triple5soul wrote:
Columbia has summer students/classes from their January intake. Do you think I should visit the school during the summer if I'm thinking of applying ED? It may not be in full swing, but I think I can still pool some info and get a feel for the campus... (I live in Canada).
It's pretty quiet over the summer, so you should try to visit in the fall. You can even visit after you apply, which is what I did. I knew enough about the school to do the app sufficiently, and I wrote in the optional essay that I would be visiting campus in two weeks. I met with a couple admissions folks when I was there, and I think it was helpful to put a face with the name. Basically, don't just visit to check a box and have ammunition for your essays. Make the visit worthwhile. They'd rather you visit after you submit your app if you are going to really immerse yourself at CBS for a few hours/day/however long, than to visit before and really get nothing out of it.
On a side note, I am a soon-to-be second-year, and I have not had time to visit the forum--mainly because the summer has been keeping me extraordinarily busy. So, if you message me and it takes me awhile to respond, I apologize in advance.