Held at Columbia 2011 Forum

[glitched]

lol what are you guys all writing in your LOCIs? I don't know what to say because not much has happened to me that will add to my application. columbia is my top choice though... (after harvard stanford and yale of course LOl jk its actually my top choice) but i dont have any substantial reasons to back it up. anyone else in this predicament?



edit: after really thinking about it... i couldn't really think of any good reasons why columbia would be my top choice. and it honestly isn't. lol i just really wanted to get in. it's one of my top choices but i don't think it's my top just yet. and i ended up not writing that LOCI.

[Hannibal]

I plan on writing about how my family is in New York. That's really all I got that's not "dude your school is ranked real high"

[c_dubya_s]

lol what are you guys all writing in your LOCIs? I don't know what to say because not much has happened to me that will add to my application. columbia is my top choice though... (after harvard stanford and yale of course LOl jk its actually my top choice) but i dont have any substantial reasons to back it up. anyone else in this predicament?

I had job/academic updates, but I devoted a paragraph to the programs/grad placement Columbia has and how that lines up with my career goals. Since I didn't do a tailored PS for Columbia in my app, this kind of serves as my "Why Columbia."

[Ratchet Jackson]

lol what are you guys all writing in your LOCIs? I don't know what to say because not much has happened to me that will add to my application. columbia is my top choice though... (after harvard stanford and yale of course LOl jk its actually my top choice) but i dont have any substantial reasons to back it up. anyone else in this predicament?

Why is it your top choice then? Why do you want to attend if you have no substantive reasons? What about the school is appealing to you? (Not trying to pry, I'm trying to get you to think out loud in order to help draft your LOCI)

[agora139]

for LOCIs, what format did you guys send it in? word doc attachment or pdf? i dont know how to convert to pdf...

[c_dubya_s]

for LOCIs, what format did you guys send it in? word doc attachment or pdf? i dont know how to convert to pdf...

PDF-there should be an option in Word to save as PDF. If not, I think you can download an add-on for free that will allow you to save as PDF.

[123xalady]

i sent a hardcopy via snail mail--i've heard this ensures that they actually stick it in your file, eliminating the step where someone in their office has to print it out

[Hannibal]

I was under the impression that LOCIs should be in the body of the email since some schools don't open attachments.

[Confused7]

I was under the impression that LOCIs should be in the body of the email since some schools don't open attachments.

That's definitely HLS' policy, I know. But for CLS, I'm pretty sure they told me attachments were fine during my call.

[c_dubya_s]

I was under the impression that LOCIs should be in the body of the email since some schools don't open attachments.

That's definitely HLS' policy, I know. But for CLS, I'm pretty sure they told me attachments were fine during my call.

CLS confirmed they received mine and added it to my file--I sent my UVA one in as a PDF attachment as well.

[cherry17]

Sorry if this has been asked already, but who should we address it to? Like "Dear...?" And should it be kept to one page?

Thanks!

[c_dubya_s]

Sorry if this has been asked already, but who should we address it to? Like "Dear...?" And should it be kept to one page?

Thanks!

Probably one page--I'd address it to whoever signed your held letter.

[expat17]

can anyone articulate the difference between those who are "held" and those who applied ED but were "held for review until april". i'm quite confused.

[agora139]

okay i just called and asked about the format for sending in LOCIs and they said that attachment--either word or pdf--was fine.

[mel2010]

can anyone articulate the difference between those who are "held" and those who applied ED but were "held for review until april". i'm quite confused.

Now, I don't know anything more than you do, but to me "held for review until April" sounds more like a waitlist...although perhaps a priority waitlist of sorts. Technically, people who have been "held" are still being reviewed currently and should have another decision (accept/ding/WL) by April. At some point in April, they'll check whether they have any more spots to offer, and if they do then perhaps they look at ED candidates before RD candidates off the waitlist.

[ringdabell]

Has anybody been held heard back from them yet?

[glitched]

Has anybody been held heard back from them yet?

if anyone from tls that is on the held list heard something back, it would be big news and we would all know about it.

[Ratchet Jackson]

For those of you who were held and submitted an LOCI...what did you add to it to make it differ from your Why Columbia Essay, assuming you wrote one? I'm having trouble crafting an LOCI without regurgitating my Why CLS.

[amorfati]

For those of you who were held and submitted an LOCI...what did you add to it to make it differ from your Why Columbia Essay, assuming you wrote one? I'm having trouble crafting an LOCI without regurgitating my Why CLS.

Mine involved some regurgitation (nicely re-worded), some info about what I've been up to since I applied, and some "I swear to God Columbia's my first choice and I will give you my first born child if you let me in and also most definitely will attend." ...or maybe a slight variation on that.

[thelaststraw05]

For those of you who were held and submitted an LOCI...what did you add to it to make it differ from your Why Columbia Essay, assuming you wrote one? I'm having trouble crafting an LOCI without regurgitating my Why CLS.

Honestly, my LOCI was: These are the best offers I have right now. It is my intention to forgo these offers to attend Columbia if admitted.

[gatorgirl4life]

do people usually write Why Columbia's? I was under the impression those were only for schools like Penn/Mich/Duke/UVa...?

[mel2010]

do people usually write Why Columbia's? I was under the impression those were only for schools like Penn/Mich/Duke/UVa...?

I also don't remember such a question, although I addressed it in my PS...

[c_dubya_s]

do people usually write Why Columbia's? I was under the impression those were only for schools like Penn/Mich/Duke/UVa...?

I didn't originally, but I treated my LOCI as a Why Columbia (along with a resume update).

[Ratchet Jackson]

do people usually write Why Columbia's? I was under the impression those were only for schools like Penn/Mich/Duke/UVa...?

I did it because financially, I had to save money to apply to schools and missed the ED deadline, so I reiterated that in my "Why CLS". Kind of like "I would have ED'd, but your boy is broke but here's an essay to prove you're still my #1".

[happyfeet]

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