<p>Years ago one of my kids filled out the pre application for Columbia which at the time had him self report his SAT scores, SAT subject tests, and his projected GPA. He had applied early to another school and was accepted. Then in May he received a letter from Columbia that indicated that they had to refuse his application because of missing documentation. It was very interesting that he received calls for an interview prior to December. I never understood why they called him for interviews when an application was never sent out. My son did recall that because we were early in sending all college board information out that Columbia did receive his scores from college board but there was no application, letters of rec, or guidance councelor info sent. I know that his pre application was considered an application when it came time to posting their numbers that year. That really made me wonder about the purpose of pre-applications.</p>