a question for past columbia applicants...

[TeinVI]

i heard from someone that those interviewed applicants that receive the letter from dean frantz saying "we'll keep you strongly in mind blah blah" have a better chance at an eventual acceptance, and i was just wondering how true this was. for those of you who applied to columbia before, did you get such a letter from the dean and what was the outcome?
personally, i think it's all bs...
thanx guys

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[alphabeta53]

Tein,

I received this letter during this current application cycle.

1)Its a form letter
2)I received the letter because I sent in a thank you note for the interview (I didn't interview with Frantz)
3) It doesn't mean anything, someone could come up with a statistical correlation but in the end it doesn't really mean anything

There is something that does matter. During my interview, I saw the cover of the folder that the interviewer was holding as he was waving it near my face during the conversation. The folder had my name on it and a space for "Rating". I think the possible values were I, II, or III. This is how Columbia is able to interview so many people but still differentiate between average and top candidates.

 

[xaelia]

I interviewed with Dr. Frantz _and_ sent a thank-you card to him, and didn't receive anything back.

Doh.

 

[Patrick Noonan]

Did Frantz say anything explicitly about your chances? (I understand that he basically handpicks the class, but I wonder if you can pretty much take him at his word if he says something at all promising).