The atmosphere was casual. I was expecting something more structured and formal, but it ended up being a 45 minute barrage of why get an MBA and then 15 minutes of questions. I thought this was pretty unusual, and I couldn’t get a good read on the Adcom. The interviewer seemed to have read my application as he targeted my future goals right away. I was thrown a bit by how much persuading I had to do with just why an MBA because I felt at some point, we should’ve moved on, but he kept at it. But there’s nothing wrong with that, as I was comfortable speaking about my goals, background, network, and ambitions. For certain industries, the Trojan Network will get you where you want to be, and business school is so much more than just classes and a diploma.
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MBA Livewire
July 25, 2024 12:44pm ET
Rejected from Waitlist
at
Columbia
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
July 25, 2024
GRE:
322
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Healthcare
Application Location:
New York
Note:
I’ve stayed on the waitlist since March and provided 2 half-assed personal updates about continued interest and a promotion. I didn’t chase alum or student recs as I was accepted to another top choice school which I think would’ve helped turn the decision around in May. Best of luck to everyone else!
July 25, 2024 9:12am ET
Accepted
to
Columbia
Round:
Round 1
Received via
phone
July 25, 2024
GMAT:
750
Program Type:
January Intake
Post MBA Career Name:
Finance
Application Location:
India
July 25, 2024 12:08am ET
Accepted
to
Columbia
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
on
July 19, 2024
GRE:
321
Program Type:
January Intake
Post MBA Career Name:
Other
Application Location:
Latam
Note:
June 10th - Submitted application
July 2nd - Interview invitation received
July 10th - Interviewed (alum)
July 19th - Accepted via email (I couldn't answer the call)
July 24, 2024 8:46pm ET
Accepted
to
Columbia
Round:
Rolling Admissions
Received via
phone
July 24, 2024
Program Type:
January Intake
Post MBA Career Name:
Healthcare
Application Location:
East Asia
Note:
GMAT Focus 655
applied 18th June
interviewed 15th July
accepted 25th July
July 23, 2024 3:47pm ET
Rejected from Waitlist
at
Vanderbilt / Owen
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
on
July 19, 2024
GPA:
2.85
GMAT:
620
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year