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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March 6, 2025 4:53pm ET
Rejected
at
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 3
Received via
email
March 6, 2025
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
3.28
GMAT:
655
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Entrepreneurship
Application Location:
India
Note:
Sucks but we move on
March 6, 2025 4:21pm ET
Rejected
at
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 3
Received via
email
March 6, 2025
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
3.5
GMAT:
680
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
Peru, Lima
March 6, 2025 3:57pm ET
Accepted
to
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 3
Received via
phone
March 6, 2025
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.7
GRE:
324
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Other
Application Location:
United States, New York City
Note:
applied through consortium. got the fellowship a couple days ago, waiting to hear back about scholarship $
March 6, 2025 3:51pm ET
Waitlisted
at
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
March 6, 2025
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
2.9 undergrad, 2.8 masters of engineering
GRE:
325
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Entrepreneurship
Application Location:
nj
March 6, 2025 3:28pm ET
Rejected
at
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 3
Received via
portal
March 6, 2025
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
8.38
GRE:
328
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
Asia