My observation as a former insider at CBS is that Columbia is looking to build a diverse class of high-achieving world citizens who’ve got a bit of grit. World Citizen What do I mean by a world citizen? For a small fraction, it means applicants who are internationally famous due to their own achievements or…
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All Your Questions about Columbia Business School – Answered!
When you’re applying for b-school, there are a lot of sources of information about the process – some of which are extremely helpful, and some of which may stress you out. What if you could immediately know that your time would not only be well spent, but that your questions would be answered authoritatively –…
A Non-Traditional Applicant Accepted to the Columbia EMBA Program [Episode 326]
Interview with Beta Ealy, creative director and Columbia EMBA student [Show Summary] Think that if you aren’t a consultant, IT professional, or finance manager that you don’t have a shot in an EMBA program? Think again. Our guest this week is a creative director with little background in quant who conquered the GMAT and is…
Columbia Business School Welcomes New Dean
Columbia University announced last week that Professor Costis Maglaras, 49 years old, has been appointed the sixteenth dean of Columbia Business School and will begin his term on July 1, 2019. Professor Maglaras has been part of CBS for more than 20 years, and was the David and Lyn Sulfen Professor of Business. It is…
Columbia EMBA Application Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]
The first 2 Columbia EMBA essay questions ask you to project into the future, both near and long term – they address what you hope, plan, want, and expect. The third essay question probes your perspective and values – it shows the adcom’s interest in getting to know you (in a very succinct way!). In…
Columbia Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]
There is a moderate amount of change in this year’s Columbia MBA application. As they did last year, they are changing the questions for Essays #2 and #3. The short-answer question, Essay #1, and the optional essay are all unchanged. The character and word limits are all the same as last year. Columbia Business School…
U.S. News Releases 2020 MBA Rankings
Many students apply to grad school believing that another degree will improve their professional options and salaries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’s employment forecast published in the summer of 2018, they may be right. The BLS forecast the jobs in master’s-level professions would rise by close to 17% between 2016-2026, and jobs…
Financial Times Releases 2019 Global MBA Rankings
This year’s Financial Times’ Top 10 Business Schools is made up of the same names as last year’s list. Although Stanford Graduate School of Business has stayed in the top spot, there was a lot of shuffling around of the other top 9. Most notably, Harvard Business School rose to the #2 spot after falling…
Poets & Quants Releases 2018 MBA Rankings
Poets & Quants has released their 9th annual MBA ranking. P&Q integrates the five most recent rankings from the top publications in the world: U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Financial Times, and The Economist to come up with their rankings. Each source is ranked based on P&Q’s determination of their credibility….
MBA, Private Equity, Cop: Meet Nik Kumar, Columbia MBA 2019 [Episode 287]
Interview with Nik Kumar, Columbia MBA Class of 2019 [Show Summary] Want to know what it’s like to be a Columbia MBA? How about what it’s like to be a police officer? Nik Kumar (CBS ’19) can answer those questions, and in this episode he shares the ins and outs of both. Listen in for…
Get Accepted to Columbia Business School [On-Demand Webinar]
If you missed Get Accepted to Columbia, don’t worry! It’s now available for on-demand viewing. With Accepted’s founder Linda Abraham as your guide, you’ll learn what your CBS application needs to accomplish – and how to impress the adcom. Linda will walk you through each element of the application, and give you tips that show…
Bloomberg Businessweek Announces Best U.S. Business Schools
Bloomberg Businessweek conducted its 2018 survey of 10,473 MBA students, 15,050 alumni, and 3,698 recruiters about their business school experiences and their goals. Their answers, in addition to information about salary and job-placement data from each school, combined to create each school’s rank. The ranking of non-U.S. programs will be released in December 2018….
Learn How to Answer Columbia Business School’s First Essay Question
Are you looking for expert tips on how to approach Columbia Business School’s first essay? Learn what the 5 components to a successful CBS essay are and what you need to do to ensure that your application essay checks off each one. View this short video for more information. Full video transcript Are you struggling…
The Columbia MBA Interview – A Fresh Lens
“Do I want this person in my network for the rest of my life?” In an Accepted-hosted Q&A session, Emily French Thomas, Columbia MBA Admissions Director, provided the following insight into the Columbia MBA application interview process: social and emotional IQ are key. Columbia interviews are conducted by alumni, and French emphasizes that for them, a strong…
Columbia Business School MBA Class of 2020 Profile
Here’s a look at CBS’s MBA entering 2018 class profile, taken from the Columbia Business School website: Applications received: 6029 Admitted: 1028 Enrolled: 756, divided into 11 clusters January entry class size: 204, divided into 3 clusters August entry class size: 552, divided into 8 clusters Average GMAT scores: 732 Range of GMAT scores: 530-790…
Glenn Hubbard to Step Down as Columbia Business School Dean
After serving 15 years as Dean of Columbia Business School (CBS), Glenn Hubbard will step down at the end of the 2018-19 school year. Hubbard began his tenure at Columbia in 1988, and was selected as Dean in July 2004. When Hubbard steps down from the deanship on June 30, 2019, he will return to…
Columbia Business School Admissions Director Answers Applicant Questions
Our AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Columbia Business School’s Director of Admissions, Emily French Thomas, was fantastic! After outlining the application process and providing some great tips for success, she answered participants’ questions and really gave participants the inside scoop. If you missed the AMA, or if you’d like to view it again, it’s now…
What Does “At The Very Center of Business” Mean for Columbia Business School Applicants?
Columbia Business School Essay 2 asks you to watch a short video entitled, “How will you take advantage of being at the very center of business?” The application then asks you to write the answer in 250 words or fewer. The video and the essay question have enabled Columbia to secure its brand and market…
The 2018-19 MBA Application Season Has Begun!
Are You Ready to Apply to HBS and CBS? We have some info! Here’s what we know so far: Harvard Business School • The essay question, unchanged from last year, is this: “As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School…
Ace Your In-Person Business School Interview with a Student or Alumnus
This post is part of a series exploring the different forms MBA interviews take and how you can ace them all! Many MBA adcoms delegate the interviewing to alumni and students. In this scenario, typically second-year students interview the applicants who come to campus, and alumni interview off-campus – though in some cases, they also…
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