Columbia MFE Columbia MFE Application Discussion

[garry]

and when should we expect that MASS MAIL ? today?
i dont know, there is still a part of me hoping that they will extend march 1 deadline in same way as they extended feb 3rd week result deadline!!!

 

[roni]

@roni...
best of luck for ur application......
u r right, they do not interview all applicants...but luckily, i have been interviewed and waiting for the result( would be coming in this week, thas what they told me!) . Fingers crossed!
But Columbia..oh man.,...they have kept so many ppl on PENDING status...i am sure they will be bombarded with phone calls on 1st march during daytime in NY.

Good luck !! hope you aced the interview.
And, whatever Columbia is doing is just not right. Every day they accept a few students and let the others wait. They should have used the way Princeton, MIT and CMU are using. These schools send out results on 1 day and not in an interval of 2-3 weeks.
I just don't care if I get rejected, I'm sick of looking at the word "Pending", can't handle it anymore, lol...

 

[roni]

once the final mails are sent out I guess disappointment will take over. I am sure they must have anticipated such a huge no of applications. They could have offered more seats.

Since there is such a big demand, they should start accepting applications for the spring semesters as well.
They will have a lot of graduates in a year, but at least all of them won't graduate at the same time.

However, programs like MIT and Princeton also have a HUGE amount of applicants, yet, the amount of accepted applicants don't grow by much (maybe they have changed it for this year).

 

[roni]

and when should we expect that MASS MAIL ? today?
i dont know, there is still a part of me hoping that they will extend march 1 deadline in same way as they extended feb 3rd week result deadline!!!

Yep, they said before or on March 1st.
And, I don't think they will extend it, because Andy spoke with them and they said that yesterday was the last day they were accepting.

 

[garry]

Good luck !! hope you aced the interview.
And, whatever Columbia is doing is just not right. Every day they accept a few students and let the others wait. They should have used the way Princeton, MIT and CMU are using. These schools send out results on 1 day and not in an interval of 2-3 weeks.
I just don't care if I get rejected, I'm sick of looking at the word "Pending", can't handle it anymore, lol...

its a result oriented world mate....only if i get an admit from baruch then i would say that i aced the interview. :D
srsly..columbia has made mess of this!

 

[garry]

This guy
http://www.quantnet.com/forum/members/michaelkraus.6345/

has cracked Princeton and is still Pending(like most of us) for Columbia MFE.So, if they have filled out their seats/admits etc that means they havent taken the best students( ?) because there are ppl like him sitting out and still waiting.....He is on quantnet and has shared his profile ...just think of the no. of people not on this site , have good profiles and still waiting...

 

[roni]

This guy
http://www.quantnet.com/forum/members/michaelkraus.6345/

has cracked Princeton and is still Pending(like most of us) for Columbia MFE.So, if they have filled out their seats/admits etc that means they havent taken the best students( ?) because there are ppl like him sitting out and still waiting.....He is on quantnet and has shared his profile ...just think of the no. of people not on this site , have good profiles and still waiting...

Maybe he got in but never updated his profile. He was last seen on Feb 18.
But look, they don't know that he got into Princeton or that he aced the interviews. So, go figure....

 

[modeltrade]

Honestly, I think that it is unfair of them to send us that pending email and let us know that we "may" be interviewed. It gives everyone a false sense of hope. They should have only contacted people as they began interviewing them. But overall, this has been a messy process. Columbia is my top choice school, so I am not feeling too great now

 

[roni]

Honestly, I think that it is unfair of them to send us that pending email and let us know that we "may" be interviewed. It gives everyone a false sense of hope. They should have only contacted people as they began interviewing them. But overall, this has been a messy process. Columbia is my top choice school, so I am not feeling too great now

Which other schools did you apply to ?

 

[modeltrade]

NYU, BU ..I'll be applying to Baruch and Columbia's Math Fin program soon.

 

[roni]

NYU, BU ..I'll be applying to Baruch and Columbia's Math Fin program soon.

what's wrong with NYU ? I like its curriculum very much. And, after reading the MAMF review on Quantnet, I don't want to be there. I don't know if the guy who reviewed the program is representative, but according to him, the program is a waste of time and money.

Good luck with your other applications !

 

[garry]

what's wrong with NYU ? I like its curriculum very much. And, after reading the MAMF review on Quantnet, I don't want to be there. I don't know if the guy who reviewed the program is representative, but according to him, the program is a waste of time and money.

Good luck with your other applications !

I have also applied to NYU...can u pls paste the link of the forum that u mentioned above..thnx a lot

 

[garry]

Honestly, I think that it is unfair of them to send us that pending email and let us know that we "may" be interviewed. It gives everyone a false sense of hope. They should have only contacted people as they began interviewing them. But overall, this has been a messy process. Columbia is my top choice school, so I am not feeling too great now

can not agree more....

 

[modeltrade]

NYU is less flexible than Columbia. I liked Columbia's 4 concentration options as it allowed for some level flexibility. Goodluck with your other applications as well! Lets hope that we will receive some positive news soon!

 

[garry]

NYU is less flexible than Columbia. I liked Columbia's 4 concentration options as it allowed for some level flexibility. Goodluck with your other applications as well! Lets hope that we will receive some positive news soon!

Thanks for the insight but if someone has written a detailed report/analysis on NYU's prog..that wud be lovely to read
good luck 2 u too bud...are u an international applicant? if so, from where?

 

[modeltrade]

Here's the link: http://www.quantnet.com/review-nyu-msmf-program/. And, yes..I am an international student from India but finished my undergrad education in the States.

 

[jaih]

Columbia should have only sent interview invites once they reviewed all application. As they read applications they sent invites and thats the reason they missed out applications later. Its the biggest fall back to good applications

 

[garry]

Columbia should have only sent interview invites once they reviewed all application. As they read applications they sent invites and thats the reason they missed out applications later. Its the biggest fall back to good applications

I just hope that they did not select 100 odd students from first 600-700 applications that they laid their hands on...
That would be so cruel to remaining 300 odd applicants.

 

[roni]

I just hope that they did not select 100 odd students from first 600-700 applications that they laid their hands on...
That would be so cruel to remaining 300 odd applicants.

I won't be surprised if they stopped reviewing once they hit 90-100 applicants.
I'd be really pissed, but there is no way to know :\
I'm wondering what if there is some brilliant kid but his application is in the bottom of the application pile ?

Btw, last year they were sending out decisions until March 5th and they weren't interviewing nor did they have over 1K applications.

 

[modeltrade]

I honestly don't understand their procedure. When I received that "still under review" email, I was under the assumption that I was on a wait list because quite a few people received rejection letters on the same day. I doubt that they didn't assess the entire applicant pool before sending out decisions. If they did, then the sole reason we received the email was because they hadn't read our application by that time. I am also disheartened because Andy said that they won't be offering MSOR to any MFE applicants. Its just the worst news ever.