**~Columbia University Fall 2017 Transfer Thread~**

Please chance me!

Current Freshman, Applying as a Sophmore
Current University: University of Chicago
Current GPA: 3.616 (Cumulative for first two quarters)
ACT: 34
High school GPA: 95.6/100 (unweighted)

College EC’s:

  • Member of Strategy Team for Maroon Business Team (Chicago Maroon Student Newspaper)
    -Tutor for underprivileged kids for Maroon Tutor Match
    -Member of ILC, a business organization
    -Member of Kappa Alpha Theta
    -Leadership role for Women in public Service Winter Leadership institute at UChicago Institute of Politics ( David Axelrod’s program)
    -Member of Road Runners Club
    -Women in Business member

HS EC’s

  • Founded a women empowerment organization in high school that is still active
    -Editor in chief of school literary magazine
    -Varsity Soccer for four years
    -Economics Club
    -Founder of write and recover, literacy and art program for recovering young patients

Other:

  • Applying to Columbia College (hoping for Financial economics/econ
  • Thought my essays were pretty good
  • Recs should also be good (got one from Allen Sanderson, renowned Econ professor)

Hooks: Legacy

Ethnicity: White

MIDTERM REPORT QUESTION!

What does “course number mean”? For example I am taking Math 147 (a statistics class) which has a Course Registration number of (let’s say) 9899012. Is the “course number” I write on the midterm report 147 or 9899012?

Keep in mind my school does not have mid term grades so I will personally be going to my professors and have them estimate my current grades (which I guess is what I am supposed to do right?) Thanks!

@terr24lr The registration number is your schools way of identiflying that class. The course number “147” generally refers to the level of the course. 100 level is freshman, 200 is sophomore, etc. 500 and above is usually reserved for grad classes.

Please chance me guys!!

Hey everyone! I have a rather odd feeling about transferring and I would like to share it and see if anyone else feel the same. I feel that I am equally happy with my current school, Columbia and the other school I apply to. I see value in all three of them. So no matter how I choose (or what my options will be once the results come out) I think I am perfectly happy already before I know the result. I even hope that I can stay in this current stage.

I applied to Columbia as a transfer student last year too and got waitlisted. I was already pretty happy about that. So we will see what happens. Good luck!

Please chance me!

I’m transferring from a community college in american Samoa. I got my AS in Health science, and I plan to pursure Biochemistry. My GPA was 3.85 and my high school GPA was 3.98 (both unweighted). My sat scores aren’t that great tbh, I got a 1730. But I’m hoping my GPA, essays, and ECs pull it up. My ECs mostly include volunteer work at the surgical clinic, Alliance against domestic violence, camp courageous, sponsoring a child from house of refuge…also part of various clubs such as journalism, psychology, students against destructive decisions, president of future business leaders of america…

Hi all!
If I could get anyone to chance me, that would be awesome!

Current Freshman, Applying as a Sophmore
Current University: Bentley University
Current GPA: 3.94
ACT: 31
High school GPA: 3.89 weighted

College ECs:
-Equity analyst in the Bentley Investment Group
-Professor’s assistant for an into law/ethics course
-Member of the USAU club ultimate frisbee team at Bentley
-Executive board for two arts related clubs

HS ECs
-Self-taught studio/performance rock guitarist
-FBLA state website design champion
-Accepted to and attended a satellite art school program to study website design and audio engineering in my junior/senior year while concurrently enrolled in regular school
-Boys and Girls Club student intern for two summers
-Heavily involved in a global non-profit during the year

Other:

  • Applying to Columbia College
    -Have overcome a learning disability
    -Taking two extra upperclassman classes spring semester for an extra challenge (Chaos theory/Fractal dynamics and a comp sci course)

Downsides:
-Midterm report will probably be around a 3.7 rather than my current 3.94 because of a B in a required accounting course
-ACT score isn’t impressive, nor is my high school GPA

Please chance me!

Current international Freshman, applying for East Asian Studies program @ Columbia College
No financial aid needed
Current University: Grinnell College
Current GPA: 3.9 (Straight A mid-term report)
ACT: 32
High school GPA: 3.9 Unweighted

College EC’s:

  • Started an East Asian Studies club at a school without EAS major
  • Student government member
  • Founder of a subtitle group with 300k followers on Chinese websites
  • Writing for an organization that promotes liberal arts education in China
  • Currently doing a Vlog series promoting Asian culture

Other:

  • Transfer excuse is legit; Grinnell does not have EAS major
  • Taking as many Asia-related courses as I can
  • Recs and essays should also be good; 2 recs written by Asia-related courses’ professors

Does anyone know when admission decisions will be released?

…They’ll release them all by May 14 or 15 I think

Is anyone planning on sending them updates on any jobs/internships/leadership positions?

@lexluther96 Yeah, May 15 is the latest date we’d receive the decisions. Looking back on Columbia Transfer Threads from previous years the dates were:

2016: May 4
2015: May 15
2014: May 13
2013: May 7

@trmx97 i was thinking about it, but not sure if it will help my application or just be a nuisance for them

Did anyone send in their college midterm reports already? Did it appear as received on you guys’ checklist yet?

@trmx97 I mailed a copy of my midterm grades a while ago but it still hasn’t showed up online in my file either…

From Columbia’s Admissions FAQ:

"When are Mid-Year Reports Due?

Please have your school submit the Mid-Year Report as soon as first quarter or first trimester grades are available if you are an Early Decision candidate; for Regular Decision candidates, as soon as first semester or second trimester grades are available. We will accept the documents either electronically or in paper form via postal mail or fax.

We request that Mid-Year Report/senior grades are submitted by February 1, or as soon as they are available. If you have completed high/secondary school at the time of application, it is not necessary to send in new documents.

We do not track Mid-Year Reports/senior grades through the online tracking system."

While most of this obviously applies to freshmen only, I would bet that bottom line is the same for transfers.

@trmx97 I sent mine in last month. My teachers filled out the form in late Feb and early March

@trmx97 I also sent mine in last month. I called and they said they received it but it doesn’t show up on the tracking system

Ok, I’ll probably send them an e-mail to ask once May gets closer just to make sure they did get it. Thank you guys!

I recently was accepted to two pretty prestigious internships. The first is with a large, national bank (think Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, etc), and the second is with a technology venture capital firm. Should I email Columbia, updating them on my summer plans? Will it help my application or will it just be unnecessary?