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Below are MBA admissions interview questions and experiences submitted by CBS MBA applicants. If you interviewed at Columbia, we encourage you to submit a report detailing your experience!Interview Questions & Reports
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Skype
Resume-based alumni interview. Very straightforward and interviewer was friendly. Standard questions (Why CBS, why MBA, why now, leadership examples) were asked. No surprises. Seemed like an overall assessment of fit, so I prioritized building a solid relationship with the alum throughout the interview.
CBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
I was emailed with the interview invitation and matched with someone based on location. I matched with an alum from the Class of 2020. It was meant to be a blind interview, meaning that it was resume-based and he had not seen my application. I set up the meeting on... Read more »
CBS Interview Questions & Report: Rolling / Alumna / Zoom
Really great experience. Columbia sent an interview invite via email and you get matched with your alumnus via their portal. After you are matched with someone (it seems to be by city and by industry you work in), it is on you to set it up by reaching out to... Read more »
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling Admissions / Alumni / Zoom
Interview lasted shorter than expected – I shared a copy of my resume prior to our meeting, but it seemed like he never read my resume. Right off the back he started with a comment saying, he interviewed 3 applicants during this admissions cycle and they have all been admitted... Read more »
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GPA: 3.8.
GMAT: 690. Middle East.
GPA: 3.0. GMAT: 650. Asia.
GPA: 3.96. Virginia.
GPA: 3.3. MI.
GPA: 3.3. MI.
GPA: 3.69. Asia.
MBA DecisionWire
Admitted: Columbia, IESE, UVA / Darden
GRE: 328 GPA: 3.01
Post-MBA Career: Consulting
Admitted: Columbia, Northwestern / Kellogg
GMAT: 740 GPA: 3.7
Post-MBA Career: Other
Admitted: Columbia, Harvard Business School, UPenn / Wharton
GRE: 325 GPA: 3.4
Post-MBA Career: Technology
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton
GMAT: 730 GPA: 3.8
Post-MBA Career: Consulting
Admitted: Columbia, Harvard Business School, UPenn / Wharton
GMAT: 760 GPA: 3.53
Post-MBA Career: Undecided
