Had my CBS interview almost two months ago. It was at an Alum’s office early in the morning (8 am). It was very casual and laid back. I started off talking about my education and career to date. Then I talked about my reasons for pursuing an MBA and why CBS in general. After that we spent the next 35 minutes in a Q&A format with me asking the alum about his experiences at Columbia and in his career thereafter. There were no leadership or what makes you unique questions. It was really a very relaxed conversation. He did ask my me about my GPA and GMAT score. Which he then stated were dead center of the class. And he also wanted to know how I liked my alma mater. After the interview he informed that he would be strongly recommending me to CBS and that he was happy to meet me.
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MBA Livewire
January 2, 2026 10:16pm ET
Applied
to
UPenn / Wharton
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.54
GRE:
332
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
United States, San Francisco
January 2, 2026 10:00pm ET
Applied
to
Harvard Business School
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.54
GRE:
332
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
United States, San Francisco
January 2, 2026 9:59pm ET
Applied
to
Columbia
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.54
GRE:
332
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
January 2, 2026 4:53pm ET
Rejected
at
UVA / Darden
Round:
Round 1
Received via
portal
on
December 09, 2025
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
4.17
GRE:
334
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
Nigeria, Lagos
Note:
I was surprised at this decision, at the same time not very surprised as the interview didn’t go that well for me and I feel that was what possibly drove the decision, the interviewer (2Y MBA Student) was quite out of touch with my pre MBA career field and struggled to understand my response to the interview questions, she had to draw me back a couple of times to understand what I was speaking about, so I can imagine how she was able to make a case for me when she was struggling to understand me.
January 2, 2026 4:01pm ET
Waitlisted
at
Duke / Fuqua
Round:
Round 1
Received via
portal
on
December 10, 2025
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
4.17
GRE:
334
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
Nigeria, Lagos