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From Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts), https://www.mbaadmit.com, email: info@mbaadmit.com
Interested in learning if we think you can be successful as an MBA applicant? Get a FREE Profile Evaluation directly from Dr. Shel Watts, a Harvard and Oxford graduate with Harvard admissions experience and over 25 years of work with MBA applicants: just fill out the form on our homepage at https://www.mbaadmit.com or send your most recent resume to info@mbaadmit.com
Ask about our current specials – Comprehensive packages beginning at $1595 (Compare with our competitors who charge $4,400!); Basic editing of one application for $985. Valid through May 3, 2016. Opt to work directly with Dr. Shel on your MBA applications!
Top 3 Mistakes Made with the Columbia Application 2015-2016
Given the Columbia GSB application’s four essay topics, ample space on the application form and resume, and recommendation form responses, candidates should employ a solid strategy to present their best achievements and a compelling case for admission. Based on the candidates we have conducted Ding Analyses for thus far, here are the three most common mistakes that were made with the Columbia application this 2015-2016 admission cycle:
Mistake #1: Failing to take great advantage of the ample essay space offered in the Columbia GSB application. The very structure of the Columbia application tells us a great deal. While other top MBA programs have moved to shorter essays in recent years – with schools like Wharton only offering two 400-word essays in which you can make your case for admission – Columbia offers four essays, totally nearly twice the word count as Wharton. In some ways, this signals to you that they are open to considering you seriously as a candidate even if you have a shortcoming or two, but you should address those shortcomings well through the application, even if doing so indirectly rather than directly.
You should make certain to use the “prime essay real estate” to present a very strong, compelling portrait of yourself, including your passions, skills, talents, greatest achievements, personal story and vision for the future. Be sure to view the relevant online videos Columbia has offered over time about the benefits of studying in New York and Columbia, and consider well what they have stressed. Explain why Columbia and New York are important and ideal for you. Be particularly careful what you choose for essay #3, which prompts you to highlight something very surprising (unique and impressive) about yourself. Failing to make great strategic use of the essays can reduce your odds of success in Columbia’s admissions process, particularly if you are from a pool of candidates that is over-represented in the applicant pool.
Mistake #2: Failing to fully demonstrate a “fit” with Columbia and persuade the admissions committee you will matriculate if offered admission. Columbia has a very well-developed curriculum and as a top MBA program, it knows that many candidates who apply to Columbia will also apply to competitor schools such as Booth, Wharton and Harvard. Columbia cares about its matriculation rate, because that affects its business school ranking, so it does not want to admit candidates only to see them waltz off to a competitor school if admitted elsewhere. This is why Columbia asks so specifically about why you want to study in New York and what advantages being in New York and at Columbia will bring to you. You should do your homework well in researching the curriculum, special offerings, teaching methods, courses and values the school embraces and promotes. Show why these are right for you and how you can contribute. All parts of your application – the resume, application form content, recommendation content and essays – should all help to establish not only your credentials but why you value Columbia greatly as a location for your MBA education. If the admissions committee is not convinced you are sincerely interested in Columbia, they may lean toward rejecting you in favor of someone who has demonstrated deep interest.
Mistake #3: Failing to time the submission well. Columbia, more than many schools, offers you the chance to override a weakness or two in your candidacy if you put together a fantastic application and time its submission well. We cannot underscore the “time the submission well” part of this statement! At MBA Admit.com, we have helped some candidates with as low as a 2.1 GPA get into Columbia when we were able to help them time the application well.
Timing an application well is a matter of understanding the full-time Columbia admissions process. January-term is the easiest entry point to the Columbia full-time program, since it is under less demand. The second-easiest entry point is Early Decision, because you are expressing a commitment to the school. With the regular full-time pool, submitting before January means you will beat the large numbers of applicants who apply in early January in order to qualify for the deadline for scholarship consideration.
Is it still possible to gain admission after January? Of course! But, depending on your profile, you may be better off with an earlier submission.
We welcome you to sign up for our FREE informative Newsletter, which provides useful tips, insider information and guidance for applying to top MBA programs. Sign up on the right hand side of our homepage at https://www.mbaadmit.com.
