NOTE: Roll Call Page Managed by All Global Mods Jan 2010 and Another 2010 Threads were Merged for Simplicity https://profile.ak.facebook.com/object3/249/1/n42316303783_9782.jpg Columbia Business School - Class of 2012 Applicants Jan 2010 Total Applicants: 2 Interview Invites: Admitted:1 WL: Dinged: TXB - ACCEPTED 9/23 manojrana9 - Applying ED Total Applicants: 44 Admitted: 12 WL: 4 Dinged: 9 Unknown: 18 novian18- ACCEPTED 9/24 (Sub 8/20, Int Invite 9/14, Int 9/21) eminent – ACCEPTED malik – ACCEPTED 10/12 audrey83 - ACCEPTED 11/4 praz - ACCEPTED 11/6 imchuckbass* (JD/MBA) - ACCEPTED 11/16 flyingator - ACCEPTED 11/17 entrepreneur2015 - ACCEPTED 12/1 SBChargers - ACCEPTED 12/4 snakesonplanes - ACCEPTED (Invite 11/5) aiken17* - ACCEPTED 12/7 radionowhere - ACCEPTED 12/21 raven52 - DEFERRED to RD 10/28 ysj231 - DEFERRED to RD 11/7 mbasc2010 - DEFERRED to RD 11/30 sapphireka - DEFERRED to RD 11/30 xlick – Dinged 10/26 vamsi142 - Dinged hohoo - Dinged 11/6 dan2012 - Dinged 11/9 moskovybus - Dinged 11/12 ojkap - Dinged 11/20 niraja - Dinged 12/3 BangaloreKid* - Dinged 12/3 kweku415* - Dinged 12/3 timothy332 - INTERVIEW 10/19 amps* - INTERVIEW (Invite 11/11) weaksuper - INTERVIEW (Invite 11/23) roger3808* - INTERVIEW theburgh - INTERVIEW Megachaoren triple5soul dan2012 CrushTheGMAT qlemon gnz1 Vamsi142 nickTW afan turbo2008 mizu freezzing dugurong RD Total Applicants: 118 Interview Invites: 41 Admitted : 14 WL : 6 Dinged : 35 Aenigma (interviewed) Anonymous13 (interviewed) awang1283 (interviewed) bigfernhead (interviewed) david2008 (interviewed) KarBare33 (interviewed) Kiki723 (interviewed) kohlia (interviewed) LB20 (interviewed) pintotowncar (interviewed) powerka (interviewed) sojo35 (interviewed) techwonk (interviewed) WaitingOn6 (interviewed) drmang7 (interviewed) Dunchess (interviewed) Fruitfly (interviewed) mbanxious (interviewed) nsidelnik (interviewed) zippy10 (interviewed) aditi123 afinado (interviewed) all Applicant1978 bigdre bwizzle (interviewed) cavorter cesc4 gkumar goldenspaceship greytmba HaroldPark hegel (interviewed) jjdubles jon82 jumbalaya kkr mbaseek12 mustafaj nikhilashri ntpaledo oscar81 passivation PleaseOhPlease rza SalarymanJ SCBooth souryab swank6 thisisgettingtome thescientist (interviewed) triple5soul unhedged Yankees2008 yelmaya 2009mba2012 2012dreams 2012mbahopeful (interviewed) aaj Anya1979 atypical azona (interviewed) baobabt blitz85 BostonArmyGuy (interviewed) BSbound Carlitos (interviewed) cheetahfish (interviewed) chrishelt christinee cozmo8 designstory (interviewed) drew031482 ebnab (interviewed) FChang go2bizSkool grv gyhb hellobirdieapp hermanstood hokiegenius InCaseYouAsked IndianGuardian jmtomasz kannagade KBCalifornia (interviewed) kma682 (interviewed) kombz (interviewed) kzslacker laxstar320 (interviewed) Marcus7 (interviewed) Marescotti (interviewed) mba2012orbust meridian17 (interviewed) mor nicholasffry (interviewed) NickTW (interviewed) nikheel oatwich ozgeuyanik Pleonasm pmk157 prakyrules Reality Reeve015 righty123 rkcz RonMexico shadowsjc (interviewed) shiny26 smashzone Steppenwolf (undecided ED/RD) superdkny testgmattest55 thedeadlyone theoutlawfades (interviewed) ttocsik vodkacran warriorM33 westsew whirlwind yangsta8 Last Year's CBS F'09 thread: calling-all-columbia-applicants-for-63151.html#p460533 Essay Topics and Deadlines: Since the January 2010 application officially opens today at 5.PM, I thought I throw in the thread for Early Decision 2010. I know it may be a little early in the game, but has anyone else started preparing their application? This means visiting the school, talking to CBS ambassadors, drafting the essay, etc. And good luck everyone!

