<p>Don’t freak out, the “check your portal” email that went out today went to absolutely everyone on the list (I got it, and I’m already accepted via likely letter). It’s not a sign of rejection I promise. </p>
<p>Didn’t get the email regarding finaid. A deferred applicant here. </p>
<p>Did people who didn’t apply for financial aid get the financial aid email?</p>
<p>^ no we didn’t.</p>
<p>I am almost certain that whether or not you received an email in the past few days does not reflect on your decision whatsoever. It’s just a notification of the release date. The people who did not apply for financial aid (like myself) received this:</p>
<p>Dear ----------,</p>
<p>Thank you for your first-year application to Columbia University. We are nearing the end of our application review and will soon notify candidates of our decisions.</p>
<p>The Columbia community is committed to environmental responsibility; in keeping with this commitment, we will provide some admissions decisions only online, not via regular mail. You may request that a paper copy of your decision letter be mailed to you after you receive it online; further instructions will be available when you check your decision. We plan to post all decisions online on Thursday, March 27, 2014, after 5:00 p.m. (EDT).</p>
<p>I got both. I doubt it means anything. </p>
<p>No. It doesn’t! I remember my Harvard portal changed a few minutes before everyone else’s and everyone started debating about whether it meant something. But I got deferred … So much for false hope! Universities send out notification date emails to everyone! And Financial aid emails too! So unless you have got a likely letter, there is no indication of you being admitted it or not. </p>
<p>Guys can someone help me? I’m nervous because I won a really prestigious award at the end of January and I’ve started a really successful club raising awareness of international women’s oppression, but I never sent an email to my prospective colleges updating them on my new “things”. Is this bad? Is it too late to email? Have I really messed up by not updating them? I didn’t even know you could do that!! </p>
<p>^ I think it may be too late as decisions are coming out in 4 days. But there is no harm in emailing them. Just in case! </p>
<p>I think I’m just going to give them a call tomorrow, as you said, just in case. I know they’ve probably already decided my fate, but who knows! </p>
<p>I had gotten like two messages in my portal , one was the PLEASE NOTE one and the other one was them asking me to provide them the foreign tax returns but I think it’s something they send to all internationals . Sadly . </p>
<p>Did anyone else’s Columbia account stop showing the documents and stuff? When I log in, it just says the dates it should be available. Same for financial aid–I can’t see the documents anymore. Bad sign?</p>
<p>@locostacos No. The system was only available till March 21st. No one should be able to check their account at this time. </p>
<p>@book05 That’s true for financial aid, but the app itself was supposed to show documents through tomorrow.</p>
<p>Oh didn’t know that. Still I wouldn’t take it as a bad sign. </p>
<p>All of my financial aid information also disappeared from the FA portal.</p>
<p>I also can’t track any of my documents through the main portal, even though it should be available until tomorrow.</p>
<p>just a couple more days left… i seriously have a bad feeling :(</p>
<p>I never received an email with my temporary PIN. Anyone else have this issue?</p>
<p>@plt222, don’t worry. It’s not just you. </p>