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Sep 1609:00 AM PDT
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What’s in it for you - Live Profile Evaluation Chat Session with Jenifer Turtschanow, CEO, ARINGO. Come with your details prepared and ARINGO will share insights! Pre-MBA Role/Industry, YOE, Exam Score, C/GPA, ECs Post-MBA Role/ Industry & School List.
Sep 1612:00 PM PDT
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Grab your favorite beverage and spend time chatting with Melissa Rapp, Associate Dean of Graduate Admissions, and Brian Mitchell, Associate Dean of the Full-Time MBA Program. The topic for this Coffee Chat is Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Sep 1710:00 AM EDT
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Relationships Matter Here and Careers With Purpose kept their 200-word prompts unchanged. Susan Berishaj, founder of Sia Admissions, breaks down what the shift reveals about this cycle's evaluation priorities on Thursday, September 17th
Sep 1712:00 PM EDT
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Virtual Roundtable Discussions connect you with prospective students, admissions team members, and student ambassadors. Ask questions, explore the student experience and life in Bloomington, and learn about the MBA program, Kelley culture, and admissions.
Sep 1708:30 PM UTC -05:30
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Sep 1806:00 PM PDT
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Top 15 Most frequently asked Columbia (CBS) MBA Interview Questions
Hello everyone!
The following breakdown presents the top 15 most frequently asked questions extracted from Columbia (CBS) MBA interview debriefs.
- Number of Interview Reports: 44
- Number of Interview Questions: 300
- Time period covered: 2018 to 2025-26 (8 Years)
Sample Size
Interview year | Questions | |
2025-26 | 5 | 28 |
2024-25 | 8 | 61 |
2023-24 | 9 | 67 |
2022-23 | 1 | 4 |
2021-22 | 2 | 11 |
2020-21 | 4 | 33 |
2019-20 | 2 | 11 |
2018-19 | 8 | 48 |
2018 | 5 | 37 |
Total | 44 | 300 |
Top 15 Questions
| Rank | Question | Frequency |
1 | Why Columbia CBS? [The most important Q of Columbia MBA Interview] | 42 |
2 | Why MBA? | 34 |
3 | Do you have any questions for me? [Always prepare this properly] | 25 |
4 | What are your short and long-term goals? | 21 |
5 | Why MBA now? | 18 |
6 | Walk me through your resume / CV | 18 |
7 | Tell me about yourself (outside of Resume) | 13 |
8 | What is your leadership style / experience / example | 11 |
9 | TMAT Teamwork / conflict / disagreement. | 11 |
10 | How will you contribute to CBS community? | 11 |
11 | What is your Plan B? | 11 |
12 | What other schools did you apply to / why CBS over them? | 9 |
13 | What club(s) / campus activities will you pursue? | 7 |
14 | What are your extracurriculars / interests outside work | 7 |
15 | Why New York? | 6 |
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