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If you end up not submitting for J-Term, would you submit for Fall?

OCTOBER EARLY decision is just for January intake or normal fall admissions as well. How January term is different than normal one. Any particular advantage or disadvantage Posted from my mobile device

ujji0074u Start Late, Finish On-Time Columbia Business School recognizes that the traditional two-year MBA schedule may not be right for every student. Our January entry option allows qualified students to skip the summer internship and get their degree in just 16 months, thereby reducing the opportunity cost of being out of the workforce during their studies. https://academics.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/ ... nes/j-term

If both (me and my partner) are applying to Columbia, does it make sense to mention in the optional essay that CBS is the top choice for both of us?

Yes absolutely. I spoke to few alumnis and all if them suggested to mention this in any part of the essay. You can also feed this into your Why Columbia essay.

ArajDalal I think so. I know a couple who got into Wharton last year and they have mentioned this as part of their application.

Although only the highest score can be submitted, should I tell the number of times I took test?

hopefully some interview invites start coming out soon now that it's been 3 weeks since the application opened! good luck to those that have applied!

Yep! Though I talked it over with my partner and family, and we decided to push for the J-Term because it made the most sense for me. I come from STEM field (Physics and math) and a family business background so I made it clear on my application that I'm not really looking for an internship but rather insight on my industry and policy-making for said industry.

Hi All! One quick help - In the ’Financing Your MBA’ section, we have two inputs to cover the total fee - loans and self resources. Do we need to ensure both of these total to the MBA fees? Or the gap is what CBS looks at to disburse scholarships?