<p>^^ Agreed. See: [No</a> Way: Columbia receives 34,587 undergrad applications (UPDATED) | Spectrum](<a href=“http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/no-way-columbia-receives-34587-undergrad-applications]No”>http://spectrum.columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/no-way-columbia-receives-34587-undergrad-applications)</p>
<p>We attribute this continued and growing interest in Columbia to a variety of factors, including . . . our first-year membership with The Common Application.
— Jessica Marinaccio, Dean of Columbia Undergraduate Admissions</p>