2011-2012 Columbia Application Thread

[mika2234]

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Oh dr. Lisio we had such a nice conversation. Please call me!!!

Anyone else checking their phone obsessively for a 212 or 917 area code haha?

 

[RogueUnicorn]

Ready for major freak out time? PHONE CALL from my interviewer. That's what rogueunicorn was hinting at I guess. FLIPPING MY ****. It's go time people! Good luck to everyone, I hope there will be tons of good news posted on this thread today!

congrats! sorry people i couldn't ruin the surprise..

 

[mmmcdowe]

Congrats to all, good luck to all who wait!


For those accepted feel free to let me know if you have questions related to deciding about Columbia. If you want to come by and have an additional look at the school, I'm happy to accommodate.

 

[EvilSponge]

My blood pressure is so friggin high right now 🙁

 

[dominicandoctor]

Oh dr. Lisio we had such a nice conversation. Please call me!!!

Anyone else checking their phone obsessively for a 212 or 917 area code haha?

Not really, but my heart jumps every time I get a call now. This will probably continue all day... I'll be at the movies in a little bit too, so not really the best place to anticipate a phone call which sucks.

 

[paeony]

Rogueunicorn and Mmmmdcowe, do you guys know if all interviewers are mandated to call/leave a message today? Could we hear tomorrow or on Monday?

 

[mika2234]

Rogueunicorn and Mmmmdcowe, do you guys know if all interviewers are mandated to call/leave a message today? Could we hear tomorrow or on Monday?

good question. also, are there going to be emails as well today? For all decisions not just acceptances? anyone know?

 

[rivercity]

rogueunicorn and mmmmdcowe, do you guys know if all interviewers are mandated to call/leave a message today? Could we hear tomorrow or on monday?

+1

 

[RogueUnicorn]

Rogueunicorn and Mmmmdcowe, do you guys know if all interviewers are mandated to call/leave a message today? Could we hear tomorrow or on Monday?

i have no idea, but i doubt senior faculty are being "mandated" to make calls today. but i suppose it's possible.. sorry, i just don't know and can't really find out.

 

[paeony]

No worries, thanks so much.

I wonder if Dean Nicholas will call a bunch of students if the interviewers are unable to find the time today...

 

[Oz17]

This is getting intense! I actually received an email from my interviewer last week asking if I was still interested in the school to which I replied: YES!! but still no call......Did anyone else have that happen?

 

[medhopefuls2016]

So far only 2 people have posted acceptances. If they were mandated to call, more people would have posted by now. 🙂

But I am not too sure 🙁

 

[MIAYO]

I didn't get any sort of e-mail. I would take it as a good sign though. This is too intense!

 

[rivercity]

I feel like it would only make sense for them to call before we could possibly hear by mail. So do you guys think it's safe to assume we would hear before Saturday?

 

[paeony]

I think it could be the case that all e-mails go out at a certain time and interviewers are welcome to call before or after the e-mail goes out. This has been the case at other schools and also for other types of competitive grad schools...

 

[Oz17]

It is entirely possible that some of us may not get a call at all and still get admitted or get calls long after learning about the acceptance. I was accepted to a school that customarily calls immediately after deciding and I never got a call but received an email. This happened more than once.......maybe people dont like talking to me on the phone

 

[359669]

Would it be a terrible idea to call the admissions office and ask... I am dying

 

[Oz17]

Would it be a terrible idea to call the admissions office and ask... I am dying

You run the risk of calling and getting bad news 🙁

 

[359669]

If that's the only risk I might take it rather than just waiting...

 

[Black Knight]

If that's the only risk I might take it rather than just waiting...

I agree with this...

Good luck everyone!

 

[Oz17]

If they already made a decision they are not going to change it because you called them so I say go for it!!

 

[paeony]

It's already 2:40pm...I'm beginning to doubt that the e-mails are coming today... I hope I'm wrong, though.

 

[pooghe]

If that's the only risk I might take it rather than just waiting...

Go for it then and let us know how it goes.

 

[rivercity]

We would all be eager to know what you find out I'm sure!

 

[359669]

Some may call few days later. Some may not even call..

 

[orinix]

Some may call few days later. Some may not even call..

Any news on if the emails will be sent today?

 

[359669]

Any news on if the emails will be sent today?

Don't think so

 

[rivercity]

So, rogueunicorn, were you alluding only to the possibility of phone calls for some accepted or were you under the belief all accepted applicants would hear before snail mail?

