2015-2016 Columbia University College of P&S Application Thread

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Is it just me, or is something weird going on with the portal? Every time I try to log in, it forces me to change my password and then just pushes me back to login.
 
bearintraining said:
Is it just me, or is something weird going on with the portal? Every time I try to log in, it forces me to change my password and then just pushes me back to login.
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Hmm....wasn't so yesterday (if memory serves me right), but this evening I seem to be experiencing the same thing: Change PW, then login, then Change PW...
 
ImmunoLove said:
Hmm....wasn't so yesterday (if memory serves me right), but this evening I seem to be experiencing the same thing: Change PW, then login, then Change PW...
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What's your status here? Wondering if it means a rejection. Pre interview for me if that's the case.
 
bearintraining said:
What's your status here? Wondering if it means a rejection. Pre interview for me if that's the case.
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Pre-interview, complete 10/15... It seems like there's a glitch in their system. Curious to see whether others are experiencing something Similar.

It's an awesome school so a rejection wouldn't surprise me, but I figured we both were a reasonable fit. Shall we call their offices tomorrow if it's not remedied by then?
 
ImmunoLove said:
Pre-interview, complete 10/15... It seems like there's a glitch in their system. Curious to see whether others are experiencing something Similar.

It's an awesome school so a rejection wouldn't surprise me, but I figured we both were a reasonable fit. Shall we call their offices tomorrow if it's not remedied by then?
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For me my password wasn't working anymore so I contacted them and had it reset and then all was fine; accessed the portal no problem. Have them reset your passwords and maybe it'll work.
 
Code Gaelan said:
For me my password wasn't working anymore so I contacted them and had it reset and then all was fine; accessed the portal no problem. Have them reset your passwords and maybe it'll work.
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Good to know. Thanks!
 
Do I start panicking now if I have only received one interview request (Not from Columbia incidentally. Sorry if it is a faux-pa posting about this here)? And is worthwhile to call schools to inquire about my status if I was completed in July and haven't heard anything back?
 
Does Columbia weigh their choices more on academic or extracurricular activities?
 
@WedgeDawg - I'm pretty sure you don't have first-hand experience yet, but any chance you could speak to the quality of the clinical rotations at Columbia? Some of the pros I've heard so far are (1) exposure with both providing care for the underserved local community and all the rare/interesting cases that come with a strong tertiary hospital, and (2) learning from very accomplished and well respected docs.

I'm interested to hear any thoughts you have, but one specific question I've thought about: Columbia enrolls more students than many other schools. Are there a ton of students on a service at a given time?
 
OllieO said:
@WedgeDawg - I'm pretty sure you don't have first-hand experience yet, but any chance you could speak to the quality of the clinical rotations at Columbia? Some of the pros I've heard so far are (1) exposure with both providing care for the underserved local community and all the rare/interesting cases that come with a strong tertiary hospital, and (2) learning from very accomplished and well respected docs.

I'm interested to hear any thoughts you have, but one specific question I've thought about: Columbia enrolls more students than many other schools. Are there a ton of students on a service at a given time?
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As for the first question, I have heard that residency programs speak very highly of the clinical training of Columbia students they get (both as interns and on sub-Is). I also got to work with a post-clinical student at a free clinic and I was very impressed with this student's clinical acumen (though I probably don't know what to look for to really be able to judge at this point). Other than that I'm not really familiar enough to be able to comment on this stuff with any validity.

I'm not sure about the second question. Perhaps recent graduates like @mmmcdowe and @RogueUnicorn can answer this one?
 
bearintraining said:
they tried to fix it but its not fixed 🙁 ugh
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It took a few days for it to work for me. They reset it, then I got locked out again, then I clicked on "forgot password" link, then tried again with the pw they sent (didn't work the first few times before just now being successful). Not sure what's up with that...
 
ImmunoLove said:
It took a few days for it to work for me. They reset it, then I got locked out again, then I clicked on "forgot password" link, then tried again with the pw they sent (didn't work the first few times before just now being successful). Not sure what's up with that...
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Ive been in touch with them extensively... they just fixed mine today.. thanks !!
 
Just got a letter from Dean Nicholas thanking me for my thank you letter to my interviewer along with some other nice stuff as well, like how the admissions committee will keep me strongly in mind and whatnot. It seems like a really nice gesture by them! 🙂

Also lol cause I opened the file in adobe and the title of the PDF is "Well Cornell"
 
Applied for the Bassett Program and still haven't received any yay or nay on an II. Anyone else know if the program has filled yet, or if Columbia is one of those schools that does a blanket rejection at the very end of the cycle?
 
hopeful.in.hawaii said:
Applied for the Bassett Program and still haven't received any yay or nay on an II. Anyone else know if the program has filled yet, or if Columbia is one of those schools that does a blanket rejection at the very end of the cycle?
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Rejections go out the day after regular acceptances. I'm not sure if this is different for the Bassett program.
 
