<p>A little side note: I got into the Fu Foundation School of Engineering
Didnt get a likely letter beforehand either</p>
<p>how did you guys all find out your decisions? Fedex, email, snail mail?</p>
<p>IloveCC2 - did u really get in?</p>
<p>FedEx today, I saw that truck pull up and got mad excited</p>
<p>C Prescott Davis Scholar: <a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/scholars/program/johnjay.php[/url]”>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/scholars/program/johnjay.php</a></p>
<p>Doesn’t entail any money- The Ivies do not give any merit aid but they do ‘honor’ outstanding students.</p>
<p>Germans88, contact your financial aid officer and talk to them about it or if you live nearby schedule an appointment with them. I was in a similar situation (lower FAFSA EFC, almost no aid) because it turned out they read my forms wrong. I know a few other cases where they didnt connect the dots. A word to the wise though, Columbia has a reputation for being a little stingy with money so don’t be afraid to haggle with them a bit!</p>
<p>Rejected…</p>
<p>emails are coming now?</p>
<p>rejected. Fu Foundation.</p>
<p>rejected. cc.</p>
<p>**Decision: **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: yeah, I think
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR - 750; M - 690; W - 770
[<em>] SAT IIs: Spanish - 800; English Lit - 790; U.S. History - 720
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] APs: Spanish Lang - 5; U.S. History - 5; English Lang - 5; Calc AB - 1 (new teacher last year, everyone at my school got a 1)
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 5.65, 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 1/528
[</em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Statistics AP
A Cappella Choir
Microconomics AP/Government AP
Yearbook 2
Showtime Choir
English IV AP
Psychology 1st semester/Mythology Honors 2nd semester
Debate Honors
[<em>] Number of Apps from Your School: 1
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: Choir President, Speech & Debate Captain, Academic Decathlon Captain, Jr. Historians Secretary, NHS Secretary, Yearbook Asst. Editor, Mu Alpha Theta Vice-President
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked a summer for a translation service company and co-authored 12 books, 3 work-books, and CDs and DVDs for an ESL program for Spanish-speaking adults
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): Mmmm, my little brother. Kinda typical, I know. Generally good response.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Two excellent ones
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty great
[<em>] Interview (feel and general location): I didn’t get contacted for one
[</em>] Hook (if any): Hispanic female? Born in Mexico, single mom.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Texas
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Public, 3000 students, hispanic dominated, medium-low stats
[<em>] Ethnicity: Mexican/Costa Rican
[</em>] Income Bracket: Under 40k
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Strengths/Weaknesses: Mmmm, lots of leadership positions and involved in community service/my math scores. They’re probably just because of circumstance (didn’t have a calculator the day of the SAT and was too stupid to study for the Calc AB test)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I have no clue, but whatever the reason, I love them for it!![/li][/ul]
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Good luck to everyone! I hope you all end up at the best school for you, whether it be Columbia or not.</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED!! **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 760V/760M/770W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 Chinese, 720 Lit, 640 Chem
[<em>] GPA: A/A+ (my school uses a weird 6.0 scale)
[</em>] Rank: At least top 10%, the best my counselor will give me
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Really good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Absolutely outstanding
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great, I assume
[<em>] Hook (if any): Spent my junior year abroad in China, speak fluent Mandarin (I’m white)…yeah…the whole china thing really helped. Also, my dad is an alumnus.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type: Private boarding
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: I’M *</em>**ING IN AND I’M GOING!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 760M, 740 V, 730 W 2230 Overall</p>
<p>SAT IIs: Math IIC: 790 US History: 720, Bio: 740
GPA: 4.5 W
Rank: dunno (top 10%)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): essay</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: LA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors: My unweighted GPA was not very high, so I got rejected, neh, i knew yesterday because I called FedEx so it’s okay.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: NA ACT- 35
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780, 740, 710 (US, Math 2, Lit)
[<em>] GPA: 4.31
[</em>] Rank: Top 10%
[<em>] Other stats: National Merit, AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: okay
[<em>] Teacher Recs: excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: great
[<em>] Hook (if any): female math major?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Ohio
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: who cares!!!
