General Studies/Guaranteed junior admission: useful for what students?

[sybbie719]

<p>IIRC, you cannot attend Columbia SGS straight out of high school. You have to minimally have a one year break from high school. They will also ask you if you have previously applied to Columbia/Fu/Barnard or SGS.</p>

<p>Columbia SGS</p>

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Applicants may not simultaneously apply to the School of General Studies and to any other undergraduate division of Columbia University – Columbia College (CC), or the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) – nor are candidates eligible to apply to the School of General Studies if in the last three years they applied to any of these divisions and were not accepted.

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<p>In addition the financial aid policy at SGS is not the same 100% demonstrated need financial aid policy that is offered at Columbia University for undergrads.</p>