Columbia MFE Columbia MFE Admission Discussion

[ONE]

No actually on the Tracker there is one who got accepted without an interview this year.

 

[vilovestar]

No actually on the Tracker there is one who got accepted without an interview this year.

Maybe he is just too lazy to update his interview date.

 

[ONE]

I did not get an interview however i did not get rejected yet. Is that considered good or bad ?

 

[vilovestar]

I did not get an interview however i did not get rejected yet. Is that considered good or bad ?

Did u check ur junk mail? I got my email from the Junk Folder.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

No actually on the Tracker there is one who got accepted without an interview this year.

That was a 2010 application. Check the date.

 

[ONE]

yeah, nothing there

 

[ONE]

Oh yeah sorry, but its weird why he updated his Tracker now

 

[gradaplicant]

I would just like to point out, for future applicants, that in my phone interview, in the same slot where most others just got the normal standard questions, I got some extra questions regarding future goals, derivatives background and one technical regarding Black-Scholes.
You can see the details in my record on the tracker: https://www.quantnet.com/forum/tracker/columbia-mfe.1233/detail

 

[remylebeau]

They made mistakes for my interview invitation emails as well.

Clerical mistakes happen. Check with them. You have nothing to lose at this point.

Thanks vilovestar and Andy. I'll email Adina and check on it. Have updated my Tracker as well with the entire process with Columbia.

In the event that there's been no mistake and the rejection stays, I would love to seek your advice on what was wrong with my answers to the interview questions. After all, there are probably one or two more admission interviews pending, and if I'm making a fatal mistake, I'd better fix it pronto!

 

[Andrew Zhang]

why i got redirected after interview!

 

[iaochiwa]

Anyone know the general probability of a wait-listed candidate getting admission eventually? Low or high?

 

[monetoile]

I got rejected after the interview. Didn't even get a redirect to MSOR. I'm not sure why. I thought the interview was meant to test language proficiency and to gauge likelihood of accepting. Well, English is my native language and I told the interviewer that Columbia was my top choice. I've no idea why I got rejected at all. This is so very demoralizing......

Same here. English is not my native language though, but I have been studying in the US for four years and I speak fluent English. I had the same doubt as you and I actually called during the day. They refused to check anything.

 

[remylebeau]

Same here. English is not my native language though, but I have been studying in the US for four years and I speak fluent English. I had the same doubt as you and I actually called during the day. They refused to check anything.

That's sad... I'm really curious to know what I could have said during the interview that was so bad. Care to share your interview questions and responses? We can exchange our Q&A's in private if you're more comfortable with that. Hopefully it helps us to figure out what went wrong and how we can improve in future interviews.

 

[ONE]

You think they will still send out any admit ?

 

[iaochiwa]

You think they will still send out any admit ?

I think that they have sent all the admission/wait-list/reject letters out. They would send out admission only if some of the admitted applicants turn down offers, to the wait-lists.

 

[ONE]

I think that they have sent all the admission/wait-list/reject letters out. They would send out admission only if some of the admitted applicants turn down offers, to the wait-lists.

No i still did not get anything yet

 

[ONE]

Anyone still didn't get any reply yet, like me ?

 

[remylebeau]

Clerical mistakes happen. Check with them. You have nothing to lose at this point.

I've gotten a response from Columbia - nope, there was no mistake, I was really not admitted after the interview.

Does anyone know what Columbia could possibly have been looking for in the interview besides gauging language proficiency and level of interest in the program? It must have been a really huge bungle if I was interviewed and subsequently rejected outright instead of being redirected to MSOR...

 

[gradaplicant]

I've gotten a response from Columbia - nope, there was no mistake, I was really not admitted after the interview.

Does anyone know what Columbia could possibly have been looking for in the interview besides gauging language proficiency and level of interest in the program? It must have been a really huge bungle if I was interviewed and subsequently rejected outright instead of being redirected to MSOR...

My guess is that more people than expected said that Columbia was their number one choice and were therefor considered for an admit. Lot of people this year that got an interview that were either wait-listed or rejected.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

In the event that there's been no mistake and the rejection stays, I would love to seek your advice on what was wrong with my answers to the interview questions. After all, there are probably one or two more admission interviews pending, and if I'm making a fatal mistake, I'd better fix it pronto!

Don't feel too bad. Even if you said they are your #1 choice (what else would they expect), they ask what other programs you applied to and if they feel chance is you will go to another program, they may not give you the admit.
Keep in mind, trying to get a high yield is important to these admission people so they will try to admit people with high probability that will come to Columbia.