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Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:55 am**

NOTE: Transmission of electronic applications to this law school will begin on 9/3/2011. Please return to this page at that time to transmit your application.

Important Dates/Deadlines: http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applican ... rtantdates

September 1, 2011 - Applicants may begin to submit applications to the J.D. program

October 9, 2010 - Last LSAT administration date that meets Columbia Law School's Early Decision Plan deadline

November 15, 2011 - Early Decision Plan application deadline

December 11, 2010 - Last LSAT administration date that meets Columbia Law School's Regular Admission deadline

December 2010 - Decision letters emailed to Early Decision Plan applicants

January-April, 2012 - Notification letters mailed to Regular Admission applicants on a rolling basis

February 15, 2011 - Regular Admission application deadline

Application Checklist: http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applican ... pplication

Regular Admission:
Biographical Information Sheet

Personal Profile Sheet

Personal Statement/Essay

Two Letters of Recommendation

Résumé (required)

Application fee ($80)

Tuition and Financial Aid: http://www.law.columbia.edu/jd_applican ... ns/tuition

Tuition for 2011-2012 is $50,080. There are additional mandatory fees for health services, student activities, and University facilities, which will be $1,822 for 2011-2012. Insurance for hospital care and standard medical coverage is also required ($1,935), unless students can show proof of comparable coverage.

The total budget for the nine-month academic year, including tuition, fees, room, board, books, and personal expenses is $77,000 for a single student. Expenses are adjusted annually.

JD Status Checker: https://www-app.law.columbia.edu/webpor ... heckstatus
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c/o 2014 Applicant Info:
Applicant Thread: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 7&t=128825
Attending: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 8&t=139512
Held: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 7&t=146728
Reserve: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&start=25
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Countdown timer to day on which applications can first be sent:
http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/cus ... =00&p0=179

Columbia Decision Date Graph, 2009-2010:

Decision Date Spreadsheet for Oct/Nov Apps:
https://spreadsheets0.google.com/spread ... zZoP#gid=0

LSN 2011-2012 Cycle Applicants: http://columbia.lawschoolnumbers.com/applicants
LSN 2010-2011 Cycle Applicants: http://columbia.lawschoolnumbers.com/applicants/1011/

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:55 am**

Oh I missed this. Yea, sign me up. Tactics to be used: ED, offering body parts (I hear kidneys are popular), first-born children, black magic. Tactics only to be used in direst situations: retaking.

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:50 am**

I decided there was no other way I'd rather spend my money, so ill be applying on a prayer, after speaking with the admissions people at the info session they urgedme to appply even tho my numbers are not close to being good enough for the school

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:01 am**

EDing NYU, RDing Columbia. Whatever. I won't get in.

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:34 am**

Definitely applying. Please accept me, CLS gods. *prays*

Oh, and any idea if they give out merit-based fee waivers...?

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:08 pm**

freestallion wrote:Definitely applying. Please accept me, CLS gods. *prays*

Oh, and any idea if they give out merit-based fee waivers...?

They do, but they don't like it when you ask them for them. They'll send them out (I don't think they're hidden, but I'm not sure)

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:28 pm**

First time poster. So scared for this cycle to begin!

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:45 pm**

Xifeng wrote:
freestallion wrote:Definitely applying. Please accept me, CLS gods. *prays*

Oh, and any idea if they give out merit-based fee waivers...?
They do, but they don't like it when you ask them for them. They'll send them out (I don't think they're hidden, but I'm not sure)

Good to know. Thanks!

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:01 pm**

dakure wrote: ~~So scared~~ Stoked for this cycle to begin!

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:06 pm**

Tiago Splitter wrote:
dakure wrote: ~~So scared~~ Stoked for this cycle to begin!

Both are TCR.

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:26 pm**

Stupid question, I know, no need to flame.

But what is c/o?

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:27 pm**

zdamico wrote:Stupid question, I know, no need to flame.

But what is c/o?

stands for "class of"

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:07 pm**

Hawkeye Pierce wrote:
zdamico wrote:Stupid question, I know, no need to flame.

But what is c/o?
stands for "class of"

Right, thanks a lot

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:53 pm**

Columbia...kinda just rolls off the tongue. Good luck everybody

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:55 pm**

Finally found it. Let's do this peeplz!

Posted: **Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:29 pm**

Columbia's the only one I know that does a great deal of hidden waivers. Lots of time they're not hidden as well. Dunno why there's a difference. Hidden fee waivers for the mistresses, articulated ones for the wives?

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:20 pm**

descartesb4thehorse wrote:Columbia's the only one I know that does a great deal of hidden waivers. Lots of time they're not hidden as well. Dunno why there's a difference. Hidden fee waivers for the mistresses, articulated ones for the wives?

It's confusing because CLS gives waivers to people with high numbers but also to people with very low numbers, probably hoping for more rejection fodder. I wouldn't read into it too much.

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:32 pm**

I don't like that picture at the top. The building is not that pretty

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:33 pm**

Would love to go to Columbia, but wouldn't even apply if they paid me. I won't give them the satisfaction of rejecting me.

Ok, I guess if they paid me I'd apply (even if it was in iTunes gift cards like Alabama).

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:33 pm**

freestallion wrote:I don't like that picture at the top. The building is not that pretty

that's columbia for you

also, HP is obviously getting brainwashed by a certain group of Chi/NYU 0Ls

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:35 pm**

soj wrote:
freestallion wrote:I don't like that picture at the top. The building is not that pretty
that's columbia for you

also, HP is obviously getting brainwashed by a certain group of Chi/NYU 0Ls

Lololol.

In each of the T14 threads, I'm posting a representative picture of the law school.

I'd still take Columbia over Chi/NYU if equal or comparable.

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:37 pm**

Hawkeye Pierce wrote: I'd still take Columbia over Chi/NYU if equal or comparable.

qfp & in before shitstorm

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:38 pm**

soj wrote:
Hawkeye Pierce wrote: I'd still take Columbia over Chi/NYU if equal or comparable.
qfp & in before shitstorm

I forgot to add the word money at the end lol.

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:56 pm**

Hawkeye Pierce wrote: I'd still take Columbia over Chi/NYU if equal or comparable.

Lol, now that I've seen what the building looks like, it definitely makes me want to pick NYU over CLS even more

Posted: **Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:59 pm**

freestallion wrote:
Hawkeye Pierce wrote: I'd still take Columbia over Chi/NYU if equal or comparable.
Lol, now that I've seen what the building looks like, it definitely makes me want to pick NYU over CLS even more

#teamNYU

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