Columbia c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013) Forum

[bizzybone1313]

Columbia seems to be pretty stingy with $. Is that the consesus view about Columbia on TLS? It seems like Columbia says to most people you can take it or leave it at sticker price.

[smaug_]

Columbia seems to be pretty stingy with $. Is that the consesus view about Columbia on TLS? It seems like Columbia says to most people you can take it or leave it at sticker price.

No.

[Tiago Splitter]

Columbia seems to be pretty stingy with $. Is that the consesus view about Columbia on TLS? It seems like Columbia says to most people you can take it or leave it at sticker price.

No.

I say yes, but YMMV. It does seem like they take need into account more than most non-HYS schools though.

[calidancer2]

Columbia seems to be pretty stingy with $. Is that the consesus view about Columbia on TLS? It seems like Columbia says to most people you can take it or leave it at sticker price.

No.

I say yes, but YMMV. It does seem like they take need into account more than most non-HYS schools though.

i have need. so much need.

for acceptance, but, hey, i'll take it.

[calidancer2]

Checking in! Anyone from CA here?

Me!! Concerned about Berkeley/UCLA/USC vs comin here for Cali placement

Yeah, same here. I just cast a very wide net with my apps. Plus, many of the schools gave out fee waivers and I couldn't say no to that! Is Columbia your top choice?

stanford/harvard/berkeley are my absolute tops, i've never been to NYC so unsure about columbia. i like the idea of it and had friends that loved it, but think i need to visit.

[digifly]

Checking in! Anyone from CA here?

Me!! Concerned about Berkeley/UCLA/USC vs comin here for Cali placement

Yeah, same here. I just cast a very wide net with my apps. Plus, many of the schools gave out fee waivers and I couldn't say no to that! Is Columbia your top choice?

stanford/harvard/berkeley are my absolute tops, i've never been to NYC so unsure about columbia. i like the idea of it and had friends that loved it, but think i need to visit.

If you weren't a girl I'd think you were my clone! That's pretty much the exact situation I'm in. Guess I'll wait and see how admissions goes and then worry about it from there.

[calidancer2]

If you weren't a girl I'd think you were my clone! That's pretty much the exact situation I'm in. Guess I'll wait and see how admissions goes and then worry about it from there.

We're flipped numbers wise too. You'll do great in CA with the higher GPA. I'd kill for those numbers! Higher LSAT and lower GPA feels much more unpredictable so I'm worried.

[digifly]

If you weren't a girl I'd think you were my clone! That's pretty much the exact situation I'm in. Guess I'll wait and see how admissions goes and then worry about it from there.

We're flipped numbers wise too. You'll do great in CA with the higher GPA. I'd kill for those numbers! Higher LSAT and lower GPA feels much more unpredictable so I'm worried.

I'm sure you're fine! 99th percentile with your "lower" GPA will keep you on track. Did you apply to a lot of schools? What makes you say that CA schools favor GPAs?

[calidancer2]

If you weren't a girl I'd think you were my clone! That's pretty much the exact situation I'm in. Guess I'll wait and see how admissions goes and then worry about it from there.

We're flipped numbers wise too. You'll do great in CA with the higher GPA. I'd kill for those numbers! Higher LSAT and lower GPA feels much more unpredictable so I'm worried.

I'm sure you're fine! 99th percentile with your "lower" GPA will keep you on track. Did you apply to a lot of schools? What makes you say that CA schools favor GPAs?

empirical evidence. Berk/Stanford/UCLA are GPA whores. i think all told i'll be applying to 15 (16 if i decide to waste my $ on yale). you?

[digifly]

empirical evidence. Berk/Stanford/UCLA are GPA whores. i think all told i'll be applying to 15 (16 if i decide to waste my $ on yale). you?

So far I've turned in 12. At some point I just realized that, though I had fee waivers to them, there were just certain schools which I could never see myself attending. I figured the only reason for me to apply to those would be to see what kind of $$$ they doled out and then use that as a bargaining chip with other schools. Still debating on whether or not I'll do more.

[joedf]

Hey guys, did any of you make use of the "Supplemental Essay" section for something besides an adversity statement or addendum?