General Comments: Yale can kiss my a.s.s big time!!! Columbia is most definitely my number one choice!!! Congrats to everyone else, i have to go run and jump and scream some more.</p>
<p>I got into Fu</p>
<p>Decision: Wait listed from CC</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[li] SAT: 2140 M-740 R-730 W-670[/li][li] SAT IIs: USHistory-740 Chemistry-770 MathIIC-680[/li][li] **GPA: **3.98[/li][li] **Rank: **9/229[/li][li] ACT: 31 [/li][li] Other stats: Took 5 APs up to this point, 4 on four of them, 3 on one. This may have looked bad… was totally expecting at least 5’s on three of them.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Risky… I did them entirely on my own so maybe some errors, but people have told me they were “good” risks.[/li][li] Teacher Recs: Probably Excellent - my teachers love me and one says I’m one of the brightest he’s ever taught = good sign for rec[/li][li] Counselor Rec: Probably very good – I hope she mentioned I have the hardest schedule in senior class… would be rank 1 with weighted ;o[/li][li] Hook (if any): Very involved in church, leading everything - serving in National Presbyterian General Assembly this summer as Youth Delegate.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[li] State or Country: Oregon[/li][li] School Type: Public[/li][li] Ethnicity: Korean[/li][li] Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: Senior class president, senate president, tennis captain, model UN president, praise leader, bible study leader, Presby. GA delegate, newspaper editor, bowling team, tutor, NHS, soccer, … yeah…
General Comments: Meh… my test scores could be better – I was scoring 800’s on practice Math SATI’s and IIC’s but couldn’t pull it on test day. Oh well. Also took the ACT with 2 hours of prep total… could have easily pulled that to a 33-34, I think. Oh well.</p>
<p>Waitlisted! haha how anticlimatic.</p>
<p>im innnn!!!</p>
<p>I got in. I still can’t believe it myself, it was a total reach!</p>
<p>Well, it’s better than a rejection.</p>
<p>Dear Noelle, </p>
<p>We write to inform you that the Admissions Committee has voted to postpone a final decision on your application. Instead, your name has been placed on a waiting list of students to be considered for admission should vacancies occur in the Class of 2010 later this spring. </p>
<p>We understand that you may greet this news with mixed feelings. In choosing you as an alternate, the Committee believes that you would contribute to the life of Columbia University and benefit from its offerings. However, this has been one of the most rigorous selection processes in Columbia’s history. In such competition the distinctions among candidates can be fine ones indeed, but we can assure you that your application has been given every consideration these past several months. </p>
<p>We hope the information below alleviates a bit of the uncertainty that a place on the waiting list brings by addressing some of your questions and concerns: </p>
<p> Please be certain to return the response form as quickly as possible and no later than May 1, 2006. It establishes a place for you on the list. </p>
<p> We do not rank order our waiting list. If spaces become available, we will review the entire group. </p>
<p> We do provide financial aid for students who qualify for need-based aid, and housing is guaranteed for those offered admission from the waiting list. </p>
<p> We do not conduct interviews for students on the waiting list, and we strongly advise against the submission of any additional recommendations. You may submit a very brief (one-page maximum) supplementary statement of your own if you wish. </p>
<p> If you do decide to remain on our waiting list, we strongly recommend that you reserve a place at another school by the common reply date of May 1st. </p>
<p> If places in the class do become available, we will notify candidates no earlier than May 15th and no later than July 1st. </p>
<p>We would like to extend our best wishes and our sincere appreciation for your interest in Columbia. </p>
<p>Sincerely, </p>
<p>Jessica Marinaccio
Executive Director
Undergraduate Admissions </p>
<p>P.S. Please note that a hardcopy of the above was mailed out yesterday afternoon</p>
<p>the dreaded waitlist. better than a rejection…maybe?</p>