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soulmeetsbody

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17 Sep 2010, 07:34

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cwhs

Let's see what today will bring

So far, nothing

Amakelikbe, around what time did you get a call last Friday?

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17 Sep 2010, 07:36

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Looks like several calls were around noon-1pm EST.....

Soul I think you are next to hear. Best of luck.

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Updated on: 17 Sep 2010, 08:09

Originally posted by nyxjf on 17 Sep 2010, 07:56.
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My status changed to incomplete- I did have one recommendation missing then. But now that I have both recs in, my status is still incomplete. Why is this? Is it manually changed and take several days?

I also emailed the admission committee couple of days ago but did not receive any response.

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17 Sep 2010, 08:02

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I status changed to incomplete- I did have one recommendation missing then. But now that I have both recs in, my status is still incomplete. Why is this? Is it manually changed and take several days?

I also emailed the admission committee couple of days ago but did not receive any response.

It seems like their system takes longer than you would expect to update. I don't know if this is because they're doing it manually or what, but it's definitely annoying.

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17 Sep 2010, 08:07

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Maybe there's someone from admission on this forum- it just changed to under review. :D

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17 Sep 2010, 08:21

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Amakelikbe, around what time did you get a call last Friday?

My call was at 11:30am last Friday, though I suspect she was by her phone the whole afternoon because she said in her message I could call her back anytime that day (she gave me her direct line).

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17 Sep 2010, 08:30

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After completing my interview on Monday night, my status changed to "Interview Complete" on Wednesday afternoon. Hoping I hear back soon.

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17 Sep 2010, 08:33

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(she gave me her direct line).

Hey would you mind posting that number? I want to call her and ask how she likes my app.

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Updated on: 17 Sep 2010, 08:44

Originally posted by amakelikbe on 17 Sep 2010, 08:33.
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As I am desperate for Columbia, I want to evaluate chances of a rushed application in ED vs an early application in Regular decision.
1. Does anyone have any informal estimates of percentage of class from ED vs percentage of class from RD
2. Does an application early in a particular round have a particular round have a really special weightage
3. How big is the gap in chance of making in wrt ED as against RD ( The reason I ask this is because if I am indeed really **** up, I could as well wait for 8 more months, and give a much better app early next year instead of being a reapplicant then)

1. I'm not sure of the breakdown of ED vs RD in the class other than the fact that ED admits make up less than 50% of the total number of fall admits.

2. I don't believe there's an automatically strong advantage for ED applicants. Instead, I think ED folks have a better chance of getting in than RD folks in large part because they are more likely ON AVERAGE to have well-developed and believable reasons for why they want to attend Columbia (instead of H/S/W/etc). That said, if you're from a bucket from which Columbia gets a disproportionately large number of applicants (male finance, Indian IT, etc.), you're probably better off applying ED because you face far less competition from similar applicants and there's little question that you're not just applying to CBS as a backup option (ironically, this is may especially be true if you're a very strong candidate). On the other hand, if you're from a nontraditional or underrepresented background, I doubt ED confers quite as much of an advantage since CBS wants you regardless of whether you apply ED or RD and will pull out all the stops to enroll you.

3. Ultimately, a strong RD application will serve you better than a mediocre ED application. With few exceptions, I don't think people are admitted in the ED round who wouldn't also have been strong candidates in the RD round. As much as Columbia wants to use ED to improve its yield and therefore its selectivity, it has no interest or need in admitting marginal candidates. On the other hand, there are certainly be no shortage of qualified RD applicants each year who get waitlisted or denied who, if they had applied ED with a strong application, might have been admitted (or at least would've had a better shot).

My two cents.

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17 Sep 2010, 08:36

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After completing my interview on Monday night, my status changed to "Interview Complete" on Wednesday afternoon. Hoping I hear back soon.

I hope you hear really quickly, but keep in mind that the fastest anyone has heard after going "Complete" is 2 weeks and on average it's been over 3 weeks. Just a heads up.

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17 Sep 2010, 09:24

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Had my interview Wednesday. Status changed this morning to "interview complete"

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I know that the average wait so far is not that encouraging. But they seem to have made decisions in quick bursts, so it seems possible that at their meeting today, they make decisions on the majority of complete apps if a consensus exists on the candidacy. Pure speculation, but it's all I've got right now.

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17 Sep 2010, 09:58

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I am past my 4 weeks mark, but also I am a reapplicant with a decent interview last year, so I don't know whether to be happy that I haven't yet been dinged, or to be sad that I haven't yet been invited to interview. What a conundrum!

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17 Sep 2010, 10:02

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I'm hoping that my having an interview with adcom may allow admission to render a decision sooner.

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What makes you think there is a meeting today?

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17 Sep 2010, 10:56

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Thiis is just brutal at this point --- anyone got ANY news?

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17 Sep 2010, 10:57

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Finally I filed my application.
Waiting for good/bad news.

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17 Sep 2010, 11:18

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What makes you think there is a meeting today?

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Sorry, just assuming that based on what we've seen previously. It seems like there is a lot of activity at the end of the week. It seems reasonable to assume they review apps during the week, meet towards the end and then try to make decisions at that time.

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17 Sep 2010, 11:37

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The issue is that with them traveling as much as they have been recently, it may not be today. If it's not today, then it may not happen for a while since they're traveling over the next two weeks.

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17 Sep 2010, 11:41

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The issue is that with them traveling as much as they have been recently, it may not be today. If it's not today, then it may not happen for a while since they're traveling over the next two weeks.

If that's true, then I know what I'm doing this weekend: writing more essays! FML