Columbia MBA, class of 2024 grad. Happy to answer any questions since fb was helpful when applying.

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Do you think it’s worth it with no scholarships?

You’re right that it is the case at most schools, but the catch here is that CBS is more expensive than the other schools for virtually the same recruiting outcomes

What makes you stand out in your essays? Any application advice specific to CBS is appreciated

Strong reason for why nyc calls you, why cbs beyond nyc, and how you’d leverage the program to achieve something in the world (most important)

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I’m planning to apply just to CBS on R1. Should I highlight this somewhere? Maybe in the optional essay?

Yep - CBS values commitment. Something like cbs is my top choice, and hence, is the only school I am applying to

Do you know the culture around PE recruiting specifically? Trying to asses if it’s worth it if I’m already a deal team associate, especially if there’s not a strong on-campus recruiting culture.

Not sure - huge banking and value investing culture. Think PE would be amazing at Wharton, but only good at CBS. I recruited consulting so am not familiar with that world.

Can you speak more to Consulting recruitment in your year? Were start dates delayed for you?

Start dates delayed for Bain and BCG, not McK. Only BCG hired the same amount of folks, McK and Bain scaled back a lot. McK kept intern conversion at 100%, BCG and Bain around 80 - 85% citing “performance issues”. T2 firms had intern conversion anywhere from 30 - 80%.

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