You got in: What's next?

tsar10027
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:47:52 +0000

Your packet should arrive soon, and by soon I mean in the next few days (sometimes people receive packets the day after they get their acceptance call).

The most important order of business is scheduling an Academic Planning Session (APS). There you will be apprised of many of the inner-workings of academic life at Columbia. You will be emailed a copy of your transfer credit evaluation in the next week or so. From my experience, they are pretty generous with transfer credit. If you feel that they have short-sided your transfer credit, you should dispute it. I have heard instances where they granted the full 60 units after such disputes. At the (APS) you will, most likely, receive your core satisfaction evaluation. This paper will tell you what classes you have transferred in with regards to the core (this sheet is very important, and will shape your first few semester schedules at Columbia).

Welcome to Columbia University!