Some inspiring words to keep us going as we put finishing touches

Colleges & Universities Columbia University
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<p>Hello fellow Columbia '15 hopefuls</p>

<p>We all feel very nervous about submitting our ED app. While its true that Columbia is extremely difficult to get into, requiring a touch of excellence AND a touch of luck, we can not let our nervousness get in the way of giving the admissions officers the BEST applications they have ever seen!</p>

<p>I am sure that a ton of you is thinking about one part of the app, and feeling “dammit, this one little thing will ruin me.”</p>

<p>Do not let this attitude get you.</p>

<p>The people who will read your app are given their title for a reason. They are not “Rejections” Officers, they are ~Admissions~ Officers. They aren’t going to look at your app and say “Hm. Seems good to be a good student. I suppose he should be accep-OH WAIT! He got a C+ in 9th grade English! HE MUST BE REJECTED NOW”</p>

<p>Their job is not to find your fatal flaw and destroy you with it. Their job is to find your greatest highlights and recognize you for it.</p>

<p>Our job is to put together kick-ass applications which expose and emphasize those highlights. </p>

<p>Good luck, everyone!
=)</p>

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<p>what nice encouragement!</p>

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<p>That was actually really helpful :). Thanks. I do think that every applicant, myself included, tends to worry too much about insignificant things. We need to put things into perspective because we’re all amazing students.</p>

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<p>That is some solid advice, sir. I tip my hat to you.</p>