Calling all Columbia MBA Applicants: Class of 2023 (2021 Intake)!

Thanks for adding the chat groups!

Looking forward to learning from the community.

Cheers!

Thank you for the reassurance!

Since my Verbal score is at 39 I do think GRE might be a good fit; GMAT with its online whiteboard just doesn't seem practical!

Moderators - Can we use this thread for evals as well??

MilitaryPilot

For profile evaluations, please use this topic. We don't want to mix profile evaluations with applicant questions

https://gmatclub.com/forum/fit-for-colu ... 44220.html

From the PersonalMBACoach blog, I see that Columbia changed Essay 3 and kept Essay 1 and Essay 2 the same as last year.

Essay #1: Through your resume and recommendations, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next 3 - 5 years and what, in your imagination, would be your long-term dream job? (500 words)

Essay #2: Why do you feel Columbia Business School is a good fit for you? (250 Words)

Essay #3: Tell us about your favorite book, movie or song and why it resonates with you. (250 Words)

https://www.personalmbacoach.com/post/c ... -cbsessays

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GMAT Club Team

Good luck to everyone applying to CBS this year! Columbia has a new question that is part of its application this year. I wanted to share some advice about how to write the essay: https://www.orieladmissions.com/post/co ... on-essay-3

Hello GMAT Club Community,

Thank you for taking the time to read my question. While filling up the application to Columbia, I came across a section called "Financing Your MBA/Sponsorship". In which you are asked to designate a value you will be taking in loans and how much you will be contributing from your own resources to the program (set aside any scholarship you've won).

The instructions read like this:
"Instructions: Please use this section to outline your plan to finance the MBA program. This is intended to provide an opportunity for applicants to think through their financing strategy. Students will not be tied to this blueprint and the information below does not impact the admissions decision."

Then there is this link:
MBA - Estimate how you will finance the cost of your total first-year budget.

This is my first application, and I don't want to screw it up.

Well, my question is ¿do the values being requested are for the funding of the first year of the MBA or the entire program (2 years)?

Thank you for your help and comments.

Regards

How do you plan to fund your two year MBA program? Fill in the blanks accordingly.

Hi Guys - I've submitted CBS ED on 21 July and haven't heard back yet, curious as to whether anyone has been invited to interview or dinged yet (PS - i hate the term ding )?

My profile is:
GMAT: 740 (Q49, V42)
GPA: 6.27/7.00
Professional certifications: Chartered Accountant, Chartered Financial Analyst (Charter pending)
WE: 46 months, 58 on matriculation (26 months have been in deal advisory at EY-Parthenon, 38 months here on matriculation - prior WE in tax consulting). WE excludes 36 months of full-time training/internship at EY tax consulting

I guess I should add here that i'm an Indian male, thankfully non-IT

Hi everyone, super blessed to be accepted to CBS for ED.

Stats:
GPA: 3.4
GMAT: 760
T20 University - Social Sciences / humanities
2 YOE at Accenture Strat
EC: Junior board of non-profit, sports club assistant coach, some decent college leadership / club sports leadership

Applied on 7/1, Interview invite 8/6, Interviewed 8/11, Got call 8/13

Good luck everyone!

Edit: typo, applied 7/1

Congratulations!! Curious though, did it really take 8 weeks to hear back or is that a typo?




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Thank you! And yes, typo 7/1! Edited above

Congrats! you are the first one that I heard!

acnmbahopeful14

Congratulations! Do share your interview experience!

acnmbahopeful14

I request you to add your interview experience in the following link.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/columbia-190 ... brief.html

Hello,
Other than GMAT, how competitive is it to get in through EA score/ GRE score?

From what the admissions told me, 155+ seems to be the score they are looking for in the EA. As for the GRE, use the online tool to convert a competitive GMAT score and find an equivalent GRE score.
Hope this helps.

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