chasgoose. I just read this and it put a frown on my face.chasgoose wrote:Yeah also keep in mind that mail was probably super screwed up by weather... Not only was weather in NYC worse last week than the week before, but weather all over the country was significantly worseglitched wrote:chasgoose. i just read this and it put a smile on my face.chasgoose wrote: Yeah, I'm an LA person who didn't get my 1/28 VCE until 2/2...THERE'S STILL HOPE!
Postmark?cyxdev17 wrote:Got in yesterday in DC area... totally surprised. 170/3.8+. Guess not everything is about numbers, but I wouldn't say I have any amazing softs! (and no W/E). I must've gotten lucky
Lol, thanks. I never would have guessed that on my own.melamine wrote:vomit-colored-envelope. the color of the envelope an acceptance comes in, apparently.artichoke wrote:Ok, I hate to ask this, but as this is my first visit to this particular thread, and as I have not been following along with Columbia, and as I have just spent the last 5 minutes trying to figure this out to no avail... what the hell does VCE stand for?
(or vomit-coloured-envelope, for people who can only read british).
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Yeah I know what you mean - weather etc aside my girlfriend was with me when I got the letter and was doing her best to be excited for me...I could tell it wasn't easychasgoose wrote:Yay LA VCE's! I don't know about you but I am not thrilled about the prospect of leaving...jtemp320 wrote:VCE in LA! Postmarked 2/2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FdW9sgWxyoLinzerTorte wrote:jtemp320 wrote:VCE in LA! Postmarked 2/2
CONGRATS, Ron Artest!!!!
Letter is Feb 2! Not sure about postmark cause it went to my house which I'm not at right now.7ED wrote:Postmark?cyxdev17 wrote:Got in yesterday in DC area... totally surprised. 170/3.8+. Guess not everything is about numbers, but I wouldn't say I have any amazing softs! (and no W/E). I must've gotten lucky
So I just got home and was able to inspect my GULC packet more closely. The postmark is 1/31, so it took 6 days to get out here. Let's keep the hope alive glitched!glitched wrote:chasgoose. I just read this and it put a frown on my face.chasgoose wrote:Yeah also keep in mind that mail was probably super screwed up by weather... Not only was weather in NYC worse last week than the week before, but weather all over the country was significantly worseglitched wrote:chasgoose. i just read this and it put a smile on my face.chasgoose wrote: Yeah, I'm an LA person who didn't get my 1/28 VCE until 2/2...THERE'S STILL HOPE!
Niceeeee Congrats! When did you go complete?cyxdev17 wrote:Letter is Feb 2! Not sure about postmark cause it went to my house which I'm not at right now.7ED wrote:Postmark?cyxdev17 wrote:Got in yesterday in DC area... totally surprised. 170/3.8+. Guess not everything is about numbers, but I wouldn't say I have any amazing softs! (and no W/E). I must've gotten lucky
End of Nov; applied at beginning of Nov. Got a fall grades transcript request in the beginning of January (GPA went up a bit and it was the best semester I'd had when you include A+'s)7ED wrote:Niceeeee Congrats! When did you go complete?cyxdev17 wrote:Letter is Feb 2! Not sure about postmark cause it went to my house which I'm not at right now.7ED wrote:Postmark?cyxdev17 wrote:Got in yesterday in DC area... totally surprised. 170/3.8+. Guess not everything is about numbers, but I wouldn't say I have any amazing softs! (and no W/E). I must've gotten lucky
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Michigan did this to me recently, so I just applied for the class of 2015 to stick it to them. That being said, I wouldn't mind that year off...smscat wrote:I JUST got a fee waiver - idk why they are doing it so late. It's a stretch but I'm going for it. I see people with numbers fairly close to mine getting accepted, but I got rejected from Berkeley. Do you think they have a shortage of applicants or something if they are sending out waivers now?
plurilingue wrote:Frankly, with what r6 said about the decline in LSAT takers and the fact that (seemingly) hundreds of qualified applicants got held, yes. Columbia wants to size up the entire applicant pool before making further admissions offers.smscat wrote:I JUST got a fee waiver - idk why they are doing it so late. It's a stretch but I'm going for it. I see people with numbers fairly close to mine getting accepted, but I got rejected from Berkeley. Do you think they have a shortage of applicants or something if they are sending out waivers now?
It also looks like most schools have admitted far fewer applicants than at this point in previous cycles. This is partially to be expected since the December result came out quite late, but at the same time I think that there are few as half as many admits (on TLS/ LSN at least) as in previous years. This would suggest that the quality of the applicant pool overall is worse than in recent cycles.
Edit: I will note that I have marginal stats and got held for further review -- not surprising since I went complete in early January. But some candidates who went complete around the same time have already been admitted. These were typically candidates at median LSAT and above 75th on GPA, usually from reputable universities. Columbia is pouncing very quickly on candidates who can help maintain its medians.
Sorry but I believe Columbia's LSAT median is 172, no?smscat wrote:plurilingue wrote:Frankly, with what r6 said about the decline in LSAT takers and the fact that (seemingly) hundreds of qualified applicants got held, yes. Columbia wants to size up the entire applicant pool before making further admissions offers.smscat wrote:I JUST got a fee waiver - idk why they are doing it so late. It's a stretch but I'm going for it. I see people with numbers fairly close to mine getting accepted, but I got rejected from Berkeley. Do you think they have a shortage of applicants or something if they are sending out waivers now?
It also looks like most schools have admitted far fewer applicants than at this point in previous cycles. This is partially to be expected since the December result came out quite late, but at the same time I think that there are few as half as many admits (on TLS/ LSN at least) as in previous years. This would suggest that the quality of the applicant pool overall is worse than in recent cycles.
Edit: I will note that I have marginal stats and got held for further review -- not surprising since I went complete in early January. But some candidates who went complete around the same time have already been admitted. These were typically candidates at median LSAT and above 75th on GPA, usually from reputable universities. Columbia is pouncing very quickly on candidates who can help maintain its medians.
Thanks for the info. I bank on my LSAT getting me into places (170)...I mean my gpa is fine at 3.67 but nothing amazing. I've held a good job/internship for a few years where I've done some interesting things, but it's my only real activity. I think I write a pretty good statement. Idk if Columbia will take me just to keep its LSAT median up - not that I have a mindblowing LSAT but it may be good enough. Idk. Do you think I should update my transcript? I applied in November to all other schools - so it's my last semester transcript. My gpa went up .01 points, so it's nothing different, but just to show them I'm still doing fine?
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Yayyyyy Alabama! Congrats!MPeterson wrote:VCE in Alabama! Postmark 2/2, no mention of scholarship.
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acceptance/rejection. i'm under the assumption all WL went out. This is for pre-Jan applications though. Anything after that is too late to truly tell.Frankie55 wrote:So is the assumption for The Forgotten (non-held) that an acceptance/rejection/WL is imminent?
I haven't been following, how many people got reserves? Were there a lot?glitched wrote:acceptance/rejection. i'm under the assumption all WL went out. This is for pre-Jan applications though. Anything after that is too late to truly tell.Frankie55 wrote:So is the assumption for The Forgotten (non-held) that an acceptance/rejection/WL is imminent?
But hey, it's columbia. they send out decisions... like a boss.
I was under the impression -- very few. but then the "forgotten" are also not as numerous as the "held".r6_philly wrote:glitched wrote: I haven't been following, how many people got reserves? Were there a lot?
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