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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Accepted
to
Michigan / Ross
Round:
Round 4
Received via
email
May 20, 2026
Standardized Test:
Executive Assessment (EA)
EA:
156
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Operations Management
Application Location:
West Coast
Juno Member:
Not yet
May 20, 2026 4:22pm ET
Rejected
at
Harvard Business School
Round:
Round 3
Received via
portal
on
May 18, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
4.0
GRE:
322
Program Type:
Deferred Enrollment
Juno Member:
Not yet
May 20, 2026 9:11am ET
Rejected from Waitlist
at
Michigan / Ross
Round:
Round 1
Received via
portal
May 20, 2026
Standardized Test:
Executive Assessment (EA)
EA:
155
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Healthcare
Target Career:
Healthcare
Application Location:
Canada
Note:
waitlisted with interview R1 and got the portal update this morning at 9am EST
Juno Member:
Not yet
May 19, 2026 9:32pm ET
Rejected
at
Harvard Business School
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
May 19, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.6
GRE:
334
Program Type:
Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career:
Finance,
Venture Capital
Application Location:
Boston
Juno Member:
Not yet
May 19, 2026 9:15pm ET
Accepted
to
Georgetown / McDonough
Round:
Round 3
Received via
phone
on
May 12, 2026
Standardized Test:
Granted Waiver
GPA:
3.36
Post MBA Career:
Real Estate,
Other
Application Location:
San Juan Puerto Rico
Juno Member:
Not yet