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Application Dates for 2013 January 2013 October 3, 2012 August 2013 Early Decision October 3, 2012 August 2013 Merit Fellowship Consideration January 9, 2013 August 2013 Regular Decision April 10, 2013 Rankings (2012 GMAT Club Rankings Table) US News 2011 #8 Executive MBA #5 Finance #4 International #5 Management #10 Marketing #9 Nonprofit #8 Production/Operations #8 Bloomberg Businessweek #1 Financial Times #12 The Economist #2 Historical GMAT Club Applicant Threads Fall 2012 - Calling All CBS Applicants Fall 2011 - Calling All CBS Applicants Fall 2010 - Calling All CBS Applicants Fall 2009 - Calling All CBS Applicants Fall 2008 - Calling All CBS Applicants Fall 2007 - Calling All CBS Applicants Popular Links Programs Offered at CBS CBS Employment Reports Notable Alumni Essay Questions Short Answer Question: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (200 characters maximum) Essay 1: A. 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. If you have been working full-time for at least six months, one recommendation should be from your current supervisor. The second recommendation should be from either a former direct supervisor or from another professional associate, senior to you, who can add personal insight into your candidacy. Recommendation questions include: What is your relationship to and how long have you known the applicant? Is he or she still employed by your organization? Please list three to five adjectives describing the applicant’s strengths. Please compare the applicant’s performance to that of his or her peers. What does the applicant do best? If you were giving feedback to the applicant regarding his or her professional performance and personal effectiveness, in what areas would you suggest he or she work to improve? How does the applicant accept constructive criticism or handle conflicts? How effective are the applicant’s interpersonal skills in the workplace? Please rate the applicant’s individual vs. team orientation (1 = most effective as an individual contributor; 5 = focused exclusively on the team) Please elaborate on your rating: Please give an example of how the applicant has demonstrated leadership. Is there anything else you feel we should know? Class Profile - Class entering 2011 (January and August) Applications Received -6669 Applicants Accepted -1062 Acceptance Rate - 16% Class Size - 751, divided into 11 clusters January Entry Class Size - 203, divided into 3 clusters August Entry Class Size - 548, divided into 8 clusters GMAT Scores (average) - 716 GMAT Scores (middle 80%) - 680–760 Undergraduate GPA (average) -3.5 Undergraduate GPA (middle 80%) - 3.1–3.8 Work Experience (average) - 5 years At Least One Year of Work Experience - 100% 28% Financial Services, 20% Consulting, 8% Marketing/Media, 8% Tech, 5% Military/Gov, 4% Healthcare, 4% Real Estate, 3% Non-Profit, 2% Energy, 1% Manufacturing, 11% Other 35% Social Sciences, 29% Business, 12% Engineering, 5% Sciences, 3% Technology, 1% Arts, 15% Other Re-Applicant Checklist (if applied last academic year) Submit a new application fee (US$250). Update the “Personal,” “Family,” “Employment,” “Education,” and “Extracurricular Activities” sections of the online application. Update the “How Will You Finance Your MBA?” section of the online application. Submit transcripts of any additional courses taken since your previous application. Submit one new, two-part essay: A. How have you enhanced your candidacy since your previous application? Please detail your progress since you last applied, and address how you plan to achieve your post-MBA and long-term professional goals. (Maximum of 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. 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crunchykapo

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18 Nov 2012, 21:36

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FYI the admitted students website is finally up and running. You should also get your Columbia email address.

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How / where did you get an email address?

I got an email update today with my Columbia.edu email address and telling me I could set up my account on the admitted students website.

hey hey! i got an email to the admitted student website too but they still ask me to use my old email address when applying. I tried the reset thing but it didnt work for me and the next time I still failed logging in. Any ideas? Thanks!!! looking forward to seeing my future classmates!

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Concentration: Social Entrepreneurship, General Management

Schools: CBS '15 (A)

GMAT 1: 740 Q47 V44 Verified score

GPA: 3.89

WE:Research (Non-Profit and Government)

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19 Nov 2012, 09:24

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just got the call...i'm in!!!

