Yeah I understand. It’s very hard for us students. I personally am having a hard time. I think I did something wrong on my application honestly… because I applied to about 15 schools only got into 2 and wait listed for Columbia and wash u… I can’t commit to any because the financial aid is not good. Columbia is legit my only shot at college this year so it extremely hard this waiting process for me, because it’s now or never… (for this year ofc)
This year was awful for admissions…and a lot of good can come from a gap year.
Yeah that’s true. I’ll need to come back with a stronger profile, and I am going to reapply
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Gyus, I am an international student and want to take a gap year to reapply later. Do you think, winning in an scientific olympiad in economics will increase my chances a lot, since there was no similar achievent in the initial application? I have already won a national one (I am from Belarus) and currently preparing for the international economics olympiad.
Wanna be an economics-business student
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I totally understand because I committed to Ohio State, but if admitted to Columbia, I would have a way better financial aid package
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Hey - do not give up yet until we see the final result ! anything can happen !!!
Yeah - the cost of school/living is insane
Well, I am an intl requiring full finaid. My journey for this year seems to be finished
100%
Saame and it’s heartbreaking. Manifesting The acceptance for us, for all of us here.
Very low chance now. Can stduents withdraw on the portal now
Yeah I think there is a withdrawal part. I guess u can hold on and see
I wish there were something I could do to get in. I would legit do anything… it’s that important to me but I guess they won’t realize that
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Of course! I have a friend whose son did math olympiad at the national level and mostly that is the only difference between a person I know who didn’t get in and him and he got into an Ivy.
Which ivy
UPenn. And one thing I realized is that one should be smart to figure out unique majors for every college and not apply to oversubscribed majors like biology. That way you stand out easily.
Is U Penn CAS considered a big deal ?
Any T20 is a big deal 
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I think so!
Today is the response day for last week’s wave, meaning, if Columbia college is accepting more applicants, some will get released very soon probably. I hope we all hear super great news. I also hope Columbia would take an int’l PoliSci bcz I’m ready to shake the global community with pacifist breakthroughs 
; Columbia, pleeeaasssee.