Columbia Visit Question Forum

[Kahuna Burger]

Hey all, quick question.

Columbia sent me an email inviting me to attend a tour/info session on Thursday (I know it is a public event, just don't know how wide the net is for email invites). Columbia is one of my top choices, and I would like to maximize my scholarship money and chances of admission. My family has been planning to go on a trip that day for a couple of weeks (nothing major, just a day trip) before I head back to school, and all of us are in agreement that I should bail to visit Columbia if it could have any kind of impact on my outcome. I live fairly close, so I will have no problem visiting in the future if accepted.

If it helps, I am above both 75% but k-jd. Thank you for any input!

[dominicanguy12]

Why do you think they emailed you?

If its just some generic newsletter they send to many people I am quite certain it won't affect your chances at all, especially since I gather you haven't even applied.

[stronitsing]

Hey all, quick question.

Columbia sent me an email inviting me to attend a tour/info session on Thursday (I know it is a public event, just don't know how wide the net is for email invites). Columbia is one of my top choices, and I would like to maximize my scholarship money and chances of admission. My family has been planning to go on a trip that day for a couple of weeks (nothing major, just a day trip) before I head back to school, and all of us are in agreement that I should bail to visit Columbia if it could have any kind of impact on my outcome. I live fairly close, so I will have no problem visiting in the future if accepted.

If it helps, I am above both 75% but k-jd. Thank you for any input!

can't see your attendance on that specific day having any impact at all on your chances. i would email back and ask for an alternative date - they typically have those sessions on a fairly regular basis, and as long as you attend one date it's all the same

[Mack.Hambleton]

It's not going to help in any appreciable way, and with your stats your chances are probably as good as it gets anyway.

[jbagelboy]

This is completely irrelevant to your chances in applying

You'll be sorely disappointed if you show up and expect this to mean anything

[rnoodles]

Chances are you'll get in anyway if you're above both 75ths. You really have nothing to worry about