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CRAZY WEEK! 08 Feb 2007, 07:25
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So here is all that happened to me in one week:
-NYU interview
-Wharton interview
-Columbia - DING! :evil:
-NYU- Admit!
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CRAZY WEEK! 08 Feb 2007, 07:27
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So here is all that happened to me in one week:
-NYU interview
-Wharton interview
-Columbia - DING! :evil:
-NYU- Admit!
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Congrats on NYU Admit :lol:

What do think went wronng in columbia do u mind sharing with us

all the best for ur wharton results
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CRAZY WEEK! 08 Feb 2007, 07:40
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I don't know what went wrong with Columbia. And they do not provide any feedback which is really frustrating considering all the work we put into applying. My stats are good. My interview was probably the best I have ever had. My interviwer told me he was impressed with all I could add and would write me a stellar recomendation (and I did not even ask for his feedback).
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CRAZY WEEK! 08 Feb 2007, 07:44
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I don't know what went wrong with Columbia. And they do not provide any feedback which is really frustrating considering all the work we put into applying. My stats are good. My interview was probably the best I have ever had. My interviwer told me he was impressed with all I could add and would write me a stellar recomendation (and I did not even ask for his feedback).
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Columbia as far as i know is yield paranoid
so they probably dinged u for they tht you might land up in uChic or Whart??
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CRAZY WEEK! 08 Feb 2007, 08:00
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I wonder how important the interview is. Virtually everyone who interviewed at Columbia says his/her interviewer promised rave recommendations.

I wonder if 'fit' is a better predictor for a decision between columbia and nyu since these schools seem to have different atmospheres.
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CRAZY WEEK! 08 Feb 2007, 08:11
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I don't know what went wrong with Columbia. And they do not provide any feedback which is really frustrating considering all the work we put into applying. My stats are good. My interview was probably the best I have ever had. My interviwer told me he was impressed with all I could add and would write me a stellar recomendation (and I did not even ask for his feedback).
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did he ask you which other schools you applied?
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CRAZY WEEK! 08 Feb 2007, 08:26
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He did not ask me that. He did do a bit of selling though - why HE chose columbia over wharton.
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He did not ask me that. He did do a bit of selling though - why HE chose columbia over wharton.
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Looks like a subtle hint that you are to stellar for columbia :lol:
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CRAZY WEEK! 08 Feb 2007, 08:32
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thanks venky, you make me feel better :-D
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thanks venky, you make me feel better :-D
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I came acrooss a blog by a columbia student who wrote about the admission stuff.

He mentioned that Columbia is a bunch of students proud of their college and jabber a lot of NY advantage (the only reason probably why you would prefer Columbia over chic and whart)

So he recomended a dose of enthusiasm and praise for school to boost the intervieewer ego and some standard stories of NY advantage. :D

So if you havent done that then u would be in a relatively weaker postion

Note this info is based upon forums/blogs and some google research :) May not be 100% true
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CRAZY WEEK! 08 Feb 2007, 17:05
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So here is all that happened to me in one week:
-NYU interview
-Wharton interview
-Columbia - DING! :evil:
-NYU- Admit!
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Interview and Admit within the same weel!! You must have really impressed NYU.

Did you complete your WH interview or did you receive the invite?

Sorry about Columbia. Sucks.
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Glad to hear about your interviews and admit. What else is pending for you?
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Congrats EconGirl.
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Congratulations !
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CRAZY WEEK! 09 Feb 2007, 05:08
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Wow! What a week! Congrats on the admit. Feels good don't it?