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Columbia MBA Essays for 2017 Admission

Apr, 22, 2016


Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their MBA application essay set, but the changes are small.  The application is not up yet, but the questions for 2017 entry (J-Term Class of 2018 and August for Class of 2019) are.   You can find testimonials from my clients admitted for Columbia August and […]


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Columbia Business School MBA Application Interviews

Sep, 29, 2015


In this post I provide advice on how to prepare for a Columbia Business School MBA interview. You can find my post on Columbia Essays here. Beyond my 29 comprehensive service clients admitted to Columbia since 2008 entry (I began my own consulting service in September 2007), I have worked with additional clients only on interviews. and more […]


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Which 2016 entry top MBA program essays to start with?

May, 15, 2015


Now that the 2016 entry essays for Columbia, HBS, MIT, Stanford and Wharton (schools all link to my analysis for 2016 entry)  are known, I have an opinion about which school to start with, but the answer just really depends on the applicant.   Every year, my early bird clients always ask me which school […]


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Columbia Business School MBA Recommendation Question Analysis

May, 08, 2015


In this post I analyze the Columbia Business School MBA recommendation MBA for January 2016 admission. The recommendation has not changed.  For my analysis of the MBA application essays and whether to select J-term Class of 2017, please see here. For my analysis of Columbia Business School application interviews, please see here.  At this time the August 2016 […]


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Columbia MBA Essays for 2016 Admission

May, 08, 2015


Click here for my 2017 application post.  Whoever designed Columbia Business School’s The MBA Application Process webpage deserves a design award. If you have not done so, take a look at that page. It does a really nice job laying out the admissions process in a visually appealing way. Columbia Business School has, as they do every year, modified their […]


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Columbia Business School January Term 2016 Essays

May, 07, 2015


As per usual, Columbia Business School has again changed its essays. I will provide a new post on the essay questions soon.  Here are the questions: Essays Instructions: In addition to learning about your professional aspirations, the Admissions Committee hopes to gain an understanding of your interests, values and motivations through these essays. There are no […]


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The Possible Impact of the HBS Round 1 Deadline on Columbia Early Decision

May, 16, 2014


Harvard Business School’s Round One Deadline of September 9th is perfectly designed to make the decision to apply to Columbia Business School Early Decision easier than ever before because applicants who time their ED applications right can know whether they have been invited to an HBS interview long before paying Columbia’s deposit and even possibly […]


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Columbia MBA Essays for January and August 2015 Admission

May, 16, 2014


Whoever designed Columbia Business School’s The MBA Application Process webpage deserves a design award. If you have not done so, take a look at that page. It does a really nice job laying out the admissions process in a visually appealing way. Columbia Business School has modified their MBA application essay set, but only one question has […]


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Columbia, HBS, and Stanford Essays and Recs

May, 16, 2014


While Columbia Business School is the only one of the three to actually have the application online for 2015 entry, Harvard Business School and Stanford GSB have also announced their essay and recommendation topics.   I have already written about Stanford’s Class of 2017 essays and recommendations very briefly in Stanford GSB cuts 1 Essay […]


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Columbia Business School MBA Recommendation for January and August 2015 Admission

May, 16, 2014


In this post I analyze the Columbia Business School MBA recommendation MBA for January and August 2015 admission.  For my analysis of the MBA application essays and whether to select J-term Class of 2016 or August Class of 2017, please see here. For my analysis of Columbia Business School application interviews, please see here.   Before reading my […]


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