Interview Questions & Reports Columbia Business School

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Published: October 20, 2025

CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Was fairly casual and short (30-35 minutes). Questions included: Walk me through your resume. Short-term and long-term goals and why MBA? Why Columbia? Tell me about a time you worked on a team. Read more

Published: October 19, 2025

CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Google Meet

Very conversational. She shared about herself. Asked me to share about myself. Then asked the following questions: Why CBS? What are your short-term goals and how do they connect to your long-term goals? Tell me about a project where you led a team and produced a good result. What is your greatest challenge? What is your proudest achievement? (personal or professional) If you had to tell the admissions committee one sentence about you, what would it be? Tell me about a time you got feedback and what you did about it. Read more

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Published: June 2, 2025

CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Deferred / Second-Year Student / Zoom

It was very conversational. He was really nice and really tried to get to know me and share his experiences. There weren’t any structured questions, but more sharing an experience and then asking how I would react in that situation. Asked: – Tell me about yourself. – Why MBA? Why Columbia? – Tell me about how you would react in a team that didn’t work well together. – Asked more about specific clubs in Columbia I would join. – Any questions for me? Read more

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December 4, 2025 10:26pm ET

Waitlisted at U. Chicago Booth

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on December 03, 2025

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.61

GRE: 333

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: India, New Delhi

December 4, 2025 10:12pm ET

Accepted to U. Chicago Booth

Round: Round 1

Received via portal December 4, 2025

Standardized Test: GMAT

GMAT: 710

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Application Location: Canada

December 4, 2025 9:27pm ET

Rejected at Yale SOM

Round: Round 1

Received via email December 4, 2025

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 4.0/4.0

GRE: 327

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Michigan, St. Clair

December 4, 2025 9:24pm ET

Accepted to U. Chicago Booth

Round: Round 1

Received via email December 4, 2025

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 4.0/4.0

GRE: 327

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: United States, St Clair

Note:

Full-ride scholarship. Beyond grateful.

December 4, 2025 9:08pm ET

Accepted to Yale SOM

Round: Round 1

Received via phone December 4, 2025

Standardized Test: GMAT

GMAT: 645

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Application Location: Canada

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