<p>btw… my high school gpa was somewhere around 2.6!</p>
<p>Thanks for the response, I submitted my application on the 30th and everything was posted by by 31st. I submitted the optional essay and photo of myself as well. While it is still early, it wouldn’t surprise me if I was rejected, while my high school gpa, SAT scores, essay, and work history are pretty strong compared to friends I have at GS, my college gpa (2.6, although at a top 30 University) wasn’t very good because of personal and health issues. I was hoping writing about these issues and explaining how I’ve changed in the past year and a half would help, but I figured it was probably a long shot. Although, I have five friends at GS and only 2 of them had the kind of grades that posters on this site have said are competitive for GS. They all said GS focuses a lot on your story and your writing skills. It’s a good thing I covered my bases and have other options if this doesn’t pan out. You sound like a strong candidate so good luck!</p>
<p>i didn’t submit a photo, resume, or optional essay. do you friends at gs seem to think that it is a big deal to omit any of those things?</p>
<p>“Admission to Columbia GS is highly selective. According to the College Board, the GS acceptance rate is 23%. Admissions officers examine high school records, test scores, extra-curricular activities, resumes and essays. They conduct interviews in person and on the phone. They also consider college-level work and real-life experience. For transfer students, most successful applicants attain GPAs of at least 3.8 according to the GS admissions office.”</p>
<p>Per wikicu, Columbia’s unofficial encyclopedia.</p>
<p>Like I said, I know two of five people who had gpas that were that high and all were accepted. GPA is extremely subjective, especially for non-traditional students. If I had a 2.6 grade point average at John Hopkins, it should be weighed accordingly to those applying from far less rigorous schools. This is just my opinion. I am not trying to start an argument about this, I was just stating what I was told, which could very well be wrong. As I said earlier, I know GS is a long shot for me.</p>
<p>Freckleback, I do not know if those are important or not, but I figured it couldn’t hurt my chances. To be honest, I never asked anyone if they were or weren’t.</p>
<p>hey iggs99988… i was able to log on to financial aid today… do you know anyone that was not accepted that was able to log on as well?</p>
<p>The 3.8 gpa is an aggregate figure. Of course, there will always be gpa fluctuations going either way. The GS adcoms spend, on average, 4 hours per application. By doing this, they are really trying to guage whether you are the right “fit” for the rigors of a Columbia education. Maybe your friends were able to demonstrate to the adcoms certain characteristics that would translate to academic success at a highly competitive Ivy League university. For most applicants, RECENT academic performance is probably the most logical conduit for expressing one’s academic potential at CU. Who knows, maybe the adcoms will see that very same potential in you.</p>
<p>Hello All </p>
<p>I just completed my application for spring 2012 yesterday. The admission office said that if submitted by Monday (yesterday) that it would still be considered for the spring term. Is anyone else in the same boat? Anyone already accepted for the spring?</p>
<p>wow! i didn’t realize that the deadline is so flexible! i called the financial aid office and was told that a letter was sent today… i mentioned over the phone that i was able to log onto the financial aid portion of the tracking website and was told that i wouldn’t be able to do so unless i was accepted… so, i wasn’t exactly given a “yes, you were accepted,” but i am keeping my fingers crossed. anyone else get a letter/rd?</p>
<p>hey freckleback, I’m in the same situation as you. I was able to log into the financial aid section of the site as of this morning. I just got off the phone and found out I was accepted.</p>
<p>i am in!!!just got the call!!!</p>
<p>Congrats freckleback and tofumaker!!</p>
<p>Would you mind sharing your stats?</p>
<p>Adam</p>
<p>Congrats everyone!</p>
<p>Congrats everyone! Looking forward to seeing you all at APSes and on campus.</p>
<p>It’s very true that GS is concerned with recent academic performance. A 1.0 years ago, with a recent positive trend, is ok. A 2.6 last semester, no matter the school, is much more worrisome.</p>
<p>To be honest, I also highly doubt that it’s as selective as many people seem to suggest. I really don’t want to deflate your egos, or mine, but yeah…</p>
<p>We’ll college board does say that the accept rate is 23%, which pretty selective. College board works with GS with administering the GSAE, and I don’t see why they would put up a bogus number. Also, GS students are thrown into classes with some of the brightest high school students in CC, as such, GS must be pretty selective as we compete along side the rest of the ugrad population.</p>
<p>Also, just because people on cc seem to get in quite regularly, I personally know of 3 people who didn’t get into GS but did get into UCLA and Cal.</p>
<p>I agree that it is extremely selective. My point was that they look at a variety of factors and you can overcome having a sub-3.8 gpa if you are very strong in other areas of the application from what I’ve heard. After all, it is designed for non-traditional students who have left school for a variety of different reasons.</p>
<p>has anyone received their financial aid package?</p>
<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I also submitted my application October 29th. Still waiting…Would a 3.65 GPA from a Cuny community college put me at a disadvantage? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>muchdua- definitely not… i have a friend that was accepted this past fall with a 3.65</p>