Columbia c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle) Forum

[MikeTheWilliams]

Whelp, guess I'm not going to Harvard after all... in at CLS with a Hamilton.

176/3.82

Man. This was a good morning.

Awesome. Congrats!

[Elliott_Smith]

Sweet! Congrats!!

[bluenoser]

Anyone in Canada with a VCE yet?

Canadians receive emails, not VCEs.

Ah cool, thanks.
So I guess I'm not longer praying for vomit. Goodluck to everyone else though!
PS-does that mean we are in a different batch?

[thelong]

Saw an envelope in my mailbox, could only see ColXXXX because the rest of the from sender area was covered with a postage sticker.

Just some info from William and Mary

[Tiago Splitter]

Anyone in Canada with a VCE yet?

Canadians receive emails, not VCEs.

Ah cool, thanks.
So I guess I'm not longer praying for vomit. Goodluck to everyone else though!
PS-does that mean we are in a different batch?

Some Canadians have already gotten the email.

[justinp]

Whelp, guess I'm not going to Harvard after all... in at CLS with a Hamilton.

176/3.82

Man. This was a good morning.

Awesome. Congrats!

Thanks! I'm still jumping with excitement.

[rotaxkarter]

Whelp, guess I'm not going to Harvard after all... in at CLS with a Hamilton.

176/3.82

Man. This was a good morning.

Awesome. Congrats!

Thanks! I'm still jumping with excitement.

That is amazing! Congrats!

[pineappledazzler]

Are all scholarships awarded when the VCEs come, or are there further merit awards later on when need-based is given?

[Nelson]

Are all scholarships awarded when the VCEs come, or are there further merit awards later on when need-based is given?

All of the named scholarships come with the VCEs I think. Smaller merit awards come out after financial aid, but it's 10-15k/year awards.

[Tiago Splitter]

Finally heading back home today. Hope to see some vomit in the mailbox!

[boosk]

Whelp, guess I'm not going to Harvard after all... in at CLS with a Hamilton.

176/3.82

Man. This was a good morning.

When are you planning on withdrawing from HLS?

[chucklesmcgee]

Whelp, guess I'm not going to Harvard after all... in at CLS with a Hamilton.

176/3.82

Man. This was a good morning.

Well then, kindly withdraw from Harvard as others are waiting and good luck to you!

[vodkashot]

Anyone in Canada with a VCE yet?

Yes, I'm Canadian and I received an email on Wednesday that said:

Dear vodkashot:

Please find a copy of your Columbia Law School decision letter attached to this email in PDF format. The original letter was placed in the mail on January 24, 2012.

Best regards,

Jill Nussbaum
etc., etc.




(although it freaked me out when I first saw the email because the subject line didn't say "Congratulations" like the acceptance emails from many other schools).

[dachshund]

Congrats to the new admits! Do we have a consensus yet on if this is all of the acceptances or just the first round? I'm in Manhattan and haven't received a VCE yet. CLS is a reach for me but not trying to give up hope quite yet.

[justinp]

Whelp, guess I'm not going to Harvard after all... in at CLS with a Hamilton.

176/3.82

Man. This was a good morning.

When are you planning on withdrawing from HLS?

I was being a bit glib... haven't made any real decisions yet. Need to go to ASWs and also talk to some actual lawyers to get advice on the choice. Could be I go to Columbia and can't see myself there. Who knows.

[JamMasterJ]

Congrats to the new admits! Do we have a consensus yet on if this is all of the acceptances or just the first round? I'm in Manhattan and haven't received a VCE yet. CLS is a reach for me but not trying to give up hope quite yet.

based on the low number of acceptances here and on LSN, there are probably still many more to come

[splbagel]

Dear vodkashot:

Holding out hope that this is your legal name and CLS actually addressed their letter this way...

[yankees42789]

VCE in New Jersey with a HAMILTON. I'm beyond stunned right now. Unbelievable.

And yes, I was able to get in to the website via that trick.

[sailboat]

Congrats to VCE/Hamilton people!

Mind sharing postmark dates?

[vodkashot]

Dear vodkashot:

Holding out hope that this is your legal name and CLS actually addressed their letter this way...

Well, I did change the salutation of the email slightly.....CLS actually wrote "Dear Ms. vodkashot"

[yankees42789]

Congrats to VCE/Hamilton people!

Mind sharing postmark dates?

Mine was postmarked 1/25.

[Doorkeeper]

Anyone in Canada with a VCE yet?

Yes, I'm Canadian and I received an email on Wednesday that said:

Dear vodkashot:

Please find a copy of your Columbia Law School decision letter attached to this email in PDF format. The original letter was placed in the mail on January 24, 2012.

Best regards,

Jill Nussbaum
etc., etc.

(although it freaked me out when I first saw the email because the subject line didn't say "Congratulations" like the acceptance emails from many other schools).

I would've been too afraid to have opened the letter! That sounds like a horrible thing to read via email.

[heavy]

Is there anybody else out there with numbers above both medians, who has gotten into stanford and or harvard, who still has not heard back? Thought a couple of days ago i might have seen a few amidst the madness over "the trick."

any theories as to the reason? YP? weak application or poorly tailored to columbia?

thanks guys

[splbagel]

Is there anybody else out there with numbers above both medians, who has gotten into stanford and or harvard, who still has not heard back? Thought a couple of days ago i might have seen a few amidst the madness over "the trick."

any theories as to the reason? YP? weak application or poorly tailored to columbia?

thanks guys

Yes - GPA and LSAT right around the 75th, admitted to Harvard in December, no word from Columbia yet. Though my Inquiry Which Shall Not Be Named suggested I might have good news from CLS soon, I haven't checked my mail yet today, and I'm nowhere near NYC.

On the other hand, I really didn't tailor my application to Columbia at all, and the school isn't the best match for my interests, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if I weren't admitted.

[thestillpoint]

Is there anybody else out there with numbers above both medians, who has gotten into stanford and or harvard, who still has not heard back? Thought a couple of days ago i might have seen a few amidst the madness over "the trick."

any theories as to the reason? YP? weak application or poorly tailored to columbia?

thanks guys

I'm in the same position (also admitted at H in December). Unsuccessful with the Voldemort trick, in NYC, no VCE. However, I looked at LSN for the applicants with the same LSAT as me last cycle and a close range of GPAs. All but one got into Columbia, including quite a few with $. It seemed like there was another wave of acceptances around the second week of Feb. So now I'm feeling more hopeful! I think we're going to be seeing a lot more acceptances over the next few weeks