<p>ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>I waited half an hour! I was freaked out...</p>
<p>I'll post stats later</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED SEAS</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2120...670/760/690
SAT IIs: matt IIc- 800, chem- 770, math ic- 770, biology M- 720
GPA: 3.85 W
Rank: don't rank... very competitive school in NE
Other stats:
qualified for AIME
New England math competition 2nd place</p>
<p>AP
chem 5
bio 5
BC cal 5
physics B 4</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: i thought it was good
Teacher Recs: dunno... i like them though
Counselor Rec: dunno
Hook (if any): meh not anything REALLY outstanding
Location/Person:
State or Country: USA
School Type: extremely competitive private
Ethnicity: asian... korean citizen
Gender: m
Other Factors:
General Comments: i can't believe it...</p>
<p>Accepted!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>accepted! aahh this is crazy... but im in a library right now so i can't yell or anythying.....eh. sorry to everyone who got deffered/rejected. bahh its so weird to KNOW where we're gioing to college, isn't it????</p>
<p>congrats to everyone who got in! and yay for all of us who didn't haha...at least none of you are actually at columbia (dodge library) finding out you got rejected woohoo that was fun</p>
<p>good luck to all who have got in and btw for other defers like me i just went up ed defers have a 10 percent in rate so jack basically i dont think i have a shot in the r.d round its a shame i visited the skool twice i thot i had good stuff guess not</p>
<p>my girlfriend got deferred :|</p>
<p>Congrats to all those who were accepted. To those who were deferred, I believe you still have an edge over regular RD applicants if you continue to let them know that Columbia is still your first choice. Good luck.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2310 (800V,710M,800W)
SAT IIs: USH 800, BIO M 780, World Hist 780
GPA: 4.0
Rank: 2
Other stats: awards</p>
<p>AP
chem 5
USH 5</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: funny and different
Teacher Recs: didnt read
Counselor Rec:didnt read
Hook (if any): research, strong leadership ecs
Location/Person:
State or Country: USA
School Type: top public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: m
Other Factors:
General Comments: see you all next year!</p>
<p>i am out for the day i dont think i'll be back on columbia forum again unless hell freezes over and i get in r.d. but is funny the deferred advertisement on college confidential is staring at me as i speak ... anyways once again good luck to all those who got in you all deserved it</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED to CC !!!!!
omg, omg, omg! I'm too excited to post details right now, I can't breathe!</p>
<p>Congrats/Sorries to all of you who got in or deferred. It's a huge moment, either way.</p>
<p>I'll know how some of you are feeling in a week, I'm sure.</p>
<p>What would be the best way of going about that, ColumbiaMom?</p>
<p>*Decision: ACCEPTED *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: V 770 M 740 W 720
[</em>] SAT IIs: Writing 790 Literature 760 US History 760
[<em>] GPA: 4.2 weighted 4.0 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: unofficial rank is 1/800 or so (class size between 680-850, not sure)
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought it was pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Really good (I assume)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Really good (when I told her before I was having doubts about getting in, she said, "Have you read my recommendation for you?")
[<em>] Hook (if any): Dunno, I gave this speech thing with Lieberman on Capitol Hill (well, it was really a press conference); also I represented the US to dance in the Beijing Youth Olympic Carnival
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: VA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>] Gender: F
[/ul]Other Factors:
[li] ECs: Debate (10-12)--Co-Captain, numerous awards; Journalism (9-12)--Associate Editor; piano awards; ballet stuff; community service; writing and artsy stuff[/li][</em>] Applied for financial aid, not sure how much we'll get because family income is $100K+ and I'm an only child.
General Comments:
So so so excited, I couldn't stop screaming when I found out, was shaking so hard and definitely slid out of my chair and under the desk. My dad was sitting next to me, he thinks he brought me good luck...</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 730 M/760 CR/800 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730 French, 780 Literature
[<em>] GPA: 93
[</em>] Rank: top 5%
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I really worried about this one. It was risky, but I guess it paid off.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Wonderful.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: It was pretty generic!
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Canada
[<em>] School Type: Large public school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese & Inuit
[*] Gender: Female [/ul]</p>
<p>I would also like to offer my congratulations to everyone who got in.</p>
<p>If you got deferred and you are still in love with Columbia and willing to fight hard to get in, don't give up hope. </p>
<p>SoulOfHeaven8 made a very helpful post last year right after ED results about how he went from deferral to acceptance (<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=16090)%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=16090)</a>. I personally also made it off the waitlist to Columbia, so things like this are possible (and if you look at my stats, they're not astounding or anything).</p>
<p>I would emphasize figuring out who your regional admissions officer is and contacting that person. If you have a good counselor, get him/her to check with admissions as well to see if they can shed any light on a reason for your decision. Sometimes, they will give you a reason (perhaps a vague reason, but better than nothing).</p>
<p>Good luck to all you deferred and RD applicants.</p>
<p>*Edit: Oh right, what ColumbiaMom is referring to is writing a letter to admissions reemphasizing your interest in the school. Focus it especially on why you feel the school is a good match for you and updates on accomplishments since you sent in your app. Don't make it longer than a page (IMHO).</p>
<p>Stay in touch with your regional adcom. Advise him/her (with copies to the admissions office) of any new accomplishments/achievements you have made since you applied. When my son was deferred last year, he sent a letter telling more about himself than space allowed on the application, listed new grades and told them that Columbia was still his first choice school. He also wrote a cute poem. You applied ED,so they know it was your first choice school and if you let them know that you will attend Columbia if admitted in the RD round, it should give you an edge. They are interested in admitting students that they know will attend. However, I wouldn't advise doing any of this until after mid January. Best to you.</p>
<p>I've been waiting for the result for long time.. </p>
<p>Do they send the emails in orders like accepted first, deferred next and rejected last?</p>
<p>I am also waiting ....I still don't have mine. WHY???</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED.</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: Math 760, Critical Reading 690, Writing 740 (12 essay)
* SAT IIs: 730 Math II, 740 Physics
* GPA: 102.55 / 100.00
* Rank: 4/275
* Other stats: National Merit Commended, Kodak Young Leader, AMC over 100, AP Statistics 5, Music Theory Course through Adelphi A+.
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Unique.
* Teacher Recs: One absolutely outstanding, one very good.
* Counselor Rec: Okay.
* Hook (if any): Music, first generation college.
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: Long Island, NY
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: Pretty good EC's... Lead Guitar in Jazz Band, President of Environmental Club, Section Leader in Marching Band, Captain of Math Team, 200+ hours at Soup Kitchen.</p>
<p>General Comments: Dunno... pretty much just in shock right now.</p>
<p>Congrats to all others accepted, don't lose hope to all deferred, and best of luck to those rejected... you'll all end up at an excellent school.</p>