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Why are you pursuing an MBA at this point in your career, and how do you plan to achieve your immediate and long term post-MBA professional goals? (Maximum 500 words) B. Please view this video , entitled Community at Columbia. Diverse, tight-knit clusters and carefully selected learning teams are defining features of the first year at Columbia Business School. Along with more than 100 student organizations and countless events each semester, the cluster system helps to create a supportive and devoted lifelong community . Describe why you are interested in becoming a part of the Columbia community. (Maximum 250 words) Essay 2: Describe a personal experience and how it has influenced who you are today. This essay should have a personal rather than a professional focus. (Maximum 500 words) Optional Essay An optional fourth essay will allow you to discuss any issues that do not fall within the purview of the required essays. Recommendations All applications require two recommendations. 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mrMBAnyc

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18 Mar 2013, 19:02

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I finished all the application requirements on 2/15.
One of my recommendation (the last one) was submitted on 2/25.
Anybody out there have a guesstimate on when I should expect to hear back?

Thank you guys!

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Updated on: 19 Mar 2013, 07:55

Originally posted by sgrdc2012 on 18 Mar 2013, 19:12.
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I also applied 2/15 so I've been calculating and recalculating. Seems like it is taking 6 weeks from submission to get an invite. So by next week (maybe/hopefully)

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Just dinged having interviewed on March 7th.

My best instinct is that my profile wasn't really a good fit for the school (I want to transition from finance to general management), and didn't do enough in my apps and interview to convince them otherwise.

In hindsight, I guess I should have been more thoughtful about which schools I was applying to and being more cognizant of what specific schools look for.

Good luck to everyone else still waiting. They do seem to turn around within two weeks of your interview submission, so at least not that long of a wait!

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19 Mar 2013, 19:28

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mrMBAnyc

I also applied 2/15 so I've been calculating and recalculating. Seems like it is taking 6 weeks from submission to get an invite. So by next week (maybe/hopefully)

Here's my timeline in case it's helpful:
-Submitted on 1/27
-Invited to Interview on 3/8
-STILL trying to schedule my interview. Have reach out to 7+ people and heard from no one. Seems like CBS has exhausted their volunteer interviewers in the DC area.

Good luck!

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19 Mar 2013, 19:30

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I also applied 2/15 so I've been calculating and recalculating. Seems like it is taking 6 weeks from submission to get an invite. So by next week (maybe/hopefully)

Oh boy. As a fellow DC-based applicant that's troubling

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20 Mar 2013, 05:38

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Oh boy. As a fellow DC-based applicant that's troubling

I ran into exactly this problem in Boston. If you can't find anyone soon, reach out to Felicia Goodman and she will help you out. For what it's worth, she gave me a few ideas how I could find other alumni (using a nearby zip code) and then offered to interview me over the phone or via skype if I still couldn't get a hold of someone.

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20 Mar 2013, 07:44

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I also applied 2/15 so I've been calculating and recalculating. Seems like it is taking 6 weeks from submission to get an invite. So by next week (maybe/hopefully)

I too interviewed with an alum in DC in February -- happy to PM with you about my "interesting" interview experience if that would be helpful.

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Wow I'm excited to say I got admitted off the waitlist!!! I was beginning to think that I would have to wait until summer to get an answer. To all the other waitlisters out there, keep your chins up! :-D

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awsome news! congrats!

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20 Mar 2013, 13:40

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Sweet!

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Can you please share what you did while you were on the WL?

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Congratulations!! That's great news!

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Dinged off the waitlist: no worries at least I already got in to Tuck, and looking forward to next weeks HBS and Wharton responses.

Al tough a little but bummed out..CBS is a great school!

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anyone applied before merit scholarship deadline and has not been informed final results yet??

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I applied right before the merit scholarship deadline, and have not been informed yet. It took six alumnae contacts to get a response, so my feedback was submitted on March 8. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

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anyone applied before merit scholarship deadline and has not been informed final results yet??

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anyone applied before merit scholarship deadline and has not been informed final results yet??

good luck! my feedback was submitted on 10th...

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Oh boy. As a fellow DC-based applicant that's troubling

Thanks! I ended up scheduling an interview with someone in Annapolis, Maryland. It's an hour drive, but at least it's on the books!

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I've been lurking around here for a while trying to figure out when I should expect to hear back so I wanted to report my experience. My application was submitted on 2/7 with all required components including both of my recommendations. I'm happy to report that I was invited to interview yesterday, exactly 6 weeks to the day my application was complete. :-D

Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear back and don't lose hope!

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Anyone applying R3? Would I be wasting my time if I did this? I feel like it's pointless but might as well ask and see what everyone thinks or what the general perception is out there....

Probably a waste of time and money -- from what I heard, only people with outstanding circumstances (illness, family emergencies, deployment, etc) should be leveraging R3 at a school the caliber of CBS, and even then, there are very few spots left open. Probably best to wait until August for Early Decision if you really want to go there.

Hmm...I actually do have a disability, which I talk about in my optional essays. And luckily, the essays are literally copy and paste except for the why you want to be part of the columbia community one but that's an easy essay. I might as well try. I'll always regret not going for it...and I don't plan on waiting another year so I'm going all in right now.

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Anyone applying R3? Would I be wasting my time if I did this? I feel like it's pointless but might as well ask and see what everyone thinks or what the general perception is out there....

apply. if you dont get in, apply e.d. next year. they like reapplicants - perhaps more so than any other school.