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Not IIT for me but a chemical engineer yes. Im working as a country manager for an oilfield leading company though so most of my current work is financial planning people management and sales..

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Maybe they aren't sure if they'll be able to place someone as good as you in an even better position :P
I'm quite sure you'll get the hbs call.
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Hmm, preparing for a second ding with hbs tonight... Would love to be proven wrong though.

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I just wish you are proved wrong :)
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Thanks guys appreciate it. Congrats to all who received invites and all the best to all waiting for one. I'm off to other threads.. HBS tonight, LBS tomorrow!

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As someone pointed out earlier, could high proportion engineering/IIT Indian applicants be an issue. CBS focuses a lot on finance and with so many Indian engineers trying to switch to Finance, could the issue be the most common problem for Indian applicants in a school dominated by Finance Gods.

Just trying to figure out myself.... the one guy who you said got the interview, was he an engineer?

Yes, from IIT with 6 years of work ex.
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Well, I am one of the Indians who got in. So the 0% acceptance rate of Indians is clearly untrue. Here is my unsolicited take on this issue. As has been stated many a times, Indians and Chinese face the stiffest competition as they are from the “over-represented” group. While most schools have rounds of admission and they roughly take equal numbers in R1 and R2, CBS is a unique and curious case. First, it has rolling admissions, which makes a clear case for early application as one of the competitive advantages for Indian / Chinese candidates. Second, unlike other schools, ED and RD do not take equal numbers (conjecture based on various posts on public forums and discussions with CBS folks). Significant portion of class is filled up with ED applications. Therefore, the competitive intensity in RD for Columbia for Indian/Chinese folks is manifold as compared to both ED and R2 of other schools.

Coming back to Indian admits to CBS this year. So far I know 4 of them. All 4 are from IITs, all 4 are ED applicants, and all 4 work in front-end finance (IBD, IM etc.). Does that mean, CBS considers only folks from IITs, or only people from finance? I don’t think so. Whatever number of people you meet/interact with on forums, any individual’s sample size from such interactions will be very small to draw a conclusion. However, do Indians have higher odds in ED as compared to RD? – I definitely think so.

On the diversity factor, I would really recommend reading “The Elephant in the Room: Race and Prestige” by AlexMBAApply (I have a profound respect for Alex and his point of view all matters MBA).

For our friends where who are unfamiliar with Indian territory, IITs stand for Indian Institute of Technology and are engineering schools in India with ridiculously low acceptance rates i.e. 0.1-0.4% for their undergrad class. There is a good sense of prestige associated with them within India and are fairly recognized worldwide.
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Thanks guys appreciate it. Congrats to all who received invites and all the best to all waiting for one. I'm off to other threads.. HBS tonight, LBS tomorrow!

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All the best dude, those figures you have there are astronomical and I would be really surprised if you do not get into at least one of the schools in your list.
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I've been hitting refresh on the page pretty frequently and saw where I could schedule an interview 30 minutes before I got the email. I applied 1/7. I think my focus has helped as it may not be as competitive. Maybe?

Anyways, I'm happy and hope it goes well. Best of luck to those still waiting!
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I've been hitting refresh on the page pretty frequently and saw where I could schedule an interview 30 minutes before I got the email. I applied 1/7. I think my focus has helped as it may not be as competitive. Maybe?

Anyways, I'm happy and hope it goes well. Best of luck to those still waiting!
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What time did you apply on 1/7?
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I've been hitting refresh on the page pretty frequently and saw where I could schedule an interview 30 minutes before I got the email. I applied 1/7. I think my focus has helped as it may not be as competitive. Maybe?

Anyways, I'm happy and hope it goes well. Best of luck to those still waiting!
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I'm not 100% sure since I was in France at the time. My email says 11:51PM but I think I submitted it earlier than that.
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not new people accepted in the last few days or just not updating the GC status?
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I've been hitting refresh on the page pretty frequently and saw where I could schedule an interview 30 minutes before I got the email. I applied 1/7. I think my focus has helped as it may not be as competitive. Maybe?

