Columbia 2010 Forum

[hapate4]

did anyone waiting since oct/nov receive replies today?

Nope, went complete mid-October and still waiting. :-/

[Kretzy]

So they're sending Holds and Waitlists both? That seems strange...

[T14forME]

got the held letter dated 3/3 today. sigh.

[MahaloMontana]

Guys and gals who've sent LOCI and updated transcripts and such -

Where do I send my materials? Direct to Columbia admissions office?

I ain't goin' down without a fight. This is my number one we're talking about.

I snail-mailed a LOCI directly to the admissions office, ATTN: Dean Iwerebon. Good luck!

I just got held today too. Has anyone sent additional materials to them via e-mail? I'd prefer that way (sending a PDF to ensure formatting, etc.), but after I was held at Harvard I heard they don't accept e-mailed files. Is Columbia the same way?

edit: complete 12/02, btw

[Core]

Guys and gals who've sent LOCI and updated transcripts and such -

Where do I send my materials? Direct to Columbia admissions office?

I ain't goin' down without a fight. This is my number one we're talking about.

I snail-mailed a LOCI directly to the admissions office, ATTN: Dean Iwerebon. Good luck!

I just got held today too. Has anyone sent additional materials to them via e-mail? I'd prefer that way (sending a PDF to ensure formatting, etc.), but after I was held at Harvard I heard they don't accept e-mailed files. Is Columbia the same way?

edit: complete 12/02, btw

Columbia accepts e-mailed materials.

[exdubliner]

Held today.

[cavortingbeastie]

Do any of you, who have heard back in the last couple days, live on the west coast?

[lawschoolapp1]

Noticed the "held" letter from Columbia today...hmmm so now I get another month or two before being waitlisted

[fidesverita]

Went complete early Nov... held today.

[bodhis]

Went complete early Nov... held today.

i'm dreading the mail coming today.

[jl2032]

Also on "hold"... got the letter today.

Does anyone know if they accept the additional materials via email?

[rupert.pupkin]

Also on "hold"... got the letter today.

Does anyone know if they accept the additional materials via email?

Look up about 5-6 posts.

[castellon]

Held today! I'm liking NYU more anyway, they got back to me super fast! Playing hard to get doesn't always work Columbia, sometimes we need a girl who crawls into bed on the first date...

[ilovelamp18]

Got the hold (Reserve group) letter today... I know its probably been asked many times but can someone tell me if this is the same as the WL @ Columbia, or are they different groups? Thanks!

[dakatz]

Wondering why the hell Columbia is taking so long to get back to me with my inevitable WL/rejection. I applied in mid-October and figured I would have heard by now. Do they wait until the very end for a wave of WL's and rejections or something?

[BenJ]

Got the hold (Reserve group) letter today... I know its probably been asked many times but can someone tell me if this is the same as the WL @ Columbia, or are they different groups? Thanks!

Hold and reserve are different. Reserve is a waitlist. Hold is, "We'll look at your file again later; no decision has been made."

[Rand M.]

Wondering why the hell Columbia is taking so long to get back to me with my inevitable WL/rejection. I applied in mid-October and figured I would have heard by now. Do they wait until the very end for a wave of WL's and rejections or something?

+1

[Lieut Kaffee]

Held today via mail. Better than getting dinged!

[GeePee]

They're holding people in March? Until when... June?

[Lieut Kaffee]

They're holding people in March? Until when... June?

April 21 at the latest, apparently. It definitely seems like Columbia uses the "hold" pretty rampantly compared to other schools.

[Genki]

My hold letter arrived five minutes ago.
Time to start working on my LOCI.

Application submitted on 1/04
Complete on 01/20
Letter dated 03/03 (I live in the Mountain West)

[los blancos]

I got waitlisted/put on "reserve" today.

Any idea why they hold vs waitlist? This isn't a bad outcome for me, gives me a chance to take the June LSAT if I don't get into Berkeley. I'm a tiny bit below both medians, I figure 2 more LSAT points would do the trick.

[ilovelamp18]

Got the hold (Reserve group) letter today... I know its probably been asked many times but can someone tell me if this is the same as the WL @ Columbia, or are they different groups? Thanks!

Hold and reserve are different. Reserve is a waitlist. Hold is, "We'll look at your file again later; no decision has been made."

So does that more or less mean that I'm out? Any chance a LOCI might help me?

[Jacinda]

Is everyone being put on hold? I mean are there any differences between hold and rejected peeps?

[GoldenBear125]

Are these hold messages sent by email or snail mail?