It is currently 10 Sep 2026, 19:32
Home
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
User avatar
jz4analytics
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 23 Dec 2014
Last visit: 15 Dec 2017
Posts: 284
Concentration: Social Entrepreneurship, Healthcare
Schools: Yale '18 (D) CBS '18 (D) Wharton '18 (D) Sloan '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 700 Q44 V40
GMAT 2: 710 Q44 V42
GPA: 3.3
Schools: Yale '18 (D) CBS '18 (D) Wharton '18 (D) Sloan '18 (D)
GMAT 2: 710 Q44 V42
Posts: 284
CBS Early Decision: how much does it improve your odds?
Post URL
08 Jun 2015, 14:59
Conventional wisdom says that Early Decision improves your chances for admission. Does anyone have the numbers for CBS specifically? What are the admission rates for ED versus non-ED applicants? Does ED increase the chances from 17% to 20%, or is it more like 15% to 30%?

Archived CBS Discussion
Hi there,
You've stumbled upon an old discussion from our CBS Forum that's now outdated and has been archived. No more replies are possible here.
Interested in current discussions? Feel free to dive into our dedicated CBS Forum for all fresh things related to the CBS MBA program.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
avatar
jmaul
avatar
Joined: 09 Apr 2015
Last visit: 24 May 2017
Posts: 6
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
WE:General Management (Transportation)
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
Posts: 6
CBS Early Decision: how much does it improve your odds?
Post URL
09 Jun 2015, 15:39
jz4analytics
Conventional wisdom says that Early Decision improves your chances for admission. Does anyone have the numbers for CBS specifically? What are the admission rates for ED versus non-ED applicants? Does ED increase the chances from 17% to 20%, or is it more like 15% to 30%?
Show more


This is the question everyone is trying to figure out.

The closest I have been to finding an answer is this interview where an admissions officer says the big bulk of applicants go to regular admission.
(https://blog.accepted.com/2015/04/22/the ... -business/)

It still doesn't answer exactly your question.
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
User avatar
jz4analytics
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 23 Dec 2014
Last visit: 15 Dec 2017
Posts: 284
Concentration: Social Entrepreneurship, Healthcare
Schools: Yale '18 (D) CBS '18 (D) Wharton '18 (D) Sloan '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 700 Q44 V40
GMAT 2: 710 Q44 V42
GPA: 3.3
Schools: Yale '18 (D) CBS '18 (D) Wharton '18 (D) Sloan '18 (D)
GMAT 2: 710 Q44 V42
Posts: 284
CBS Early Decision: how much does it improve your odds?
Post URL
10 Jun 2015, 03:47
It's odd that CBS is so secretive about this, since ED is a huge commitment. I found this:

https://www.mbadataguru.com/blog/admissi ... -analysis/

He claims:
ED: 21.8%
Regular: 18.6%

That's not a big difference (age is a more significant factor!), but we don't know what the applicant pools looked like (i.e. did ED applicants have lower GMAT scores?).

I also don't know if Columbia is as generous with financial aid for ED acceptances as they are for regular - they kind of have you in a strangle hold. All things considered, it doesn't seem that great to apply ED unless you really, really want to go to Columbia above anywhere else.
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
avatar
kaashi
avatar
Joined: 06 Mar 2014
Last visit: 21 Nov 2021
Posts: 25
Concentration: General Management, International Business
Schools: CBS '17 (A) Ross '17 (II)
GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V41
WE:Investment Banking (Finance: Investment Banking)
Schools: CBS '17 (A) Ross '17 (II)
GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V41
Posts: 25
CBS Early Decision: how much does it improve your odds?
Post URL
14 Jun 2015, 05:48
jz4analytics
It's odd that CBS is so secretive about this, since ED is a huge commitment. I found this:

https://www.mbadataguru.com/blog/admissi ... -analysis/

He claims:
ED: 21.8%
Regular: 18.6%

That's not a big difference (age is a more significant factor!), but we don't know what the applicant pools looked like (i.e. did ED applicants have lower GMAT scores?).

