Columbia 2012 Applicants' Discussion Thread New! Columbia GSB Admissions Team Answers Questions on GMAT Club https://images.forbes.com/media/lists/95/2009/columbia-business-school.jpg Also, please see: Columbia GSB MBA Guide Columbia Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2013) Application Tracker Feed Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add Columbia GSB to your profile) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Add Your Profile to This List 2012 Roll Call (J-Term) Until the main roll call window hasn't added J Termers, I will manually update this. Please ping me to update your name and status here Even9net Tiggy - Accepted - 28th July, 2011 Submitted: 6/19, Review: , Invited to Interview: 7/12 Nimabi - Submitted: , Review: 6/1, Invited to Interview: 7/7 Miambaprosp - Accepted - 28th July, 2011 Submitted: 5/21, Review: 6/2 , Invited to Interview: 7/7 and Interviewed: 7/17 Mmbma - Submitted: 6/15, Review: , Invited to Interview: 7/20 Wishnuv - Submitted: 6/28, Review: , Invited to Interview: 7/19 NYYankees (R) - Submitted: 7/15, Review: 7/18, Invited to Interview: 7/28 (R) - Reapplicant Application Deadlines August 2012 Entry Early Decision: October 5, 2011 Merit Fellowship Consideration: January 4, 2012 Regular Decision: April 11, 2012 January 2012 Entry October 5, 2011 Essay Questions Applicants must complete one short answer question and three essays. Short Answer Question What is your post-MBA professional goal? (200 characters maximum) Essay 1 Considering your post-MBA and long term professional goals, why are you pursuing an MBA at this point in your career? Additionally, why is Columbia Business School a good fit for you? (750 words maximum) Essay 2 Describe a life experience that has shaped you. The goal of this essay is to get a sense of who you are, rather than what you have achieved professionally. (500 words maximum) Essay 3 For the third essay, please choose one of the following three options: Option A The annual A. Lorne Weil Outrageous Business Plan Competition is a student initiative managed and run by the Columbia Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO). The competition encourages Columbia MBA students to explore creative, entrepreneurial ideas that are sufficiently ambitious in scope and scale to be considered “outrageous.” Students explore these ideas while learning firsthand what goes into the development and presentation of a solid business proposal. Develop your own outrageous business idea. In essay form, compose your elevator pitch. (250 words maximum) Option B Columbia deeply values its vibrant student community, the building of which begins at orientation when admitted students are assigned to clusters of 65 to 70 fellow students who take most of the first-year core classes together. During the first weeks of school, each cluster selects a cluster chair. Further strengthening the student community are the more than 100 active student organizations at Columbia Business School, ranging from cultural to professional to community service–oriented. Leadership positions within clusters and clubs offer hands-on management and networking opportunities for students as they interact with fellow students, administrators, faculty members, alumni, and practitioners. You are running for either cluster chair or a club leadership position of your choosing. Compose your campaign speech. (250 words maximum) Option C Founded nearly three decades ago, the Executives in Residence Program at Columbia Business School integrates senior executives into the life of the School. Current executives in residence include more than a dozen experts in areas ranging from media and investment banking to private equity and management. A hallmark of the program is one-on-one counseling sessions in which executives advise students about their prospective career choices. Select one of the current executives in residence with whom you would like to meet during your time at Columbia. Explain your selection and tell us how you would best utilize your half hour one-on-one session. (250 words maximum) CLASS PROFILE (Official Figures) MBA Student Profile — Class Entering 2011 (January and August) Applications Received 6692 Applicants Accepted 1062 Acceptance Rate 16% Class Size 751, divided into 11 clusters GMAT Scores (middle 80%) 680–760 Undergraduate GPA (middle 80%) 3.1–3.8 Work Experience (middle 80%) 3–7 years At Least One Year of Work Experience 100% Average age 28 Women 35% International Citizens 38% - 48% of the incoming class came with a background in Financial Services (28%) and Consulting (20%); Lowest percentages from Non Profit (4%), Manufacturing (3%) and Energy (2%) - Highest percentage of incoming students, by undergrad major, is from Social Sciences (35%) followed by Business (26%) External review of the Columbia Business School https://poetsandquants.com/2010/12/09/columbia-business-school/ Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQzdr1MFVFw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cD2mv8-_xA Admitted Students can join the facebook page set-up. https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/gr ... 096381155/

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americanInAsia

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15 Nov 2011, 15:24

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Just gone complete. Let the sweating begin.

