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Columbia Business School
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General Information
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Location: |
New York, NY |
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Acceptance Rate: |
15% |
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Average Age: |
28 |
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Average GMAT: |
715 |
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Class Size: |
711 |
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Average GPA: |
3.5 |
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Loans: |
Credit history required |
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Important Dates
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Application Requirements
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Rounds |
Deadline |
Notification |
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Application Fee: |
$250 |
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Early Round |
02/10/13 |
10-12 weeks |
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Interview: |
Invitation |
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Round 1 |
09/04/14
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10-12 weeks |
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Required Essays: |
4 |
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Round 2 |
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Recommendations:
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2 |
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Important Links
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Rankings
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U.S. News |
9 |
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Business Week |
9 |
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Financial Times |
6 |
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Wall Street Journal |
3 |
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The Economist |
12 |
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Forbes |
6 |
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Essays
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Short Answer Question
What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (100 characters maximum)
Examples of possible responses
Essay 1:
Given your individual background, why are you pursuing a Columbia MBA at this time? (Maximum 500 words)
Essay 2:
Columbia Business School is located in the heart of the world's business capital - Manhattan. How do you anticipate that New York City will impact your experience at Columbia? (Maximum 250 words)
Please view the videos below:
New York City - limitless possibilities
New York City - fast paced and adaptable
Essay 3:
What will the people in your Cluster be pleasantly surprised to learn about you? (Maximum 250 words)
Optional Essay
An optional fourth essay will allow you to discuss any issues that do not fall within the purview of the required essays.
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Recommendation Questions
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- Your relationship to the applicant.
- The applicant’s performance.
- Strengths and weaknesses of the applicant.
- The applicant’s interpersonal skills.
- The applicant’s written and spoken communication skills.
- The most important thing you would like the Admissions Committee to know.
Please limit your recommendation to 1000 words. Thank you once again.
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Additional Information
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1. Early round applicants must commit to pay $6,000 within two weeks of acceptance date.
2. Columbia has a rolling admission process. Submission is allowed anytime before the round's deadline. Decisions will be made within 10/12 weeks (depending on early/reguler round) of submission date.
3. January Term Application Deadline - October 2, 2013
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