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