rodney

jhl: depends what your second choice is.....

pixiesticker

ACCEPTED!
post stats later

Mondo

For those who got deferred, you still have a chance.
One of my best friends was deferred ED last year and is now currently a Columbia student,

mikesown

Mondo: True, but the chances decrease rapidly. You go from a 30% shot(for Fu, anyway) to an 18% shot, basically halving your chances. Of course, that could be explained in other ways(such as the applicant pool being self-selective), but ED has its advantages which are lost in deferral.

carou

accepted! im puerto rican!

confidentialcoll

to second truazn's post on the previous page, i too have seen columbia reject even the most talented applicants who got into 'better' or as good unis. Of all the univs i've encountered, columbia has the weirdest process of selection, which is exacerbated by low acceptance rates. So really, if you've been rejected or deferred, it means little, it means that you probably won't be studying here anytime soon, but other than that not much else. There'll surely be an awesome school, which you will grow into, awaiting. I've personally seen columbia rejects get into every single top school.

marshallito

SO FREAKING EXCITED!
Decision: ACCEPTED

Stats:

• SAT: 1990
• SAT IIs: Physics: 780 Math II: 750
• GPA: 3.5 UW
• Rank: Unknown
• Other stats: National Hispanic Merit Scholar

Subjective:

• Essays: Good
• Teacher Recs: Two from teachers (Calculus and Physics) Excellent
  One From Professor who I worked under as a research assistant Excellent
• Counselor Rec: Great
• Hook (if any): Worked as an intern for the Department of Energy

Location/Person:

• State or Country: California, USA
• School Type: Elite Public (#2 in nation according US News and World Report
• Ethnicity: Hispanic
• Gender: Male

Other Factors: Lots of different abilities; poetry, photographer, boy scout, have had different jobs, etc
General Comments: SO ECSTATIC

jarizona

I applied early decision but there is nothing when I sign into my account. Can anyone help?

UriA702

Hispanic generally get accepted.

I feel bad that MariaChristina wasn't accepted. She seemed the most interesting/enthusiastic out of the bunch. No offense to anyone else.

Woodrow_Wilson

Decision: ACCEPTED

Stats:

* SAT: 2310 (800 CR, 710 Math, 800 Writing)
* SAT IIs: US History 800, Literature 770, Chemistry 720
* GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.3 W
* Rank: 1/467
* Other stats: National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

* Essays: Pretty Good
* Teacher Recs: One excellent. the other, I don't know
* Counselor Rec: Didn't read it.
* Hook (if any): None

Location/Person:

* School Type: Urban public (really bad school system, too)
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Female

Other Factors: I had a really great interview, but really generic extracurriculars.
General Comments: YAY!!!!

pinkishmee

thanks truazn for that post
that really does make me feel a lot better about myself. lol

rszanto

REJECTED:

Stats:

• SAT: 2000
• ACT: 30
• SAT IIs: 700 US Histoy, 670 Math IIc
• GPA: 3.98
• Rank: 19/450
• Other stats: Going to graduate from community college with 3 degrees next semester

Subjective:

• Essays: Maybe too risky, wrote about my cross-dressing experience during my school's male beauty pageant. Teacher thought it was funny
• Teacher Recs: 1 was awsome, didn't ask about the second
• Counselor Rec: Probably VERY generic
• Hook (if any):

Location/Person:

• State or Country: Idaho
• School Type: Craptastic failing public school
• Ethnicity: Whitey
• Gender: male

Other Factors:
Didn't take Calculus this year.
General Comments:
At first, I thought I was going to pass out, (good thing I listened to a Beatles song when I read the letter otherwise I would have lost it) and had to call my parents to tell them I was rejected. After talking about with my family though, I feel MUCH better, and now am focusing on my other apps (haven't started any others yet). HERE I COME UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO!!!!! Hopefully everything happens for a reason...

P.S
On a less depressing note, today I was voted most likely to run for president. Here I come Oval Office!!!

jhl

^Yale here I come!.. haha.. I really need some consolation.. There's just too much at stake for me.. especially an international needing aid..

Defer = Does it mean that I have good credentials and I can get into a good college? or I just suck?

(I know the 2 paras are contradictory but I don;t even know what to do now..)

delavallee

Decision: Accepted John Jay Scholar

Stats:[list][*] SAT:2290-took it only once
M-780 CR-720 W-800[*] SAT IIs: Spanish Language-800 U.S. History-750[*] GPA: ~ 3.8 UW (but there's a weighted one and I don't know it)[*] Rank: top 5[*] Other stats: National Merit Commended Scholar, NHS, National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude perfect score (9,10) Summa Cum Laude (11), National French Exam Bronze 3rd place chapter and national (10) Silver 1st place chapter 2nd national (11), National Hispanic Scholar Finalist, etc.
[ /list]Subjective:

• Essays: good-- and proof that you can get in with a very long essay
• Teacher Recs:very good, I suppose--they knew me very well
• Counselor Rec:good, I suppose
• Hook (if any)ne of the teachers who recommended me went to Columbia? brother (Diplomadocus) goes to Columbia?

Location/Person:

• State or Country: NY--wrote essay about my years in Venezuela
• School Type:Small selective Catholic
• Ethnicity:Latina con orgullo
• Gender:Female

Other Factors:
Theatre lead roles, classical voice/opera, newspaper editor, president/co-president of Shakespeare Club + French Club + Art Club + Plato Society (founder), member of Literary Journal + Glee Club , community service--commissionedmural artist at rural school in Venezuela, day camp counselor in South Bronx, etc.

Good list of books?
General Comments:WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

MariaChristina

i feel bad i wasn't accepted too.
but i don't think i was the most anything out of this group.
as several of them have acceptance letters.