<p>How and when are we notified. Is it by email or are we mailed a letter; and do we know by Dec 8 or 15? Nobody has made a definitive statement on this so i was just wondering.</p>
<p>By email and fedex if you get in, or letter if you don't. Last year it was on the 8th.</p>
<p>Or by calling fedex the night before to see if you have a package coming.</p>
<p>But then what if you did, but it wasn't from Columbia, so you got all excited, and then your hopes and dreams were smashed. I don't think I could take that! Haha, but you're right, for the braver of heart than myself that could be effective</p>
<p>Haha, I remember all the threads last year about calling FedEx. I don't think I could do that.</p>
<p>You'll know if it's from ZIP 10029, I think.</p>
<p>Is that definitely true, that you will not get an email if you were not accepted? thanks</p>
<p>I sent stuff to 10027
where's 10029?</p>
<p>10027 is right. 10029 is upper east side. My bad.</p>
<p>do all colleges use fedex? How big is the package?</p>
<p>You still get an email if you aren't accepted</p>
<p>urgg... how's the notification letter titled? are the acceptance and rejection email labeled differently?</p>
<p>the subject of the email is different for both cases. if you're accepted, you get a congrats in the subject...if you're not, well..take a look at my painful rejection from last year:</p>
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[quote]
*Subject: Columbia University Admissions Decision *</p>
<p>Dear _______, </p>
<p>We are sorry to inform you that the Committee on Admissions cannot offer you a place in Columbia’s Class of 2010. This year nearly 20,000 candidates applied for places in the first-year class, making this the most difficult selection process in our history. The qualitative strength and appeal of the applicant pool – in scholastic success achieved, in community service performed, in activities pursued, in essays written and in books read – made the selection process more competitive than numbers could possibly indicate. Indeed, while we are gratified by the number of candidates seeking the excitement and challenge of the Columbia experience, the size of the pool sadly compels us to disappoint a great many talented and appealing young people. </p>
<p>We want you to know that our decision in no way reflects a lack of confidence in your ability to achieve success at a competitive college and on through life. Our experience is that the vast majority of students who do not gain admission here go on to distinguish themselves at fine colleges and universities throughout the world, and we are confident that you will do so as well. We must make clear, however, that since our decisions are made after months of intense deliberation, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions cannot consider any review of this decision. </p>
<p>We appreciate your interest in Columbia and wish you the best in your pursuit of higher education. </p>
<p>Sincerely, </p>
<p>Jessica Marinaccio
Executive Director
Undergraduate Admissions </p>
<p>P.S. Please note that a hardcopy of the above was mailed yesterday afternoon.
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<p>Thanks Biggyboy, that was really courageous of you.</p>