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03-31-2008, 09:32 PM
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#16 | | Member
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CT --> Rice 2012! Gender: Female
Threads: 10
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| Do people who get off the waitlist have the last pick of housing/classes? | 
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03-31-2008, 09:54 PM
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#17 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Threads: 4
Posts: 30
| I submitted my art portfolio and a recommendation from a family friend I knew really well (a Columbia Business School alum) after I got waitlisted.
And no, I got the most popular freshman dorm -- Carman. All housing decisions are given out on the same day (early June), regardless of when you applied/didn't apply. Also, my friend has the smallest dorm on the floor and she is a John Jay Scholar (top 25-30 applicants in the class). | |
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03-31-2008, 09:57 PM
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#18 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Gender: Male
Threads: 9
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| Really? Did last year allow you to submit letters of recommendations? This time, my letter says that they do not want me to do that. x_X | |
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03-31-2008, 10:03 PM
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#19 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Threads: 4
Posts: 30
| I did anyway, but I knew him really well. I wouldn't recommend it unless this Columbia alum knows you well enough to write a GOOD recommendation.
In any case, submit a good letter. | |
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03-31-2008, 10:12 PM
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#20 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Threads: 9
Posts: 169
| Son signed the waitlist. As far as a deposit to another school, he will have to choose between UCLA with $4500 loans /$2200 work study or full ride to Rice plus benefits. (I think he'll choose UCLA) | |
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04-03-2008, 01:16 PM
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#21 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA -> University of Pennsylvania 2012 =) Gender: Female
Threads: 0
Posts: 96
| I'm still conflicted over whether to put myself on the waiting list =\
I think I'm sure that I'll put myself on the Stanford one, but I don't know how badly I want to go to Columbia.. since I got accepted to UPenn & it was one of my top choices. >_< (plus their financial package is awesome - i only have to pay like $1000/yr? I'm sold) | |
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04-03-2008, 09:15 PM
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#22 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Norcal Gender: Male
Threads: 1
Posts: 84
| I just sent in my "supplementary statement"... I was hoping to get it in before to show my interest... It's already four days after... :S Oh well. | |
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04-06-2008, 03:20 AM
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#23 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Gender: Male
Threads: 9
Posts: 149
| I need to write the supplement still......=[ | |
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04-06-2008, 10:57 AM
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#24 | | Member
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA Gender: Male
Threads: 12
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| Same, but honestly, there's still a month left. | |
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04-08-2008, 05:39 AM
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#25 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Threads: 19
Posts: 40
| @ jedimaster where did you submit your supplementary essay?? is there a way to submit it online or do i have to mail it in?? (or actually, can i fax it?? im international and it takes ages for mail to get to the US) | |
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04-08-2008, 03:43 PM
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#26 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 7
Posts: 107
| Twenty nine off the wait list is a scarily small amount of people!
One of them is actually from my school(:
My alum interviewer wrote a letter to the regional admissions officer for me, so hopefully that helps.
My Georgetown interviewer asked me if I'd met any famous people recently who would vouch for me.. unfortunately, not yet! | |
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04-09-2008, 05:22 AM
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#27 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Shanghai Gender: Female
Threads: 3
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| but is the WL letter said the additional recommendation is not adviced? | |
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04-09-2008, 02:34 PM
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#28 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2007
Threads: 7
Posts: 107
| ^my alum knows the regional admissions officer, so it's just a personal note in my favor; georgetown, however, seems privy to a whole package
i'm pretty sure columbia just wants something very succinct, but i don't want to give them a nothing letter... hmm. | |
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04-09-2008, 11:47 PM
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#29 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Threads: 11
Posts: 111
| Is it better to send in the supplement ASAP? B/c I kinda wanted to visit first, to show my passion for the school and whatnot. And what about sending in a CD recording of me playing on a instrument (even though I'm not majoring in music)? | |
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04-14-2008, 05:25 PM
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#30 | | New Member
Join Date: Dec 2007 Gender: Female
Threads: 5
Posts: 28
| i have put off writing this waitlist letter for way too long now! it is happening tonight. fact. but i guess i am just unsure of the letter's exact purpose..my instinct is just to convey my crazy enthusiasm for the school and why i believe it is a good fit for me. but i have a friend who says he focused on explaining the reasons behind things he feels might have kept him from getting in (why his grades weren't the best during his first two years of high school, etc).
is this more of a chance to show them how much you want it (or is that taken for granted in the first place??) or to explain/account for the weaker areas of your application?
HELLPP! would be much appreciated : ) ! | |
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