Best wishes,
Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts)
President, MBA Admit.com
https://www.mbaadmit.com
Email: info@mbaadmit.com
Interested in learning if we think you can be successful as an MBA applicant? Get a FREE Profile Evaluation directly from Dr. Shel Watts, a Harvard and Oxford graduate with Harvard admissions experience and over 25 years of work with MBA applicants: just fill out the form on our homepage at https://www.mbaadmit.com or send your most recent resume to info@mbaadmit.com
Ask about our current specials – Comprehensive packages beginning at $1595 (Compare with our competitors who charge $4,400!); Basic editing of one application for $985. Valid through May 3, 2016. Opt to work directly with Dr. Shel on your MBA applications!
Top 3 Mistakes Made with the Columbia Application 2015-2016
Given the Columbia GSB application’s four essay topics, ample space on the application form and resume, and recommendation form responses, candidates should employ a solid strategy to present their best achievements and a compelling case for admission. Based on the candidates we have conducted Ding Analyses for thus far, here are the three most common mistakes that were made with the Columbia application this 2015-2016 admission cycle:
Mistake #1: Failing to take great advantage of the ample essay space offered in the Columbia GSB application. The very structure of the Columbia application tells us a great deal. While other top MBA programs have moved to shorter essays in recent years – with schools like Wharton only offering two 400-word essays in which you can make your case for admission – Columbia offers four essays, totally nearly twice the word count as Wharton. In some ways, this signals to you that they are open to considering you seriously as a candidate even if you have a shortcoming or two, but you should address those shortcomings well through the application, even if doing so indirectly rather than directly.
You should make certain to use the “prime essay real estate” to present a very strong, compelling portrait of yourself, including your passions, skills, talents, greatest achievements, personal story and vision for the future. Be sure to view the relevant online videos Columbia has offered over time about the benefits of studying in New York and Columbia, and consider well what they have stressed. Explain why Columbia and New York are important and ideal for you. Be particularly careful what you choose for essay #3, which prompts you to highlight something very surprising (unique and impressive) about yourself. Failing to make great strategic use of the essays can reduce your odds of success in Columbia’s admissions process, particularly if you are from a pool of candidates that is over-represented in the applicant pool.
Mistake #2: Failing to fully demonstrate a “fit” with Columbia and persuade the admissions committee you will matriculate if offered admission. Columbia has a very well-developed curriculum and as a top MBA program, it knows that many candidates who apply to Columbia will also apply to competitor schools such as Booth, Wharton and Harvard. Columbia cares about its matriculation rate, because that affects its business school ranking, so it does not want to admit candidates only to see them waltz off to a competitor school if admitted elsewhere. This is why Columbia asks so specifically about why you want to study in New York and what advantages being in New York and at Columbia will bring to you. You should do your homework well in researching the curriculum, special offerings, teaching methods, courses and values the school embraces and promotes. Show why these are right for you and how you can contribute. All parts of your application – the resume, application form content, recommendation content and essays – should all help to establish not only your credentials but why you value Columbia greatly as a location for your MBA education. If the admissions committee is not convinced you are sincerely interested in Columbia, they may lean toward rejecting you in favor of someone who has demonstrated deep interest.
Mistake #3: Failing to time the submission well. Columbia, more than many schools, offers you the chance to override a weakness or two in your candidacy if you put together a fantastic application and time its submission well. We cannot underscore the “time the submission well” part of this statement! At MBA Admit.com, we have helped some candidates with as low as a 2.1 GPA get into Columbia when we were able to help them time the application well.
Timing an application well is a matter of understanding the full-time Columbia admissions process. January-term is the easiest entry point to the Columbia full-time program, since it is under less demand. The second-easiest entry point is Early Decision, because you are expressing a commitment to the school. With the regular full-time pool, submitting before January means you will beat the large numbers of applicants who apply in early January in order to qualify for the deadline for scholarship consideration.
Is it still possible to gain admission after January? Of course! But, depending on your profile, you may be better off with an earlier submission.
We welcome you to sign up for our FREE informative Newsletter, which provides useful tips, insider information and guidance for applying to top MBA programs. Sign up on the right hand side of our homepage at https://www.mbaadmit.com.
Best wishes,
Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts)
President, MBA Admit.com
https://www.mbaadmit.com
Email: info@mbaadmit.com
