OFFICIAL Early Decision Applicants Thread (Columbia Class of 2014)

sarah1 · December 1, 2009, 6:21pm

hey everyone im sarah from minnesota! does anyone know what time the email for acceptance will be sent out? i plan on staying up all night pushing the refresh key :)

and can we add info. to our application? like if i just found out i had won a scholarship?

good luck everyone!!

Dzilyabch · December 1, 2009, 6:22pm

Do EDers get likely letters?

wg90210 · December 1, 2009, 6:33pm

i think some universities give them out.
i don’t think columbia does.

zbhaiwala · December 1, 2009, 6:42pm

To anyone else whose Financial Aid email says they haven’t received your previous year Student Tax Return and who doesn’t have a tax return to report, what you need to do is call the financial aid office and they will tell you about the form to fill out- it’s called the Student Tax Non-Filer Certification Form, and fax it to them asap.

Celebration · December 1, 2009, 7:16pm

It’s okay not to have these right?:

Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Parent W2 Forms Disbursement
Parent Federal Tax Return
Student’s Federal Tax Return

xShadow63 · December 1, 2009, 7:28pm

I spoke to a Columbia rep on the phone today. She said that if you know you have submitted your financial aid information but got an email saying you didn’t, you should wait until Thursday; that is when they will be finished with the processing. If it still doesn’t show up on the site after that, THEN give them a call. Otherwise, they’re just repeating the same thing for so many people.

zbhaiwala · December 1, 2009, 7:40pm

To Celebration: Yes, no one should have those yet because FAFSA isn’t submitted until after Jan. 1st and the others are for this year’s tax forms which can’t be finished until the year is over anyway.

Katy3028 · December 1, 2009, 10:21pm

Mine finally showed up too.

Parent Foreign Tax Reurn is missing. It says it’s required for disbursement, does that mean we don’t file it unless we get accepted?

loveduck · December 1, 2009, 10:25pm

My parents’ previous years canadian tax returns show up as incomplete. Is it just best to wait until Thursday or call them tomorrow?

Katy3028 · December 1, 2009, 10:27pm

Could someone please tell me if I should freak out now, or wait till Thursday?

CSS Code No. Name of College or Program Date Sent or Scheduled to be Sent 
2116 Columbia University 11-11-2009

Document Required For Status Status Date
CSS Financial Aid Profile Packaging Not Received 11/18/2009

So you see, it was sent last month on the 11th, but Columbia hadn’t even recieved it on the 18th! Or does that only mean that it still wasn’t PROCESSED by the 18th so that counts as ‘not received’?

ohhhplease · December 1, 2009, 10:29pm

<ol>
<li>Mary-Um (CC/NY)</li>
<li>Columni (SEAS/NY)</li>
<li>rajincajunfire (CC/AZ)</li>
<li>themerlion (CC/Republic of Singapore)</li>
<li>supernova275 (CC/OH)</li>
<li>xShadow63 (CC/ON)</li>
<li>srrinath (CC/Republic of Singapore)</li>
<li>nwdivisionchamps (CC/WA)</li>
<li>pandadragon (CC/PA)</li>
<li>kthanksbye (SEAS/Republic of Singapore)</li>
<li>roaritsrobbie (CC/NJ)</li>
<li>obstinate (CC/CA)</li>
<li>LetsGoColumbia (SEAS/Bronx,NY)</li>
<li>tubatina (CC/MA)</li>
<li>innocencex (CC/NY)</li>
<li>BigApple46 (CC/IN)</li>
<li>Lucy_Lee(SEAS/Republic of Singapore)</li>
<li>x.wondergirl (CC/Hong Kong)</li>
<li>reversepsych (CC/CA)</li>
<li>IceFire (CC/CT)</li>
<li>Haha I win (CC/Brooklyn, NY)</li>
<li>Yescolumbia (CC/AUSTRALIA)</li>
<li>MLELS (CC/CA)</li>
<li>ImmanuelKant (CC/NJ)</li>
<li>tomzhang (CC/Mainland China)</li>
<li>cupcakebreeder (CC/South Korea)</li>
<li>wg90210 (?/NH)</li>
<li>Senorpsycho (CC/CA)</li>
<li>raychacha (CC/NY)</li>
<li>leah123 (?/?)</li>
<li>nightcoffee (?/?)</li>
<li>sehnsuchtting (CC/Canada)</li>
<li>noselicious (?/?)</li>
<li>CollegeMcDreamy(India!)</li>
<li>laurazee (CC/MA)</li>
<li>dillbilly123 (CC/TX)</li>
<li>Changster92 (SEAS/CA)</li>
<li>altoidsmints (SEAS/CA)</li>
<li>cberkowitz (CC/CA)</li>
<li>Columbia123456 (CC?/FL)</li>
<li>kjprice(CC/PA)</li>
<li>brickhouse (CC/NY)</li>
<li>RunningOutOfTime (SEAS\ME)</li>
<li>cydneyh (CC/NOLA)</li>
<li>zbhaiwala (CC/MA)</li>
<li>TheHalfrican (CC/NJ)</li>
<li>jalinovi (CC/NC)</li>
<li>sakahn (CC/NC)</li>
<li>Pinkcess1990 (CC/Dhaka, Bangladesh) </li>
<li>Katy3028 (CC/Beijing, China) </li>
<li>roseknows (CC/MI)</li>
<li>cccangirl (CC/Vancouver, Can.) </li>
<li>ohhhplease (SEAS/NJ)</li>
</ol>

columni · December 1, 2009, 10:43pm

what major at seas, ohplease?

