Columbia 2010 Forum

[GeePee]

Admitted today, 4.61 index. No scholarship offer; I'm now utterly perplexed as to why they asked for my fall grades...

Me too. Although I'm sure you'll get some sort of scholarship money. Just rarely seem to see Butlers and Hamiltons go to sub 176-177 folks. I'm sure they'll give you 60k+ when all is said and done.

I feel like quality of undergrad has a lot to do with it as well, unless you're a 177+/4.0. Whatever... Harvard awaits! I feel like my cycle is more or less over at this point.

how do you feel about a full ride from any school outside Columbia??? just wondering. i am starting to somewhat feel the same way.

I'd certainly consider them, but I feel like they are unlikely for someone out of undergrad.

[castellon]

My index is a 4.3? What does this index thing even mean?

i think 4.4+ is safe territory (historically) for an admit. it is the scale used by the ad-comm to rank applicants based on numbers

Historically, yes. Last year, no. Only 2/3 of people with our numbers 3.9-ish / 173 were admitted. However, a consolation is that most of the people not admitted got at least one of HYS. Strangely, almost everyone 3.6-3.8 / 173 were admitted.

I really really really hope that trend continues this year

[Kronk]

My index is a 4.3? What does this index thing even mean?

i think 4.4+ is safe territory (historically) for an admit. it is the scale used by the ad-comm to rank applicants based on numbers

Historically, yes. Last year, no. Only 2/3 of people with our numbers 3.9-ish / 173 were admitted. However, a consolation is that most of the people not admitted got at least one of HYS. Strangely, almost everyone 3.6-3.8 / 173 were admitted.

I really really really hope that trend continues this year

-1, mf'er.

[dcchillin]

In w/ a Butler. Postmarked 1/27. Living in DC.

For the record, I had a request for grades 1/12, overall GPA went down about .04, which slipped me below a 3.8. Now I'm wondering if my lack of concern for grades last semester ruined chance at a Hamilton. Either way, I'm ecstatic and 90% sure I'm going there.

PS Congrats to everyone who got in.

[UrbanAchievers]

I got in with a 4.2... don't despair!

Congratulations! Although I'm more inclined to accept a large scholly from a T30 over Columbia anyhow. More because the wife-to-be would not be as tolerant of living in a tiny studio apt.

Who knows what the future may hold, though.

[Kronk]

In w/ a Butler. Postmarked 1/27. Living in DC.

For the record, I had a request for grades 1/12, overall GPA went down about .04, which slipped me below a 3.8. Now I'm wondering if my lack of concern for grades last semester ruined chance at a Hamilton. Either way, I'm ecstatic and 90% sure I'm going there.

PS Congrats to everyone who got in.

Congrats! Way to nab the Butler--that's awesome.

[castellon]

-1, mf'er.

Ha, I only mean the 3.6-.3.8 / 173 part, the rest can be false! I want this letter bad, such a slow cycle, today Penn went UR and Cornell went complete, but I though for sure something more exciting would happen this week.

[chopsticks3092]

In with Hamilton today and flabbergasted. This decision just got a lot harder.

[CoaltoNewCastle]

In with Hamilton today and flabbergasted. This decision just got a lot harder.

Wow, congratulations! Good stuff.

[c0rpusdelicti]

Following this thread is an exercise in masochism and like any good self-abuser I can't tear myself away!

I'm an URM (black guy) with a 4.0 index and during my obsessive LSN sessions I see people with the same index and URM status admitted and rejected randomly. I have no idea where I stand...

[crackberry]

In with Hamilton today and flabbergasted. This decision just got a lot harder.

I know you're in at SLS but are you in at HLS and/or YLS yet?

[02082010]

In with Hamilton today and flabbergasted. This decision just got a lot harder.

I know you're in at SLS but are you in at HLS and/or YLS yet?

I haven't heard from YLS yet, but I got my JR2 back in December.

[crackberry]

In with Hamilton today and flabbergasted. This decision just got a lot harder.

I know you're in at SLS but are you in at HLS and/or YLS yet?

I haven't heard from YLS yet, but I got my JR2 back in December.

The space-time continuum has snapped!

[GeePee]

In w/ a Butler. Postmarked 1/27. Living in DC.

