Admitted to Columbia J-term and Yale 面经

redwavezheng

congratulations!

Which is your favorite?

tracyzh1230

Hi, girl, probably you know me. We met in Yale interview and I escaped from the class in the middle...Hehe, congratulations!

yn1999

以下是引用tracyzh1230在2007-11-22 2:44:00的发言：
Hi, girl, probably you know me. We met in Yale interview and I escaped from the class in the middle...Hehe, congratulations!

Hi Tracy,

Of couse I remember you. why did you leave in such a hurry that day? I just sent you my contact information. Lets hang out sometime next week.

Good luck for school!

petron12

NY1999 -Congrats.
     I am working on CBS essays now. How to find those 65 HSB samples essays from a local library? Is that a book?
     What's your email address?

cdvitamin

congrats!

yn1999

以下是引用petron12在2007-11-26 12:20:00的发言：
NY1999 -Congrats.
     I am working on CBS essays now. How to find those 65 HSB samples essays from a local library? Is that a book?
     What's your email address?

here is the New York state public library link.  just type in "65 HBS essays" or "How to Get into Top" to search.

http://leopac1.nypl.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=118BT68O69078.512&profile=dial--3&menu=account&ts=1188168871531#focus

The library card is free and you will need to choose a pin when assigned a card number.

my email is yn1999(A) hotmail.com

Good luck for your application!

lancv

Congratulation to LOUZHU

yn1999

以下是引用yn1999在2007-11-13 11:20:00的发言：

Admittted by Columbia J-term last Tuesday and finished Yale interview last Thursday. Share my 2 cents here. Hope it helps. Sorry I can't type Chinese in the office. 

My background is ok but definitely not super strong. But I only applied for top 5 schools+Yale. MBA is a serious investment, only the top tier school can justify your opportunity cost and financial risks. If I can make it, you will too.

GMAT 720/5.0, TOEFL waived, GPA: 3.8, China 非重点本科, US 2nd tier school graduate degree in economics/finance.

Reference:           1. How to get into the top MBA programs (very very good, even though the essays included are a bit lengthy, if you have time to read them through, writing a good essay will become a piece of cake).

                             2. Accepted.com and clearadmits.com (very good tips regarding essays tailored by each school's different requirement)

                             3.  65 HBS essys (good as a supplemental reading materials)

                             4.  ChaseDream old posts (of couse!!)

Tips: 1. Apply 1st round   

         2. Apply 3-5 schools and leave your favoriate at last (practices make perfect is such a truth. by the time you finish all your 5 schools, you will love writing essays!)

Columbia J-term:

Submitted 10.10, invited for interview 10/29, interviewed 11.3 (alumni), offered 11.6. I have 4 years experience in top tier IB. So the no-internship J-term suits my background the best. One of my recommender (trader I support, executive director) also graduate from CBS. Guess it helps a lot. My boyfriend is also a Columbia almuni.

I chose an American male alumni who works at a start-up. We scheduled a Saturday afternoon interview due to his intensive travel plan. We met at a Starbucks and kind of just chatting all the way through the interview. Questions he asked: 1. Why MBA, 2. Why now 3. Leadership experience 4. Ethical dilemma  5. Career goal after MBA 6. Why Columbia 7. Why my current employer

Yale:

Submitted 10.24, invited for interview 10/30, interviewed 11.8 (campus adcom). The interviewer is an Asian lady. The questions she asked : 1. why undergradute school  2. why MBA 3. Why Yale 4. Why now 5. Career goal 6. entrepreneurship experience 7. Leadership experience and how to handle difficult situation 8. Personal interests and hobby 8. questions.  We had a relaxed conversation and went over our time limits by almost 10 minutes.

After the interview I attended the CDO class by Prof. Fabbozi (I work in structured finance sector. This class is too good to miss). Personally I perfer case study and the lecture style is a bit boring to me though. Yale campus is very big and beautiful. It is only 1.5 hours away from New York City. Don't think it will be a problem for future job hunting.

Anyone has questions regarding CBS and Yale's interviews or applications, feel free to email me. Finger crossed for my application for Wharton, Stanford and HBS. All best wishes for us!! 

just got felloship offer from columbia. 15k for 2 years so happy! anyone needs scholarship info, just contact me.

annfeifei

yn1999, what would you say about the J-term admissions competitiveness, more, less or equal? I can apply now in the regular decision so my application will be in by the end of this month, or i can apply for 2009 J-term. Both options will enable me to graduate in may 2010. I am not a career switcher so I am seeking some advice on which option to choose/which one is easier to get in? Thanks!

tracyzh1230

Hi, Girl: I deleted your message by accident. Sorry.
Could you send it to me again? I have a friend in your program now, enrolled at the same time with you. Let's get together sometime, before you getting super-busy and before I leaving for China.
BTW, I am into Yale.