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From Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts), https://www.mbaadmit.com, email: info@mbaadmit.com
Interested in learning if we think you can be successful as an applicant to a top MBA program? Sign up for a FREE Profile Evaluation directly from Dr. Shel Watts, a Harvard and Oxford graduate with Harvard admissions experience and over 26 years of work with MBA applicants. Fill out the form on our homepage at https://www.mbaadmit.com
Opt to work directly with Dr. Shel on your MBA applications! Ask about our current specials – Comprehensive packages beginning at $1695 (Compare with our competitors who charge $5,200!); Basic editing of one application for $1095. Valid through June 20, 2019.
Will Early Decision Boost Admissions Odds at Columbia? – Update!
As candidates strategize about when to submit their MBA applications to Columbia Business School (CBS), they often have a question about whether Early Decision really helps increase the odds of admission to Columbia Business School. We at MBA Admit.com watched outcomes over this past 2018-2019 admissions cycle, and once again we can say yes, applying in the Early Decision pool does have a strong, positive impact on your admissions odds, for many reasons.
Submitting your application in the Early Decision admissions pool boosts your odds relative to the odds you will face in the regular August-start admissions pool because, upon Early Decision admission, you must pay a deposit to secure your spot at Columbia GSB. This is supposed to signal that you have made a commitment to Columbia. For your willingness to make an early commitment and pay the deposit, Columbia is often willing to show more flexibility with the candidate who has a flaw in their profile. So, if you are slightly older than ideal, have a less-than-ideal GMAT score, have some flaws in your undergraduate record, etc., the admissions committee often responds more kindly than they might when a candidate applies during Regular Decision.
As in the past, we also found that Early Decision is an easier entry point to CBS than Regular Decision for the candidate that has a soft spot in their profile (a less-than-ideal GPA, for instance). It is an easier entry point because fewer candidates apply in the Early Decision pool. The applicant numbers are lower for a variety of reasons: candidates may not yet have a strong GMAT score, they may not want to pay a deposit early on, etc. Given the fact that there is less competition in the Early Decision pool and that you are advantaged given your willingness to signal your commitment to Columbia with an Early Decision application, candidates often reap positive benefits from submitting within the Early Decision pool.
If you want to boost your odds of admission and don’t mind handing over a deposit to secure your spot, Early Decision may be for you.
This raises a question, however. What happens if you gain admission under Early Decision, pay the deposit, but later get into a school you prefer, like Wharton? At MBA Admit.com, we have seen candidates simply choose to lose their deposit to Columbia and accept the school they prefer. We don’t comment on whether you should do this or not, but we can state factually that we have seen this done. For those candidates, they were willing to pay the deposit in exchange for getting a boost toward success in the Columbia admissions process and they were willing to lose the deposit if they got into another school that was their first choice.
Do you need assistance in preparing an outstanding application to an MBA program? Feel free to reach out to us!
Best wishes,
Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts)
President, MBA Admit.com
https://www.mbaadmit.com
Email: info@mbaadmit.com
Interested in learning if we think you can be successful as an applicant to a top MBA program? Sign up for a FREE Profile Evaluation directly from Dr. Shel Watts, a Harvard and Oxford graduate with Harvard admissions experience and over 26 years of work with MBA applicants. Fill out the form on our homepage at https://www.mbaadmit.com
Opt to work directly with Dr. Shel on your MBA applications! Ask about our current specials – Comprehensive packages beginning at $1695 (Compare with our competitors who charge $5,200!); Basic editing of one application for $1095. Valid through June 20, 2019.
Will Early Decision Boost Admissions Odds at Columbia? – Update!
As candidates strategize about when to submit their MBA applications to Columbia Business School (CBS), they often have a question about whether Early Decision really helps increase the odds of admission to Columbia Business School. We at MBA Admit.com watched outcomes over this past 2018-2019 admissions cycle, and once again we can say yes, applying in the Early Decision pool does have a strong, positive impact on your admissions odds, for many reasons.
Submitting your application in the Early Decision admissions pool boosts your odds relative to the odds you will face in the regular August-start admissions pool because, upon Early Decision admission, you must pay a deposit to secure your spot at Columbia GSB. This is supposed to signal that you have made a commitment to Columbia. For your willingness to make an early commitment and pay the deposit, Columbia is often willing to show more flexibility with the candidate who has a flaw in their profile. So, if you are slightly older than ideal, have a less-than-ideal GMAT score, have some flaws in your undergraduate record, etc., the admissions committee often responds more kindly than they might when a candidate applies during Regular Decision.
As in the past, we also found that Early Decision is an easier entry point to CBS than Regular Decision for the candidate that has a soft spot in their profile (a less-than-ideal GPA, for instance). It is an easier entry point because fewer candidates apply in the Early Decision pool. The applicant numbers are lower for a variety of reasons: candidates may not yet have a strong GMAT score, they may not want to pay a deposit early on, etc. Given the fact that there is less competition in the Early Decision pool and that you are advantaged given your willingness to signal your commitment to Columbia with an Early Decision application, candidates often reap positive benefits from submitting within the Early Decision pool.
If you want to boost your odds of admission and don’t mind handing over a deposit to secure your spot, Early Decision may be for you.
This raises a question, however. What happens if you gain admission under Early Decision, pay the deposit, but later get into a school you prefer, like Wharton? At MBA Admit.com, we have seen candidates simply choose to lose their deposit to Columbia and accept the school they prefer. We don’t comment on whether you should do this or not, but we can state factually that we have seen this done. For those candidates, they were willing to pay the deposit in exchange for getting a boost toward success in the Columbia admissions process and they were willing to lose the deposit if they got into another school that was their first choice.
Do you need assistance in preparing an outstanding application to an MBA program? Feel free to reach out to us!
Best wishes,
Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts)
President, MBA Admit.com
https://www.mbaadmit.com
Email: info@mbaadmit.com
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