 

[mika2234]

I broke down and called a bit ago. David answered the phone and told me that when/how we hear is dependent on 'a number of different factors." clear as mud. but he said we would definitely know our fate by the end of next week. I hope I dont have to wait the whole 8 days but if you think about it, its not that long (most of us have already waited several months).

good luck everyone.

 

[paeony]

Seems like there's some inconsistency in the messaging..didn't someone yesterday post that a lady in the admissions office told him/her that e-mails were going out by today?

End of next week? Torturous... more so because it could be any day next week versus Friday (or a set day) of next week...if y'all know what I mean!

 

[EvilSponge]

I broke down and called a bit ago. David answered the phone and told me that when/how we hear is dependent on 'a number of different factors." clear as mud. but he said we would definitely know our fate by the end of next week. I hope I dont have to wait the whole 8 days but if you think about it, its not that long (most of us have already waited several months).

good luck everyone.

As in, whether you're accepted/rejected/waitlisted?
NVM...clear as mud lol

 

[MIAYO]

As in, whether you're accepted/rejected/waitlisted?

Good point. Because acceptances may go out earlier. Whether it be snail mail or e-mail we have no idea.

 

[MIAYO]

It's already 2:40pm...I'm beginning to doubt that the e-mails are coming today... I hope I'm wrong, though.

I have gotten e-mails from Columbia between 4:00-5:00PM so I wouldn't totally rule it out. I highly doubt Columbia would give interviewers only one day to inform their interviewees of acceptance so I don't think it's likely we will get e-mailed, but not impossible. I don't know. Driving myself mad. They are my #1.

 

[mika2234]

As in, whether you're accepted/rejected/waitlisted?

Yes. After he said that I said, 'so how you hear depends on the decision' to which he replied 'yes.' I wanted to get more specific and ask how rejected and waitlisted people would hear but I couldnt bring myself to do it. I was scared

 

[orinix]

Well someone mentioned earlier that they saw letters being sent to the mail dept yesterday. Which should mean that if you're accepted, priority mail envelopes are only a day or two away (I'd think by Monday?).

 

[mmmcdowe]

No decisions will be transmitted from the office to you. They probably don't even have that information easily accessed on file, so please do not overflow their phones and email address with requests for decisions 🙂

 

[BMEngineer]

Just got the call from my interviewer!! I'm trying to keep it in my pants. Good luck to everyone still waiting!

 

[359669]

Just got the call from my interviewer!! I'm trying to keep it in my pants. Good luck to everyone still waiting!

Congratulations!!!
Do you mind sharing who your interviewer was?

 

[rivercity]

Congrats!!

 

[MIAYO]

Congrats!!! That's awesome

 

[FulfilledDeer]

Congratulations!

 

[paeony]

Just got the call from my interviewer!! I'm trying to keep it in my pants. Good luck to everyone still waiting!

Congrats, that's fantastic!!!!

 

[minkshag]

Phone call acceptance just a few minutes ago!!!

 

[mdhopeful65]

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[bibliophile712]

hope dwindling...

 

[nuitsansetoiles]

hope dwindling...

+1

 

[mika2234]

+2
At this point I'm just really hoping for a wait list spot

 

[letmethink]

I think everyone needs to relax a little bit. Multiple people have confirmed that acceptances will be sent out over email, and no one has received an email yet. It also seems highly unlikely that all interviewers will find time to call students. Besides, there have been, what, like 3 acceptances total on this thread today? If this was Columbia's ONE DAY where it gives out acceptances, don't you think there would've been a few more postings?

POSITIVITY PEOPLE.

 

[salsera]

I think everyone needs to relax a little bit. Multiple people have confirmed that acceptances will be sent out over email, and no one has received an email yet. It also seems highly unlikely that all interviewers will find time to call students. Besides, there have been, what, like 3 acceptances total on this thread today? If this was Columbia's ONE DAY where it gives out acceptances, don't you think there would've been a few more postings?

POSITIVITY PEOPLE.

Agreed. 👍 At this point, I would say no news means no news, and not much else. I'd also say I'm not a huge fan of snail mail. I appreciate the sentiment and formality, but I would be perfectly happy to receive my news informally and in the most expedited manner possible!

 

[cheesebanana]

Got the acceptance call about an hour ago. My interviewer said that the acceptance letters were sent out yesterday by overnight mail, so even if you didn't get a call today, you should know your status if you are accepted by tomorrow at the latest via snail mail.