Columbia Business School - 01-07-2026

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January 7, 2026 7:12am ET

Applying: Boston / Questrom, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton

Intake Year: 2026

Pre-MBA Career: Machine Learning Engineer

Post MBA Career: Finance, FinTech

GRE: 328

GPA: 3.89

Years of Work Experience: 4

Location: Boston

Post MBA Location: Boston, NYC

Notes:

Laid off in October 2025 due to division-wide restructuring, right before R2 deadlines. Not sure how this will be taken by adcoms.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1842 Ahhh, key will be to address this up front, while also making the compelling case for how the MBA is a great next step for your career growth. Good goal focus will also help, here. I’d think there will be others in a similar predicament.

Showing impact and growth at work will be very important, supported by strong recommendations.

Are you also involved in any activities outside of work? Any additional hobbies and interests?

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