Accepted to Columbia without aid

sybbie719
Mon, 19 May 2014 10:52:37 +0000

If OP had enough to pay full freight at Columbia the worry about Columbia not being need blind would have been a non factor for him/his son because he could demonstrate that he had the funds to pay. Columbia not being need blind in the admission process should have not been a concern, yet Op says that it was.

Remember Columbia also states as international students if you don’t apply for aid in the admissions process that you can’t apply later.

OP would have been better served applying every year, getting turned down and appealing if necessary if the market fluctuations would have affected the family’s ability to pay.