Columbia c/o 2018 Applicants (2014-2015 cycle) Forum

[ub3r]

Are all the decisions emailed and/or snail mailed?

That is to say, is there any reason for me to check my status checker, which is Complete?

[breadcarp]

In 2012 I interviewed at a PhD program at Columbia in the sciences. At the end of the day one of the administrators was thanking us for our time and mentioned that if Columbia was our top choice, we should submit a letter to their offices directly to let them know. They hinted that they'd pull the right strings and it would increase our chances of getting in. Blatant yield protection.

Its an anecdote and may have nothing to do with CLS, but hearing about these holds reminded me -> At least you know some departments engage in it.

Hopefully the law school fears your moxies, and I bet you guys are getting killer offers all around.
Good luck!

p.s. I see the guy above asking about decisions. Mine was e-mailed, but I was also called before. I applied jan 8 and received the call on feb 4.

[Cerberus12]

Are all the decisions emailed and/or snail mailed?

That is to say, is there any reason for me to check my status checker, which is Complete?

There is no reason to check the status checker, they do not update it.

I was also put on hold today... Was really expecting a WL or Ding so i guess thats good?

[nickhalden]

ITT: Columbia sends its regards.

I went through the c/o 2017 thread and the first held admittee received her decision on 4/15. But almost all held applicants were put on reserve, including definite YP victims. Guys, I'm not very optimistic about this.

[qwertyTLS]

I went through the c/o 2017 thread and the first held admittee received her decision on 4/15. But almost all held applicants were put on reserve, including definite YP victims. Guys, I'm not very optimistic about this.

nooooo

[Mack.Hambleton]

any other early applicants not held and still not heard anything? Why Columbia why

[kadyevna]

I went through the c/o 2017 thread and the first held admittee received her decision on 4/15. But almost all held applicants were put on reserve, including definite YP victims. Guys, I'm not very optimistic about this.

nooooo

is this true? someone verifies this plz? why do you do this to me dear columbia (

[LawBron James]

ITT: Columbia sends its regards.

I went through the c/o 2017 thread and the first held admittee received her decision on 4/15. But almost all held applicants were put on reserve, including definite YP victims. Guys, I'm not very optimistic about this.

It's almost funny. "Oh, you've been waiting forever? Ok, well throw you a bone and email you to wait some more until this day."

And then that day finally comes: "Eh here's another email telling you to wait indefinitely."

[omegaweapon]

ITT: Columbia sends its regards.

I went through the c/o 2017 thread and the first held admittee received her decision on 4/15. But almost all held applicants were put on reserve, including definite YP victims. Guys, I'm not very optimistic about this.

It's almost funny. "Oh, you've been waiting forever? Ok, well throw you a bone and email you to wait some more until this day."

And then that day finally comes: "Eh here's another email telling you to wait indefinitely."

Ugh, I may not even to a LOCI if I'm looking at sticker if I get in. I'm poor enough to get some aid at HYS, but I'd REALLY rather go to Columbia and not be drowning in debt...

[LawBron James]

I went through the c/o 2017 thread and the first held admittee received her decision on 4/15. But almost all held applicants were put on reserve, including definite YP victims. Guys, I'm not very optimistic about this.

nooooo

is this true? someone verifies this plz? why do you do this to me dear columbia (

Yeah, looks like he's right. Not sure there was even one person in that wave that got accepted.

God, that's disappointing.

[blueberrycrumble]

I went through the c/o 2017 thread and the first held admittee received her decision on 4/15. But almost all held applicants were put on reserve, including definite YP victims. Guys, I'm not very optimistic about this.

nooooo

is this true? someone verifies this plz? why do you do this to me dear columbia (

Yeah, looks like he's right. Not sure there was even one person in that wave that got accepted.

God, that's disappointing.

Ugh, that's annoying. What's the point of even writing a LOCI then?

[pylon]

Wow, reading through that thread is depressing...

[mindthegap]

Held and actually okay with it, seeing as I'm pretty significantly below median in LSAT and GPA. Was honestly expecting an auto-ding. I'll be writing an LOCI because I feel like I'd be foolish not to, though I'm accepting of the fact that admission is unlikely. Still, one can hope.

