<p>I did apply for regular decision but my transcripts were not completed til 21st May. in addition, they’ve requested for my Spring term grades which I’ve provided them with within the deadline they gave me. However, no response just yet. I’m hoping that the delay is due to evaluation process (and as someone had pointed out- perhaps I’m on the fence as well). It would be heartbreaking to be rejected but I guess the consolation would be that I got rejected by one of the best. Still hoping for an acceptance, however. When did you apply and also do you mind giving yor stats like GPA and such?</p>
<p>From a CUNY community college:
3.702 G.P.A (I’m trying to see if the admissions committee will look at my new summer grades because I will have a 3.8)
Massive amounts of extra curriculars:
President of the Honors Club
Phi Theta Kappa Member
Publicity Coordinator for Student World Assembly
Steward for Responsibility to Care</p>
<p>Lots of Volunteer work and Internships going towards my academic pursuits:</p>
<p>Mentor at Youth at Risk
Research Technician for New School Psychology Graduate Program
Intern for Group Therapist</p>
<p>Very strong recommendations including one from the Associate Provost from my school. </p>
<p>I also read in a previous post that you emailed them. I did the same thing and emailed Matthew Rothstein Monday morning and have not heard from him. Did you email a counselor as well? I hope the lack of a response is not a bad sign. I’m debating on giving them a call tomorrow. I read that another post on a different thread that they had called and the receptionist had told them that a decision has been made and they will receive it in the mail. I think this is a sign of a rejection because another student from my school found out she got accepted by calling the administration up and when the receptionist went to check the status of her application she told her she was accepted. So yea… I don’t know. I’m just getting incredibly worried but what can you do. </p>
<p>Did you finish all the sections on the GSAE?</p>
<p>I received 7400 USD scholarship. I am international, from Artsakh, ARMENIA… </p>
<p>I got waitlisted for housing however, and that drives me mad. Any constructive advice is welcome… maybe anyone is lookin for a roommate or smth of the sort?</p>
<p>Still no (rejection) letter…I was thinking, if they’ll reject me anyway why bother with my spring term grades? I got a 4.0 for that term so that should give me a fighting chance, right? But when I called to check my status, the asmin asst was not that friendly nor forthcoming with her response. So I’m assuming, I got rejected.</p>
<p>Overall GPA is 3.65 but currently retaking 2 classes that I took from 20 years ago for grade alleviation. I’m on track to get As this summer and should significantly increase GPA to 3.78 (taking 2 more classes in addition to above). I guess current gpa is not competitive enough. I read from other posts that rejection letters are being mailed as we speak and some have already gotten theirs. So, although I’ve provided them w/ excellent spring grades, it may not be enough to garner an acceptance. Otherwise, I would have heard from them by now, right? It’s rather late to be calling accepted applicants this week. So the next logical step would be mailing out rejection letters.</p>
<pre><code> I just got my acceptance letter from GS! Woo! As far as my story, I bombed out of school (mechanical engineering) back in 2003 and took a few years off to grow up- mainly working sales jobs and restaraunt stuff. In 2008, after doing some soul searching, I started up at my local community college and worked my butt off to get a four-point (Until, of course, my last assignment of my last course, that brought my Spanish grade down to a B). I applied to CC in April and recieved a phone call a month later recommending that I switch to GS. That was when I first learned what has been debated so thoroughly here; that GS is the same as CC in every way except the student body itself. At the same time I was looking into the Harvard Extension School. I think they’re both great schools, but for different groups. To me, it seems like Columbia hit the mark of providing a f/t ivy league degree to non-traditional students, whereas HES is absolutely the best combination of quality and affordability for p/t non-degree seeking non-traditional students.
Well, I accepted the transfer from CC ang GS (btw, the fafsa does not transfer with it!!!) and, after another month, I was put on the waiting list at GS. Today, after a month of summer classes at the University I decided to attend, I got a letter from FedEx. Granted, they’re cutting it kind of close with only two and a half weeks left until mandatory orientation, but I am officially accepted at Columbia University!
