<p>Well Columbia is the only school that didn't accept my son, wait list. He did get into MIT, Harvard, Cal Tech, Penn, Harvery Mudd, Carnegie Mellon, Olin, and UT honors engineering.</p>
<p>REJECTED.
whatevs, like i really could get into columbia.</p>
<p>waitlisted...I totally should have done the essay!</p>
<p>so what do you do now if youre waitlisted</p>
<p>when do they tell you, and how</p>
<p>REJECTED! </p>
<p>But I just got a full ride to GWU's Elliott School of International Affairs...! =D</p>
<p>WAITLISTED</p>
<p>too tired to write out my stats... rejected from penn and princeton, and cornell is have a jolly old time of swinging us teenagers around by the hair.</p>
<p>rejected
well no surprise</p>
<p>Waitlisted...I accepted a place, but I'm 99.999999% sure it's over for me at Columbia. </p>
<p>I'm not devastated, but 2 rejections, 2 waitlists, and 0 acceptances today have made me...pretty sad :(.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2170
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 790
[<em>] GPA:3.95
[</em>] Rank:1
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: good
[<em>] Teacher Recs:duno
[</em>] Counselor Rec:duno
[<em>] Hook (if any):?
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NY
[<em>] School Type:public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul][ b]Other Factors:**
General Comments:</p>
<p>Congratulations!!!!!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>Fee Waiver Used?: No</li>
<li>SAT Reasoning (by section): 730M, 750CR, 670W (2150 Total)</li>
<li>SAT Subject tests: 740MathII, 750 US History, 690 Literature</li>
<li>APs: 5 US History, 5 APES, 4 English Comp</li>
<li>GPA Unweighted: 3.91</li>
<li>Rank: n/a</li>
<li>Senior Yr. Courseload: AP Euro, AP Calc, AP Phys, Lit Analysis, Economics, Speech, Heaven or Hell, Theoretical Physics</li>
<li>Number of Apps from Your School: 4</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>ECs listed on app: windsurfing, cinematography, diving, hawaiian cultural awareness, and a lot more</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: windsurfer, cinematographer</li>
<li>Essays (subject and responses): The person one about my summer in Spain and the Physics quote about my love for physics</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: good i guess</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: pretty good i think</li>
<li>Interview (feel and general location): Great! It was at his office. He had heard of me through the community.</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Pro windsurfer, cinemagraphy, interest in physics, diving</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Maui, Hawaii</li>
<li>School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Small Private school</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White/Arab</li>
<li>Income Bracket: enough</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>
<p>Other schools:
Princeton- Accepted
USC- Accepted
Harvard- Waitlisted
Stanford- Denied early (not even deferred)</p>
<p>I'm happy!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] Fee Waiver Used?: no
[</em>] SAT I (by section): CR740 M780 W720 (2240)
[<em>] SAT IIs: MIIC790 Lit740 WH640
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.9UW, 4.3W
[<em>] Rank: 31/570
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] APs (including this year's): WH4 USH4 CalcAB5 EngLang5 / Bio CalcBC EngLit
[</em>] IBs (including this year's: N/A
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Bio, Govt/Econ, AP Calc BC, AP Eng Lit, Spanish 4
[</em>] Number of Apps from Your School: a couple.. maybe even just me
[<em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: piano, drama, work, clubs
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 1 year of work
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): can't even remember.. I thought they were pretty good, but..
[<em>] Teacher Recs: no idea
[</em>] Counselor Rec: generic, probably
[<em>] Interview (feel, interviewer and general location): N/A
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): nothing
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): public, 4 years old
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese-Cambodian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: $100k+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
[<em>] Strengths: writing
[</em>] Weaknesses: stats, pattern of second-semester slacking
[li] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: see weaknesses[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I knew I wouldn't get in.. but it was nice to picture it. (: Congrats to all!</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ist]</p>
<p>[li]SAT: 2240 (12 essay)</p>[/li]
<p>[li]SAT IIs: 760, 730</p>[/li]
<p>[li]GPA:4.0</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Rank:1</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Other stats: 1.0 Abitur (best possible)</p>[/li]
<p>[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
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[li]Essays: very personal (prob why I got in)</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Teacher Recs: "he's one of the best I've ever seen" by both of my teachers</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Counselor Rec: "top of my career"</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Hook (if any): yea, I wish I had some</p>[/li]
<p>[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]</p>
<p>[li]State or Country: Germany</p>[/li]
<p>[li]School Type: Public</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Ethnicity: Asian</p>[/li]
<p>[li]Gender: Male</p>[/li]
<p>[/list]Other Factors: some national awards, lots of leadership positions, quite a few prestigious internships, being international?, speak 4 languages fluently</p>
<p>General Comments: I can't believe that I'm gonna be a Kluge Scholar. Wow, I actually got into my dream school. Columbia I'm coming!</p>
<p>hey where can i check columbia decision online?</p>
<p>*Decision: Accepted *</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2170 690 R, 730 M, 750 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 2270 Bio-M 780, Math II 770, Chemistry 720
[<em>] GPA: 3.99 UW Weighted 4.3 ish?
