<p>When are John Jay Scholars announced for RD?</p>
<p>well since I was notified about being a C.P. Davis scholar the same time I received my acceptance letter online (I was an ED applicant this year), I would assume that the RD applicants would also be notified of any scholar status the same time they receive their acceptance letters.<br>
best of luck! :)</p>
<p>yep i think the most accepted answer is that the second page of your acceptance letter is supposed to tell you about that stuff.</p>
<p>Oh okay, I see. Thanks for the info. :D</p>
<p>I wonder if there might be a correlation between an academic likely letter and getting john jay scholar.</p>
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I wonder if there might be a correlation between an academic likely letter and getting john jay scholar.
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<p>in response to the above, and a purely anecdotal example of one, but a kid I know personally did not receive a "likely" letter and was named a John Jay Scholar in his RD acceptance package. I suspect that CC uses "likely" letters and awards like John Jay and CP Davis to encourage certain students to accept their offer of admission. I kind of doubt they would use both a "likely" and such an award on a single prospective student. Could be wrong, though. Would not be the first time.</p>
<p>well I think I'd take John Jay over a likely letter. I guess we'll see; it's not that big of a deal from what I've heard and read</p>
<p>hmm, well since people value John Jays way more....</p>
<p>A likely definitely does not exclude you from getting into a scholars program, I have a kid on my floor who got a likely and is a Davis scholar. I think there would be some correlation between the two.</p>
<p>Are certain scholars better than others?</p>
<p>Interesting, confidentialcoll! Just goes to show that my single example (and suppositions that accompanied it) did not make up a trend. </p>
<p>So, never mind.</p>
<p>I also know of a '12 SEAS student in Carman who received a likely letter and is a Davis scholar. He had other great choices and the scholar program (while not a huge deal) did make him feel wanted and that the opportunity at Columbia SEAS was best for him.</p>
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Are certain scholars better than others?
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Global Scholars: the best of the admitted International Students
Kluge Scholars: the best of the admitted Minority Students
CP Davis Scholars: the best of the admitted Engineers <a href="in%20SEAS">/I</a>
John Jay Scholars: the best of the admitted *Columbia College students</p>
<p>Obviously with an extremely subjective (and often seemingly random) definition of 'best'. But all enjoy the same benefits - I think the Kluges might get a few extra events thrown for them but that's it.</p>
<p>I got a likely letter and became a John Jay scholar; I’m also an international. John Jay is seriously tempting me.</p>
<p>hi bilguun, congrats! as i posted on the cp davis forum, i was a fellow scholar, it was a huge honor of course to be recognized, and added some perks that in the end made the academic adjustment not just easy, but catapulted me into stronger relationships with professors. i owe a lot of my academic trajectory (now in graduate school) to the program. it also aims to say perhaps not that you are the best of the best, but more appropriately that columbia thinks you’re the best for the school based on your experiences, your personality and what you will add to the school. obviously you have a lot of choices, but the john jay program will hopefully put columbia on equal if not better footing than your other options. there are some great int’l john jays that are still around, many who chose columbia over similarly strong options like you have - i’d consider talking to them.</p>
<p>and in the end - no school matches columbia and nyc, truly an unbeatable combination.</p>