The Forgotten- Columbia 2011 Forum

[mel2010]

So last night I spoke with a 2L who is in close contact with the admissions office and he said "If you call Columbia they will say 'We can neither confirm nor deny your admittance over the phone.'" So, it sounds like even if any of us did have the guts to call and get past the automated prompts, it wouldn't do any good.

be we can over email? haha

I assume you intended for this "be" to be a "but." And if so, somebody has confirmed they were admitted over e-mail? If this is correct, I'm going to e-mail them right away!

My guess would be that there was a "maybe" decapitation above, but it's just a guess.

[somewhere]

what do you guys think about submitting a LOCI?? Does Columbia like that?

Eh, I did it. We will see soon enough what they think of it I suppose. Along with this LOCI, I also provided a few updates to my resume from work I'm doing as a research assistant. The entire document was 1 page single spaced.

Thank you for your interest in Columbia Law School. We will add this update to your file.

Best wishes,

Columbia Law School

Did you email this? And if so, did you attach it as PDF or just paste it into the email? What email address?

I e-mailed it to admissions@law.columbia.edu and attached it as a PDF.

Just to clarify: are you still "forgotten" (i.e., you've gone complete but have heard nothing else), or have you actually received a hold or reserve notification?

[Frankie55]

I was under the impression forgottens shouldn't send LOCIs because technically they are still in the first part of the review process, right?

[IndyHCKM]

Just to clarify: are you still "forgotten" (i.e., you've gone complete but have heard nothing else), or have you actually received a hold or reserve notification?

I am still "forgotten." I did received a transcript request in January, and have mailed a few other things to them, but other than that, I have not received any official notification from Columbia about any change in my application or of any decision rendered.

[Non-Chalant1]

They don't respond to your inquiry by email either, I know a couple people who tried.

[mel2010]

They don't respond to your inquiry by email either, I know a couple people who tried.

Looks like we're going to have to personally show up at the admissions office en masse then...

[IndyHCKM]

I was under the impression forgottens shouldn't send LOCIs because technically they are still in the first part of the review process, right?

I don't really know. I have sent a few out, but maybe I'm shooting myself in the foot. Who knows? My LOCI was paired with a few updates to my resume, so maybe that approach would work.

For what it's worth, I was just reading an article on US News about this. The link is:
http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/g ... -good-luck

Of note it states:
"2. If you have updated grades, jobs, honors, awards, or other information, do email schools and let them know. Send an updated transcript through LSAC as well."

But it also states:

"3. Do not send extra essays or letters just because you are waiting for an admission decision. Wait until you are waitlisted. The only exceptions are updates (as per #2, above) and thank-you notes after visits or interviews."

Maybe I avoided the taboo of the LOCI by pairing it with my resume update. Also, although I am unable to locate the article, I'm pretty sure I read a statement from Dean Deal at Stanford that LOCI were welcome, even if you hadn't heard anything yet. Obviously, this doesn't suggest much about Columbia, but if Stanford is ok with it, maybe Columbia would be too. But, again, who knows? I certainly don't.

[bmore]

Forgotten. Applied late Oct. Sent in grades late Dec, no request. Grades up. 172, 3.83.

[law_monkey]

CastleRock got in today, so hopefully the rest of us hear something soon too. My guess is that most of our decisions will come with the "wave" of late applicant decisions. They'll have the whole applicant pool this next week, so if they've been confused about us they should get over that soon. That's what I'm hoping for anyway!

[incompetentia]

Well, since one person actually received a 2/8 paper letter postmark, there is some hope for tomorrow/Mon/Tues, depending on where you are. (Would make sense, to coincide with the 2/7 holds)

[law_monkey]

Well, since one person actually received a 2/8 paper letter postmark, there is some hope for tomorrow/Mon/Tues, depending on where you are. (Would make sense, to coincide with the 2/7 holds)

2/8 postmark would've reached me 2/10. Let's goooooo next batch!

[IndyHCKM]

Well I got a funny story for you all. I received the famed vomit colored envelope today in the mail, but get this: it was postmarked the 3rd of February!

It took that letter 11 days to get from New York to Utah where I'm going to school!

For the record, as compared to the 2013 entering class, my LSAT is at their median and my GPA is above their 75th percentile. I received a transcript request on the 11th of January.

[texaskk]

congrats Indy! guess theories of lost mail aren't completely bonkers after all...

[law_monkey]

Congrats indy! I'm glad that at least some of the forgotten got good news today! Just out of curiosity, who's left?

[IndyHCKM]

Thanks you two. I'm pretty excited about it. Whatever work I had to do today is just going to have to wait until tomorrow.

[law_monkey]

Thanks you two. I'm pretty excited about it. Whatever work I had to do today is just going to have to wait until tomorrow.

That's a fantastic decision on your part.

[mel2010]

Congrats indy! I'm glad that at least some of the forgotten got good news today! Just out of curiosity, who's left?

Me, of course. Is dulc still here with us? We need a new spreadsheet for the ELITE forgotten.

[law_monkey]

Congrats indy! I'm glad that at least some of the forgotten got good news today! Just out of curiosity, who's left?

Me, of course. Is dulc still here with us? We need a new spreadsheet for the ELITE forgotten.

No she was held last week.

[IndyHCKM]

We need a new spreadsheet for the ELITE forgotten.

Hahaha. I like that title. I imagine anybody that can justifiably claim that title will be admitted to Columbia. Best of luck to you all!

[mel2010]

I'll try this, but I make no promises. Let us gather!

Form:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewfor ... d2hmQ2c6MQ

Spreadsheet:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key ... y=CPa1oIEJ

[Non-Chalant1]

Still here, but dammit WE WILL MAKE IT OFF THIS ISLAND!

[incompetentia]

Checking in. I will murder some bros pretty soon

[bistduverrueckt]

still here. meh.

[texaskk]

still here (obvi).. ugh

[incompetentia]

Kind of odd how little GPA actually figures into the CLS index. That spreadsheet has utter disregard for GPA ordering

which is why I didn't apply to Stanford eh