I think there is only one more interview day for Bassett and it's in early Jan.. unfortunately. holding hope for that myself but it looks pretty bleak. that's just what I heard from someone who actually interviewed for the program.
 
doctorkitten said:
I think there is only one more interview day for Bassett and it's in early Jan.. unfortunately. holding hope for that myself but it looks pretty bleak. that's just what I heard from someone who actually interviewed for the program.
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anyone know/can guess how many interview days left for the regular MD program? thinking of writing an update/begging letter.
 
shoopshoop said:
anyone know/can guess how many interview days left for the regular MD program? thinking of writing an update/begging letter.
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I just got my II last week, and most days in January were still available (there were like 5 days that were full). So don't give up hope!

Also...I got locked out of my account...but I still need to figure out student hosts and now I don't know how to contact them??? Did anyone have trouble with finding housing for the night? Is this something I should be worried about if I'm not sure when my account will be unlocked?
 
chicagokat said:
I just got my II last week, and most days in January were still available (there were like 5 days that were full). So don't give up hope!

Also...I got locked out of my account...but I still need to figure out student hosts and now I don't know how to contact them??? Did anyone have trouble with finding housing for the night? Is this something I should be worried about if I'm not sure when my account will be unlocked?
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You can request a room in Bard Hall - 40 bucks a night, so not too bad at all. And maybe try calling about your account?
 
chicagokat said:
I just got my II last week, and most days in January were still available (there were like 5 days that were full). So don't give up hope!

Also...I got locked out of my account...but I still need to figure out student hosts and now I don't know how to contact them??? Did anyone have trouble with finding housing for the night? Is this something I should be worried about if I'm not sure when my account will be unlocked?
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Congrats on the II! Mind if I ask when you were complete?
 
UCGal2016 said:
Me too. At this stage I have reconciled to a silent reject
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Don't give up hope! I recently heard back from a school (same tier as Columbia) where I was complete in July and got an II. Med school admissions is just too hard to predict and anything can happen!
 
Are they still offering interviews or have all IIs been sent out?
 
Got an interview invitation for the 3 year PhD-to-MD program yesterday. Did anybody else get one yet? Also, is there a separate thread for this? Thanks! Best of luck to everyone.
 
JL12345 said:
Got an interview invitation for the 3 year PhD-to-MD program yesterday. Did anybody else get one yet? Also, is there a separate thread for this? Thanks! Best of luck to everyone.
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What are your stats/do you have an mdapps profile? Thanks
 
padfootmd said:
Don't give up hope! I recently heard back from a school (same tier as Columbia) where I was complete in July and got an II. Med school admissions is just too hard to predict and anything can happen!
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What school?

And congratssss!!!!
 
Have people received thank you notes from Dr. Nicholas yet this year? Seems like there was a pretty robust discussion about whether the wording of his letters meant anything in previous years? Did anyone ever find a correlation with that?
 
PolarBearMD said:
Have people received thank you notes from Dr. Nicholas yet this year? Seems like there was a pretty robust discussion about whether the wording of his letters meant anything in previous years? Did anyone ever find a correlation with that?
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I got one this year, but I don't think it means anything. It was mostly just a response to my thank you letter to my interviewer.

Let's not think about it too much because doing so is just gonna make you insane!
 
JL12345 said:
Got an interview invitation for the 3 year PhD-to-MD program yesterday. Did anybody else get one yet? Also, is there a separate thread for this? Thanks! Best of luck to everyone.
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I don't know if it matters but when were you complete? OH and CONGRATULATIONS! that is quite the accomplishment
 
7331poas said:
What are your stats/do you have an mdapps profile? Thanks
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I'm an international student, had a 516 MCAT, completed my secondaries in August 26th (ish). and nope, i don't have an mdapps profile, sorry.
 
OllieO said:
@WedgeDawg - I'm pretty sure you don't have first-hand experience yet, but any chance you could speak to the quality of the clinical rotations at Columbia? Some of the pros I've heard so far are (1) exposure with both providing care for the underserved local community and all the rare/interesting cases that come with a strong tertiary hospital, and (2) learning from very accomplished and well respected docs.

I'm interested to hear any thoughts you have, but one specific question I've thought about: Columbia enrolls more students than many other schools. Are there a ton of students on a service at a given time?
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As someone who just finished the major clinical year, wanted to add one thing to what WedgeDawg and mmmcdowe already mentioned. Residents have a great culture of teaching, particularly among the P&S grads, and they end up being a rich source of learning through the rotations. Another positive is that, in most rotations, you are very actively involved in patient care and so you have a lot of hands-on learning, both regarding pathophysiological concepts and regarding technical skills like blood draws or EKGs.
 
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When I upload a file in the Application Update tab under Status, should the file that I uploaded appear there when I reload the page? Thanks!
 
yevomega said:
When I upload a file in the Application Update tab under Status, should the file that I uploaded appear there when I reload the page? Thanks!
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Mine didn't, but I did get confirmation from the admissions office via email soon after.
 
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