Columbia ED 2023 Discussions

Why is this thread so inactive compared to previous years?

I applied on Oct. 31 and got an interview request about a week later. The woman was super nice and I hoped it helped!

I COMPLETELY screwed up my interview so it was a relief to see they don’t matter as much

Who else is dying for Dec 15th to come lol

I think they’ll be out by the 13th! Hopefully, hehe

Do people writing Regular Decision essays or wait till ED is out?

I definitely won’t write all my RD essays by then, but chances are I’ll get rejected (based on quantitative likelihood alone), so I’ll most likely write at least half of my RD essays.

Same… I’m working on my RD essays already because I don’t think I can finish them all in 15 days lol
Btw did my interview today fingers crossed

Was it necessary to request an interview? How were we supposed to do that?

Interviewers contact you if there are alumni in your area. There’s no disadvantage if you aren’t offered one.

I wonder what the ED acceptance rate will be this year?

I’m expecting it to be hovering around 15%, give or take 1%.

It’s 100% for everyone in this thread.

It better be.

Hopefully

To think that your application has been read by one, if not two, three, or even four readers is absolutely frightening! From what I’ve heard, by the end of this month, admissions decisions will already have been made for the vast majority of us. Eeek!

Yo just to spice this convo up a bit, does anyone wanna talk stats/scores? I know it will probably just make us feel more nervous and terrified, but tbh I wanna know what I’m up against!!! (also I know that the ppl in this convo are a skewed representation of the overall applicant pool, but it might still be somewhat informative, idk?!)

Sure, @fl3xb0i. Drop yours, too.

[CC Chemistry]
SAT: 1540 (790 M, 750 WR)
GPA: 3.9 UW 4.4 W
Rank: 9 of 400

Good EC’s. Over-repped demographics.

CC - EVS
sat: 1480 (800 M, 680 EBRW ugh I know)
GPA: 3.93 uw
First quintile at a top high school
Started a company and raised thousands of dollars for cancer research
Currently doing chemistry research at a college
Interviewer told me she would give me her highest recommendation

CC-Biology
ACT: 34 Composite
SAT II: 790 Biology E
AP: Biology 5, Statistics 5, Environmental Science 5
GPA: 3.9 UW, 5.2 W (my school over inflates GPA like a popped balloon)
Extracurriculars: Captain of XC team, track, trumpet in orchestra, President of Spanish Club
Interview: pissed off that I didn’t get an interview, but idk it probs doesn’t matter that much
Rank: N/A my public school doesn’t release rank
over-repped demographic, I feel u @dissociating2019
tbh my application just didn’t have anything super special about it. I tried to express my love for bio, but idk if I stood out from the crowd. I guess we’ll have to wait for mid-december!!!