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My guesses are one or more of the following: that you maybe didn't fully articulate how you could add value to the class, your reference letters might have been inconsistent with the rest of your application, the essays are poorly executed, your career goals are either unclear, unrealistic or too many other people want the same thing. Or, they might have gotten just a lot of people with your profile and similarly high stats. Plenty of applicants applying to Columbia with an investment Banking background. I'll be willing to take a look at your application of you like.

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Thanks all. Heard back today that I've been rejected off the waitlist. Best of luck to everyone else applying!
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Thanks all. Heard back today that I've been rejected off the waitlist. Best of luck to everyone else applying!

Did you apply early decision? They notified you that you were removed from the waitlist in just like 10 days?
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Was recently notified that I've been waitlisted at Columbia. Curious whether anyone else has experience with that. Also, any ideas as to why?
Some of it may be the timing of when you applied. The later you apply, the lower your odds since they are already filling up the class as they go and if they have enough i-bankers at some point they may just stop considering you. That's my best guess with this limited information as I think if you had applied in Sept with these stats I think you could have had a different outcome. The other suspects have been mentioned... are your recommenders going to bat for you? Is there something inconsistent in your application? Are you involved outside of work? Did you convey your knowledge of the program in the application? These are some of the other reasons that could be in play but I suspect more than anything you may have just been too late to the party this year. Happy to follow up if you want to reach out for a profile review and we can dig deeper...To do that... follow up here: https://stratusadmissionscounseling.com/ ... b-visitor/
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Any advice appreciated! I'm most interested in a value investing career, so CBS is a top choice for me. Thanks!

Your stats are really good and I have gotten a number of people in this year already with worse stats / professional background. Do you do anything outside of work? I would have to look at your application to determine if it was something in the app. I see you removed part of the post, but don't worry about it. This is something that does happen from time to time, but it is generally because there isn't enough interest shown through the application.

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