<p>By this time tomorrow, we will all know. OMG</p>
<p>what flavour ice cream shall i drown my sorrows in? ^ ^</p>
<p>Are you guys gonna be on here when the decisions come out? We can console each other haha</p>
<p>message me if you’re sad!! i will hug you <3 <3</p>
<p>Did anyone write about “Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.” in their common app essay? Basically, does anyone have any interesting hooks?</p>
<p>I’m going to be tutoring come 5 PM tomorrow. I don’t know if I should open while tutoring or wait until I get home. :-SS </p>
<p>@Blitzbound
I remember we messaged. You have a great hook!
My only “hook” is being a URM.</p>
<p>@ilovethecity
Thanks! Is anyone else planning on getting their Columbia apparel tomorrow from the bookstore if admitted?</p>
<p>@Blitzbound
Yes! I am going to visit Columbia to celebrate my acceptance (if i get in)!</p>
<p>@Blitzbound My “hook” would be moving to America when I was 6 from Guyana (and being Hindu) and how my family was very poor…I told a “crayon story” that was pretty much about how the only crayons I had were dirty and generic, etc. while my classmates were sporting their lustrous Crayolas. It sounds silly but it’s an analogy for the fact that I was not dealt the best cards in life (illegal immigrant, poor, etc.) but I used what I had, never complained about it, and was able to “blossom on the pinnacle like a sacred lotus flower” as opposed to wallowing in self-pity. I took that a bit further and tied it to my ECs (mostly volunteering) and showed that I didn’t want others to feel like crap which is how I felt growing up. My passion is undoubtedly to help people and make people smile. If anyone wants to read it I can message it to you. I was going to write about depression and being suicidal but I worried that would be inappropriate. </p>
<p>I’m already wearing my gray Columbia hoodie! Went to campus today as well for brief 30 min to meet a friend. NYC cold is COLD.</p>
<p>If I get in, I’m going to blow off all my schoolwork for the night and just have fun for once.</p>
<p>@viphan Not having SAT II’s (along w/ my essays and extracurriculars) is what’s going to break my application, I think.</p>
<p>because of the time difference, I’m going to receive my results at 4:30 am, soooo the real question is, to sleep or not to sleep. 
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE</p>
<p>I’m preparing for a pity party tomorrow afternoon, that’s for sure. Good luck to everyone out there. Remember that it’s not the end of the world if you don’t get in. Everything happens for a reason and all of you will have fantastic options. </p>
<p>Hey everyone, is it just me or has the financial aid tracking page changed for you guys as well? I no longer have the other two tabs aside from the “home” tab</p>
<p>Results come out at 5 pm EST?</p>
<p>@annazfli Not having SAT II’s will not affect you. You have a 36 on the ACT! That’s incredible!
You should feel confident in your chances 
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<p>@yikesyikesyikes Yes. It’s so soon, isn’t it…</p>
<p>Yup! I cannot remember the last time I was this nervous…</p>