Columbia MAFN Columbia MAFN Admission Discussion

[lalabobo]

I got rejected

 

[jasonpzr]

Hey guys, anyone still on the waitlist? GSAS has conducted a verification regarding my background information but still no decision released yet.
@IzabelaRutkowski Could you kindly give us some insight on the estimated time of the final decision? Thanks a lot!!!!

 

[Andy Nguyen]

We have about 5 pending and 2 waitlisted on the Tracker. Not a huge number. Hopefully we get all finalized soon.

 

[neill_gonz]

Hello everyone, it is Feb 2025. I heard Columbia MAFN gave a few offers last week. Do we have the next batch coming soon?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

The Columbia MAFN program has a new director, Prof. Jeahyuk Choi who is very engaged in promoting the program.
We have 8 new reviews of the program all came in Feb 2025. During the 10 years span 2010-2020, the programs only have 6 reviews.
I'm encouraged by the new activity and I hope it points to more engagement between the program's members and our community.
We all benefit from a higher level of activity.

 

[neill_gonz]

The Columbia MAFN program has a new director, Prof. Jeahyuk Choi who is very engaged in promoting the program.
We have 8 new reviews of the program all came in Feb 2025. During the 10 years span 2010-2020, the programs only have 6 reviews.
I'm encouraged by the new activity and I hope it points to more engagement between the program's members and our community.
We all benefit from a higher level of activity.

I received an offer for MAFN and MSFE. After networking with people and directors from both programs, I am leaning more towards the MAFN.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

I received an offer for MAFN and MSFE. After networking with people and directors from both programs, I am leaning more towards the MAFN.

You did a smart thing by contacting recent and current students of both programs. They are the one with the most current state of the programs. Behind the scenes, they can be very frank and tell you what they like or don't.
Best of luck with the program. Make sure you pay it forward by sharing your experience with others.

 

[flamestrike]

Hi just received a zoom admission discussion from the program director itself, anyone know here what will the talk will mainly cover?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Nobody knows since @jaehyukchoi just became the director early this year.
Interviews with directors like @dstefan will be pretty technical. Some other directors will conduct a behavioral interview.
Best of luck and let us know how it goes.

 

[YuminWu]

I found an interview with Professor Choi, conducted by current MAFN students on Xiaohongshu (RedNote). The interview will be a brief behavioral one, and Professor Choi likes to get to know candidates. Below are two video links,

Episode 1: https://www.xiaohongshu.com/discove...FaTiXsuL01k4pW4dx1d5GeQ=&xsec_source=pc_share

Episode 2:

https://www.xiaohongshu.com/discovery/item/67a5929a0000000018009c1d?source=webshare&xhsshare=pc_web&xsec_token=ABNBfKjEoDrdJEYUi7cxagfU-g-AoScyWHSaK8QnANGXk=&xsec_source=pc_share

 

[flamestrike]

I found an interview with Professor Choi, conducted by current MAFN students on Xiaohongshu (RedNote). The interview will be a brief behavioral one, and Professor Choi likes to get to know candidates. Below are two video links,

Episode 1: https://www.xiaohongshu.com/discove...FaTiXsuL01k4pW4dx1d5GeQ=&xsec_source=pc_share

Episode 2:

https://www.xiaohongshu.com/discovery/item/67a5929a0000000018009c1d?source=webshare&xhsshare=pc_web&xsec_token=ABNBfKjEoDrdJEYUi7cxagfU-g-AoScyWHSaK8QnANGXk=&xsec_source=pc_share

Thanks I just found out about this too it is really informative !

 

[sephardicjew]

If you get accepted, does anyone know how long you have to reply to the offer?

 

[flamestrike]

If you get accepted, does anyone know how long you have to reply to the offer?

~12 days for me

 

[flamestrike]

Nobody knows since @jaehyukchoi just became the director early this year.
Interviews with directors like @dstefan will be pretty technical. Some other directors will conduct a behavioral interview.
Best of luck and let us know how it goes.

The interview is mostly behavioral, with some technical questions related to the work you completed during your internship and the coursework you've taken. Be well-versed with your resume and clear about what you want to achieve from the program, and you should be fine.

This might differ for each individual.

 

[quantape]

The interview is mostly behavioral, with some technical questions related to the work you completed during your internship and the coursework you've taken. Be well-versed with your resume and clear about what you want to achieve from the program, and you should be fine.

This might differ for each individual.

Thanks for sharing, approximately how long was the interview and how long after did you get a response!

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Thanks for sharing, approximately how long was the interview and how long after did you get a response!

Detail is in his Tracker. Click on his username and Resources to link to all his trackers.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Thanks for sharing, approximately how long was the interview and how long after did you get a response!

If you get accepted, does anyone know how long you have to reply to the offer?

Any update from your end guys?

Hey guys, anyone still on the waitlist? GSAS has conducted a verification regarding my background information but still no decision released yet.
@IzabelaRutkowski Could you kindly give us some insight on the estimated time of the final decision? Thanks a lot!!!!

I see that you were still on the waitlist as late as July last year. I wonder if they eventually gave you an answer.

 

[Leggoo MFE]

If you get accepted, does anyone know how long you have to reply to the offer?

I got a week to reply, its crazy short. I wanna wait for columbia MFE results, have mailed them twice with my acceptance letters but no help.

 

[flamestrike]

I got an week to reply, is crazy short. I wanna wait for columbia MFE results, have mailed them twice with my acceptance letters but no help.

That's a v short amount of time to reply perhaps you can ask for some grace period ? I haven't heard back from Columbia MFE too but I will prob just stick to MAFN at this point.

 

[neill_gonz]

That's a v short amount of time to reply perhaps you can ask for some grace period ? I haven't heard back from Columbia MFE too but I will prob just stick to MAFN at this point.

Correct. The MAFN program itself is now better than the MSFE.