You know, Columbia Insider, usually I'd entertain people here with a few comments of ill nature for the sake of laughter, but since you seem to pride yourself so much in your GS, allow me to oblige and give you the source of my FAKE information.
How To Sneak Into The Ivy League, Or Why Columbia Is Not As Selective As You Think It Is > 3/2, Barnard, Columbia, general studies, ivygate guide to admissions, Jewish Theological Seminary, SEAS, transferring | IvyGate
says: "If you haven't taken a year off college at some point since you've graduated high school, it's going to be tricky to explain why you're applying to the non-trad division of Columbia. If you're say an Iraq War veteran, Jewish (see below), a trapeze artist, or a single mother living in the Bronx, it's going to be easier. As long as you have decent grades, reqs, and a great "life story," GS should be a shoo-in. Ideally, you'll want to have a huge outside scholarship or a boatload of cash: the only financial aid most students qualify for are loans."
Not enough? The last OFFICIAL data from GS was from 2007:
Columbia University, School of General Studies Admissions Information - CollegeData College Profile
PROFILE OF FALL 2007 ADMISSION
Overall Admission Rate 47% of 248 applicants were admitted
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oops! I guess I did lie, huh? It wasn't 48% - it was 47%.
Here's the breakdown:
-You can say you did much better than all of the students at Columbia College - it doesn't matter. All of the Columbia College students did much better than you in High School. Am I wrong?
-Attending GS on a full ride based on a sob story isn't even mentionable to my standards. Who the hell takes pride in saying: "I got in because my life sucks?" If that's your thing, they hey... whatever. Not everyone is your average "my life is hell but I turn it around" person, who grabs the attention of Columbia through pity. In fact, 98% of the people are regulars who depend on their grades.
-I'm sorry, but you mentioned your performance. You said "C"s? You understood roughly 70% of the material taught and you deem yourself better than traditional Ivy Students? No comment.
-You were lied to in terms of applying for Columbia College, even "for a women of your age", whatever that is. Go to a Community College and apply as a transfer student. If you're true Columbia Material, you'll get in, while competing for 10 spots in every 100 applicants.
Finally, I'm glad you enjoyed your experience at GS. Now you get to hang your diploma which says: "Columbia School of General Studies" on your wall, written in English instead of Latin, and you get to memorize an explanation as to why GS and Columbia College is the same thing - when they are not - just in case someone asks.
Now, explain to the rest of the applicants of GS why THEY aren't getting a full ride to GS like you did. And I suggest not encouraging them to go live in the Bronx or the bad parts of Brooklyn.
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