<p>At Harvard Extension one earns a BLA in Extension Studies. At GS, one earns a BA or BS in whatever major she or he chooses.</p>
<p>Harvard Extension grad resume: BLA in Extension Studies, Harvard University 2014</p>
<p>Columbia GS grad resume: BA in Financial Economics, Columbia University 2014</p>
<p>At Harvard Exension you do not earn a traditional bachelor’s degree like at GS, but rather you can only earn a Bachelors in Liberal Arts in Extension Studies.</p>
<p>Harvard Extension courses are rarely, if ever, taught by Harvard faculty. There’s almost no connection to Harvard at all.</p>
<p>Hey all, just joined storybook – add Ron H. if you dare …</p>
<p>What is UNI and how can i get my columbia Email~ Thx~</p>
<p>Has anyone here applied regular decision (not early action) and received a decision? If so, approximately how long did it take once everything was submitted?</p>
<p>Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know that I’m still here and after a very long wait and many stressful, anxiety-filled weeks; I GOT ACCEPTED!!! Found that beautiful fedex envelope waiting for me on my doorstep and then cried like a little baby! hahaha</p>
<p>Congrats nontradguy!</p>
<p>@Nontradguy : Congratulations! Can I ask you when you submitted your application?</p>
<p>I applied for CU as a regular decision student. I think… Admission office is still busy to review some of early action applicants. </p>
<p>I have a question to folks who have been accepted to Columbia GS.
I am sure some of people can afford to pay annual tuition, which can be over 40k. However, I believe many of them may rely on either Federal loans or private loans at local banks. Do you think I could use student subsidized loans, instead of private loans??</p>
<p>Your going to need both if your paying your full tuition through loans. The Federal loans only cover a part of the tuition, $5600 for 2 or 3rd year I believe. Scholarships, federal loans and grants, still leave you with a balance that is quite high, for a student with no income.</p>
<p>Here’s the hierarchy of best to worst cast scenarios (for civilians, not veterans):</p>
<ol>
<li>No loans (cash or scholarships or combination of the two).</li>
</ol>
<p>Believe it or not, this is how about half of Columbia’s undergraduates do it. Whether their folks can fork over the cash, they’ve won heaps of scholarships, or whatever. Many, many lucky students don’t need or don’t choose to take loans.</p>
<ol>
<li>Federal and state student loans (with cash or scholarships or a combination).</li>
</ol>
<p>Federal loans offer the best rates, best repayment terms, and most flexible repayment schedules. If you’re a New York state resident, you may qualify for the Tuition Assistance Program (called TAP by most). If you’re NOT a NY resident, don’t even try to change your residency. </p>
<p>People who become state residents are not eligible for TAP if they’re students at the time they change their residency. </p>
<ol>
<li>Private loans (with cash, federal/state, scholarships, prayer).</li>
</ol>
<p>There’s not many private lenders in the market right now. Since the 2008 financial crisis the majority of all lenders shut down their student lending businesses. What’re you left with? A handful of private lenders with terrible, inflexible terms and nightmarish rates and fees.</p>
<p>If you have to take private loans, take out the kind where you can pay interest while in school. It’ll help mitigate the total disaster that may await in your post-grad years.</p>
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<p>I recommend working as much as possible and maxing out on the federal / state loans. Hunt for scholarships relentlessly. Like NOW. Reach out to alumni and ask how they did it. Also, I recommend NOT GOING TO COLUMBIA unless you’re headed for a job in an industry where you can reasonably expect to service your debt in the first decade after graduation.</p>
<p>Finance, consulting, law, etc. You get the idea.</p>
<p>Nicely put @ hellojan</p>
<p>Thanks, Nat! Happy Friday!</p>
<p>@SpaceNerd - I applied as a 2nd degree regular decision. Everything was submitted by 4/25. Havent heard a thing…</p>
<p>Ditto! And Happy Memorial Day Weekend Everyone! Fall semester is drawing nearer everyday (don’t need an IL education to figure that one out I know)! Point is… Excited to meet those of you that are willing to come out the Butler long enough for some serious, crazy, FroYo… like you’ve never Froyo’d before business !!!</p>
<p>I’m talking sprinkles, chocolate sauce, cherries (not sure if cherries are available), and a cold hard seat on the beloved and coveted seat of the Low steps! B there or B square!</p>
<p>@hjw Thanks! I applied early action and all my materials were submitted by March 15th. They did contact me in the beginning of May asking for my final spring grades and they said I would hear back by the end of the month. I think they won’t start looking at regular decision applicants until June.</p>
<p>Good Evening ladies and gentlemen, </p>
<p>I’ve been following this thread since its inception and I am now ecstatic to share with y’all that I’ve also been accepted! :D</p>
<p>I was notified on May 22 and picked up my package from FedEx the following day.
I’m currently filling out the Scholarship Application and will then proceed to the Housing form(s). </p>
<p>If all goes well and I manage to secure a massive loan, I shall too join the Frozen Yogurt Clan. </p>
<p>We made it!</p>
<p>Congrats to you!! Happy froyo dance!! I am happy to say that things are now moving at a rapid pace and I am officially in the system! So good to have a CU email address, an AP session registered for in San Francisco and access to the seemingly complex matrix of profiles that now belong to me and reflect my life as a CU student. Now, housing…let the waiting continue…</p>
<p>Congrats Gimmieshelter! I hear ya on the massive loan stuff! Where there’s a will there’s a way! That’s been my motto through all this, best of luck!</p>
<p>And welcome to the Froyo’ers … Happy to have ya! I think I’m gonna have t-shirts made.</p>
<p>@Hellojan Except that they take classes at Harvard? Dude, make sense.
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