<p>i JUST submitted the application online like a second ago. and im just wondering do i contact columbia for an interview or do i wait for them to contact me????/</p>
<p>thx =)</p>
<p>happi holidays everyone</p>
<p>OH and i forgot to say.
im from canada. so it would be an alum interview</p>
<p>There's nothing for you to do. You may or may not get a call for an interview, depending on the number of alums in your area.</p>
<p>Interviews are not required for admission. Volunteer members of Columbias Alumni Representative Committee (ARC) conduct interviews throughout the world from October through February every year on behalf of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. However, because we have a finite number of alumni volunteers to interview the many thousands of candidates who will apply for admission, we are unable to grant interviews to all of our applicants and can provide absolutely no guarantee that an interview will be available in any given area. Please note that interviews will be offered only in the area where your high school is located; if you have finished high school and are no longer nearby, an interview will not be available to you. The earlier you submit Application for Admission I of your application, the better your chances are for an alumni interview. If the Alumni Representative Committee is able to offer you an interview, you will be contacted directly by an ARC member. Please note that interviews are conducted only by Alumni Representative Committee members, are not offered on campus and are positively not a requirement for admission. Candidates who are not offered an interview are not at any disadvantage in the admissions process. Because the actual assignment of interviews is not conducted by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, we respectfully ask that you do not call or write to inquire about receiving an interview. You will be contacted directly between the months of October and February if an interview is available in the same area as your high school. Interviews are not offered to prospective transfer students. </p>
<p>taken directly from columbia's admission FAQ</p>
<p>Haha, while I was reading that I thought, "damn she konws her stuff" untill I read that last line. haha. </p>
<p>Just to add my two cents: I didn't get an interview and still made it in. Althought I hear that SEAS kdis dont' get one anyway. Is that true?</p>
<p>how common are -over-the-phone interviews? is it possible that, out of the blue one day, you could get a call from an alumnus/ae and the interview would just be then and there?</p>
<p>There's no truth to that -- SEAS and CC are equally likely to get an interview. It all depends on your area.</p>
<p>Over-the-phone interviews may happen if you're very far from the interviewer or you're away or some other extenuating circumstance. They would be rare, and most of the time the interviewer would have the decency to make a phone appointment in advance rather than calling you out of the blue.</p>