Female, 24, US
GPA 3.9
GMAT 740
2 years in non-profit research, current student at Columbia School of Social Work

applied 9/26
interview invite 10/23
interview 11/6
interview feedback 11/7
accepted 11/19

definitely worth the wait! best of luck to those still waiting to hear.

genius9090

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Concentration: Finance, Real Estate

Schools: Tuck '14 (I) Wharton '14 (S) CBS '14 (S)

GMAT 1: 680 Q44 V39 Verified score

GMAT 2: 720 Q46 V42 Verified score

GPA: 3.71

WE:Asset Management (Real Estate)

Schools: Tuck '14 (I) Wharton '14 (S) CBS '14 (S)

GMAT 2: 720 Q46 V42 Verified score

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19 Nov 2012, 11:38

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Just got Dinged.

Stats:
Male / 26
5 years (at Matriculation) WE: Private Equity Finance at Top, Public I-Banking Firm
GPA: 3.7 (Large State School)
GMAT: 720 (Q - (mid-70s), V - (mid-90s)
Reapplicant

Applied: 9/28
Invited to Interview: 10/26
Interviewed: 11/6
Feedback Submitted: 11/8
Decision: 11/19

Good luck to those still waiting.

madknife

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Location: Canada

Concentration: Finance, General Management

Schools: Wharton '15 (D) CBS '15 (A)

GMAT 1: 750 Q41 V50 Verified score

GPA: 3.89

Schools: Wharton '15 (D) CBS '15 (A)

GMAT 1: 750 Q41 V50 Verified score

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19 Nov 2012, 12:28

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ummm... very dumb question here...
missed a call from Christina Shelby this morning when i was in a meeting... called back but no one picked up... left message but she hasn't called me back yet... and my online status did not change either...
dumb question is... a call must be non-bad news right? she wouldn't call about a rejection, would she? Anyone else that has gone through the process either admitted or rejected please help out... this is even more stressful than when i was waiting to hear back...

applied: oct. 1
interview: nov. 6
feedback: nov. 7
missed stupid call: today...

mappleby

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Concentration: Finance

Schools: Booth '15 (II) CBS '15 (M$)

GMAT 1: 700 Q44 V41 Verified score

GMAT 2: 750 Q48 V46 Verified score

GPA: 3.03

WE:Project Management (Military & Defense)

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GMAT 2: 750 Q48 V46 Verified score

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19 Nov 2012, 12:52

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Most of the calls have come from an unlisted number so I don't want to get your hopes up but in general yes. They only call admits, you would get an email notification for a ding or waitlist. Be glad it is Monday. I missed my first call on a Friday afternoon and they didn't call again until Tuesday!

madknife

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Schools: Wharton '15 (D) CBS '15 (A)

GMAT 1: 750 Q41 V50 Verified score

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19 Nov 2012, 12:55

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yeah, it was an unlisted number. she left a msg though so i know it was her. she asked me to call back so i did twice... once in the late morning and once again just now... but got VM both times...

i guess this is not bad news... i'll keep my fingers crossed until i hear back!

thanks a lot for this reassurance mappleby!

knik

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Concentration: Strategy, Entrepreneurship

Schools: CBS '15 (A) Booth '15 (II)

GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44 Verified score

Schools: CBS '15 (A) Booth '15 (II)

GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V44 Verified score

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19 Nov 2012, 13:35

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Well in that case - congrats on the admit! Christina did my call as well and online status didn't change until I got the admit letter update one business day later.

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Schools: Wharton '15 (D) CBS '15 (A)

GMAT 1: 750 Q41 V50 Verified score

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Schools: Wharton '15 (D) CBS '15 (A)

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19 Nov 2012, 13:37

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Well in that case - congrats on the admit! Christina did my call as well.

Yep. She just called back. I'm in!~
Looking forward to see you guys next year!

mappleby

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Schools: Booth '15 (II) CBS '15 (M$)

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GMAT 2: 750 Q48 V46 Verified score

GPA: 3.03

WE:Project Management (Military & Defense)

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19 Nov 2012, 18:49

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Well in that case - congrats on the admit! Christina did my call as well.

Yep. She just called back. I'm in!~
Looking forward to see you guys next year!

Congrats. What's your profile?

madknife

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Location: Canada

Concentration: Finance, General Management

Schools: Wharton '15 (D) CBS '15 (A)

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GPA: 3.89

Schools: Wharton '15 (D) CBS '15 (A)

GMAT 1: 750 Q41 V50 Verified score

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19 Nov 2012, 19:03

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Well in that case - congrats on the admit! Christina did my call as well.

Yep. She just called back. I'm in!~
Looking forward to see you guys next year!

