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Application Requirements
Transcripts | GPA | GMAT or GRE Score | International Applicants Essays | Recommendations | Interview | Application Fee

Transcripts
A bachelors degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution is required for admission to Columbia Business School. Applicants should scan and submit PDF versions of unnofficial transcripts from each college and university they have attended as a registered student. Do not send paper transcripts via mail when first applying. If offered admission, you will be required to provide official transcripts from each of the colleges or universities you have attended. Offers of admission are not binding until academic records have been verified. Back to top

GPA
Applicants are required to report their grade point averages (GPA) on a 4.0 scale. The reported GPA should include all courses for which you received credit or that were recognized for credit by your degree-granting institution. If your undergraduate institution provides you with a cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale, enter your GPA (rounded to the nearest tenth) in the appropriate box. If your school does not use the 4.0 scale, you will need to convert your schools grading system to the 4.0 scale. Use the below table to calculate your grade-point average from each school you attended. For example, if your institution grades on an HH, H, P, LP, F scale (four passing grades), HH=4.0, H=3.3, P=2.3, LP=1.3, F=0. If your school does not use any of the scales listed here, please make a reasonable and conservative approximation of what your GPA would be on a 4.0 scale. Calculate your GPA on a 4.0 scale. Back to top

GMAT or GRE Score


All applicants must submit a self-reported GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) or GRE (Graduate Record Examination) score (scores are valid for 5 years). Scores must be valid on the date of application submission. If admitted, you must submit an official GMAT or GRE score. Columbia Business Schools GMAC code is QF8N6-36 and its GRE code is 6442. The Admissions Committee will consider only your highest score when reviewing your application and will not combine subscores from multiple exams into a single composite score. Back to top

International Applicants
International students who do not have a degree from an institution in which all instruction is conducted in English must take either the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the PTE (Pearson Test of English). Y ou may be exempted from the TOEFL or the PTE only if you have earned a degree from an

institution in which English is the language of instruction. We will not accept requests for exceptions to this policy. The TOEFL and PTE scores are valid for two years. Y our TOEFL or PTE score must be valid on the date of application submission. Be sure to self-report your TOEFL or PTE score when completing your application. If admitted, you must submit an official score report. For the TOEFL, Columbias ETS code is 2174, MBA department code 02. For the PTE select "Columbia Business School" from the list of schools provided by Pearson. The Admissions Committee will consider only your highest score when reviewing your application. Back to top

Essays
Applicants must complete one short answer question and two essays. Short Answer Question What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (200 characters maximum) Examples of possible responses Essay 1: A. Why are you pursuing an MBA at this point in your career, and how do you plan to achieve your immediate and long term post-MBA professional goals? (Maximum 500 words) B. Please view this video, entitled Community at Columbia. Diverse, tight-knit clusters and carefully selected learning teams are defining features of the first year at Columbia Business School. Along with more than 100 student organizations and countless events each semester, the cluster system helps to create a supportive and devoted lifelong community. Describe why you are interested in becoming a part of the Columbia community. (Maximum 250 words) Essay 2: Describe a personal experience and how it has influenced who you are today. This essay should have a personal rather than a professional focus. (Maximum 500 words) Optional Essay An optional fourth essay will allow you to discuss any issues that do not fall within the purview of the required essays. Knight-Bagehot Fellows Rather than answer the first essay question above, current Knight-Bagehot Fellows applying to Columbia Business School should use the space allocated to the first essay to complete the Wiegers Fellowship application essay. Wiegers Fellowship Essay Question Back to top

Recommendations
All applications require two recommendations. If you have been working full-time for at least six months, one recommendation should be from your current supervisor. The second recommendation should be from either a former direct supervisor or from another professional associate, senior to you, who can add personal insight into your candidacy. If you are a college senior or have worked full-time for less than six months, at least one, but preferably both, of your recommendations should be from a person who can comment on your managerial abilities. You may ask a summer employer or another person who you feel can objectively assess your professional promise. The second recommendation may be from a college professor. Recommendation questions include:
1 What is your relationship to and how long have you know n the applicant? Is he or she still employed

1. What is your relationship to and how long have you know n the applicant? Is he or she still employed by your organization? 2. Please list three to five adjectives describing the applicants strengths. 3. Please compare the applicants performance to that of his or her peers. 4. What does the applicant do best? 5. If you w ere giving feedback to the applicant regarding his or her professional performance and personal effectiveness, in w hat areas would you suggest he or she w ork to improve? 6. How does the applicant accept constructive criticism or handle conflicts? 7. How effective are the applicants interpersonal skills in the w orkplace? 8. Please rate the applicants individual vs. team orientation (1 = most effective as an individual contributor; 5 = focused exclusively on the team) Please elaborate on your rating: 9. Please give an example of how the applicant has demonstrated leadership. 10. Is there anything else you feel we should know?

Please be aware, the Admissions Committee does require all application materials be submitted online, including recommendations. Back to top

Interview
Interviews are not required for admission to Columbia Business School. However, applicants may be invited to participate in evaluative interviews conducted by alumni or current students. In most cases, interviews are offered in the applicants geographic area, and invitations to interview can be sent at any time after a completed application has been received by the Admissions Office. Interviews are by invitation only and cannot be requested. Back to top

Application Fee
The nonrefundable application fee for the Columbia Business School MBA Program is US$250. Applicants are strongly encouraged to pay this fee via credit card (Visa or MasterCard only) within the online application system in order to expedite the processing of their application. Applicants unable to pay by credit card should contact the Admissions Office at apply@gsb.columbia.edu for directions regarding alternative methods of payment. Fee waivers are available to full-time students, active duty military personnel, and to members of the Peace Corps and Teach for America who are currently in service. Applicants who qualify for a fee waiver should email a fee waiver request to apply@gsb.columbia.edu. Please allow up to one week for an update to your online status confirming that your fee waiver has been approved. Back to top

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