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July 2, 2020

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Columbia EMBA Application Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]

Columbia EMBA Application Essay Tips 2020-21

The first two 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 is a “getting to know you” question, and it also reflects the adcom’s interest in your well-roundedness. In these essays, a potential pitfall, given… 

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Article by Cindy Tokumitsu / MBA Admissions / 2021 EMBA Application, Columbia Business School, Columbia EMBA

November 24, 2019

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Columbia EMBA Class Profile [Entering Class of 2019]

Columbia EMBA Class Profile Fri-Sat Program

Here’s a look at CBS EMBA class profile of the Friday/Saturday class that began in August 2019, from the Columbia Business School website. Class size: 146 (in 2 clusters) Women: 34% International: 23% Average age: 33 Average years of work experience: 9 Sponsorship: • Full company sponsorship: 18% • Partial company sponsorship: 46% • Self-sponsorship:… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Columbia EMBA, EMBA, EMBA Class Profile

August 20, 2019

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A Non-Traditional Applicant Accepted to the Columbia EMBA Program [Episode 326]

Podcast interview with Beta Ealy, creative director and Columbia EMBA student

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… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, Columbia EMBA, EMBA, podcast, what is business school like series

December 20, 2018

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U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Business Schools (MBA & EMBA) Rankings

U.S. News & World Report surveyed all 471 MBA programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International in fall 2016 and early 2017. Of these, 377 responded and 131 were ranked (those that submitted enough of the necessary data on their full-time MBA programs that were needed to calculate the rankings). The… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, Chicago Booth EMBA, Columbia Business School, Columbia EMBA, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke EMBA, Harvard Business School, MBA Rankings, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, MIT Sloan EMBA, Northwestern Kellogg, Northwestern Kellogg EMBA, NYU Stern, NYU Stern EMBA, Ross EMBA, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UC Berkeley Haas EMBA, UCLA Anderson EMBA, US News, Wharton, Wharton EMBA

May 7, 2018

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Meet Dr. Nadia Afridi, Plastic Surgeon, Recent Columbia EMBA, and Mom [Episode 258]

Our guest today, Dr. Nadia Afridi earned her bachelors and MD in Canada and then did a residency in plastic surgery at Dalhousie University. She also earned her Executive MBA from Columbia in 2017. Can you tell us about your background?  Where you grew up? What do you like to do for fun? [1:09] I… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Columbia EMBA, EMBA, podcast

July 25, 2017

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The MBA Menu at Columbia Business School [Episode 171]

There’s something for everyone at Columbia Business School. Today’s AST podcast is a first: an in-person interview! Our guest is Emily French Thomas, Director of Admissions at Columbia Business School, and we’ll be talking about the menu of programs available at CBS. Welcome, Emily! What is the common thread that unites the many programs at… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, Columbia EMBA, EMBA, podcast

January 30, 2013

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What’s New at Columbia Business School?

Click here for Columbia Business School's zone page.

During my recent trip to New York City, I met with Amanda Carlson, Assistant Dean of Admissions, and Christina Selby, Director of Admissions, at Columbia Business School. The weather was cold and dreary, but the enthusiasm and warmth in the CBS admissions office was palpable. Since I wasn’t conducting a formal interview and didn’t record… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, Columbia EMBA, EMBA

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