Columbia MFE Columbia MFE Admission Discussion

[Andy Nguyen]

So these are the set of phone interviews for applicants already in the US, unlike the group we heard earlier about in-person interviews with oversea Chinese candidates.

Can you guys updates the Tracker with the latest updates? That would be HUGELY helpful to everyone.

Congrats and goodluck.

 

[monetoile]

Yes. "discuss your candidacy and interest", and "no longer than 15 minutes" explicitly mentioned. I feel it is the same old thing as past years'.

Maybe Chinese students are under a different selection mechanism (selection pool)?

same old thing as past years? what's their usual way of doing interviews?

 

[Nanda Kishore]

I have a phone interview on Friday 17th (9 AM - 1PM ET) and I am from Mumbai, India. Any Idea what this years interview is gonna be about?? Does anyone have an interview scheduled before me?

 

[Nanda Kishore]

congrats to those who got interview!
if you dont mind, can you share the info about how many slots they gave out?

They did mention in the mail that were slots next week if in case i couldn't call them this week.

 

[charlesc]

same old thing as past years? what's their usual way of doing interviews?

Past applicants seem to suggest that Columbia requests interview just to see how interested you are. They don't want to waste offer letters on those very likely to turn them down -- to protect their enrolment rate and ego .

 

[Andy Nguyen]

From 2011 Columbia MFE Admission/Phone Interview thread
https://www.quantnet.com/forum/threads/phone-call-from-columbia-mfe-admissions.5580/

 

[freaka]

They did mention in the mail that were slots next week if in case i couldn't call them this week.

thx congrats and gd luck!

 

[littlelady]

I wonder whether they send out invitations in batches or those who did not receive emails can assume a rejection?

 

[charlesc]

I wonder whether they send out invitations in batches or those who did not receive emails can assume a rejection?

I guess it's a sequence of batches. Don't lose hope and good luck!

 

[Milz]

Just received the same invite to a phone interview. Will be interesting to see how much of a better chance of admittance phone interview means. After reading last years thread the chances are pretty good, not sure how to read into those Beijing interviews.

 

[gradaplicant]

So these are the set of phone interviews for applicants already in the US, unlike the group we heard earlier about in-person interviews with oversea Chinese candidates.

Can you guys updates the Tracker with the latest updates? That would be HUGELY helpful to everyone.

Congrats and goodluck.

The interview invites seem to have gone to students outside the US as well. I fx got an invite, being a student in Europe (not from the US), and I see there is another one on this thread that is from India who received this invite as well.

Can someone comment on how many slots there are?

 

[holbond]

I have a phone interview on Friday 17th (9 AM - 1PM ET) and I am from Mumbai, India. Any Idea what this years interview is gonna be about?? Does anyone have an interview scheduled before me?

do u know anyone else from India who got call for the interview?

 

[Wowbagger]

I did.

 

[holbond]

I did.

I thought u decided on going to CMU.. tell the interview guys abt me and ask them to give me a call :P

 

[Wowbagger]

I will, dude

 

[gradaplicant]

Anyone here done with their interview already?

 

[Nanda Kishore]

Anyone here done with their interview already?

I was interviewed. The same standard 3 questions they have been asking around. The entire call got over in 3 minutes though!!
Dunno how to interpret this!!

 

[Li Cai]

I was interviewed. The same standard 3 questions they have been asking around. The entire call got over in 3 minutes though!!
Dunno how to interpret this!!

One of the cases in the tracker says the interview was 5 minutes. So I think you are fine.

 

[monetoile]

Mine took a little bit more than 5 mins. The interviewer was a student from ORIE.

 

[vilovestar]

I just got an interview invition today at 12:02 pm. Is this a mistake or my dream comes true???

They ask me to call "TODAY - Friday, February 17, 2011 from now-1pm, ET"

I don't know what's going on... this is so sudden, I think I will call next week.