Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[Thomas Hagan, ESQ.]

I have no shot at Columbia, but threw in my application thinking:

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

[canafsa]

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[smashbash]

Submitted last night. Reaching to outer space with this one!

[govlife]

Also have Columbia interview scheduled for next Friday - for those of you who have already had one, can you share if the questions were more on the specific questions about your application/story or were there also the typical: Why Law? Why Columbia?. Thanks!

Mine was 90% individual, but she did ask what I was excited for about Columbia, which could be answered pretty much the same as Why Columbia.

[Thomas Hagan, ESQ.]

I have no shot at Columbia, but threw in my application thinking:

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

Beautiful poem and great sentiment. No harm in being bold during a process like this.

Thanks for the encouragement! Best of luck to you too during this process!! - although seeing your post from the HLS c/o 2020 forum, you don't need it!

[Assasindowntheavenue]

I have no shot at Columbia, but threw in my application thinking:

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
- Wayne Gretzky"


- Michael Scott

[Keilz]

I have no shot at Columbia, but threw in my application thinking:

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
- Wayne Gretzky"


- Michael Scott

-Abraham Lincoln

[SybillAnnDorsett]

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[mmestik]

Also have Columbia interview scheduled for next Friday - for those of you who have already had one, can you share if the questions were more on the specific questions about your application/story or were there also the typical: Why Law? Why Columbia?. Thanks!

Mine was 90% individual, but she did ask what I was excited for about Columbia, which could be answered pretty much the same as Why Columbia.

She asked me what I liked about NYC and about my hobbies

[potterotter]

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[brinicolec]

Finally went complete today! (Took 2 weeks exactly)

[at593]

I had my interview today (25% GPA / 50% LSAT) and it was... different than the experience of other posters here, to say the least. My interviewer asked me why I didn't have a two page resume, why I wasn't working at law firm during my gap year, why I wasn't working in government after I explained why I wasn't working in a law firm, and so on with the difficult questions.

Overall I'm feeling a bit confused about it, and definitely leaning towards the opinion that it didn't go well. Did anyone else have a similar experience?

[sonyco]

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[Thomas Hagan, ESQ.]

I have no shot at Columbia, but threw in my application thinking:

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
- Wayne Gretzky"


- Michael Scott

Dead.

[NotAGolfer]

I have no shot at Columbia, but threw in my application thinking:

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
- Wayne Gretzky"


- Michael Scott

YAAAASS

[Assasindowntheavenue]

I have no shot at Columbia, but threw in my application thinking:

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
- Wayne Gretzky"


- Michael Scott

You are my favorite person

HP, Stranger Things, and The Office... that's like a trifecta of awesome lol.

[warmcherrysoda]

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[Assasindowntheavenue]

I have no shot at Columbia, but threw in my application thinking:

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
- Wayne Gretzky"


- Michael Scott

Dead.

Haha. In all seriousness my chances at CLS are pretty slim as well. But screw it, you only do this process once (usually). So go all out. That's what I've tried to do at least. Good luck in your cycle!

[Assasindowntheavenue]

I have no shot at Columbia, but threw in my application thinking:

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
- Wayne Gretzky"


- Michael Scott

-Abraham Lincoln

- Vampire Hunter

[Thomas Hagan, ESQ.]

I had my interview today (25% GPA / 50% LSAT) and it was... different than the experience of other posters here, to say the least. My interviewer asked me why I didn't have a two page resume, why I wasn't working at law firm during my gap year, why I wasn't working in government after I explained why I wasn't working in a law firm, and so on with the difficult questions.

Overall I'm feeling a bit confused about it, and definitely leaning towards the opinion that it didn't go well. Did anyone else have a similar experience?

A bunch of my friends from last cycle and the cycle prior that that had interviews like that, where they put them in the defensive. My friends didn't think their interviews went well at all, but all of them were accepted. Hope this helps you feel better!

[brinicolec]

I had my interview today (25% GPA / 50% LSAT) and it was... different than the experience of other posters here, to say the least. My interviewer asked me why I didn't have a two page resume, why I wasn't working at law firm during my gap year, why I wasn't working in government after I explained why I wasn't working in a law firm, and so on with the difficult questions.

Overall I'm feeling a bit confused about it, and definitely leaning towards the opinion that it didn't go well. Did anyone else have a similar experience?