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<p>For those who care about stats:
1st college GPA: 1.19 - 32 credits - 2 semesters
2nd college GPA: 3.94 -71 credits - 4 semesters
Cumulative GPA: 3.64 - 93 credits
SAT: 750R / 700M / 580W
SATII: 770 MathLvl2 / 750 Physics
Recommendations: pretty good ones, not wonderful. From professors.</p>
<p>Now I just have to figure out how the heck I’m going to pay for it. Has anyone else gone through this last-minute waitlist change? I’m generally pretty spontaneous, but could use advice here.</p>
<p>Hey Ryan! I’m truly happy for you, That’s why I’m impressed with GS- they give people a second chance to fulfill their educational goals. In any case, if you should figure out how to finance an Ivy league education, do let me know. It would be most helpful for hopeful candidates like me. Amorrison stated that there are ways to supplement the difference. However, I wonder if it would be enough. Do let me know how you resolve the problem. Plesase private message me if necessary.</p>
<p>Congratulations once again and best of luck to you!</p>
<p>Ryan, congrats on admission. One correction–financial economics is a B.A. program not B.S… Ayan, don’t give up hope. When I applied they called me to request an interview. After the interview I did not receive any phone call, but nevertheless got an acceptance package. Just because they do not call you doesn’t mean you didn’t get in.</p>
<p>I appreciate your encouragement, TDM. I actually recvd my rejection letter a little more than a week ago. Needless to say, I felt very dejected. However, it’s not the end of the world because I can always re-apply. Anyone here accepted on their second attempt, please let me know. </p>
<p>Thanks again, TDM! Have a wonderful time at Columbia!</p>
<p>@ComaPrison: Hey! A biology major amongst the GS crowd! (Not that there’s anything wrong with everyone attending for the purposes of heading into law/business/finance/other, just less applicable to this inquiry). If you haven’t been burnt out by the many rehashes of other queries, maybe you can field a new one that hasn’t been covered: what is the experience like being a bio major in GS? (I realize this is a thread of GS vs CC, so feel free to compare and contrast, but if you have general commentary on the experience regardless of how it matches with those of CC students, that’s just as welcome.)</p>
<p>Also, if I may ask, is your intended goal for your degree ultimately research? Medicine? I imagine your selection of such an august (and expensive) school is neither isolated from a larger picture, nor an accident.</p>
<p>Heeeeey,
does anyone here know aboout the ALP English test? I am taking it on 26 august and have NO idea what that is about. PLEASE heeeelp if you know what the test includes…</p>
<p>Hi gonarik19, this is a 90 minutes essay exam. Join a GS StoryBook and you’ll find a group called “Preparing for ALP Essay Exam” there. If you want to, PM me and I’ll give you my cell phone. I’m taking this test on August 25th.</p>
<p>I live in NY. I will be transferring from a Community College to GS. I am still in my teens.</p>
<p>I have no work experience but ended up in a Community College because of my weak English. I didn’t have a break between High School and college, however.
I have a heavy resume, with prestigious High School’s and many extracurricular activities. </p>
<p>What do you think ? I read here I must have had 1 year break between HS and college and work experience! I don’t have this.</p>
<p>Better yet, you can live in Manhattan near the 1 train and generally north of campus. These areas are only a ten or twenty minute subway ride from Columbia - far faster than riding in from anywhere in Brooklyn. Meanwhile, these areas are generally cheaper than the areas in Brooklyn which are both safe and reasonably close to Manhattan.</p>
<p>Specific areas to look at are Washington Heights and Inwood. Harlem would also work, but it’s generally less safe and/or more expensive than the other two neighborhoods. Note that in Washington Heights, you generally want to stay west of Broadway.</p>
<p>For example, I live only five stops on the 1 train from Columbia. Here, I pay only $700 per month for shared housing in a beautiful, well-maintained building in a reasonably safe neighborhood.</p>
<p>Queens, just across the river from the city, is another good choice. Prices are generally comparable to upper Manhattan. It’s somewhat farther than upper Manhattan but still closer than anywhere in Brooklyn.</p>
<p>Finding your own housing isn’t necessarily always cheaper. I got housing with UAH, 6 blocks from campus on Riverside. I pay roughly 850 a month for my own private ~230 square foot pre-furnished room. Internet, electricity, utilities, and central heating are all included with the cost. There’s also 24 hour security in the lobby and regular weekly cleaning and maintenance of the kitchen, common areas, restroom/showers, etc. I feel like the extra ~150 I pay is worth it for the proximity to campus, service, space, and security.</p>
<p>At that price point, UAH housing does sound like a better deal than private housing. For example, my rent doesn’t include Internet and electricity, so I’d only be saving about $100 per month compared to UAH housing. (My rent does include central heating and water.) And you can’t beat my rent by very much unless you start looking at unsafe neighborhoods, poorly managed buildings, tiny rooms or unrealistic commutes to Columbia.</p>
<p>I was only trying to provide information about where to live in the case that one doesn’t want to live in UAH housing for some reason. A guideline is that if you’ve heard of a neighborhood before moving to NYC, you can’t afford it. So the Catch-22 is that someone moving to NYC to attend Columbia won’t have heard of the neighborhoods which are a good value.</p>
<p>ggfggf - You may want to talk to someone at GS to determine eligibility. Since you don’t have a break, you may need to apply to Columbia College.</p>
Granted, they’re cutting it kind of close with only two and a half weeks left until mandatory orientation, but I am officially accepted at Columbia University!