Columbia Announces 2012-2013 Application Deadlines
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Columbia Business School has posted its 2012-2013 deadlines for the full-time MBA program, extending its regular deadline by a week this application cycle to April 15th.
Columbia provides the option of enrolling in either August or January. Students who enroll in August may consider an internship option after their first year of studies. Students who do not want or need an internship can begin their MBA studies in January and take their second term during the summer.
August 2013 Entry
Early Decision Deadline: October 3, 2012
Merit Fellowships Consideration Deadline: January 10, 2013
Regular Decision Deadline: April 15, 2013
January 2013 Entry
Deadline: October 3, 2012
About 70% of Columbia MBA students begin their studies in the fall term. After mandatory orientation in the second half of August, regular classes begin in September. Most August-entry students complete a summer internship between their second and third terms.
The August entry has two review periods — early decision and regular decision. Because the School uses a rolling admissions process, it is always to your advantage to apply well before the deadline.
Early Decision
- Available for August entry applicants only
- Application deadline in early October
- Early decision applications are reviewed, and decisions rendered, before regular decision applications
- Candidates have decided that Columbia is their first choice and must sign the following statement of commitment within their applications: I am committed to attending Columbia Business School and will withdraw all applications and decline all offers from other schools upon admission to Columbia Business School.
- Applicants must submit a nonrefundable $6,000 tuition deposit within two weeks of admission
- Regular Decision
- Candidates may submit regular decision applications as soon as the application becomes available in the summer
- Regular decision applications are reviewed after early decision applications
- No statement of commitment required
- To be considered for merit-based fellowships, applications must be submitted by the specified merit-based fellowship deadline in early January
Final application deadline in April
Students who do not want or need an internship may consider beginning their MBA studies in January and completing their second semester of classes during the summer. A January start may be ideal for students who wish to remain in the same industry after graduation or pursue entrepreneurial interests. About 30 percent of students enter in January.
There is no early decision option for January entry and that, due the timing of the application cycle, January-entry applicants are not eligible for merit fellowship consideration. The Admissions Office begins reviewing applications for January entry once the application becomes available in June. The final application deadline is in early October.
1 comment
Durgesh Sharma on July 2nd, 2012 at 9:45 am
hi,
iam a Captain in the Indian Army with an experience of 7 yrs. I have done my bachelors degree in information technology from Mumbai univ which is a three yrs course. I plan to give my GMAT exam in the month of august this year. i would request if you can please answer my following queries :
a) Am I eligible for the full time MBA at Columbia univ.
b) is TOFEL compulsory for Indian students.
c) Are there any advantages of Early decision applications over the Regular decision application. please do explain.
Thank you.