<p>Hey, I am applying ED to Columbia and am having difficulty discerning when the application becomes available! When I visit the admissions site, it says, "The Fall 2009 application deadline has passed. The 2009-2010 application will be available in the fall." It then proceeds to offer a link for the old 2009 application. So my question: when exactly does the Fall 2010 application become available? Also, should I be so bold as to assume that the essay prompt is the same as last years? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.</p>
<p>To my knowledge, you have always had the freedom to write whatever you want for the personal statement, so go ahead and get started on that if you haven’t already. The application really doesn’t change much from year to year, so you can certainly use last year’s application to get a head start. I assume that the new application won’t be out till mid to late August at the earliest.</p>