2013-2014 Columbia University Application Thread

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Don't worry, Canadians, we <3 Canadians, have a whole bunch of them. 😀
 
II today!! scheduled for November 19th! Complete 08/15. Stats in MDApps. I am in shock right now... don't even know how to handle this. P&S is definitely my pre-interview top choice.
 
Jcmil32 said:
II today!! scheduled for November 19th! Complete 08/15. Stats in MDApps. I am in shock right now... don't even know how to handle this. P&S is definitely my pre-interview top choice.
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Congrats!
 
Jcmil32 said:
II today!! scheduled for November 19th! Complete 08/15. Stats in MDApps. I am in shock right now... don't even know how to handle this. P&S is definitely my pre-interview top choice.
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Congratulations! this is making me anxious hearing everyone getting II's today but you give me hope, Jcmil. our stats are almost identical.
 
II!! 😀

Complete 8/19, stats on MDApps....available interview dates at this point are all in December

:luck:
 
Congrats to all of you that got II's today!! 👍👍👍
 
Member 5721720 said:
Congratulations! this is making me anxious hearing everyone getting II's today but you give me hope, Jcmil. our stats are almost identical.
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Thanks! I guess just trust the process! Good luck to all of you!
 
Jumping in to say I also got an II yesterday! Complete 10/8; II 10/14. Interview scheduled for Dec 16!
 
Has anyone interviewed here already? What is the interview day and format like? And do you interview both morning and afternoon?
 
Does Columbia not send out rejections until the end of the interviewing season (i.e. March like Harvard does)?
 
cookiemonsters said:
Columbia emails all decisions in early March, traditionally 2-3 days before Harvard.
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Yeah, just to elaborate a bit, they start to send out decisions (acceptances, rejections or waitlists) in early March; last cycle some of the interviewers started calling before March.

But there are many students who didn't hear anything until later on in the year.
 
jnnchen said:
Has anyone interviewed here already? What is the interview day and format like? And do you interview both morning and afternoon?
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You will have 1-2 interviews depending on if it is an experimental interview day (with a student). They will be either morning or afternoon if at all possible. There's a breakfast and Dean's Welcome in the morning so it doesn't hurt to plan to be there all day.
 
cookiemonsters said:
Columbia emails all decisions in early March, traditionally 2-3 days before Harvard.
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Sophocles said:
Yeah, just to elaborate a bit, they start to send out decisions (acceptances, rejections or waitlists) in early March; last cycle some of the interviewers started calling before March.

But there are many students who didn't hear anything until later on in the year.
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Cool. Thanks 👍 just wanted to make sure that any correspondence from them was going to be an interview invite until I get all of my rejections from the non-rolling schools in March :meanie::laugh:
 
I submitted my secondary on 08 Aug but wasn't AMCAS verified until 27 Aug. I have not received any email from Columbia since 08 Aug when my secondary was received. Should I have received an "application complete" email?
 
raney said:
I submitted my secondary on 08 Aug but wasn't AMCAS verified until 27 Aug. I have not received any email from Columbia since 08 Aug when my secondary was received. Should I have received an "application complete" email?
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Yes, Columbia sends complete notifications. Plus, you should be able to see if you are complete on the application web site.
 
Amygdarya said:
Yes, Columbia sends complete notifications. Plus, you should be able to see if you are complete on the application web site.
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So, it should clearly say "application complete" somewhere?

I just have the three lines in my status section like this:


Application Submitted (green check) Application submitted on 8/8/2013.
Fee Paid Status (green check) 8/8/2013 5:14:43 PM - $85.00
Letter of References (green check) Reference.....
 
raney said:
So, it should clearly say "application complete" somewhere?

I just have the three lines in my status section like this:


Application Submitted (green check) Application submitted on 8/8/2013.
Fee Paid Status (green check) 8/8/2013 5:14:43 PM - $85.00
Letter of References (green check) Reference.....
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Just checked my application: it doesn't actually have a "complete" statement, only the green check marks like you described. But I did receive an automatic "application complete" email a second after "application received" email, which is reflected under Communication tab.

I'm not quite sure about your situation - try asking them about it by email or phone (Columbia admissions office seems to be quite responsive to emails), just to make sure your application "didn't fall through the cracks".
 
FWIW I never received a complete email, and I'm sure they read my app cuz I got an II. It seems like at a lot of schools some people get complete emails and others do not. Doesn't mean they haven't looked at your app or that it's fallen through the cracks, but you should call and check if it's going to bother you. I'd rather be certain too.
 
Yeah it sounds like it may vary.

My experience: I received an automatic "complete" email immediately after I submitted my application.
 
RocDiva4040 said:
FWIW I never received a complete email, and I'm sure they read my app cuz I got an II. It seems like at a lot of schools some people get complete emails and others do not. Doesn't mean they haven't looked at your app or that it's fallen through the cracks, but you should call and check if it's going to bother you. I'd rather be certain too.
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Thanks everyone.
Email sent, just in case.
 
premed2000 said:
When does columbia usually stop sending out II's?
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They interview all the way through February, so I imagine they send out invites through January at least.

Surgeryislife said:
+1.
I've been complete since July and am wondering if they do silent rejections?
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I believe that they make all decisions in March (in/out/waitlisted), so until then there is no way of knowing... Sorry!
 
does anyone know the # of ppl accepted? i know msar has # interviewed and # matriculated but im just trying to figure out the percentage of interviewees who get in.

thanks!
 
scarlett14 said:
does anyone know the # of ppl accepted? i know msar has # interviewed and # matriculated but im just trying to figure out the percentage of interviewees who get in.

thanks!
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7466 Applied
1042 Interviewed
309 Accepted
167 Enrolled
 
Hey there, glass half full and glass half empty girls 🙂
(Being as neurotic as I am, I'm in the glass half empty camp 🙁)
 
Amygdarya said:
Hey there, glass half full and glass half empty girls 🙂
(Being as neurotic as I am, I'm in the glass half empty camp 🙁)
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I like/have to tell myself half-empty to protect my naturally half-full self, hahah
 
The way I see it, half-empty people may get pleasantly surprised more often 😉
 
Has anyone interviewed for the Bassett program?
 
any interviewees or current students have any advice for interview day here? mine is coming up next week and im getting kind of anxious because p&s seems so amazing!! any advice would be much appreciated 🙂
 
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