Stats (J-term admission):

10/03 - submitted
10/04 - under review
10/26 - request to interview
11/09 - interview
11/15 - complete

Hopefully they let me know soon. January is creeping up.

best of luck!

I'm still waiting for my final decision for ED after going complete about 3 weeks ago.

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15 Nov 2011, 15:51

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I have a question here regarding the interview setup

How long have you guys been waiting to hear back from the interviewer to set up a date and time, and is it ok to contact two potential interviewer same time? I am getting nervous because Thanksgiving is around the corner and I'm afraid that all interviewer may not have time to conduct the interview.

Thanks !

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15 Nov 2011, 15:58

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My person emailed me back a few minutes later and we had date and time set in less than 1 hour. With the holiday's coming up, I don't think it's a bad idea to contact another person on the list just to keep the process moving on your end.

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15 Nov 2011, 16:11

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Do you guys think there will be a lot of movement this week and next? I figure they'd want to start wrapping up some ED decisions prior to thanksgiving.

Been kinda slow the last 2 weeks...only 1-2 ED acceptances I think...

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15 Nov 2011, 16:18

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I hope so, haha. Waiting is getting old.

I have no idea when they try to get all interviews and decision out of the way (guessing most, if not all, will be my mid-December when they start reviewing RD applicants). They still have some J-Term people waiting for decisions or waitlist spots, so they probably need to get those done sooner rater than later with classes starting in a few weeks.

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15 Nov 2011, 16:20

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americanInAsia - have you started round 2 apps yet? Just started to get cranking on them this week in case CBS doesn't work out...hoping to hear back soon to either save me work or motivate me to work harder!

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15 Nov 2011, 16:28

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Yea, I have apps ready for Wharton and Booth just in case - well, 90% done. Luckily, we have until ~1/5 to get everything complete and with the other schools doing rounds instead of rolling, no rush to get the apps in until I hear the (good) news from CBS.

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Hi everyone!!

Just to share some of my waiting anxiety.... applied ED

10/04 Submitted
10/05 Under review
10/27 Request for interview
11/03 Interview
11/07 Complete

I've been waiting for a week now and can hardly concentrate on my other apps

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15 Nov 2011, 17:15

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Went complete on Nov 2nd, tomorrow will be the 2 week mark.

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15 Nov 2011, 18:33

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the same timeline and the same feeling with you. God bless us..

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16 Nov 2011, 07:36

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JT was gracious to set-up the admitted students facebook page... come join the fun!

https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/gro ... 096381155/

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16 Nov 2011, 09:14

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I just completed my interview last night and it lasted a whopping 2 hours. Now I am anxious to go "Complete" and hear back. It's going to be a loooooonng Thanksgiving waiting.

Does anyone know roughly how long it takes to hear back or is it simply sometime between now and mid-December?

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16 Nov 2011, 09:18

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I've been complete since 10/24 and still waiting.

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16 Nov 2011, 09:19

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seems like 2-4 weeks on avg...but doesnt seem like there are many ppl posting good news or bad news the past 2 weeks...

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16 Nov 2011, 09:27

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Yea this thread seems abnormally quiet in the past week or so.

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16 Nov 2011, 09:31

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Did you interview yet Happyface?

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16 Nov 2011, 09:37

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I emailed one interviewer and gave them 2 days to respond as the direction indicated on the first page. When I didn't hear back, I emailed all 3 again and received a response within a day.

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I've been complete since 10/24 and still waiting.

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Wow. So I guess you find out whenever they feel like letting you know.

Best of luck!

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16 Nov 2011, 09:42

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I've been complete since 10/24 and still waiting.

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Wow. So I guess you find out whenever they feel like letting you know.

Best of luck!

thanks, you too!

Yea, prior to the deadline it was usually taking 1-2 weeks - but things have slowed down considerably for people that applied at or near the deadline (like me). Hopefully we find out sooner rather than later.