Columbia 2010 Forum

[nixxers]

in by email. europe.

apparently they "can't wait to meet me" and look forward with enthusiasm to welcoming me to the class of 2013.

Me too!

[mochafury]

in by email. europe.

apparently they "can't wait to meet me" and look forward with enthusiasm to welcoming me to the class of 2013.

Me too!

Damn it. I'm not a special flower.

[holborn]

in by email. europe.

apparently they "can't wait to meet me" and look forward with enthusiasm to welcoming me to the class of 2013.

Me too!

Damn it. I'm not a special flower.

+1. I should have known...

[CanadianEH]

Any late decemeber / early january people hearing back?

[of Benito Cereno]

in by email. europe.

apparently they "can't wait to meet me" and look forward with enthusiasm to welcoming me to the class of 2013.

Me too!

Damn it. I'm not a special flower.

+1. I should have known...

They know they're no fooling anyone. I hope.
I also hope Joe Biden knows that I know he didn't actually sign that christmas card.

[scribelaw]

Any late decemeber / early january people hearing back?

Not really. I applied Dec. 30 and got a complete e-mail Jan. 19.

I'm not expecting a decision until mid or late Feb., based on past-year LSN experiences.

[radgrad]

in- got the envelope on Saturday, but like an idiot didn't check my mailbox til Sunday. application complete mid-November, just below 3.7 and a 172. i'm still kinda surprised!

oh, and if i was in a charitable mood i'd call the envelope khaki.

[englawyer]

in- got the envelope on Saturday, but like an idiot didn't check my mailbox til Sunday. application complete mid-November, just below 3.7 and a 172. i'm still kinda surprised!

oh, and if i was in a charitable mood i'd call the envelope khaki.

geographic locale?

[aad]

Any Californians get the good news today?

[dutchstriker]

In with the Hamilton! Wow.

I live in the Great Lakes region.

[hopefulincal]

Sorry if this was answered before. I went back a few pages but didn't see any. Does the Status Checker update if a decision has been made? Thanks!

[wackjickham]

Sorry if this was answered before. I went back a few pages but didn't see any. Does the Status Checker update if a decision has been made? Thanks!

Nope. The only thing that updates is your mailbox.

Which sucks, IMO.

[holborn]

Sorry if this was answered before. I went back a few pages but didn't see any. Does the Status Checker update if a decision has been made? Thanks!

nope. everything is by mail.

[radgrad]

in- got the envelope on Saturday, but like an idiot didn't check my mailbox til Sunday. application complete mid-November, just below 3.7 and a 172. i'm still kinda surprised!

oh, and if i was in a charitable mood i'd call the envelope khaki.

geographic locale?

oh sorry- i'm in nyc.

[dutchstriker]

Sorry if this was answered before. I went back a few pages but didn't see any. Does the Status Checker update if a decision has been made? Thanks!

Mine has not.

[Lem37]

Hey guys!

I'm a current Columbia 1L who peeked into this thread to reminisce about getting her own acceptance package one year ago this past Saturday. Congrats to all of your new admits! FYI, I was a 3.6 with a 165/174 split, so people with low GPA's or multiple LSATs - you have hope! Columbia is absolutely amazing, full of super-friendly people, amazing professors and incredible opportunities.

I chose Columbia over the likes of NYU and Chicago after several long months of deliberation, so for those of you facing similar prospects, feel free to PM me if you have any questions about the school.

[0L Hoping for 1]

In DC, nothing in my mail today

[babaghanouj]

In with the Hamilton! Wow.

I live in the Great Lakes region.

Wow, congrats!

[lz06]

congrats to all the new admits! the mail probably won't get to me until wed, and I'll be out of town thurs through the weekend so here's to hoping it comes before then

[discobabe]

in! also live in great lakes region.

[pissantvache]

In by mail, just came today. I live in NJ really near NYC, so any of you other suburban jersey folks shouldn't worry if you didn't hear on saturday.

[gahthelaw]

In by mail, just came today. I live in NJ really near NYC, so any of you other suburban jersey folks shouldn't worry if you didn't hear on saturday.

congratulations!

(and now i'm nervous again, since all my mail goes to my parents in western jersey.)

[of Benito Cereno]

as I predicatbly got now scholarhsip offer in my admissions letter I'm quite curious, as it seems many others are, about the workings of merit scholarships. specifically, to what extent the financial aid offers given this spring function as a form of merit aid. Hamiltons and butlers are designed to woo students from hls; but does CLS use merit money later on to woo students from its CCN peers. It is often mentioned here that merit enters into the financial aid considerations; however, are these awards still strictly given to people in a position of financial need. That is to say, is merit a means for deciding between two different candidates who both qualify as financially disadvantaged. I see a bunch of people with numbers like mine on LSN with 50 or 75k but I'm worried that if that money comes under the aegis of financial aid I won't qualify due to parental income and some stock in my name. If you can afford to graduate without too much debt would that preclude you from grants?

[nixxers]

as I predicatbly got now scholarhsip offer in my admissions letter I'm quite curious, as it seems many others are, about the workings of merit scholarships. specifically, to what extent the financial aid offers given this spring function as a form of merit aid. Hamiltons and butlers are designed to woo students from hls; but does CLS use merit money later on to woo students from its CCN peers. It is often mentioned here that merit enters into the financial aid considerations; however, are these awards still strictly given to people in a position of financial need. That is to say, is merit a means for deciding between two different candidates who both qualify as financially disadvantaged. I see a bunch of people with numbers like mine on LSN with 50 or 75k but I'm worried that if that money comes under the aegis of financial aid I won't qualify due to parental income and some stock in my name. If you can afford to graduate without too much debt would that preclude you from grants?

+1, I am interested in this as well. I wouldn't take CLS at sticker over HLS or the Darrow, but I was hoping I could wring some cash out of them since ppl on LSN with similar numbers seem to have done so...

[GeePee]

as I predicatbly got now scholarhsip offer in my admissions letter I'm quite curious, as it seems many others are, about the workings of merit scholarships. specifically, to what extent the financial aid offers given this spring function as a form of merit aid. Hamiltons and butlers are designed to woo students from hls; but does CLS use merit money later on to woo students from its CCN peers. It is often mentioned here that merit enters into the financial aid considerations; however, are these awards still strictly given to people in a position of financial need. That is to say, is merit a means for deciding between two different candidates who both qualify as financially disadvantaged. I see a bunch of people with numbers like mine on LSN with 50 or 75k but I'm worried that if that money comes under the aegis of financial aid I won't qualify due to parental income and some stock in my name. If you can afford to graduate without too much debt would that preclude you from grants?

+1, I am interested in this as well. I wouldn't take CLS at sticker over HLS or the Darrow, but I was hoping I could wring some cash out of them since ppl on LSN with similar numbers seem to have done so...

"Need aid" is not always need-based at Columbia. I'm sure Superserial and a few others can vouch for this.