Accepted to Columbia without aid

sybbie719
Sun, 18 May 2014 14:06:00 +0000

Perhaps you should better phrased your question as the way you wrote is does leave it open that you did not have enough to finance all 3 years and are now looking for aid.

If you had stated in your original question that you had the money but had concerns about the exchange rate, I would have and am now recommending that you contact Columbia regarding prepayment as they will allow you to prepay all 4 years at the current rate.

This would mean that you would not have to worry about tuition increases and if there were some changes in the exchange rate, your concern would only be financing room, board and misc expenses vs. financing the full cost of attendance over the next 3 years.

Columbia states:



Single Four-Year Prepayment Agreement (for CC/SEAS undergraduates only)

Columbia’s Single Prepayment Plan enables families to prepay undergraduate tuition at the current
academic year rate, thereby protecting them from future tuition increases.

Contact Single Prepayment Plan Administrator Jino George by email at jg3192@columbia.edu (preferred) or by phone at 212-854-4400 for further details.