I also don't know if Columbia is as generous with financial aid for ED acceptances as they are for regular - they kind of have you in a strangle hold. All things considered, it doesn't seem that great to apply ED unless you really, really want to go to Columbia above anywhere else.
Show more

Something is wrong with those figures. Overall acceptance rate for CBS class of 2016 was 18.2%. Weighted average of 18.6% and 21.8% cannot be 18.2% in any case. Even for older classes these figures do not make a lot of sense. If anything, acceptance rate for ED will be a tad higher than 18.2% and that for RD will be lower than 18.2%.
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
User avatar
jz4analytics
User avatar
Retired Moderator
Joined: 23 Dec 2014
Last visit: 15 Dec 2017
Posts: 284
Concentration: Social Entrepreneurship, Healthcare
Schools: Yale '18 (D) CBS '18 (D) Wharton '18 (D) Sloan '18 (D)
GMAT 1: 700 Q44 V40
GMAT 2: 710 Q44 V42
GPA: 3.3
Schools: Yale '18 (D) CBS '18 (D) Wharton '18 (D) Sloan '18 (D)
GMAT 2: 710 Q44 V42
Posts: 284
CBS Early Decision: how much does it improve your odds?
Post URL
14 Jun 2015, 10:00
kaashi
jz4analytics
It's odd that CBS is so secretive about this, since ED is a huge commitment. I found this:

https://www.mbadataguru.com/blog/admissi ... -analysis/

He claims:
ED: 21.8%
Regular: 18.6%

That's not a big difference (age is a more significant factor!), but we don't know what the applicant pools looked like (i.e. did ED applicants have lower GMAT scores?).

I also don't know if Columbia is as generous with financial aid for ED acceptances as they are for regular - they kind of have you in a strangle hold. All things considered, it doesn't seem that great to apply ED unless you really, really want to go to Columbia above anywhere else.

Something is wrong with those figures. Overall acceptance rate for CBS class of 2016 was 18.2%. Weighted average of 18.6% and 21.8% cannot be 18.2% in any case. Even for older classes these figures do not make a lot of sense. If anything, acceptance rate for ED will be a tad higher than 18.2% and that for RD will be lower than 18.2%.
Show more

I think he takes data from this forum, it is not supposed to be representative. I don't think there is public data on every applicant. It is not surprising that GMATCLUB applicants do a little better than average.
1
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
avatar
TheUltimateWinner
avatar
Schools: Harvard '24 Judge '23 LBS '24 McCombs '24 Mendoza Tepper '24 Ross '24 Cox Marshall '24 Fisher Kelley '24 Jones McDonough '24 Owen '24 Terry BU Simon '24 Katz GWU Mason Babson Gabelli Foster '24 Goizueta '24 Scheller Stern '23 CBS '23 Booth '23 Haas '25 Wharton '25 Stanford '26 Johnson'23 Fuqua '23 Kellogg '23 Kenan-Flagler'23 INSEAD Aug 22 intake Olin '23 Said '23 Sloan '23 Carey Arizona "22 Yale '23 UC Davis Madison '23 Anderson '23 Carroll Carlson '23 Darden '23
Posts: 2,464
CBS Early Decision: how much does it improve your odds?
Post URL
24 Dec 2018, 09:33
Anyone here to answer this question in the following link?
Thanks__

https://gmatclub.com/forum/cbs-states-t ... l#p2196483

_________________
The best tool for practice:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/search.php?view=search_tags
Signature Read More
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
User avatar
bb
User avatar
Founder
Joined: 04 Dec 2002
Last visit: 10 Sep 2026
Posts: 43,721
Location: United States
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
GPA: 3
Products:
GMAT Club Tests Forum Quiz
Expert
Expert reply
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
Posts: 43,721
CBS Early Decision: how much does it improve your odds?
Post URL
10 Jul 2023, 08:37
Archived CBS Discussion
Hi there,
You've stumbled upon an old discussion from our CBS Forum that's now outdated and has been archived. No more replies are possible here.
Interested in current discussions? Feel free to dive into our dedicated CBS Forum for all fresh things related to the CBS MBA program.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!

_________________
Founder of GMAT Club

Just starting out with GMAT? Start here with a Free 12-Week Study Plan
Signature Read More
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
NEW TOPIC
POST REPLY
Downloads
My Bookmarks
Reviews
Moderator:
GMATNinja
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
7399 posts