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Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 7:40 pm
by Why???
Received the same today

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 9:14 pm
by govlife
curry1 wrote:Received a generic e-mail from Columbia today titled "Thank You for Submitting an Application for Admission". Applied over a month ago, anyone else get this?
+1

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:28 pm
by brinicolec
govlife wrote:
curry1 wrote:Received a generic e-mail from Columbia today titled "Thank You for Submitting an Application for Admission". Applied over a month ago, anyone else get this?
+1
Fair to say that they've started to review apps then?

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:42 am
by call-me-bubbles
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Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:42 am
by Thelaw23
I got so hype when I got an e-mail from them... Ugh

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:38 pm
by Keilz
Do you guys think they know what SUNY and CUNY are for my parents degrees? Spelling it out takes up all the characters

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:49 pm
by taxman14
Keilz wrote:Do you guys think they know what SUNY and CUNY are for my parents degrees? Spelling it out takes up all the characters
Pretty sure they don't give a crap where your parents went but yea SUNY and CUNY is fine. Especially given that CU is in NY. I wouldn't worry tho.

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:04 pm
by Keilz
taxman14 wrote:
Keilz wrote:Do you guys think they know what SUNY and CUNY are for my parents degrees? Spelling it out takes up all the characters
Pretty sure they don't give a crap where your parents went but yea SUNY and CUNY is fine. Especially given that CU is in NY. I wouldn't worry tho.
They must ask it for some reason!

Also, did anyone who wrote a why columbia attach it in the supplementary statement section? Not a diversity statement. Also, I think I need to put my LSAT addendum here? But they ask for you to combine them into one document, which is weird.

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:17 pm
by taxman14
Keilz wrote:
taxman14 wrote:
Keilz wrote:Do you guys think they know what SUNY and CUNY are for my parents degrees? Spelling it out takes up all the characters
Pretty sure they don't give a crap where your parents went but yea SUNY and CUNY is fine. Especially given that CU is in NY. I wouldn't worry tho.
They must ask it for some reason!

Also, did anyone who wrote a why columbia attach it in the supplementary statement section? Not a diversity statement. Also, I think I need to put my LSAT addendum here? But they ask for you to combine them into one document, which is weird.
I haven't applied yet, but I wrote a Why Columbia statement, it never hurts. And if that's the case just title them accordingly and put on different pages?

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:23 pm
by Keilz
taxman14 wrote:
Keilz wrote:
taxman14 wrote:
Keilz wrote:Do you guys think they know what SUNY and CUNY are for my parents degrees? Spelling it out takes up all the characters
Pretty sure they don't give a crap where your parents went but yea SUNY and CUNY is fine. Especially given that CU is in NY. I wouldn't worry tho.
They must ask it for some reason!

Also, did anyone who wrote a why columbia attach it in the supplementary statement section? Not a diversity statement. Also, I think I need to put my LSAT addendum here? But they ask for you to combine them into one document, which is weird.
I haven't applied yet, but I wrote a Why Columbia statement, it never hurts. And if that's the case just title them accordingly and put on different pages?
yeah that's what I did, I put statement 1 of 2 etc. to make it clear i have multiple lol, just I think the other schools ask you to upload separate docs.

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:28 pm
by taxman14
Keilz wrote:
taxman14 wrote:
Keilz wrote:
taxman14 wrote:
Keilz wrote:Do you guys think they know what SUNY and CUNY are for my parents degrees? Spelling it out takes up all the characters
Pretty sure they don't give a crap where your parents went but yea SUNY and CUNY is fine. Especially given that CU is in NY. I wouldn't worry tho.
They must ask it for some reason!

Also, did anyone who wrote a why columbia attach it in the supplementary statement section? Not a diversity statement. Also, I think I need to put my LSAT addendum here? But they ask for you to combine them into one document, which is weird.
I haven't applied yet, but I wrote a Why Columbia statement, it never hurts. And if that's the case just title them accordingly and put on different pages?
yeah that's what I did, I put statement 1 of 2 etc. to make it clear i have multiple lol, just I think the other schools ask you to upload separate docs.
yep you're right - not sure why CLS does this haha

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:29 pm
by R. Jeeves
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Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:31 pm
by R. Jeeves
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Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:43 pm
by brinicolec
R. Jeeves wrote:lol columbia really wants to know a lot about my parents. what year they graduated college lol like why?
Trying to figure out if you're worthy of their prestige :lol:

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 3:55 pm
by Thelaw23
You know, I heard that if you had a relative who went to an Ivy but never donated it's better off that they don't know about it.

Something about it showing how you might not donate in the future as well.

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:57 pm
by anrf1225
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Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:24 pm
by R. Jeeves
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Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 2:05 pm
by RamTitan
Just noticed that Columbia needs the rec letters directly from the recommenders...did you guys just ask your people to e-mail Columbia's admissions office directly?

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 2:26 pm
by poptart123
RamTitan wrote:Just noticed that Columbia needs the rec letters directly from the recommenders...did you guys just ask your people to e-mail Columbia's admissions office directly?
I submitted them through LSAC and my status checker says they are received, naming all of my recommenders. I don't remember seeing a different way to submit them.

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 2:33 pm
by potterotter
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Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 2:57 pm
by Thelaw23
Only three more months until they start releasing their first decisions... :|

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 3:36 pm
by Keilz
potterotter wrote:
poptart123 wrote:
RamTitan wrote:Just noticed that Columbia needs the rec letters directly from the recommenders...did you guys just ask your people to e-mail Columbia's admissions office directly?
I submitted them through LSAC and my status checker says they are received, naming all of my recommenders. I don't remember seeing a different way to submit them.
+1
Yeah their instructions has a confusing sentence in there, but later in the paragraph it says hey only accept them through LSACs service

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 3:37 pm
by RamTitan
Keilz wrote:
potterotter wrote:
poptart123 wrote:
RamTitan wrote:Just noticed that Columbia needs the rec letters directly from the recommenders...did you guys just ask your people to e-mail Columbia's admissions office directly?
I submitted them through LSAC and my status checker says they are received, naming all of my recommenders. I don't remember seeing a different way to submit them.
+1
Yeah their instructions has a confusing sentence in there, but later in the paragraph it says hey only accept them through LSACs service
lmao, sounds good

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:41 am
by RamTitan
Last question (I think); I'm not including a professional letter of rec because I do not want to jeopardize my current employment, and also because I had asked two other colleagues at my first place of employment...they both agreed to do it, but have not responded to my messages the past couple of weeks. Should I mention the second reason? I don't want to come across as a whiner.

Re: Columbia c/o 2020 applicants (2016-2017)

Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2016 10:51 am
by d39524s
Checking in :D 174/3.75...probably applying Early Decision.