A bunch of my friends from last cycle and the cycle prior that that had interviews like that, where they put them in the defensive. My friends didn't think their interviews went well at all, but all of them were accepted. Hope this helps you feel better!

How strange. I wonder if it's a way for them to "test" how well you handle pressure like that.

[combatboots33]

For those of you who applied ED and got in, how did you receive your offer? Is it via email? If so, is the email address admit@law.columbia.edu?

Yes, with a pdf of your admission letter! Got mine today for ED.

Congrats!! I got mine a couple days ago as well. Felt so unreal so I had to ask here haha!
See you at Columbia!

lol I understand! See you there!

[Thomas Hagan, ESQ.]

I had my interview today (25% GPA / 50% LSAT) and it was... different than the experience of other posters here, to say the least. My interviewer asked me why I didn't have a two page resume, why I wasn't working at law firm during my gap year, why I wasn't working in government after I explained why I wasn't working in a law firm, and so on with the difficult questions.

Overall I'm feeling a bit confused about it, and definitely leaning towards the opinion that it didn't go well. Did anyone else have a similar experience?

A bunch of my friends from last cycle and the cycle prior that that had interviews like that, where they put them in the defensive. My friends didn't think their interviews went well at all, but all of them were accepted. Hope this helps you feel better!

How strange. I wonder if it's a way for them to "test" how well you handle pressure like that.

Hahah all of them were major splitters so interviews seemed to be mostly to ask "your GPA is lower than most of the students at CLS...why should we accept you?"

[Thelaw23]

I had my interview today (25% GPA / 50% LSAT) and it was... different than the experience of other posters here, to say the least. My interviewer asked me why I didn't have a two page resume, why I wasn't working at law firm during my gap year, why I wasn't working in government after I explained why I wasn't working in a law firm, and so on with the difficult questions.

Overall I'm feeling a bit confused about it, and definitely leaning towards the opinion that it didn't go well. Did anyone else have a similar experience?

A bunch of my friends from last cycle and the cycle prior that that had interviews like that, where they put them in the defensive. My friends didn't think their interviews went well at all, but all of them were accepted. Hope this helps you feel better!

How strange. I wonder if it's a way for them to "test" how well you handle pressure like that.

Hahah all of them were major splitters so interviews seemed to be mostly to ask "your GPA is lower than most of the students at CLS...why should we accept you?"

I think it depends on the interviewer, I am a splitter and my interviewer did not ask me anything concerning my GPA. I didn't have an addendum for my GPA either, but I guess my personal statement kind of shows why I could've had a lower gpa.

[notorious_mig]

Woooooo hi I'm making my ~third post~ here on TLS as a proud owner of a brand new account

So quick question: I have an interview with Columbia next week and if I'm gonna speculate it's either because 1) I'm a borderline applicant (3.67 + 170) or 2) of my C&F. Re: the C&F, I was dismissed from my undergrad for the first semester of freshman year for having ~0.9 g of a certain green leafy substance in my dorm room (my undergrad had a v serious zero-tolerance policy which has fortunately changed since then but unfortunately means that I have a nasty "Temporarily Dismissed" on my transcript). SO if this is something that's discussed in the interview, I'm wondering what the best way to talk about it is? I absolutely don't want it to come across as me being like "WHATEVER IT WAS A DUMB RULE UGH" but I also want to make it clear that I wasn't like dealing out of my dorm room, which I worry is the impression that will come across through the words "Temporarily Dismissed." Any thoughts/advice/recipes for stress foods that I can eat in the meantime?

I was 18, I had an obviously personal amount of marijuana on me, and, as that violated my schools zero tolerance policy, I was dismissed. I have not been in trouble since; I did not and do not have a drug problem.

I don't think that is why you are being interviewed, though.

As for stress-relieving food: brownies, obviously, right?

You rock thank you so much! I'll just stick to the facts (ma'am) (Joe Friday? Dragnet? I'm so sorry I'll go back to the 20th century). Also 500% yes on the brownies brb running 2 grocery store

I would definitely be prepared to talk about it. I had my interview earlier this week, and she asked me about something very specific on my transcript. I would explain it just like you did in this post. Just make sure they know that this was a one time mistake, and you learned from it etc etc..

This is great to know. Any tips in particular - weird questions you weren't anticipating or the like?