@Anonymoose3 One of the main reasons is that it’s in NYC!!
@Anonymoose3 NYC, Core, amazing academics and other advantages of an Ivy <3
(plus blue is my favorite color!)
@Anonymoose3 NYC.
@Anonymoose3 NYC and Core! I wanted an English-heavy college curriculum, even though I’m studying engineering. Clearly not a lot of options haha
I just got a LL from Columbia!!! I honestly couldn’t be more surprised because I thought all of them went out!
@allthingstesla Congratulations! Have you gotten any LLs or admits from other schools?
Do you guys think that those who get Columbia LLs stand a great chance at the other Ivies as well? Maybe I’m overanalyzing this, but I thought most people get calls from their interviewers well in advance of the deadline saying they got in, and I haven’t heard from anyone. So do you Columbia LL people expect to get into a few other Ivies?
I just received a likely letter also. Wow the pressure is off, grateful to God.
I know most applicants don’t get them, but man it’s tough to not start worrying.
@thetsaria Thanks! I got accepted EA to UVA and UNC, RD to William & Mary, and I got a LL from Duke and Cornell.
Oh man same here! LL from Columbia completely out of the blue… Especially right after I got flat out rejected from MIT and thought I had no chance… I’m just dumbfounded right now :’) So grateful, God unfolds his plans in mysterious ways!
Sorry you got rejected from MIT - but it is clear that you will have many other amazing options. Congratulations! @Wendelstein
Congratulations everyone! It sounds like they’ve just sent out another round of LLs (seems really random, especially since the last round was awhile ago…). I wonder if they’re just sending LLs out as they finalize decisions. Either way, congrats and I hope to see you all next fall in NYC!
it seems like everyone got one
@anon9362 There are many people who have not gotten one - I wouldn’t worry about it.
I think I read somewhere that ~30% of accepted students get LLs.
I mean, I know that a lot of accepted people don’t, but at least on CC I feel like the only one who didn’t get one. I didn’t expect to get in anyway with my grades
Thanks @whitespace ! To those of you who are worrying, I know exactly how you feel. Just don’t forget that not getting a LL shouldn’t discourage you one bit! Like I said, I hadn’t received any sort of letter/acceptances until now, (only rejections). Funny thing is, I thought Columbia was my worst application out of all top schools I applied to (pretty generic essays and few grammar mistakes). Evidently The Ivy League & co. schools are all quite subjective, and your character might simply fit one school better than another. Good luck everyone!
Often I feel pretty below average on CC. You just have to remember that there are some amazing applicants on here and that often it’s not representative of real life.
do folks know if they send out LLs to international students too? i haven’t heard of a single senior from my school in the past years to have gotten any LLs despite getting multiple ivies acceptances…