columbia college days

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<p>i got a likely and it encouraged me to go to columbia college days.
is anyone else going to this?
if yes, where r all u guys from? :D</p>

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<p>Tons of people go. It’s fun and a good way to meet people. You should definitely go unless it’s a financial hardship.</p>

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<p>LL to CC</p>

<p>flying in from Austria :)</p>

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<p>I heard about those but I wasn’t sure about the dates. When is it this year? Congrats on your likely letter btw =)</p>

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<p>thanks
on my letter it says april 11 and 12 or april 18 and 19.
i’m international so its kinda hard to go, but if i get offers from my other ivies i’ll definitely plan a trip…</p>

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<p>what exactly is happening at them?</p>

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<p>Columbia College Days or Days on Campus? Isn’t the latter an admissions thing and the former a week that celebrates the College?</p>

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<p>I had the EXACT same question when i read that in my letter…</p>

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<p>Yeah, me too, and my parents are getting pretty annoyed that we didn’t get another official invite for the Days on Campus with more details in it (my question concerned Days on Campus). As it is, I can’t even find more details online. Is there an official program? Are we shadowing someone? Will we stay in their dorms?</p>

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<p>LL to CC too, though I can’t go. I’ll be stuck in Japan for a couple of concerts. :/</p>

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<p>Don’t Days on Campus invites go out after regular decisions come up?</p>

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<p>Yes, but if RD results come out April 1st then that gives everyone 10 days notice (which is, for my family, way too short). I’m ED and I know I’m going, they just keep pestering me about the “schedule.” Ahh!</p>

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<p>^I’m curious, not picking a fight. If you know you’re going to Columbia, why are you going? My son was accepted ED, but he had no interest in Days on Campus, due to his schedule and his desire to milk his relationships with his high school buds. Again, no right or wrong decision on this issue.</p>

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<p>Whoops, sorry, I didn’t mean to sound belligerent!</p>

<p>Well, I figured I would go because I was under the impression that it was like a pre-pre introduction geared for admitted students. Am I mixed up?</p>

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<p>Do you like Columbia? Do you want the opportunity to hang out with Columbians? Do you want to engage with the Columbia recruitment/orientation process? Then it makes sense to go. Obviously, pbr, ED students have less of a need than RD students to visit colleges. But I think it’s natural for students who have already chosen a school to want to self-identify with that school and do all they can to engage with it. That’s why people go to regional meet-ups, buy Columbia sweatshirts from the bookstore, read the Spec and Bwog, talk to friends who are current students at Columbia, post on CC, and so on. We’re so excited about attending Columbia that we want to do everything we can to associate ourselves with the school. Is it rational? Not necessarily, but I don’t find it a terribly surprising phenomenon.</p>

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<p>A lot of people who go to DoC are ED’ers or people who are pretty much sure they’re going to Columbia. It’s not just to aid in your decision. It’s a way to meet your fellow classmates, have fun in NYC, etc. As you say, there’s no right or wrong – and it’s very common for people to go.</p>

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<p>Thanks you guys! I’m glad to hear that it’s a fun event. I can’t wait to go!</p>