Combined Plan: Acceptance chances at a non-affiliate school?

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Fri, 14 Feb 2014 01:22:47 +0000

I’m in the 3-2 program at Fordham, which is an affiliate.

To be honest, if you want a meaningful answer you’d have to email Columbia directly and ask what the deal is; they are pretty vague about it on the site.

That said, I’d imagine one thing to consider is the core curriculum at your school. Columbia heavily, heavily emphasizes the liberal arts. That’s for any student who obtains a Columbia degree, regardless of how they were admitted. You probably know this by Columbia’s core curriculum.

It’s the same deal with the combined plan; the idea is that you combine a technical education with a strong liberal arts education. I’d imagine that if your school has a big core curriculum with lots of liberal arts courses, Columbia would be more likely to accept you.

Still, though, I’d say grades count for more than anything. You need a 3.3 GPA to get in from an affiliated school. I’d imagine you would get in if you took all the required courses and had a very high GPA. Columbia does sometimes accept students who have a GPA below a 3.3 at an affiliated school. That says to me that if you have something like a 3.8 you should have a very good chance at getting in even if your school isn’t an affiliate.

But, I have no idea what the actual stats are, so I can’t offer much more than speculation. I’d email Columbia if I were you.

Either way, good luck!