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ED, submitted: 10/7, under review: 10/29, still waiting
Good luck to everyone here, and myself

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crap, I'm 23 and was thinking to apply RD...I don't think it works in my benefit, even though Columbia is my alma-mater.

Moskovybuz - let us know how HBS goes, they seem to like young applicants. Best of luck on your other apps. Udachi!

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Submitted on 10/7, no interview yet.

For those anxious ppl, my brother submitted his app on the ED dealine last year, and got an interview call 8 weeks later.. so hang in there..

Does anyone know if the CBS fat cats are travelling? That might delay things a bit.

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I met Linda Meehan the other day at Phoenix information session...I guess she's traveling around the southwest area.

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Hi all, please add me in for RD.

I was hoping to get some feedback from a current student. I've been painstakingly trying to schedule a visit to Columbia during this Fall season, with no luck... I'm from the West Coast and have had a particularly busy work travel schedule, and in fact I actually went to NYC in October planning to visit NYU and Columbia on the same trip, but due to work had to cut my trip short a day. I was hoping to go through the Hosts program, but could not lock down a date. Now, it finally looks like I may have a chance to visit on December 10.

I'm wondering if that is too close to finals to visit - the website seems to state that visits are available until Dec 14, so I'd really be squeezing in there. Is that still a reasonable time to go? I would ideally fit in the full day of a class visit, info session, and chat with students.

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Submitted on 10/6, just got an interview.

For applicants who submitted on 10/7, I have a feeling that lots of invites haven't been sent out yet. (I think my application is inferior to my girlfriend, who hasn't received an invite)

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all the best to all awaiting their decisions!

can any one share the nature of stories they used for essay 2 or some best practises? I seem a lil lost if the theory of "supply demand " and "pricing in commodity markets " that I am addressing is really apt...

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hope everyone's enjoying the weekend!

a couple questions:
1) i have my interview next saturday at 10 AM at a coffeeshop. do i still wear a suit? im open to wearing one, but know i will definitely stand out/look awkward.
2) i visited the columbia campus this weekend. the facilities seemed pretty dated. unfortunately, i didnt get the official tour and it was a rainy day. was anyone impressed with the facilities (there were some locked areas i couldnt get into)? did anyone see the law school/b-school area?

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good luck with the interview!
my recommendation would be to wear a suit, no matter the location (unless specifically suggested by the alum).
i've been interviewed at a coffee shop, i can assure you in about two minutes you will forget the space and people around.
cbs buildings are mainly uris hall and warren hall (shared with law). you're right in that they are nothing to boast about, but i haven't heard any current student complaining about lack of functionality. in my opinion chicago, wharton and hbs have super duper buildings and facilities.

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for essay 1 i feel that to make ur goals compeeling u have to have some focus on your past expereinces and career to date. would you agree? and what % of the essay at max should be devoted to that?

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thanks praz!

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Hi Guys,

Long-time lurker, first time poster.

Just got admitted to Columbia ED. Submitted 9/15, complete 9/16, interview invite 10/20, interview 10/27, complete 10/29, decision 11/16.

Stats are 3.7/780, 2 years WE in management consulting, and I'm a JD/MBA with Columbia Law.

Best of luck to all of you still waiting.

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Awesome profile, and big-time congrats!!!

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are you a 1L?

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are you a 1L?

Yes.

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Looks like I'm due for an answer on Friday then, submitted 9/20. Eeek! It'll be interesting to see how my wacky interview impacted my final result - not that I'll be able to gauge the level of input. Although others have mentioned that the interview isn't that important...

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Question on Essay #2.

Essay 2 - Master Classes are the epitome of bridging the gap between theory and practice at Columbia Business School. Please provide an example from your own life in which practical experience taught you more than theory alone. (Recommended 500 word limit)

How did you approach this question? I interpreted it in two ways:

1. Reading the first part of the question, it seems as I need to use a theory, and how I applied the theory successfully through practice.

2. Reading the second part of the question, it seems as I need to find a theory, but then explain why through my own experiences, practice has been better than theory.

To me, these are two completely opposing structures. Can someone please explain? Thanks.

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Question - is the status in the Interview Scheduler supposed to say "Interview Complete"? I had my interview almost 2 weeks ago now - is it possible that my interviewer has not submitted my feedback?

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Master classes basically give a practical experience that will help you learn better.
So as your 2. implies- find a situation where you had a theory (either by academics, or prevalent notion) and then through your experience you figured out, theory didn't cover the entire scenario, you gained far more through the hands on experience. So it just gave you a fuller (not sure if that's a word) perspective.

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