about you?

I took GRE many years ago to enter another master's program in engineering. Like you, I figured it wasn't worth taking the GMAT again.

With your crazy percentiles, it won't count against you. :-D
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What type of masters did you do/what engineering and consulting? Are you doing an MBA to shift industries
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Columbia: Calling all applicants - Class of 2016 18 Oct 2013, 08:07
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Just so I don't drive myself crazy, can we take a quick poll of those who submitted their apps in the last couple of days before the deadline (say, 9/30 - 10/2). I saw upthread that at least one person received an interview invite -- if that's the only invite I will calm myself down but I'm not clear if there are others. Has anyone else been asked to interview? How many of us are still waiting to hear?
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applied around 2 EST on 10/02, nothing yet.
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Just so I don't drive myself crazy, can we take a quick poll of those who submitted their apps in the last couple of days before the deadline (say, 9/30 - 10/2). I saw upthread that at least one person received an interview invite -- if that's the only invite I will calm myself down but I'm not clear if there are others. Has anyone else been asked to interview? How many of us are still waiting to hear?
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I applied on the 1st of Oct, and I am yet to hear from them. Feeling a little dizzy though, because the general perception is that they tend to dish out invites to high gpas/gmats (or atleast that's what a few guys mentioned in this forum). I do have a decent gmat, but haven't heard anything back, which is starting to drive me up the wall a lil bit.
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Just so I don't drive myself crazy, can we take a quick poll of those who submitted their apps in the last couple of days before the deadline (say, 9/30 - 10/2). I saw upthread that at least one person received an interview invite -- if that's the only invite I will calm myself down but I'm not clear if there are others. Has anyone else been asked to interview? How many of us are still waiting to hear?
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I applied at around 5pm EST on the 2nd of October...haven't heard anything back yet...

I wonder if there was a huge influx of applications on the 2nd of October..
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Just so I don't drive myself crazy, can we take a quick poll of those who submitted their apps in the last couple of days before the deadline (say, 9/30 - 10/2). I saw upthread that at least one person received an interview invite -- if that's the only invite I will calm myself down but I'm not clear if there are others. Has anyone else been asked to interview? How many of us are still waiting to hear?

I applied at around 5pm EST on the 2nd of October...haven't heard anything back yet...

I wonder if there was a huge influx of applications on the 2nd of October..
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Also applied on Oct 2nd, no news yet. Decent GPA 690 on the GMAT.
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Just so I don't drive myself crazy, can we take a quick poll of those who submitted their apps in the last couple of days before the deadline (say, 9/30 - 10/2). I saw upthread that at least one person received an interview invite -- if that's the only invite I will calm myself down but I'm not clear if there are others. Has anyone else been asked to interview? How many of us are still waiting to hear?

I applied at around 5pm EST on the 2nd of October...haven't heard anything back yet...

I wonder if there was a huge influx of applications on the 2nd of October..

Also applied on Oct 2nd, no news yet. Decent GPA 690 on the GMAT.
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I also applied on Oct 2nd - submitted pretty close to the deadline...
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Columbia: Calling all applicants - Class of 2016 18 Oct 2013, 12:54
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almost 4 PM est, anyone got invitations today?
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Nothing here...
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still waiting, real nervous now!
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Anybody get any surprising interview questions?
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Anybody get any surprising interview questions?
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Not necessarily a "surprising" question, but other than the "Walk me through your resume" and "Share an instance where you had to deal with a difficult team member," my interviewer spent the rest of the time grilling me on why I wanted to change careers (VC to consulting), how viable my long term goal was and about my role at my current company. It was super fast and intense... and I definitely felt myself sweating a little bit.
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Did you hear of many ED applicants getting money? Seems counterintuitive to receive a scholarship after committing.
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It seems counter-intuitive but yes, many ED applicants received scholarship money. Maybe we didn't get as much money as somebody they were really trying to woo from other schools but you can still get a decent amount of money.
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