Study your MBA at Columbia

By | August 21, 2020

Columbia Business School is one of the best business schools in the world, and in the coming months you will have the opportunity to meet her face to face at various MBA fairs. Her MBA is globally recognized for its dynamic and advanced resume. Columbia focuses on diversity, and seeks people from different backgrounds: educational, economic, cultural, social, and geographic. In addition, it places a special emphasis on achievement, leadership, and teamwork skills. It also requires your students to dare to take risks, take challenges, and respond dynamically. Its location in one of the largest business centers in the world, New York, allows the opportunities to do your OPT (Optional Practical Training) are profitable.

Study your MBA at Columbia

Although Columbia does not offer concentrations, it has electives that you can highlight on your CV, since the program is based on flexibility and being able to design your own MBA. Among the areas you can choose from are: Accounting; Decisions, Risks and Operations; Entrepreneurship; Family Business Program; Finance; Health Administration and Pharmaceutical Industry; Leadership and Ethics; Administration; Marketing; Technology and Media; Private capital; Real estate; Luxury Goods and Retail; Social Enterprises; and Investment of Securities.

In the following table, we break down information about the generation of 2021:

Location New York, NY
Size of generation / promotion 2021 754
Percentage of admitted 19%
Percentage of Latin Americans admitted 5%
Average age 28 years
Average work experience 5 years
International students (as% of generation) 47%
% of women 38%
Average GMAT Score 727
80% range: 690-760
GRE Average No show
Average GPA 3.6
Main professional areas Business
Economics
Engineering
Major Industries Financial Services
Consulting
Marketing
Is it STEM? Yes

 

For the 2020-2021 admissions process, there is the following information

Deadlines:
Early
Round Normal Round
October 2, 2020
April 9, 2021
Required exams TOEFL, Academic IELTS or Pearson Test of English (international students)
GMAT, GRE or Executive Assessment
Essay questions What is your immediate career goal after your MBA? (50 characters)
What are your career goals in the next 3-5 years and what, in your imagination, would be your long-term dream job? (500 words)
Why do you think you fit in with the Columbia Business School? (250 words)
Tell us about your favorite book, song or movie and why you identify with it (250 words)
Recommendation letters? Yes 2
Application cost USD 250