bab5200 wrote:
Nice to see that we have a good mix of presentations and essays. Ironically I'm consulting and use ppt daily but did the essay. It felt less ambiguous and let me use frameworks from my other apps.
Also wanted to toss in my two cents on withdrawing after an acceptance, what if another school offers scholarship money? Just because someone plans on going to school A doesn't mean they wouldn't go to school B with money. We all have to see how all of our apps do then make the best decisions for ourselves. This process is about changing our lives, not worrying about a hypothetical bubble person. If the school thinks they deserve an interview/they will get one.
I may be mistaken, but I think part of the kerfuffle is that the acceptance is for Columbia's ED round, which is technically binding