Anyways, I'm happy and hope it goes well. Best of luck to those still waiting!
What time did you apply on 1/7?


I'm not 100% sure since I was in France at the time. My email says 11:51PM but I think I submitted it earlier than that.
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11:51pm EST? ...
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I'm not 100% sure since I was in France at the time. My email says 11:51PM but I think I submitted it earlier than that.[/quote]

11:51pm EST? ...[/quote]

Yes, EST as I didn't change the time on my laptop. The email may have been delayed because I remember submitting it before I went to bed. France is 6 hours ahead but I did go to bed pretty late.
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not new people accepted in the last few days or just not updating the GC status?
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I interviewed Saturday, report was submitted Monday, and now I'm anxiously waiting to hear...
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I interviewed Saturday, report was submitted Monday, and now I'm anxiously waiting to hear...
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My report was submitted on the 27th. I am anxiously wanting to hear too!!

Good luck tstrand1204
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1-6 applicant flapping in the wind after the HBS ding. Cut me loose or tie me down CBS.
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My report was submitted on the 27th. I am anxiously wanting to hear too!!

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Good luck to you too, Tongua
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As someone pointed out earlier, could high proportion engineering/IIT Indian applicants be an issue. CBS focuses a lot on finance and with so many Indian engineers trying to switch to Finance, could the issue be the most common problem for Indian applicants in a school dominated by Finance Gods.

Just trying to figure out myself.... the one guy who you said got the interview, was he an engineer?

Yes, from IIT with 6 years of work ex.

Well, I am one of the Indians who got in. So the 0% acceptance rate of Indians is clearly untrue. Here is my unsolicited take on this issue. As has been stated many a times, Indians and Chinese face the stiffest competition as they are from the “over-represented” group. While most schools have rounds of admission and they roughly take equal numbers in R1 and R2, CBS is a unique and curious case. First, it has rolling admissions, which makes a clear case for early application as one of the competitive advantages for Indian / Chinese candidates. Second, unlike other schools, ED and RD do not take equal numbers (conjecture based on various posts on public forums and discussions with CBS folks). Significant portion of class is filled up with ED applications. Therefore, the competitive intensity in RD for Columbia for Indian/Chinese folks is manifold as compared to both ED and R2 of other schools.

Coming back to Indian admits to CBS this year. So far I know 4 of them. All 4 are from IITs, all 4 are ED applicants, and all 4 work in front-end finance (IBD, IM etc.). Does that mean, CBS considers only folks from IITs, or only people from finance? I don’t think so. Whatever number of people you meet/interact with on forums, any individual’s sample size from such interactions will be very small to draw a conclusion. However, do Indians have higher odds in ED as compared to RD? – I definitely think so.

On the diversity factor, I would really recommend reading “The Elephant in the Room: Race and Prestige” by AlexMBAApply (I have a profound respect for Alex and his point of view all matters MBA).

For our friends where who are unfamiliar with Indian territory, IITs stand for Indian Institute of Technology and are engineering schools in India with ridiculously low acceptance rates i.e. 0.1-0.4% for their undergrad class. There is a good sense of prestige associated with them within India and are fairly recognized worldwide.
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Another Indian national who got in ED. Not IIT although engineer. As per the admitted FB group (200+ admits), i counted roughly around 20+ Indian names (Not sure about citizenship) in there. So 0% is out of the window. I honestly believe its more about your story and why an MBA at CBS (or any other school) than anything else. Personally speaking, after more than 5 dings (w and w/o interview) last season, i think i finally managed to get some clarity in my story and the results were much better this year. Keep the faith folks, good luck and godspeed.
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Has anyone received an invite or ding today?
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Nothing yet. Applied 1/7 close to midnight EST.
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Nothing yet. Applied 1/7 close to midnight EST.
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rejection letter today.
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