Bad time for Columbia.
Why do you need to extend the deadline 2 more months?
why do you need to interview and convince people to come to columbia?
They didn't have to do that before? why now?
More programs, more competition.
Do you guys applying to Columbia MSOR got interview calls?
There are reports on the other forums that people who applied to MFE program but got rejected and sent to MSOR program got email to call and interview. This is new and must be a sign of bad time there.
http://www.quantnet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6348
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