Columbia c/o 2017 Applicants (2013-2014 cycle) Forum

[RonMexico1]

Question - Is it true that Columbia has a 3.5 soft GPA floor? What if you are slightly below 3.5 with a LSAT over the 75? Just wondering if anyone has any information about this... I've seen excerpts of people talking about Columbia's 3.5 "soft" floor but don't know where they're getting that information from. From LSN it looks more like 3.4 is the floor.

[HouseTargaryen]

Question - Is it true that Columbia has a 3.5 soft GPA floor? What if you are slightly below 3.5 with a LSAT over the 75? Just wondering if anyone has any information about this... I've seen excerpts of people talking about Columbia's 3.5 "soft" floor but don't know where they're getting that information from. From LSN it looks more like 3.4 is the floor.

Doesn't sound right. Their 25th GPA is 3.54, so a 3.5 floor wouldn't make much sense. Unless 25th of their class is crammed between 3.5-3.54.

[Nonconsecutive]

Haha hope it gave you a good laugh.

"I DECLARE...BANKRUPTCY!!!"

This did the trick.

Which for some reason immediately made me think of this.

Hoping for a Th/F surprise in my mailbox, today is a dud.

[Howl]

Did anyone else notice on LSN's Columbia 2013-14 graph that there's kind of a big hole where 174+ lsats and 3.7+ GPAs interact? (Excepting Rehbands, of course.) Suspicious? Why haven't a bunch of people in that range heard back?

[lawschool22]

Did anyone else notice on LSN's Columbia 2013-14 graph that there's kind of a big hole where 174+ lsats and 3.7+ GPAs interact? (Excepting Rehbands, of course.) Suspicious? Why haven't a bunch of people in that range heard back?

Perhaps that is where the majority of the interviewees were selected from? Who knows...

[angels2fly]

Did anyone else notice on LSN's Columbia 2013-14 graph that there's kind of a big hole where 174+ lsats and 3.7+ GPAs interact? (Excepting Rehbands, of course.) Suspicious? Why haven't a bunch of people in that range heard back?

could these have been the interviewed folks?

[wtrc]

Did anyone else notice on LSN's Columbia 2013-14 graph that there's kind of a big hole where 174+ lsats and 3.7+ GPAs interact? (Excepting Rehbands, of course.) Suspicious? Why haven't a bunch of people in that range heard back?

could these have been the interviewed folks?

I'm in this category, didn't get an interview.

[charlie.black]

Did anyone else notice on LSN's Columbia 2013-14 graph that there's kind of a big hole where 174+ lsats and 3.7+ GPAs interact? (Excepting Rehbands, of course.) Suspicious? Why haven't a bunch of people in that range heard back?

could these have been the interviewed folks?

I'm in this category, didn't get an interview.

same.

[teenybean]

waited for the mailman with a (creepy) smile across my face
walked back to the front door with a frown

nothing here in CA but I'm a super borderline candidate anyway

[Howl]

Did anyone else notice on LSN's Columbia 2013-14 graph that there's kind of a big hole where 174+ lsats and 3.7+ GPAs interact? (Excepting Rehbands, of course.) Suspicious? Why haven't a bunch of people in that range heard back?

could these have been the interviewed folks?

I'm in this category, didn't get an interview.

same.

Obviously, the baseless speculation I will make is that people in these categories are all getting hamiltons/butlers and the scholarships are somehow holding up mailings

[koalacity]

waited for the mailman with a (creepy) smile across my face
walked back to the front door with a frown

nothing here in CA but I'm a super borderline candidate anyway

literally lol'd at the bolded

[Theopliske8711]

Did anyone else notice on LSN's Columbia 2013-14 graph that there's kind of a big hole where 174+ lsats and 3.7+ GPAs interact? (Excepting Rehbands, of course.) Suspicious? Why haven't a bunch of people in that range heard back?

could these have been the interviewed folks?

I'm in this category, didn't get an interview.

[Theopliske8711]

Obviously, the baseless speculation I will make is that people in these categories are all getting hamiltons/butlers and the scholarships are somehow holding up mailings

If you turn out to be right about this, you are getting a gift from me!

[andapieceoftoast]

Obviously, the baseless speculation I will make is that people in these categories are all getting hamiltons/butlers and the scholarships are somehow holding up mailings

I choose to subscribe to this theory

[nothingtosee]

What's the most recent complete date for an acceptance?

[bart001]

My application was submitted in earlier november, but marked as complete around 11/20. I haven't heard anything yet....are we expecting these decisions soon for those who went complete around 11/20?

Thanks.

[Theopliske8711]

What's the most recent complete date for an acceptance?

1/4. A few pages back.

[ShrimpToastMasters]

My application was submitted in earlier november, but marked as complete around 11/20. I haven't heard anything yet....are we expecting these decisions soon for those who went complete around 11/20?

Thanks.

I got my decision yesterday and those were my dates. Check the spreadsheet!

[Arrow4Christ]

What's the most recent complete date for an acceptance?

1/4. A few pages back.

Blast...

[Theopliske8711]

Nothing today either.

[Tiago Splitter]

Question - Is it true that Columbia has a 3.5 soft GPA floor? What if you are slightly below 3.5 with a LSAT over the 75? Just wondering if anyone has any information about this... I've seen excerpts of people talking about Columbia's 3.5 "soft" floor but don't know where they're getting that information from. From LSN it looks more like 3.4 is the floor.

It's probably more like 3.3 these days.

[lunaraeon]

Question - Is it true that Columbia has a 3.5 soft GPA floor? What if you are slightly below 3.5 with a LSAT over the 75? Just wondering if anyone has any information about this... I've seen excerpts of people talking about Columbia's 3.5 "soft" floor but don't know where they're getting that information from. From LSN it looks more like 3.4 is the floor.

It's probably more like 3.3 these days.

Anecdotally, I got in from the waitlist last cycle as a 3.49/179, after being waitlisted during my final semester when I had a 3.28. So I think Tiago is probably right, and I doubt anything 3.4+/75th+ is a problem for regular admits at this point.

[graphia]

Anyone know how long Columbia's letters typically take to reach Hawaii? Or is anything outside of the continental US considered international?

[wtrc]

Anyone know how long Columbia's letters typically take to reach Hawaii? Or is anything outside of the continental US considered international?

I think this is the CLS method to reach Hawaii, good luck!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObL3L6MRvN4

Jealous that you live in Hawaii its 15 degrees here

[Nonconsecutive]

Anyone know how long Columbia's letters typically take to reach Hawaii? Or is anything outside of the continental US considered international?

I think this is the CLS method to reach Hawaii, good luck!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObL3L6MRvN4

Jealous that you live in Hawaii its 15 degrees here

This means that there could possibly be loads of Hamiltons and Butlers floating around the ocean.