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

[Orion311]

Looks like nothing today?

It's still not even 4pm ET. Seems like offers have gone as late as 6pm, so I'm going to be checking my inbox at least 128 more times today

[w0w]

Looks like nothing today?

It's still not even 4pm ET. Seems like offers have gone as late as 6pm, so I'm going to be checking my inbox at least 128 more times today

+1

[Trumpet101]

Does it take awhile to receive the status checker email? Submitted 1/15, received the "application received and complete" email but nothing since.

[ChemEng1642]

Looks like nothing today?

It's still not even 4pm ET. Seems like offers have gone as late as 6pm, so I'm going to be checking my inbox at least 128 more times today

I know I know haha...just impatient

[curlietop86]

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[DiniMae]

Soooooooo where's the c/o thread for CLS?

[hillz]

Soooooooo where's the c/o thread for CLS?

I'd be willing to make it but I feel like someone who ED'd or is more set on Columbia should do it.

[ub3r]

Does it take awhile to receive the status checker email? Submitted 1/15, received the "application received and complete" email but nothing since.

I applied 1/7 and I'm still waiting. Granted, it should come any moment now. My numbers aren't low or anything either.

[DiniMae]

Soooooooo where's the c/o thread for CLS?

I'd be willing to make it but I feel like someone who ED'd or is more set on Columbia should do it.

Any takers out there? There's a nice long weekend to get'r done

[mindthegap]

Does it take awhile to receive the status checker email? Submitted 1/15, received the "application received and complete" email but nothing since.

Interesting, my status checker came before my complete email by 5 days. Submitted - 12/31, status checker email - 1/1, complete email - 1/6.

[ms2014]

Doesnt it seem like the people that they are accepting so far a re non-shoe ins? The wave hasn't been your typical everyone over the 75ths gets in first... Not sure why, but its interesting

Some are suggesting they are waiting to give those people Hamilton/Butlers with the acceptance letter.

There might be some merit to this theory. I had gotten the scanned acceptance letter last Thursday and got the official copy in the mail yesterday. My numbers definitely didn't make me a shoe-in at Columbia, and there wasn't any scholarship information or even mention of when those decisions would be made in what I received in the mail.

[hillz]

Some high numbers (inc. several 176s, 175, 179, several 174s + a different 179 on TLS) have been posted on LSN since Thursday and someone posted that they received a Hamilton in the mail yesterday so they are not necessarily waiting to accept/send out $$ to high numbers.

[xylocarp]

Some high numbers (inc. several 176s, 175, 179, several 174s + a different 179 on TLS) have been posted on LSN since Thursday and someone posted that they received a Hamilton in the mail yesterday so they are not necessarily waiting to accept/send out $$ to high numbers.

yep, seems pretty definite now that acceptances go out by email, and then the named scholarships are in the mail. they might be holding off on making final decisions/sending out the emails for borderline named scholarship people for a bit (though this is probably just wishful thinking on my part), but some named scholarship people (presumably the auto-Hamiltons like the one on LSN and maybe auto-Butlers) have definitely gotten their emails already at this point and will find out about the $$ in the mail soon.

that's how it's looking to me anyway.

[LoganCouture]

Some high numbers (inc. several 176s, 175, 179, several 174s + a different 179 on TLS) have been posted on LSN since Thursday and someone posted that they received a Hamilton in the mail yesterday so they are not necessarily waiting to accept/send out $$ to high numbers.

yep, seems pretty definite now that acceptances go out by email, and then the named scholarships are in the mail. they might be holding off on making final decisions/sending out the emails for borderline named scholarship people for a bit (though this is probably just wishful thinking on my part), but some named scholarship people (presumably the auto-Hamiltons like the one on LSN and maybe auto-Butlers) have definitely gotten their emails already at this point and will find out about the $$ in the mail soon.

that's how it's looking to me anyway.

If you read back through the 2017 thread Columbia did a lot of weird "holds" on seemingly auto admit candidates. My theory is that they don't have money enough to admit everyone they'd like and know that people aren't turning down HYS for anything less than a Butler so they delay some ppl's decisions in hopes they'll withdraw.

My other theory is that they have sent out a couple days worth of acceptances only and those of us still waiting just need to chill out through Feb at least.

[DetroitRed]

Some high numbers (inc. several 176s, 175, 179, several 174s + a different 179 on TLS) have been posted on LSN since Thursday and someone posted that they received a Hamilton in the mail yesterday so they are not necessarily waiting to accept/send out $$ to high numbers.

yep, seems pretty definite now that acceptances go out by email, and then the named scholarships are in the mail. they might be holding off on making final decisions/sending out the emails for borderline named scholarship people for a bit (though this is probably just wishful thinking on my part), but some named scholarship people (presumably the auto-Hamiltons like the one on LSN and maybe auto-Butlers) have definitely gotten their emails already at this point and will find out about the $$ in the mail soon.

that's how it's looking to me anyway.

I think this is right. As appealing as the no-email-for-scholarship-candidates theory is to those of us who have the numbers but no offer, liawy's experience demonstrates otherwise.

[hillz]

With only 2 acceptance days so far, I imagine we'll see lots more, including you three auto admits, in the next few weeks.

[DetroitRed]

With only 2 acceptance days so far, I imagine we'll see lots more, including you three auto admits, in the next few weeks.

Thanks, bruh

And I hope you're right. This cycle's been a bit more tortuous than I expected.

[ms2014]

Some high numbers (inc. several 176s, 175, 179, several 174s + a different 179 on TLS) have been posted on LSN since Thursday and someone posted that they received a Hamilton in the mail yesterday so they are not necessarily waiting to accept/send out $$ to high numbers.

Ah ok. Statement retracted. Hadn't checked LSN this morning yet.

[xylocarp]

haha thanks hillz. hoping so!

[morimoto1991]

So if my mail acceptance does not include any $ (named or not), should I assume that I am not getting any $ from columbia? Or do non named scholarships typically come later in the spring?

[middlebear]

So if my mail acceptance does not include any $ (named or not), should I assume that I am not getting any $ from columbia? Or do non named scholarships typically come later in the spring?

Any other grants should come later (just gotta fill out NeedAccess/Columbia supplements/blah).

[DK21]

I'd think the trickle of acceptances will be even slower this week because of this blizzard

[LawBron James]

I'd think the trickle of acceptances will be even slower this week because of this blizzard

...or maybe they rush to get them all out tomorrow before things get really bad .

[lefthandofdarkness]

Just got an acceptance letter and a handbook via snail mail but never got an email---anyone else?

[butSeriously]

#lunchBreakIsDoomedToJoggingBackToCheckMyMail >.<