[whosinthehousejc]

I went through the c/o 2017 thread and the first held admittee received her decision on 4/15. But almost all held applicants were put on reserve, including definite YP victims. Guys, I'm not very optimistic about this.

nooooo

is this true? someone verifies this plz? why do you do this to me dear columbia (

Yeah, looks like he's right. Not sure there was even one person in that wave that got accepted.

God, that's disappointing.

Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but given the fact that this hold pool seems more qualified (and maybe a bit bigger?) on average than last year's, perhaps we're being held for a different reason and thus should expect slightly different results.

Ahhhh, who am I kidding....

[VPorell]

Held today as well.
median>GPA>75th, LSAT<25th

I guess I am going to write the LOCI, but going to ASW at Berkeley and it might just make up my mind...

[ThePinkRanger]

I was also held last night. 75<GPA, 50<LSAT<75.

[Indy16]

I was also held last night. 75<GPA, 50<LSAT<75.

That floors me. Two other applicants on lsn with my exact(ish) numbers got held recently. No idea what the rationale is here.

[paragonloop]

any other early applicants not held and still not heard anything? Why Columbia why

Still no word over here since October.

[ThePinkRanger]

I was also held last night. 75<GPA, 50<LSAT<75.

That floors me. Two other applicants on lsn with my exact(ish) numbers got held recently. No idea what the rationale is here.

Yeah.... I'm pretty sure I'm a YP. Not sure what would happen if I wrote an LOCI, but I'm also not sure I would choose Columbia over my other options anyway. So, even if I'm unreasonably bummed about this, the fact of the matter is they made a smart move on my app. Doesn't mean I don't want to take a shot.

[nickhalden]

I went through the c/o 2017 thread and the first held admittee received her decision on 4/15. But almost all held applicants were put on reserve, including definite YP victims. Guys, I'm not very optimistic about this.

nooooo

is this true? someone verifies this plz? why do you do this to me dear columbia (

Thanks for the vote of confidence and trust.

Yeah, looks like he's right. Not sure there was even one person in that wave that got accepted.

God, that's disappointing.

I saw two people get acceptances: April 15 and April 16. Then a ton of reserves. It looked like most of those were YP as well, and I think most had written a LOCI. Suffice to say: I'm not optimistic at all. I'll write a LOCI, but I'm not holding much hope.

[mindthegap]

I went through the c/o 2017 thread and the first held admittee received her decision on 4/15. But almost all held applicants were put on reserve, including definite YP victims. Guys, I'm not very optimistic about this.

nooooo

is this true? someone verifies this plz? why do you do this to me dear columbia (

Thanks for the vote of confidence and trust.

Yeah, looks like he's right. Not sure there was even one person in that wave that got accepted.

God, that's disappointing.

I saw two people get acceptances: April 15 and April 16. Then a ton of reserves. It looked like most of those were YP as well, and I think most had written a LOCI. Suffice to say: I'm not optimistic at all. I'll write a LOCI, but I'm not holding much hope.

If it makes you feel any better, I've come to take all of your informative posts at face value after the Penn thread. Sigh, the more I think about this, the less hope I have. Looking at all of your stats really makes me wonder why they didn't just ding me. :c

[sfoglia]

Do we have anyone here who received substantial scholarship money? Applying this upcoming September, first choice school.

[nickhalden]

Do we have anyone here who received substantial scholarship money? Applying this upcoming September, first choice school.

C/o 2018 Hamiltons on TLS: yamamoto90, TY22, greentea123, Fawkes, lefthandofdarkness, Fred Norris, cloudysky, LetsGoMets, Fitz52917

From a quick look I think most of these were double 75ths, but a good number of the holds yesterday were double 75ths. I don't know what to take from it.

[olleti]

No word since December. I can easily see them sit on me until April and then tell me I'm on the waitlist and should wait some more.

[sfoglia]

Do we have anyone here who received substantial scholarship money? Applying this upcoming September, first choice school.

C/o 2018 Hamiltons on TLS: yamamoto90, TY22, greentea123, Fawkes, lefthandofdarkness, Fred Norris, cloudysky, LetsGoMets, Fitz52917

From a quick look I think most of these were double 75ths, but a good number of the holds yesterday were double 75ths. I don't know what to take from it.

Oh, wow. You are fantastic. Thank you.