***Columbia 2022 RD Applicants Discussion***

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I have to say that I feel like the “tone” of the email sounds like “prepare yourself, we are not admitting you”—excerpted as follows:

Thank you for your first-year application to Columbia University. We are nearing the end of our application review and will soon notify candidates of our decisions.

The Columbia community is committed to environmental responsibility; in keeping with this commitment, we will provide some admissions decisions only online, not via regular mail. You may request that a copy of your decision letter be mailed to you after you receive it online; further instructions will be available when you check your decision. We plan to post all decisions online on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, after 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

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If you did not receive a “likely letter” what exactly does that mean? Does it imply that you are going to be rejected?

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@r34skylinegtr No, a likely letter is like an early acceptance letter. It goes out to a select group they have decided to admit first. It’s only to a small group of people, maybe 1% (for a school I received from it was the top 100). So if you don’t receive one you still have a chance of getting admitted.

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@3XImpossible I received a likely letter and still received that same email about the decision day. I wouldn’t worry about it.

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jesus christ this sets me on edge

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I got two emails from Columbia and they were the SPS program again, this is the third time!! :(( :O)

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@greeneandh – got the SPS email today too… It definitely doesn’t make us hopeful… Columbia was our stretch school, but still…

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THESE EMAILS HAVE NO BEARING ON ADMISSSION STATUS

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We know!! @Inxight By texting in caps, you sound mad or annoyed? This is about the 3rd-4th time I’ve received the SPS emails and college gap year emails, and we all know it isn’t indicative of decisions. SPS is school of professional studies, aka grad school. It literally has nothing to do with us lol

We are just really nervous since likely letters are still trickling out, and decisions coming out Wednesday, so whenever we get a email from Columbia and it says SPS we get even more nervous.

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@stargirll Thanks for sharing your letter. Congratulations! I finally understand what the difference is between a “likely letter” (which my D has not gotten) and an “early write” which my D got from a different school.

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sry just get a little heated. Im nervous too

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No it’s ok!! I just want to make sure you weren’t mad at us lolol @Inxight :O)

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nah i could never get mad at u guys. Its just the same questions and i just want to know my decision already ahhhhhh

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Don’t worry! We will know in about 5-6 days!!

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yea im prayin

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Omg that was the most bloodless confrontation I have ever seen on CC lol! So peaceful and mature! Truly made of Columbia material

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@LondonVall You mean us? If so, thank you! lol, not trying to start any fights, just trying to solve them :O)

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How much weight does the rep who meets with you at your high school play into the decision?

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@ambkeegan thats the person reading your file so if you made a good impression itll surely help you out a lot

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That’s great. My son made a good impression. I think he was discussing the philosophy books he was reading at that time with the rep at the high school. The % of getting in is so small. He has already been waitlisted at 2 schools. The application had several questions of books that you read. Hoping that is a important part as my son is an avid reader of literature, history and philosophy and wants to major in engineering.