<p>yeah, I did get to meet them. When I arrived, everyone knew who I was. My admissions officer came up to me and congratulated me on my acceptance. I also met the deans while there. It was pretty much the one time that ALL of the admissions people were together and socializing with admitted students :)</p>
<p>@cykixd
I actually missed the international student chat cuz i got am/pm confused (due to time zone differences). I had my coffee ready to chat in the am until i realized the chat already happened 12 hours ago. It was sad on many levels. Are you CC or SEAS?</p>
<p>@pineapplecrush
they probably all know you cuz you’re a Kluge Scholar, hehe. i doubt all the officers know every single applicant. </p>
<p>i went onto Columbia’s website and saw that a lot of freshman courses already had enrollment. are people actually starting to enroll in courses already?</p>
<p>I went to Perspectives on Diversity + Days On Campus. It was phoenomenal. Absolutely amazing. My admissions officer spotted me, came up to me, and gave me a big hug haha. It was pretty cool that they knew all about our applications. I met the dean of admissions too. He’s really awesome. Great sense of humor! I’m like going through withdrawal now because it was too fantastic :(</p>
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lol withdrawal. two (or three?) more months and you’ll be there, don’t worry. how does the Days on Campus compare to, say, Brown’s or other schools’?</p>
<p>and agh, i still haven’t gotten my financial aid award. last time i checked, i got a Columbia Grant of $1.00 for the fall semester even though my family’s income is less than 100k. it was a mistake though, but they still haven’t updated it 
i called their office, and it took them 5 minutes of putting me on hold until they realized that “it is indeed a mistake.” is this the inefficient bureaucracy current students are referring to? oh well, Columbia still rocks though.</p>
<p>It wasn’t just me though, haha. They pretty much knew everyone. It was like coming home :)</p>
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<p>Wait, isn’t the dean of admissions Jessica Marinaccio - a lady?</p>
<p>Excuse me, I mean Director of Admissions, Peter Johnson. </p>
<p>Jessica is really awesome too.</p>
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I went as well and had a fantastic time :)</p>
<p>Can people share their dorm assignments? They were announced about a few days ago if I’m not mistaken. I got Carman 8th floor.</p>
<p>@Crashoveride there is a housing assignment thread in the main Columbia forum:)
I’d give you the link but I’m on CC from my phone.</p>
<p>Crashover… heres the link for where people have been sharing housing assignments.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/columbia-university/954376-housing-assignments.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/columbia-university/954376-housing-assignments.html</a></p>
<p>Hello, fellow Class of 2014-ers 
Wow, it’s been over a year since this thread started.</p>
<p>How was everyone’s first year?
Mine went pretty well :)</p>