Columbia MFE Columbia MFE Interview

Dataminer · 2/20/14

Benjamindana said:
Hi,
I had my interview on Feb, 13 and got my admit few hours ago (mail+offer tab at the same time).
I will complete my bachelor degree by the end of the spring semester, so if there are other senior undergrads here, do you guys know if it is Ok to send a transcript without the grades of the final semester? On the website they say that the final transcript must be sent by April, 14, which is before the finals. (I prefer to ask that here before sending an e-mail, they certainly receive hundreds of questions now).
Thanks

i don't know if anyone here knows about the policies of Columbia well enough to give you a definitive answer. It would be better to just contact them.

Benjamindana · 2/20/14

@Dataminer you must be right, I have contacted them already. waiting for an answer...
Thanks

utkarsh dalmia · 2/20/14

natalia.ochoa.a said:
Congrats to all the admitted!!! I guess I won't have such good news as my interview was on february 7th and still haven't received any offer. I thought I had worked very hard to build a strong profile, but I guess I failed Good luck to all!!

The fact that you interviewed means youre still in it. I think everyone who has interviewed stands a good chance because they reject very few people after the interview. So unless something went really wrong, you shouldnt worry much!

fe app · 2/20/14

natalia.ochoa.a said:
Congrats to all the admitted!!! I guess I won't have such good news as my interview was on february 7th and still haven't received any offer. I thought I had worked very hard to build a strong profile, but I guess I failed Good luck to all!!

I had my interview on Feb 6 and got in yesterday

dnomyar · 2/20/14

Guys do you know if we have an orientation? It says it has already ended in January...

Benjamindana · 2/20/14

If you are talking about the orientation day on January, 17 (on the check-list),I think It was for the spring semester. And so for the final transcript submission deadline (if I understood correctly). good luck.

Ethan Lim · 2/20/14

I had my interview last Saturday, and I answered No to the question tab

utkarsh dalmia said:
The fact that you interviewed means youre still in it. I think everyone who has interviewed stands a good chance because they reject very few people after the interview. So unless something went really wrong, you shouldnt worry much!

How do you know the don't reject many? Do you know how many got interviewed?
I had mine Feb 15th and still haven't been noticed of anything, but the interviewer did tell me that I shouldn't worry unless I don't get anything by the first week of March. The interview went very smoothly and lasted around 10min, very generic questions and some chit chat.

utkarsh dalmia · 2/20/14

Ethan Lim said:
I had my interview last Saturday, and I answered No to the question tab

How do you know the don't reject many? Do you know how many got interviewed?
I had mine Feb 15th and still haven't been noticed of anything, but the interviewer did tell me that I shouldn't worry unless I don't get anything by the first week of March. The interview went very smoothly and lasted around 10min, very generic questions and some chit chat.

No i do not know the specific numbers. It's not possible to know what goes on behind the doors of the admission room at Columbia with certainty but i did talk to a few current students and they said the same thing.

Azurey · 2/21/14

utkarsh dalmia said:
No i do not know the specific numbers. It's not possible to know what goes on behind the doors of the admission room at Columbia with certainty but i did talk to a few current students and they said the same thing.

I have quite the opposite experience actually. I was told that there are around 200-250 candidates who are being interviewed and the final class size is 70. So it's actually a 1:3 chance that you're in. Maybe your friends were talking about getting admitted to Columbia, as the OR size is quite huge, and there's a better chance there.

nil · 2/21/14

I declined the offer since it's $100k(!) compared to better funding and smaller tuition costs at other programs.

Dataminer · 2/21/14

nil said:
I declined the offer since it's $100k(!) compared to better funding and smaller tuition costs at other programs.

what other schools did you get in.

Azurey · 2/21/14

nil said:
I declined the offer since it's $100k(!) compared to better funding and smaller tuition costs at other programs.

Hi nil, which other programs are you looking into?

Joseph SUN · 2/21/14

Benjamindana said:
@Dataminer you must be right, I have contacted them already. waiting for an answer...
Thanks

hi Benjamindana. i have the same situation with you. so would you mind sharing with us when you get the response from columbia? thank you!

Joseph SUN · 2/21/14

utkarsh dalmia said:
No i do not know the specific numbers. It's not possible to know what goes on behind the doors of the admission room at Columbia with certainty but i did talk to a few current students and they said the same thing.

actually i asked this question and the interviewee told me that the admission rate for those got interviews is roughly 50%

Benjamindana · 2/21/14

@Joseph SUN . No problem I'll let you know. But I think that the deadline on April 15, is for the spring semester so it should not be a problem for us . I'll give you a definitive answer ASAP .

KareemK · 2/23/14

Anyone else still waiting?

shahab_h · 2/23/14

kku said:
Anyone else still waiting?

Yep, still waiting for the "interview" tab to appear. Is this just wishful thinking at this point??

PrakharT · 2/23/14

Yes! I m still waiting for the offer. I wish it comes

leuoah · 2/23/14

Still waiting for the final decision. Interview at 14th, have not heared any news in 10 days.

leuoah · 2/23/14

PrakharT said:
I was interviewed on 12th. Don't really understand their procedure.

hope decisions will out in next week!