The schools know we want them--we sent them an application!
but they don't know who want more than others!
Some schools say explicitly not to send them. Not following instructions can negatively impact an app.
But literally anyone can send an ITA email. It doesn't prove anything.
If we paid money to apply, we want them. As a Californian, I'm just trying to strategically decide if I should email schools to try and save quite a bit of travel money.
They might believe you are trying to "game the system" and get an II over others. While yeah you are showing interest, you are possibly running the risk of coming off as pretentious to think you "deserve" the II.
umm.. I would! It makes absolutely no sense to fly coast to coast more than once if you can consolidate them into one!
Of course! That's why ITA emails exist (not to show interest). But the point is that some schools dgaf if you're in the area and may even expressly tell applicants not to send ITA emails, so people are just inquiring if this is one of those schools.
sorry, we paid 130 bucks...
+1, Bassett program is my top choice and the wait is killer
It may help if you look at past years' threads and see if anyone indicated when IIs for Bassett typically go out. I did this for the program I applied to (special program at Columbia, but not Bassett) and discovered that IIs for my program historically don't go out until late November.
FWIW, my friend interviewed at Bassett last year and she did not get an invite to interview at regular Columbia MD/Columbia-Bassett until the end of November (like the last week). Her interview for the program was in January, and I believe there are a few dates that they release acceptances for that program starting in mid-late January!
yes, it is down.
Awesome! So jealous, but great job!
congrats!!! 🙂 what interview dates were available?II this morning wtf, I sent an ITA like a week an a half ago. I found out from an email from their diversity department, checked my spam and found the mail! I also saw another II that went to spam. CHECK YOUR SPAM
Complete 8/4
Edit: II was sent on the 25th!
10/29, 10/30, 11/4 and another date in that week that I forgot !
"In the Area." If you live far away from a school and you happen to be visiting the area around the school for another interview or just cuz you are visiting some schools are receptive of ITA emails so that if they plan on offering you an interview they might give it to you at the time you are around to save you travel costs.
thanks!
Spill the tea
Congrats! what dates are available?
If you have the interviewers' emails, send them the letters first and then upload them to the portal. If you don't have their emails, then just do the portal. That's what I was told.
relax.
I'm wondering about this too.. I'd think it would be a little extra to just send an email saying "thanks," especially since they probably get so many emails already
Columbia for whatever reason releases ahead of all Ivies, as early as early February. Try to finish your interviews before the last few dates available since they are already making decisions and it is impossible to rank everyone with one week to spare. They put most people on waitlist which is a different problem in itself since that list is not ranked.
What?!? So are people pulled off the waitlist by just dumb luck?
They also will eventually know where else you got in and then figure out if you would give up Harvard or Stanford to come there.
How would they know that?
If I am not mistaken, everyone joins facebook groups and other groups which are easy to snoop on but there is also a requirement to share as deadlines approach who is holding how many admissions. This is one reason people admit you but announce scholarships and financial packages much later after the admission.
