Quick Point: Columbia Dates and Essays are Live! Applying Before the Deadlines to Columbia Can Give You an Advantage!

Columbia is one of the only top schools where the timing of when you click "submit" actually can matter. Since Columbia has rolling admissions, it's often to your benefit to submit your application early. So, here are the dates and essay topics, which happen to be the same as the last two years. For reference, last year applicants were submitting a week after the essays were released! This is an important one to stay on top of if it's on your list! Note for New Yorkers:  if you are applying from