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Columbia Full Time MBA Application Professional Recommendation; Columbia Executive MBA Application Essays

Submit two recommendations from people who can speak directly about your managerial ability and professional promise.

The Admissions Committee prefers that one recommendation be from your direct supervisor. If you are unable to secure a recommendation from your direct supervisor, please submit a statement of explanation in Essay Question 5. The other recommendation should be from a former supervisor, if possible, or another professional associate who is senior to you.

If you are a college senior or have worked full-time for less than six months, at least one, but preferably both, of your recommendations should be from an individual who can comment on your managerial abilities, such as a summer employer or another individual who you feel can objectively assess your professional promise. The second recommendation may be from a college professor.

The above person is applying for admission to the Columbia Business School. In our consideration of applicants we are particularly interested in the candid comments of individuals familiar with their professional accomplishments. We have listed 10 questions which are designed to address the applicant’s strengths and weaknesses.

However, we do not want to limit your response to this form. Feel free to use your own letterhead, but please answer all questions. We encourage you to retain a copy of this recommendation as completed forms cannot be returned.

Professional Recommendation Questions

1. What is your relationship to, and how long have you known the applicant? Is this person still employed by your organization? (Yes/No) If “No,” when did he/she depart? (e.g., August 1999)

2. Provide a short list of adjectives which describe the applicant’s strengths.

3. How does the applicant’s performance compare with that of his or her peers?

4. How has the applicant grown during his/her employment with you? Please comment on the applicant’s maturity.

5. Comment on the applicant’s ability to work with others, including superiors, peers and subordinates. If the tables were reversed, would you enjoy working for the applicant?

6. In what ways could the applicant improve professionally? How does he/she accept constructive criticism?

7. How well has the applicant made use of available opportunities? Consider his or her initiative, curiosity and motivation.

8. Comment on your observations of the applicant’s ethical behavior.

9. What do you think motivates the candidate’s application to the MBA program at Columbia Business School? Do you feel the applicant is realistic in his/her professional ambitions?

10. Are there any other matters which you feel we should know about the applicant?

Application Deadline (Early Decision): 10 Oct 2007; (International Applicants): 3 Mar 2008*; (US Citizens and Permanent Residents): 16 Apr 2008

* Applicants who wish to be considered for a merit-based fellowship must submit a complete application by January 9, 2008.

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* Question 2 is not included. 100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 200, 100, 100, 100 words are respectively considered for questions 1 thru 10

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