I had been accepted to columbia university ma in biotech program.However it was a one yr course and i declined the offer of admission.
i stated that i had some financial and family crisis.
the same year i am planning to go to university of cal irvine bec the course there is much better.
Will the admissions committee of columbia remember why i had declined the offer and will they hold it against me if i apply to columbia again 2-3 years later???
PLEASEEEEE HELP AND GIVE SUGGESTIONS.
How is this a crisis? a) it is already done. b) it is 2-3 years down the road. What is the problem?
By the way, stop putting your posts in all capital letters- it’s very bad netiquette.
Plus you are the one who declin3d it. Its a “crisis” you brought to yourself.
This is not a problem at all - especially if you turned down the offer because UC Irvine offered you more money. Smart grad students follow the money.
If you apply for a Ph.D. program at Columbia in the future, the committee will be looking at your whole academic record including your graduate work at UC Irvine.
It seems to me the problems started when you lied about your reasons for turning down the offer.
What would have been so difficult about just saying that you chose another program, but you might hope to go there for something else in the future?
So in simple language will they hold it against me when i apply subsequently in the coming years?
People reject ivies all the time and go on to great colleges and get great jobs.
@DaedricSaiyan but suppose i have to apply to columbia 2 yrs down the line again…will they hold it against me and reject me?
Build a time machine, go back in time and don’t lie to Columbia about your reasons for not accepting. Problem solved.
Kids today.
No, they won’t hold it against you. Unless they find out about the lying part. No professional program wants liars.
@JustOneDad can they find out ?
How old are you, sara24? 13? But to answer your question, they may or may not “find out” – but suspecting you lied can be enough to put your application in a very bad light. A little insight into American culture: honesty is the best policy. This country really frowns on lying and cheating.
It is very unlikely anyone at Columbia will put the energy into searching your application history. Maybe you will get into Columbia again, and maybe not. The immaturity you are displaying both with lying and the repetitive/pestering/fake emergency postings in your various threads on this board might be a bigger obstacle to your future professional success.
Well, Sara, when you go to make application to their program, presumably you will need to account for your time and academic activity in the last few years and it will be apparent that you went to another program despite what you told them. And, it seems likely that any communications you had with them will be part of your record.
Financial issues are a perfectly legitimate reason for choosing A instead of B. Perceived quality of the program is a perfectly legitimate reason for choosing A instead of B. Family issues that would make attending A instead of B more feasible are legitimate reasons for choosing A instead of B.
The only thing that I think you may have messed up on here is telling Columbia why you weren’t accepting their offer of admission. That is nobody’s business but your own. Next time, just send a little note along the lines of "Dear X, I sincerely appreciate your offer of admission to program Z. However, I have decided to accept a different offer which I believe will better serve my academic and professional goals. Best regards, "
And sorry, but I just have to ask this: If UC Irvine’s program is indeed “much better” they why do you care about Columbia at all? Is there truly the possibility that you would be interested in heading there after you finish up at UC Irvine?
@happymom1 i might apply there for a phd.thats why i am hyperventilating.
@ciervo, OP is an international student in biotech, assuming she will be sponsored for a work visa, amongst the thousands of U.S. kids graduating with degrees in biotech; she wants to be able to switch between UCI and Columbia to see which one would be advantageous for her job hunt. (She’s assuming she will be employed permanently in the U.S.) http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/18662534/#Comment_18662534
Some biotech jobs and companies in California are sponsored by the Feds, which means citizenship is required for those jobs.
So I guess she’s trying to hedge her bets.
Lying doesn’t help.
The colleges always find out.