A bunch of people on Reddit are saying the same thing. Wonder if there’s a correlation as the only reason they would delete our financial aid information if we were rejected.
Admissions decisions for Early
Decision applicants will be available
online on Tuesday, December 14,
2021, after 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
In preparation for decision release,
functionality on this page has been
limited.
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Thank you for the info. This is such a relief!
Where did you see that time for decisions?
On the First Year Applicant portal once you log in
Did Columbia not send you an email regarding the admissions release date?
Yes
I am so nervous
same
Same lol. Good luck to all of you!
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Guys any portal astrologies? I am freaking out so much 
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I feel this. There is nothing to do now except wait for the decision. Everyone remember that if you don’t get in, you will still end up somewhere AMAZING!!! We’re all talented and smart with a bright future ahead of us. Don’t forget it 
I am hoping for the best for everyone.
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Anyone check yet?
no im too scared!! but i really want to check
Rejected 
Deferred… don’t know if I should be celebrating or crying?
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Rejected :(((
Stats
GPA: 3.9
Class rank: tied for 14 (lolll… too many tryhards at my school)
SAT 1580
AP scores: BC Calc (5, taken as a sophomore), French (5), Chinese (5), Econ (5), Chemistry (5), Physics C (4), Music Theory (5), English Lang (5), APUSH (5)
Also about 20 college credits taken while in high school: Calc III, Differential equations, Real analysis, Complex analysis, Intro quantum mechanics, 21st century French literature, college GPA 4.0
Asian male
Activities
-Started a test-prep nonprofit to provide SAT/ACT tutoring for free over Zoom to low-income students that high-income students pay upwards of $1,000 for
-Varsity Tennis, Varsity Track (Captain)
-Math competition (Captain)
-Academic Decathlon (Captain)
-Red Cross volunteering
-Volunteering with an NYC food pantry (1000+ hours over 4 years)
-Piano
Honors
-Semifinalist
-National AP Scholar
-AcaDec State medalist
-Some local awards, including in writing competitions I entered that were meant for adults
Essays
CA: About my parents’ journey to the US fleeing persecution, and then losing my father in high school. My sister and English teacher both cried when they read it
Strengths
-Partial legacy (through my sister, though we are 14 years apart)
-Essays
-I have shown I can handle college-level coursework
Weaknesses
-ASIAN
-Hypercompetitive high school, in NY
-Got a B during pandemic learning, which tanked my GPA
-No national level recognition aside from Semifinalist, AP Scholar
I am crying guys I don’t know what to do, Columbia was my top choice and no other school even comes close! I was ready for a deferral but a rejection??? Several people at my school have gotten offers, including a couple recruited athletes who knew even before today (usually we have no recruited athletes), so I think they decided they can’t take any more. I thought my legacy connection would be enough to overcome the AZN factor, I guess not… my sister says it has gotten crazy more competitive since she went there 14 years ago!!!
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im so sorry for you. you went through so much during highschool only for them to do these kinds of things and take legacies and athletes. I hope you end up somewhere where you will be able to blossom and rise to your full potential
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Thanks :(( This stings particularly because I live only a few blocks from campus and can literally see it from my window (I live with my sister) and have dreamed about following in her footsteps since I was in elementary school. Now wherever I go, I’ll have to face my failure when I come home
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You have awesome profile and you WILL have great options.
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