2016-2017 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Application Thread

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II early this week. Cant believe they showed me some love. Sadly I will be declining tomorrow. Hardest decision I have ever had to make. Hopefully this goes to one of you hard working folks and it turns into an acceptance. Goodluck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
zurc2014 said:
II early this week. Cant believe they showed me some love. Sadly I will be declining tomorrow. Hardest decision I have ever had to make. Hopefully this goes to one of you hard working folks and it turns into an acceptance. Goodluck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Any reason for declining???
 
zurc2014 said:
II early this week. Cant believe they showed me some love. Sadly I will be declining tomorrow. Hardest decision I have ever had to make. Hopefully this goes to one of you hard working folks and it turns into an acceptance. Goodluck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Would you mind sharing when you were complete? Congratulations on your decision!
 
Chamakay said:
Would you mind sharing when you were complete? Congratulations on your decision!
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I was complete in late August early September I believe. I published two more papers while waiting and sent them update emails. II a few weeks later.
 
Could someone direct me to where exactly I should send handwritten thank you cards? I'd guess the office of admissions, but I'm not entirely sure. Thanks!
 
zurc2014 said:
II early this week. Cant believe they showed me some love. Sadly I will be declining tomorrow. Hardest decision I have ever had to make. Hopefully this goes to one of you hard working folks and it turns into an acceptance. Goodluck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LizzyM <60, gets II to Columbia, declines.

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Hey everyone! I just got a manuscript accepted for publication and I am wondering if I should update Columbia at some point? I interviewed a couple of months ago but obviously they aren't letting us know for a while so I don't know if it matters when I send the update if I choose to. Definitely one of my absolute top choices so I don't want to annoy them with updating them with something insignificant.
 
voteknope said:
Hey everyone! I just got a manuscript accepted for publication and I am wondering if I should update Columbia at some point? I interviewed a couple of months ago but obviously they aren't letting us know for a while so I don't know if it matters when I send the update if I choose to. Definitely one of my absolute top choices so I don't want to annoy them with updating them with something insignificant.
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I did. I updated them when I published last month.
 
zurc2014 said:
I did. I updated them when I published last month.
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Thanks! Did you just send a short email/update to the portal? Did you discuss the publication in detail or just mention the title and where it was accepted?
 
voteknope said:
Thanks! Did you just send a short email/update to the portal? Did you discuss the publication in detail or just mention the title and where it was accepted?
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Just sent an email i think with the title and year. Nothing special.
 
are there any more IIs left to give out? i did not realize the deadline for supporting documents was 11/12 and sent in something early this week. i am hoping that someone will see it and consider me for the last wave of IIs but i may hav already missed it.
 
jzz89074 said:
are there any more IIs left to give out? i did not realize the deadline for supporting documents was 11/12 and sent in something early this week. i am hoping that someone will see it and consider me for the last wave of IIs but i may hav already missed it.
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II OOS! Complete mid August LizzyM 80

Not counting on this turning into anything since this late in the cycle they probably take 1 out of 5 interviewees or less lol. Dates were available from early to late January. Hilariously my fiancée's family is visiting NYC the week I scheduled it so I can save some money XD
 
Skenti said:
II OOS! Complete mid August LizzyM 80

Not counting on this turning into anything since this late in the cycle they probably take 1 out of 5 interviewees or less lol. Dates were available from early to late January. Hilariously my fiancée's family is visiting NYC the week I scheduled it so I can save some money XD
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Congrats on the II!!

they take 1/5 interviewees regardless of the month lol. Good luck!!
 
Skenti said:
II OOS! Complete mid August LizzyM 80

Not counting on this turning into anything since this late in the cycle they probably take 1 out of 5 interviewees or less lol. Dates were available from early to late January. Hilariously my fiancée's family is visiting NYC the week I scheduled it so I can save some money XD
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billbillbillbill said:
How do you know that for sure?

Also- II today 🙂 complete the very first day they sent out secondaries, whenever that was


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Congratulations to you 2! Good luck!

Did you send in updates between submitting secondary and II?
 
does anyone know the percent of interviewed applicants that are accepted?
 
dr.Breezy said:
does anyone know the percent of interviewed applicants that are accepted?
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Like ~29%. One of the lowest rates in the US. And that's on average for the whole cycle, so I'd think for interviews towards the end the percent is a good amount lower. But I'm looking at it as a nonzero chance of getting into freakin Columbia so I'm ok with it 😀
 
Skenti said:
Like ~29%. One of the lowest rates in the US. And that's on average for the whole cycle, so I'd think for interviews towards the end the percent is a good amount lower. But I'm looking at it as a nonzero chance of getting into freakin Columbia so I'm ok with it 😀
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Just curious where are you getting that number from?


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billbillbillbill said:
Just curious where are you getting that number from?


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This info is somewhere on Columbia's site. Last year I think it was ~310 acceptances (this includes acceptances off the waitlist) and 1100 interviews. I can find it for you later if you want.
 
Per US News, 1090 were interviewed and 313 were accepted.

Columbia is nonrolling. Hypothetically, dates shouldn't affect yield.
 
BadNewsBears2016 said:
Per US News, 1090 were interviewed and 313 were accepted.

Columbia is nonrolling. Hypothetically, dates shouldn't affect yield.
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You say 'hyothetically'...so you're speculating someone who was offered an early interview has a higher likelihood of getting an acceptance than someone who was offered an interview later on in the cycle. I know this is true at schools with rolling admission (Michigan etc) but has this actually been confirmed at non-rolling schools like Columbia?


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