Columbia MFE Columbia MFE Admission Discussion

[light_yagami]

I think people do get invites for a personal interview because many people from last year mentioned an interview in the application tracker section of Quantnet. Looking at the timeline of those interviews, it doesn't look like they are video response interviews.

 

[EverythingPOINT]

To compare with last year schedule, I think it's best we check with @noether-skolem - Did you receive the link to 5 pre-recorded questions immediately after application submission or some time later? Thanks

 

[noether-skolem]

To compare with last year schedule, I think it's best we check with @noether-skolem - Did you receive the link to 5 pre-recorded questions immediately after application submission or some time later? Thanks

Nope, I got an invitation for the pre-recorded questions around 3-4 weeks after I submitted my application, and I received my result 2-3 weeks after that.

 

[bosbop]

I submitted the app on Jan 4th. I randomly logged in to double check everything is ok, then I saw the "video interview" link showed up in checklist. There was no email or anything. I completed the video interview, a couple of behavioral questions, time limit of 2 minutes. I did not hear anything since then.

 

[RahulJindal]

I submitted the app on Jan 4th. I randomly logged in to double check everything is ok, then I saw the "video interview" link showed up in checklist. There was no email or anything. I completed the video interview, a couple of behavioral questions, time limit of 2 minutes. I did not hear anything since then.

Same here

 

[quantsam]

Are you able to repeat the questions if you mess up?

 

[Qui-Gon]

Are you able to repeat the questions if you mess up?

No. You're able to test your mic/audio as much as you want beforehand, but once you click 'ready' and you're given the 3 questions, you have 90 seconds to think of a response and then you're given one shot to record your answer. You'll have a timer at the bottom of your screen showing you how much of the 3 minutes are left; your recording is then automatically submitted once the time is up.

 

[MFIN]

Anyone receive any update from Columbia?

 

[SEH]

Hi! Has anyone already received the Columbia MFE interview invite for fall'21?

I haven't, I also have not received an online video interview.

 

[Kurz]

I haven't, I also have not received an online video interview.

log in to your application portal, you automatically get the video interview, you won't be considered without it

 

[Zoz]

Will they send an online interview (Zoom) besides the recorded video one?

 

[bosbop]

Anyone receive any update from Columbia?

Nothing from Columbia yet

 

[SEH]

oooh I think I confused the masters in financial engineering with the masters in financial economics.

*** FOR MASTERS IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS THERE IS NO VIDEO INTERVIEW ***

In case other applicants are concerned, I emailed admissions and they said no video interview for Financial Economics, there is an interview for financial engineering. Hope this helps anyone else who was concerned that they didn't receive a link

 

[another]

oooh I think I confused the masters in financial engineering with the masters in financial economics.

*** FOR MASTERS IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS THERE IS NO VIDEO INTERVIEW ***

In case other applicants are concerned, I emailed admissions and they said no video interview for Financial Economics, there is an interview for financial engineering. Hope this helps anyone else who was concerned that they didn't receive a link

Hi, did they mention the interview for financial engineering is a pre-recorded one or a zoom interview?

 

[SEH]

They didn't mention it. Sorry

I know that other schools, like MIT, have both. Most schools want to meet you in person before they accept you.

 

[ljsid]

Does anyone know if Columbia is only considering the prerecorded questions that were included after the application this year? It seems that they had sent out live interviews by this time in previous years.

 

[pmartin]

I personally have not received an invite for a face-to-face and have not heard of anyone else getting one either. It seems that they may be taking the same approach as schools like Cornell and only using the prerecorded 5-question interview.

 

[pmartin]

Does anyone know if Columbia is only considering the prerecorded questions that were included after the application this year? It seems that they had sent out live interviews by this time in previous years.

I personally have not received an invite for a face-to-face and have not heard of anyone else getting one either. It seems that they may be taking the same approach as schools like Cornell and only using the prerecorded 5-question interview.

 

[noether-skolem]

I think people meant the pre-recorded 5 questions when they mentioned interview. I got admitted last year and didn't receive any live interview.

 

[raptormath]

Same here, it was a prerecorded interview with 3 questions. When do we get our decision for Columbia mfe?, according to last year it was by first week of April.