Columbia c/o 2018 Applicants (2014-2015 cycle) Forum

[blueberrycrumble]

new york people, I hope you're obsessively checking your mailboxes

first reported admit may actually be an international? since they're by email lol

[jawsjawsjaws]

new york people, I hope you're obsessively checking your mailboxes

first reported admit may actually be an international? since they're by email lol

I'll be obsessively checking my inbox

[tk17]

new york people, I hope you're obsessively checking your mailboxes

Darn Columbia making it hard to be obsessive. How am I going to waste time at work with this??

[w0w]

I know I've seen this answer before but it's only some people who get interviews, correct? And if so, is there any consensus on who these people are?

[tk17]

I know I've seen this answer before but it's only some people who get interviews, correct? And if so, is there any consensus on who these people are?

This is the best explanation I've seen:

last year, lots of people were admitted without interviewing. that's probably the case this year too. there's a lot of speculation about what the interviews mean/who's chosen, and we don't know for sure, but it seems to be a combination of interviewing borderline candidates, borderline named scholarship candidates, and probably just some people for whom they want to clarify some things. I think in general it's probably a neutral or good thing, but definitely not the cause for excitement that say, getting a JS1 is.

[w0w]

I know I've seen this answer before but it's only some people who get interviews, correct? And if so, is there any consensus on who these people are?

This is the best explanation I've seen:

last year, lots of people were admitted without interviewing. that's probably the case this year too. there's a lot of speculation about what the interviews mean/who's chosen, and we don't know for sure, but it seems to be a combination of interviewing borderline candidates, borderline named scholarship candidates, and probably just some people for whom they want to clarify some things. I think in general it's probably a neutral or good thing, but definitely not the cause for excitement that say, getting a JS1 is.

Thank you!

[ub3r]

Some Day My Completion Will Come™

[Mack.Hambleton]

When was first acceptance last year?

[blueberrycrumble]

When was first acceptance last year?

I believe the first RD was 1/27. So if we're going by last year's timeline, we still have at least a week to go...

[LoganCouture]

When was first acceptance last year?

Pretty sure postmarked Friday 1/24 and people started receiving them a few days later? I'll go look in the thread brb.

ETA: yeah scooped by blueberry but the first ones reported arrived on Monday 1/27.

[Mack.Hambleton]

When was first acceptance last year?

Pretty sure postmarked Friday 1/24 and people started receiving them a few days later? I'll go look in the thread brb.

ETA: yeah scooped by blueberry but the first ones reported arrived on Monday 1/27.

damn more waitin

[ChiefMango]

Does Columbia interview everyone that they admit?

[pylon]

I know I've seen this answer before but it's only some people who get interviews, correct? And if so, is there any consensus on who these people are?

This is the best explanation I've seen:

last year, lots of people were admitted without interviewing. that's probably the case this year too. there's a lot of speculation about what the interviews mean/who's chosen, and we don't know for sure, but it seems to be a combination of interviewing borderline candidates, borderline named scholarship candidates, and probably just some people for whom they want to clarify some things. I think in general it's probably a neutral or good thing, but definitely not the cause for excitement that say, getting a JS1 is.

[maroon175]

Does Columbia interview everyone that they admit?

well according to their website..

"You should not be concerned if you are not invited to interview with a member of the Admissions Committee. It is important to keep in mind that we are only interviewing a small number of candidates relative to the size of our applicant pool. In no way does an interview invitation imply or guarantee admission. Similarly, a favorable decision nonetheless may be rendered even if you are not invited to interview."

[ase0624]

Has everyone's interviewer been giving an indication of a timeline? Either "within the next two weeks" or sooner rather than later"? My interviewer gave no such indication, and it was a tad concerning.

[curlietop86]

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[try.honesty]

Has everyone's interviewer been giving an indication of a timeline? Either "within the next two weeks" or sooner rather than later"? My interviewer gave no such indication, and it was a tad concerning.

Mine gave no indication either. I think it just depends on the interviewer/how the conversation went

[ChemEng1642]

Has everyone's interviewer been giving an indication of a timeline? Either "within the next two weeks" or sooner rather than later"? My interviewer gave no such indication, and it was a tad concerning.

My interviewer said "sooner rather than later" without me asking him the question!

[Four Winds]

My interviewer said "sooner rather than later" without me asking him the question!

[DK21]

I asked mine and she said 2-4 weeks.

[downbeat14]

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[jawsjawsjaws]

My interviewer didn't say anything about when the decisions will be released

[twitterati]

In! Just got the scanned acceptance letter. They said the original is in the mail!

Submit late October, between 50th and 75th for LSAT and GPA
I interviewed 1/12

[smile0751]

Admitted!!!! Also got an email with a scanned copy of my acceptance letter.

LSAT<25th, GPA>75th . Interviewed two weeks ago.

[LoganCouture]

Whoa congrats!! Are y'all international??