Columbia admissions event on campus
I attended the Columbia on campus event yesterday evening. The event didnt start until 6:30pm so I took advantage of the 45 minutes that I had before that and took a self-guided tour of Uris Hall.
Uris Hall has a very positive energy about it and you feel that the moment you walk in. In the entrance lobby there were 2 giant flat screen TVs, notice board with upcoming classes, electives and seminars displayed, groups of students huddled together going over documents together and discussing various things. As I walked in further, I saw the display of books written by CBS alumni and it is quite a stock.
I had the CBS MBA brochure in my hands, so it might have been obvious that I was a prospective candidate. Some students having seeing that were kind enough to approach me and ask me if I was lost or if I needed any help. I politely mentioned I was just taking a tour and would appreciate if someone gave me a 30 second overview of what was where. A second year student told me quickly how to get where and then rushed to meet a professor. People were generally friendly and helpful and I felt at ease walking around the place.
After my 30 minute tour, I headed back to Amsterdam Avenue, filled in more quarters to the meter and headed back to the event. At the entrance, I briefly talked with a few current students, exchanged background information and then took a seat. The place was packed with about 250-300 people in there. There was no slideshow or presentation. There was a panel comprising of 3 alumni members and 1 current student. Dean Hubbard gave a 5 minute opening talk about CBS and then Linda and the alums took over answering questions from the audience.
The one thing that came across very clearly was the alumni loyalty and their passion towards CBS. It was obvious that the network is solid, people can bank upon each other and the alumni will try and help out CBS grads as much as possible. Some more general applications related questions were answered and around 8pm the group was split to interact with individuals in smaller groups. I spent some time talking to a few other fellow applicants and some current students as the alums and admissions officers were totally surrounded by prospective candidates.
If yesterday's visit is anything to go by, the campus and environment can simply be described as 'high-energy', 'action-packed', 'interactive with full of outgoing people.' I have visited the Columbia campus over a dozen times before but this was my first visit in the last 2 years. It was a gorgeous day and walking by the brick paved pathways was just a nice feeling.
Uris Hall has a very positive energy about it and you feel that the moment you walk in. In the entrance lobby there were 2 giant flat screen TVs, notice board with upcoming classes, electives and seminars displayed, groups of students huddled together going over documents together and discussing various things. As I walked in further, I saw the display of books written by CBS alumni and it is quite a stock.
I had the CBS MBA brochure in my hands, so it might have been obvious that I was a prospective candidate. Some students having seeing that were kind enough to approach me and ask me if I was lost or if I needed any help. I politely mentioned I was just taking a tour and would appreciate if someone gave me a 30 second overview of what was where. A second year student told me quickly how to get where and then rushed to meet a professor. People were generally friendly and helpful and I felt at ease walking around the place.
After my 30 minute tour, I headed back to Amsterdam Avenue, filled in more quarters to the meter and headed back to the event. At the entrance, I briefly talked with a few current students, exchanged background information and then took a seat. The place was packed with about 250-300 people in there. There was no slideshow or presentation. There was a panel comprising of 3 alumni members and 1 current student. Dean Hubbard gave a 5 minute opening talk about CBS and then Linda and the alums took over answering questions from the audience.
The one thing that came across very clearly was the alumni loyalty and their passion towards CBS. It was obvious that the network is solid, people can bank upon each other and the alumni will try and help out CBS grads as much as possible. Some more general applications related questions were answered and around 8pm the group was split to interact with individuals in smaller groups. I spent some time talking to a few other fellow applicants and some current students as the alums and admissions officers were totally surrounded by prospective candidates.
If yesterday's visit is anything to go by, the campus and environment can simply be described as 'high-energy', 'action-packed', 'interactive with full of outgoing people.' I have visited the Columbia campus over a dozen times before but this was my first visit in the last 2 years. It was a gorgeous day and walking by the brick paved pathways was just a nice feeling.
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