Calling all Columbia (CBS) MBA Applicants: (2017 Intake) Class of 2019

Congrats CK98 and y02chs07!

What is your timeline y02chs07?

I am nervously awaiting the final decision from CBS. I interviewed earlier this week.

Interviewed and interview report submitted on 3rd Oct, good luck!

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Got the interview invite on Wednesday 10/5 after submitting ED on 9/12 :D

Mind sharing stats?

It seems business schools say they are at least beginning to look at IR. Hoping it's true...

Got the acceptance call last night! I'm so pumped to be heading to CBS next year.

Applied - 08/26
Interview invite - 09/26
Interview - 10/03
Acceptance call - 10/08

Got invited to interview! Application submitted 09/14.

Got the acceptance call this week !! Below is my timeline:

Applied : 8/15 (ED)
Interview Invite: 9/12
Interview: 9/18
Acceptance call : 10/5

Extremely excited to join the Class of 2019. Best of luck to everyone else !!

Anyone submit around the deadline for ED? Wondering how long I should expect until i hear.

Yeah I did. I'm not expecting anything until the end of the month based everyone else's timeline.

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I had clients who submitted earlier and had a 5-week wait before getting an interview invite. The closer it gets to the ED deadline, the more people submit, so I would think that while you COULD hear in 4 weeks... it could be up to 6 since they may have gotten slammed at the deadline.

Good luck!

How many adcoms do they have reviewing? And how many apps does each get through in a day? Just curious at the numbers cause even with only say 10 admissions people doing like 15 a day you're at 750 per week. Don't get how it takes them 6 weeks if they supposedly breeze through everyone's app...

Well, each application gets reviewed by at least 2 members, so you should cut that 750 number in half in terms of how many applications come to an interview decision/ week. On top of that, I've heard it takes 20-30 min/ read through, so 15 a day per member assumes 7-8 hours just spent on initial read throughs. They also spend time on admission decision reviews and other misc. things like recruiting events, random inquiries etc..

I could be off, though. But just my thoughts

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Got accepted today! Super excited to attend Columbia next year. Already writing my check. Timeline below:

Applied (ED): 9/7
Interview invite: 10/3
Interview: 10/10
Acceptance Call: 10/12

Amazing news. Congrats!!!

You are absolutely right -- they are not sitting there all day every day ONLY reading applications! They're also dealing with setting people up with alums for interviews, reassigning people whose alums can't meet, answering a ton of questions every day via email and phone, etc., etc.

And, you know, they have lives, too! ; )

Good luck to all!

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How many adcoms do they have reviewing? And how many apps does each get through in a day? Just curious at the numbers cause even with only say 10 admissions people doing like 15 a day you're at 750 per week. Don't get how it takes them 6 weeks if they supposedly breeze through everyone's app...[/quote]

Well, each application gets reviewed by at least 2 members, so you should cut that 750 number in half in terms of how many applications come to an interview decision/ week. On top of that, I've heard it takes 20-30 min/ read through, so 15 a day per member assumes 7-8 hours just spent on initial read throughs. They also spend time on admission decision reviews and other misc. things like recruiting events, random inquiries etc..

I could be off, though. But just my thoughts

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anyone has an idea about the timeline of the regular decision pool? am just anxious here because just got several dings...