jive87 · December 1, 2009, 10:47pm

<ol>
<li>Mary-Um (CC/NY)</li>
<li>Columni (SEAS/NY)</li>
<li>rajincajunfire (CC/AZ)</li>
<li>themerlion (CC/Republic of Singapore)</li>
<li>supernova275 (CC/OH)</li>
<li>xShadow63 (CC/ON)</li>
<li>srrinath (CC/Republic of Singapore)</li>
<li>nwdivisionchamps (CC/WA)</li>
<li>pandadragon (CC/PA)</li>
<li>kthanksbye (SEAS/Republic of Singapore)</li>
<li>roaritsrobbie (CC/NJ)</li>
<li>obstinate (CC/CA)</li>
<li>LetsGoColumbia (SEAS/Bronx,NY)</li>
<li>tubatina (CC/MA)</li>
<li>innocencex (CC/NY)</li>
<li>BigApple46 (CC/IN)</li>
<li>Lucy_Lee(SEAS/Republic of Singapore)</li>
<li>x.wondergirl (CC/Hong Kong)</li>
<li>reversepsych (CC/CA)</li>
<li>IceFire (CC/CT)</li>
<li>Haha I win (CC/Brooklyn, NY)</li>
<li>Yescolumbia (CC/AUSTRALIA)</li>
<li>MLELS (CC/CA)</li>
<li>ImmanuelKant (CC/NJ)</li>
<li>tomzhang (CC/Mainland China)</li>
<li>cupcakebreeder (CC/South Korea)</li>
<li>wg90210 (?/NH)</li>
<li>Senorpsycho (CC/CA)</li>
<li>raychacha (CC/NY)</li>
<li>leah123 (?/?)</li>
<li>nightcoffee (?/?)</li>
<li>sehnsuchtting (CC/Canada)</li>
<li>noselicious (?/?)</li>
<li>CollegeMcDreamy(India!)</li>
<li>laurazee (CC/MA)</li>
<li>dillbilly123 (CC/TX)</li>
<li>Changster92 (SEAS/CA)</li>
<li>altoidsmints (SEAS/CA)</li>
<li>cberkowitz (CC/CA)</li>
<li>Columbia123456 (CC?/FL)</li>
<li>kjprice(CC/PA)</li>
<li>brickhouse (CC/NY)</li>
<li>RunningOutOfTime (SEAS\ME)</li>
<li>cydneyh (CC/NOLA)</li>
<li>zbhaiwala (CC/MA)</li>
<li>TheHalfrican (CC/NJ)</li>
<li>jalinovi (CC/NC)</li>
<li>sakahn (CC/NC)</li>
<li>Pinkcess1990 (CC/Dhaka, Bangladesh)</li>
<li>Katy3028 (CC/Beijing, China)</li>
<li>roseknows (CC/MI)</li>
<li>cccangirl (CC/Vancouver, Can.)</li>
<li>ohhhplease (SEAS/NJ) </li>
<li>jive87 (CC/CT)</li>
</ol>

cjk1663 · December 2, 2009, 12:11am

Hi everyone, just a question regarding financial aid application. For international students currently living in the US(F-1 Status, not working High School Student) but both parents are overseas, do they also have to submit the W-2 Forms, Fed Tax returns and that “Student Tax Non-Filer Certification Form”? Shouldn’t they be counted as international students overseas?

thx

Katy3028 · December 2, 2009, 6:29am

My Parent Foreign Tax Reurn is also missing!!! It says it’s required for disbursement, does that mean we don’t file it unless we get accepted? Does anyone else have this problem too?

Katy3028 · December 2, 2009, 6:30am

AND Could someone please tell me if I should freak out now, or wait till Thursday?

CSS Code No. Name of College or Program Date Sent or Scheduled to be Sent
2116 Columbia University 11-11-2009

Document Required For Status Status Date
CSS Financial Aid Profile Packaging Not Received 11/18/2009

So you see, it was sent last month on the 11th, but Columbia hadn’t even recieved it on the 18th! Or does that only mean that it still wasn’t PROCESSED by the 18th so that counts as ‘not received’?

Katy3028 · December 2, 2009, 6:37am

@cjk1663
If your parents have no income in the US and don’t live there either, then they shouldn’t file W-2 Forms or Fed Tax returns. I think the “Student Tax Non-Filer Certification Form” is for transfers.

wg90210 · December 2, 2009, 7:32am

things labled for disbursement are next year’s tax forms, FAFSA, and other things that we don’t have available yet. don’t panic!

if you sent it, then it’s there. it’s probably not processed yet.

Brunox13 · December 2, 2009, 9:54am

Folks, is that really bad if my guidance counselor just received a message from Columbia to explain the drop off in my results in the first quarter report??? I got 75, 85 and 86 and then all the rest above 95 %, so I don’t think it is that dramatically bad… What does it mean??

reversepsych · December 2, 2009, 10:33am

^At least it probably means they are still considering you…

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