Congrats. What's your profile?

asian male living in canada, 3 years in PE, 750 GMAT, 3.9 GPA in engineering

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Concentration: Social Entrepreneurship, Finance

Schools: Cnsrtm-Anderson '15 (WD) CBS '15 (WD) HBS '15 (M) Cnsrtm-Stern '15 (WD) Stanford '15 (D) Wharton '15 (A) Cnsrtm-Hass '15 (A) Cnsrtm-Tuck '15 (A)

GPA: 3.2

WE:Corporate Finance (Other)

Schools: Cnsrtm-Anderson '15 (WD) CBS '15 (WD) HBS '15 (M) Cnsrtm-Stern '15 (WD) Stanford '15 (D) Wharton '15 (A) Cnsrtm-Hass '15 (A) Cnsrtm-Tuck '15 (A)

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19 Nov 2012, 23:09

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Two stupid questions but just want to make sure i am not missing anything:
1. In the employment section, you should add no. of employees and revenues only if you are self-employed, correct? It says that in the online app but not in the print-out so just want to make sure.
2. I uploaded my transcript but it does not appear in the print-out? Is that standard.

Thank you,

volcano33

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Location: United States

Concentration: Marketing, Strategy

Schools: CBS '15 (A) HBS '15 (D)

GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V42 Verified score

GPA: 3.94

WE:Consulting (Insurance)

Schools: CBS '15 (A) HBS '15 (D)

GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V42 Verified score

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20 Nov 2012, 09:38

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In! my voice was probably shaking over the phone haha. the wait was almost killing me.

ED submitted: 9/26
Feedback submitted: 11/5

KAS1

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Location: United States (NY)

Concentration: General Management, Marketing

Schools: CBS '15 (D) Rutgers '15 (M) Stern PT '16 (D)

GPA: 3.1

WE:Accounting (Other)

Schools: CBS '15 (D) Rutgers '15 (M) Stern PT '16 (D)

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20 Nov 2012, 10:17

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Are there any J-Terms still waiting to hear back? I noticed on CBS's Facebook page that there are only about 126 people. The usual class size is much higher around 196ish.. Just curious!!

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20 Nov 2012, 10:21

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In!!

Totally know what you mean about your voice volcano33. Same for me!

Applied for ED
Submitted: 10/2
Invited to Interview: 10/23
Interview: 10/31
Interview Feedback: 11/6
Admitted: 11/20

thenatalie

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20 Nov 2012, 16:59

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I'm in!!

Applied for ED 9/17
Invited to inverview 10/23
Interview & feedback submit 11/8
Admit 11/20

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Summerburst

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Updated on: 20 Nov 2012, 21:54

Originally posted by Summerburst on 20 Nov 2012, 18:30.
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Are there any J-Terms still waiting to hear back? I noticed on CBS's Facebook page that there are only about 126 people. The usual class size is much higher around 196ish.. Just curious!!

I am on waitlist! Did anyone on waitlist hear back in the past few days?

mappleby

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GPA: 3.03

WE:Project Management (Military & Defense)

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20 Nov 2012, 19:22

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Congrats to all the recent admits. Don't forget to join the Facebook and LinkedIn groups. Can't wait to see you all in the fall!

mappleby

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GPA: 3.03

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20 Nov 2012, 19:23

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Yes to both questions. I just double checked my proof from when I submitted in September, the transcript does not show up.

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GMAT 1: 710 Q44 V42 Verified score

WE:Analyst (Insurance)

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Schools: CBS '15 (D) Yale '15 (D) Darden '15 (A) Tuck '15 (M) Stern '15 (WD) Carlson '15 (A) Johnson '15 (A) Haas '15 (D) McDonough '15 (A)

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21 Nov 2012, 00:37

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Are there any J-Terms still waiting to hear back? I noticed on CBS's Facebook page that there are only about 126 people. The usual class size is much higher around 196ish.. Just curious!!

I am on waitlist! Did anyone on waitlist hear back in the past few days?

I am still on the waitlist for J-term too. Haven't heard anything since being placed on the waitlist 10/25.

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21 Nov 2012, 01:02

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In as well

I'm thrilled!

ED: Sep 27
Interview invite: Oct 24
Interview: Nov 8
Interview report submitted: Nov 11
Admitted: Nov 21

Does anyone know how to apply for the scholarship? Thanks and see you all