[</em>] Rank: Top 1%/~300
[<em>] Other stats: Took all APs school offered (bio, calc, 5yrs spanish, chem, english,government) and independent studied Comparative Government/Politics (related to major)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Focused on charactar developement/patriotism/teamwork that i experienced at the naval academy summer seminar. supplementals were on global warming and an experience i had with an iraqi in Egypt.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: They are all positive, but not stellar.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: They are all positive, but not stellar.
[<em>] Hook (if any): Strong EC's within passion
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: WA
[<em>] School Type: Rural public, noncompetitve
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]EC's: [ul]
[</em>] US Department of State Youth Ambassador to Egypt for one month
[<em>] Conferences with Iraqi and Egyptian Youth in Washington DC
[</em>] US Air Force Academy Summer Seminar (One week at the academy doing classes and training)
[<em>] US Naval Academy Summer Seminar (One week at the academy doing classes and training)
[</em>] Varsity and Club Soccer 9-11
[li] Cross Country 9-10[/li][/ul]General Comments:I was deferred ED. Here I come!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2340 (770 M 770 CR 800W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 US, 780 M2, 770 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 3.95ish UW, ~4.3 W
[</em>] Rank: top 5%
[li] Other stats:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: It was solid
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Solid
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Solid
[</em>] Hook (if any): None, dammit</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Southern California
[</em>] School Type: Mildly competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: WHITE (!)
[</em>] Gender: MALE</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: Grip of leadership ECs helped, but being not that amazing of a student (my grades aren?t as good as they sound and I didn?t take super hard classes) probably didn?t. I wasn?t expecting to get in nor am I that into Columbia (I am not sure how well I would fit in in NY), so this wasn?t a huge deal. I may take the spot on the waitlist, though...</p>
<p>General Comments: CONGRATS TO THOSE WHO GOT IN!!</p>
<p>PS Anyone know how many kids were waitlisted/what the admit rate off the waitlist usually is/etc.?</p>
<p>I honestly cannot believe this.</p>
<p>I honestly cannot believe this. </p>
<p>I'm an Australian citizen and I got in with a relatively low family income! This is essentially, my dream come true. </p>
<p>I've also been chosen to be part of the Global Scholars Program!!!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTEDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2040 670 R, 750 M, 620 W (first sitting, never sat anything like it before lol)
SAT IIs: 2270 Bio-M 780, Math II 800, Chemistry 730
GPA: Well in Australia they have University Admissions Indexes. Mine placed me in the top 1% of the State which means 99.10 UAI
Rank: Top 1%/~420
Other stats: My school was an IB school so I did a few IB subjects but no exams. Very rigorous and competitive school</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Focused on the beauty of learning, the independent investigation of truth in both academia and beyond, the importance of teaching and teaching by example, and how I would contribute to Columbia of course.
Teacher Recs: Stellar
Counselor Rec: Stellar
Hook (if any): Strong EC's within passion
Location/Person:
State or Country: CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA!
School Type: Urban, competitive
Ethnicity: White (Persian)
Gender: Male
EC's: Oh jeez, ask me personally but the list is good!!! </p>
<p>I AM OVER THE MOON!</p>
<p>COLUMBIA COLLEGE HERE I COME! Unbelievable. Absolutely unfathomable. Someone please explain HOW i got in hehehehe with GLOBAL SCHOLAR status like what the?!?!?!</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone and you know what's reallye xciting? that some of us CCers will become best friends... and the rest will become great friends :)</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> i cannot believe this someone pinch me.</p>
<p>Rejected... Don't even feel like putting down the stats, i just feel dazzed....</p>
<p>a word of wisdom:
No matter where you end up, you'll be a great asset to the school. If you were denied admission, it probably wasn't meant for you. It's not an indication of your ability but rather of their inability to accept everybody worthy of being admitted.</p>
<p>I believe you can check at:
<a href="http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/index.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/index.php</a></p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>
<p>Also in to Yale through likely. Ahhh...decisions decisions...</p>