<p>Well as I mentioned in another thread, I made a website 3 years ago...since i started freshman year. I still own it to this day and it has grown along with the people in it. I didn't write about it on the commonapp (Doesn't fall under anything). But my GC did mention it in her letter. I also talked about ti a lot in my Columbia interview.</p>
<p>My idiocy however made me forget to give the URL of the site to the interviewer...so she could send it to the admin office as proof. The interviewer probably just sent info on the site.</p>
<p>I mean I doubt they would believe such things without proof. So I just sent the admin office an email today telling them of this and I wrote the URL.</p>
<p>Think it'll matter by this point? Or do you think they already did all the decisions?</p>
<p>I think it will matter. I have a blog and a website I started over the summer. I put my website in my activities under career oriented, and even gave the link. About a week ago, I saw that someone from columbia had gone on the site (through awstats). As for my blog, another person with the columbia domain went on my blog for 3 minuts 45 secs, and I had incuded it in the supplement (What daily publications do i read daily? kinda smart, i guess). </p>
<p>When they receive it, they will definitely take that into effect with your application. </p>
<p>I’m thinking that since not as many people apply ED with one of their activites being a website being made, we have a really good shot :D</p>
<p>I have a blog with 2500+ readers. I opted to not put in the URL because it’s on British Indie Music and British Pop Culture, which I figure isn’t exactly the most important of topics. I still mentioned it, and wrote my short Common App essay on it [the 250 word one]. Should I have included the URL…?</p>
<p>@Silence Well, maybe not a complete re-evaluate, but they will definitely see if it ads anything yo your application.</p>
<p>@tonerre My blog, even though somehow draws stories to my personal life, I mostly talk about indie music and hipsters. I sent them two blog posts because I wasnted them to see a different side of me. Being an african american and having a passion for indie music is pretty out there. And so far, it has come close to 9,000 page views.</p>
<p>@good4college Yeah, like I’m Asian. I’m sure they don’t get many people like us who like indie music and hipster-ish stuff [honestly, all I ever do is talk about music and British tv shows, haha]. I think it’s too late to send them a link; I don’t want to bother them, but I did write one of my essays on it so I hope it conveys some of my personality to the adcoms.</p>
<p>Also: not to sound rude, but I can’t tell if tonerre was being sarcastic. Columbia is positively brimming with hipsters, as must its applicant pool. Seems like 3 applicants in this thread alone would classify themselves as such.</p>
<p>Well, as I said before, I do have some blog posts about my personal life in there, so I’m not so sure I wanna broadast it like Pitchfork. But I always put new posts on my fb, and my friends and other people do enjoy reading it. Plus, I really would need more than just me to make an indie music blog. I would definitely need help.</p>
<p>Stereogum is crap. They copy everything Pitchfork does.</p>
<p>I won’t make mine public, but if you’re bored with those, check out NME.</p>
<p>It’s hard to convey being facetious over the Internet, but yes, I’m aware of the abundance of Hipsters. Just I don’t know about Asian hipsters… At least it doesn’t happen where I’m from. And I dunno. The definition of “hipsters” is something my friends and I have debated over a long time. I don’t think I could classify myself as one, but I won’t go into the logistics of this.</p>
<p>@tonerre Hipsters usually don’t classify themselves as hipsters, and often get really mad when called one. So you write a private blog? I mean, mine is not public, but it is open to anyone to read.</p>
<p>@good4college That’s exactly the thing. Hipsters hate other hipsters. I don’t. I find them funny. I think “hipsterism” is a state of mind more than anything. But moving on. No, it’s public. I just don’t want to post it on here since this is a site frequented specifically for college related things.</p>
<p>Obviously the word hipster has a certain connotation to it. But I’d argue Columbian “hipsters” are a little less ignorant of their own hypocrisies and ironies than the stereotypical breed. Besides: to me the whole thing is more an indication of a certain fashion and art / music taste than anything else. Mostly harmless.</p>
…explained and put no URL >_<</p>
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It’s nice that they actually took the time to look at your websites (and that you know they did). :)</p>