<p>..based on the current surge of applications?
Will this year's application surge affect transfer admissions at all?
If so, what it the extent?</p>
<p>bumpity bumpers</p>
<p>no. columbia is accepting the same size class as before.</p>
<p>okayyyyy thanks.
um any credible sources to back that up?
I was looking through some stuff online</p>
<p>credible sources - the admissions office hasn’t told alums anything, and i am very well abreast of columbia’s actions (even more so than you can find online).</p>
<p>plus there is something truly illogical about your statement. how does the increase in applications effect transfer admissions unless you are saying that a) columbia is going to increase its freshman class, thereby having to decrease transfer admissions - which columbia has not stated it is increasing the class, so you have to assume business as usual b) you are saying that transfer admissions would be more competitive because more people will apply, but that is something we can’t verify as of yet. and even so there is no direct correlation that we could muster between increase in first-year apps and transfer apps.</p>
<p>no news usually means business as usual. if columbia changes, you’ll hear about it.</p>
<p>why? do you think they are going to build a brand new dormitory between now and then? how does that make sense? space is a premium, so only way columbia is increasing its class size is if they find room to house students.</p>
<p>The constraint on dorm space is not something the poster is necessarily aware of. Hence the question makes sense.</p>
<p>why? i don’t agree with herenow that constraint is not obvious. there are tons of articles in the public sphere that describe land constraints, and any reasonable person who visits columbia would make that statement.</p>
<p>i get you don’t have to like what i say or how i say it, though i will say i was being more curious than curt, though i can see how one could read it differently.</p>
<p>so saying ‘curb your attitude,’ just seems defensive and an unwillingness to concede the illogic in your statement. and in the end you know what they say about assuming.</p>
<p>^okay so when I asked for “credible” sources, why not mention that these articles exist?
I just googled "land constraints Columbia University"and I did not find an article. I have looked at their website (as I have been doing all along) and have not found an article about it.
I searched through the Columbia Spectator and I did not find an article about land constraints— something about a brownstone frat…but it wasnt a big deal.
You’re the only one getting all defensive here buddy.
You’ve answered the question to the best of your ability so you can now leave the thread.
My question was not illogical and I am hoping someone else will answer my question now since your answer was also full of assumptions.</p>
<p>This is an assumption but…</p>
<p>Given the surge in applications, i do think that competition for transfer apps for fall 2012 will be more competitive because A LOT of people will be getting rejection letters at the end of the month. If they were really serious about coming to Columbia, they might be tempted to try again as an transfer. </p>
<p>But hey, no facts… just a thought.</p>
<p>“College enrollment will be increased only to the level our residential facilities can reasonably support and we have done extensive planning to ensure that,” he wrote. “The next first year class will include 50 more students, along with some additional transfer students.”</p>
<p>[Breaking:</a> Harmony Hall will open to undergraduates to accommodate enrollment increase](<a href=“http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2009/03/23/breaking-harmony-hall-will-open-undergraduates-accommodate-enrollment-increase]Breaking:”>Breaking: Harmony Hall will open to undergraduates to accommodate enrollment increase - Columbia Spectator)</p>
<p>here you go. the last article on columbia expanding the class. unless an article like this happens, well you wont see columbia expanding the class.</p>
<p>and i’ll edit one thing you’re right, it wasn’t illogical, it was unreasonable.</p>
<p>birth control is needed… if ppl keep having more kids, admissions to colleges are only getting more competitive year after year…</p>