For the record, I had a request for grades 1/12, overall GPA went down about .04, which slipped me below a 3.8. Now I'm wondering if my lack of concern for grades last semester ruined chance at a Hamilton. Either way, I'm ecstatic and 90% sure I'm going there.

PS Congrats to everyone who got in.

Damn, I said after the Sept. test that I probably needed one more point for a Hamilton or Butler... this seems to affirm that.

[02082010]

In with Hamilton today and flabbergasted. This decision just got a lot harder.

I know you're in at SLS but are you in at HLS and/or YLS yet?

I haven't heard from YLS yet, but I got my JR2 back in December.

The space-time continuum has snapped!

[Dignan]

In w/ a Butler. Postmarked 1/27. Living in DC.

For the record, I had a request for grades 1/12, overall GPA went down about .04, which slipped me below a 3.8. Now I'm wondering if my lack of concern for grades last semester ruined chance at a Hamilton. Either way, I'm ecstatic and 90% sure I'm going there.

PS Congrats to everyone who got in.

Damn, I said after the Sept. test that I probably needed one more point for a Hamilton or Butler... this seems to affirm that.

Those missed questions are costly, aren't they? If I end up at Columbia, I'll probably think about the incredibly careless LG mistake I made each time I accept more loan debt before a semester.

[fidesverita]

LOL you guys are so depressing. I guess it's good practice to be cynical for when we become lawyers

[blue5385]

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[castellon]

In w/ a Butler. Postmarked 1/27. Living in DC.

For the record, I had a request for grades 1/12, overall GPA went down about .04, which slipped me below a 3.8. Now I'm wondering if my lack of concern for grades last semester ruined chance at a Hamilton. Either way, I'm ecstatic and 90% sure I'm going there.

PS Congrats to everyone who got in.

Damn, I said after the Sept. test that I probably needed one more point for a Hamilton or Butler... this seems to affirm that.

Those missed questions are costly, aren't they? If I end up at Columbia, I'll probably think about the incredibly careless LG mistake I made each time I accept more loan debt before a semester.

I missed 3 questions by miss-bubbling, I feel your pain. Every time I think about it I have a sudden desire to jam a fork into my leg.

[Dignan]

LOL you guys are so depressing. I guess it's good practice to be cynical for when we become lawyers

+1, I know that if I had gotten a VCE this past week, I'd be doing a jig out of pure happiness (even with the prospect of all that debt)

Don't get me wrong; I am happy to be accepted by Columbia. It's just funny how much of an impact that one or two missed LSAT questions can have on one's future. Everyone on TLS knows this, of course, but the Named Scholarship/No Scholarship line at Columbia really drives it home.

[dueprocess14]

LOL you guys are so depressing. I guess it's good practice to be cynical for when we become lawyers

+1, I know that if I had gotten a VCE this past week, I'd be doing a jig out of pure happiness (even with the prospect of all that debt)

Don't get me wrong; I am happy to be accepted by Columbia. It's just funny how much of an impact that one or two missed LSAT questions can have on one's future. Everyone on TLS knows this, of course, but the Named Scholarship/No Scholarship line at Columbia really drives it home.

Not sure if this will make you feel better, but I don't think it's *so* strictly based on numbers. A friend of mine who's ~3.8/~175 just got the Hamilton today, and last year when I applied I had better numbers for both and I got absolutely nothing. $ from law schools appears to be more of a crapshoot than admissions...

[Holly Golightly]

Finally complete. Expecting my ding soon.

[blue5385]

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[Kronk]

Don't get me wrong; I am happy to be accepted by Columbia. It's just funny how much of an impact that one or two missed LSAT questions can have on one's future. Everyone on TLS knows this, of course, but the Named Scholarship/No Scholarship line at Columbia really drives it home.

That's definitely a valid point (no pun intended), I feel terrible about the two questions I missed that separated me from getting a 180 in Sept. Since I have a low GPA, that would have made a huge difference in terms of schools I am worried about, like Columbia & Chicago. Apart from the lucky mfers who actually scored 180 though, I think most people have LSAT regrets

I think the first time you get a 180 on a practice test, you are perpetually set up for disappointment. I got a few 178s on PTs and was still thinking in terms of my average (which was like 173-4). Then my last few PTs before the test were 180s, and suddenly I wasn't okay with 173 anymore.

[blue5385]

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