Would a "Why Columbia?" type essay be something I could do at all, or is that unnecessary and something they wouldn't read?

[Crowing]

Any reapplicants go complete yet? I'm sitting on 6 weeks incomplete now.

[NDOMUKONGGGG]

I know there are still 3 days until the ED deadline, but do you think the # of Columbia ED apps so far on LSN as compared to last year will be any indication of how this cycle will go?

More than likely it's probably just LSN self-selection bias, but I just wanted to stir the pot.

[bailey8078]

Any reapplicants go complete yet? I'm sitting on 6 weeks incomplete now.

I'm right there with you. When are you planning to email?

[moonman157]

I know there are still 3 days until the ED deadline, but do you think the # of Columbia ED apps so far on LSN as compared to last year will be any indication of how this cycle will go?

More than likely it's probably just LSN self-selection bias, but I just wanted to stir the pot.

Is the number noticably lower? Sorry I'm lazy

[Crowing]

Any reapplicants go complete yet? I'm sitting on 6 weeks incomplete now.

I'm right there with you. When are you planning to email?

I e-mailed two weeks ago and got a generic response. I'm thinking about calling.

[Elahrairah]

I know there are still 3 days until the ED deadline, but do you think the # of Columbia ED apps so far on LSN as compared to last year will be any indication of how this cycle will go?

More than likely it's probably just LSN self-selection bias, but I just wanted to stir the pot.

Is the number noticably lower? Sorry I'm lazy

Even if you assume that two thirds of those who'd usually post on LSN are waiting until later to share their info, we have an unprecedentedly low number of ED applicants. It looks like 30-40 ED applicants is typical on LSN, about 10 of whom are accepted. Right now on LSN there are just seven EDers.

I hope that's good news.

[one_by_one]

Even if you assume that two thirds of those who'd usually post on LSN are waiting until later to share their info, we have an unprecedentedly low number of ED applicants. It looks like 30-40 ED applicants is typical on LSN, about 10 of whom are accepted. Right now on LSN there are just seven EDers.

I hope that's good news.

I hope so too! Although maybe the number of ED apps is lower bc people are less willing to commit knowing that this cycle might be more favorable / less predictable than others (in terms of $$$ and other acceptances on the line)

[jns66]

I haven't even gotten a status checker e-mail - applied about two weeks ago. Did this happen to anyone else? I'm wondering if I should maybe call them.

[jns66]

hm never mind... didn't realize Columbia did it differently. Good luck everyone!

[VasaVasori]

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[LSATSCORES2012]

FWIW, this year the number of users who are registered on LSN for this cycle is 454. Last year, at this time there were 611 users registered who ended up marking applications for the 2011-2012 cycle (note that this might include applicants who were applying for this cycle but ended up making their application for last cycle before LSN updated). The only thing that should be excluded from this comparison are reapplicants who haven't yet updated their profile to reflect the fact that they're reapplying. I'll see if I can get numbers for Columbia later.

[vzapana]

The only thing that should be excluded from this comparison are reapplicants who haven't yet updated their profile to reflect the fact that they're reapplying.

Even then, that would have been an issue with last year's numbers. Yay for fewer applicants #pleasetakemecolumbia

[helix23]

FWIW, this year the number of users who are registered on LSN for this cycle is 454. Last year, at this time there were 611 users registered who ended up marking applications for the 2011-2012 cycle (note that this might include applicants who were applying for this cycle but ended up making their application for last cycle before LSN updated). The only thing that should be excluded from this comparison are reapplicants who haven't yet updated their profile to reflect the fact that they're reapplying. I'll see if I can get numbers for Columbia later.

Thanks. I actually was curious about this.

[kaf5250]

Hey guys, did any of you make use of the "Supplemental Essay" section for something besides an adversity statement or addendum?

Would a "Why Columbia?" type essay be something I could do at all, or is that unnecessary and something they wouldn't read?

This is something I am curious about, I am way below everything at Columbia but it is my absolute dream school and I just got a fee waiver (I think they are just mocking me though haha) would it be worth it for me to write a why columbia?