Hello my name is Cameron and I am a freshman in high school and I am interested in the Ivy League schools
@marloney dude don’t even think about college until at the very least the end of sophomore year. for your freshman year just go get good grades, do what you love, and be a kid for a while. there’s no reason to get caught up in applying to college when you literally just got into high school
in other news i snuck a peek at my columbia essays for the first time in a while and im really proud of what i’ve written and how i’ve presented myself so honestly if columbia decides that they dont want me then im gonna try and think thats their loss lol
im counting down the days to dec 7 ! (or 11…or 14 or whatever day they choose lmao)
i applied to columbia thru QB and im kind of freaking out…
What did some of you guys put for the “describe your ideal college campus in a few words/phrases?” I think that was the question I had the most trouble starting with
@bagelboy yeah i was kinda upset that they changed that question; the original one was better imo because im not a fan of the “list” questions. i ended up choosing 4 or 5 words/phrases and then expanding on them a little instead of just listing a ton to fill up word count. i dont think we should exchange what we wrote though because the RD people still have to apply and they’re probably filling out supplements too haha
@1984ad gotcha and i didn’t know they changed the question– what was it before?
@bagelboy it was:
What aspect of the Columbia community, outside of the classroom, would you most want to impact and why?
When have results been released on Dec 7th? OMG it’s so soon
@AcademiaSavvy It’s not a sure thing, but December 7 has happened before (see 2006). Cornell’s is December 8 this year, and I think they release around the same time as Columbia (which has a track record of releasing on Thursdays).
@1984ad Cornell releases the 8th this year? Whoaa
@mysticmangoqueen oops, sorry, it’s actually December 7.
Yikes. Sooner than expected – right before Finals too…
This is it, guys. The final two weeks…
I just need Columbia to email the official date so I can know exactly when my dreams will most likely be crushed!
@nickyflash @swimv1017 haha if it’s december 7 then we have about ten days left…yikes !!
what does everyone think is their strongest and weakest parts of their app? my strongest is probably that i have a clear “passion” in my ECs/essays, and i think my weakest is that i’m not really too special or anything, like i dont have any crazy awards or big outstanding things in my app
@1984ad i agree with what you said about your app for my app. the awards/recognition section of my app is just fine it isn’t spectacular. after i submitted my app i thought my essays were less than, but i re-read them yesterday and i was oddly satisfied with them.
@1984ad also, how do you know when cornell is releasing admission decisions?
@bagelboy Cornell has already announced the day that they’re releasing decisions via an admissions schedule that includes Dec 7 as the date of release
Wow I can’t believe December 7 would be a possibility! That’s incredibly soon!