<p>deferred…was so looking forward to not doing all the other apps.</p>
<p>Sorry Apachito… that’s insane, hispanic native-american valedictorian rejected…</p>
<p>ugh, i haven’t received the email for my pw DDDD:</p>
<p>Congrats Light Arien and Smile dude!!</p>
<p>deferred with a 2000 and I’m asian. 
:)</p>
<p>Deferred. ugh!!</p>
<p>guys, i know this might be disheartening, but please try to post your stats. they are very helpful for the entire CC community. </p>
<p>congratulations to all of you who made it. to those who didn’t, know that there is another college in your destiny.</p>
<p>-UChicago EA’er</p>
<p>this sucks… i’ve been trying to log-in to my account with my PIN number and my password, but the website won’t let me :/</p>
<p>is your pop-up blocker off?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure it’s off…</p>
<p>Whats the url to the decisions website?</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2210 (760-CR, 730-M, 720-W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800-Lit, 700-American History
[<em>] GPA:3.98/4.00
[</em>] Rank: 1st/17
[li] Other stats: ACT-34 (Reading-36, Writing-35, Science-35, Math-31, Essay-9), NHS, National Merit Commended</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Excellent
[</em>] ECs: FBLA (Two national competition top ten placings), Catholic Youth Ministry (4hrs/week for two years), Varsity Football (2 years and voted all-league), Farm Work (200hrs/year for 4 years), School Play (4 yrs and lead for two of those), and a bunch of other crap.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Ok
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[li] Hook (if any): Rural/Very Small School</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: KS
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Bohemian
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors: I had a cousin who graduated from Teachers’ College.</p>
<p>General Comments: I cannot believe this actually happened. I’m sorry about how arrogant this is, but this is the biggest acheivement that Centre High School has ever had. My condolences to all those rejected; I can’t imagine how much this must suck. Well, I guess it’s time to go listen to some Radiohead and Kanye West.</p>
<p>congrats! i’m really happy for you 8)!!</p>
<p>i didn’t apply to columbia but i just found out in the past hour that four ppl from my school have already gotten in. so exciting!</p>
<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>I usually come around here once a year (I guess my old username from many years ago has now been deleted due to inactivity) on ED decision day. First off, congratulations to everyone that has been accepted.</p>
<p>For everyone’s information, I am a CC’09 alum and current law student in San Francisco. For those of you who are now part of the Columbia family, welcome and congratulations once again. The next four years at the University are going to be both eye opening and extremely difficult. You all were chosen for a specific reason by the admissions committee and you should be very proud of your achievements thus far. Do not rest on your laurels, however. The work that you are going to have to put in while at Columbia is going to be extensive, but in the end very worth it. </p>
<p>To those of you who are deferred applicants, my best wishes to you and I wish you all the best of luck. If there is a single piece of advice that I can give right now it is that you find your admissions committee member and send them both an e-mail and then a typed-and-signed copy of that e-mail to the admissions office explaining your continued desire to attend Columbia. Do not make the e-mail very long, as only a couple of paragraphs will suffice. One of my closest friends was waitlisted 6 years ago and was accepted off the waitlist and was told that his letter soon after his decision was looked at very highly. This letter should explain why you want to come to Columbia and what you can bring to the University. Simply explaining what you can take from Columbia is not what the admissions committee wants to hear. That is part of it, but more important is what you bring to the community and why your ambitions lie with those of the University and its students. The letter should be no more than a page when typed (of course, use proper letterhead and addressing). Best of luck with the rest of the admissions process.</p>
<p>To those applicants who were rejected, obviously the feeling is extremely tough. Having recently gone through graduate school admissions and not getting results that I believed I deserved based on my achievements and academics, I can understand how you feel. That said, where I ended up has been quite surprising and I’ve been extremely happy with what has transpired despite the feelings I had at the time of my rejections. I tell you this because your college journey is just starting and even though you may not be going to Columbia, you are going to succeed somewhere else and most likely enjoy it more than you could possibly imagine right now. I know it seems like an extremely painful day and it is, undoubtedly. That said, the best thing to do is keep your head up and persevere with the process. Although it seems difficult to comprehend, the admissions committee is actually very good at their job and they know what they are doing when it comes to selecting potential classes. The fact that you have strived for so much at this point in your life is only a sign of good things to come. I wish you all the best with your future endeavors.</p>
<p>To the admitted students, if you want to PM me with some brief questions about the University, please feel free to. I will try and get back to you soon. That said, please do not PM me regarding scholarships/financial aid information as I have no knowledge of that process.</p>
<p>Once again, congrats to all of you who have been accepted. To those deferred/rejected, best of luck with the rest of your admissions cycles.</p>
<p>wow… i still can’t log on to my account…</p>
<p>i really want to know if i’m accepted or rejected… ARGH!! this is frustrating… i just want to know and move on with my life.</p>
<p>@jgaugust: “I usually come around here once a year”</p>
<p>You sound like Santa Claus lol.</p>
<p>okay, it seems that I didn’t follow the rules that Columbia sent me on the e-mail on Monday… i didn’t change my password during the past three days. I changed it earlier today and after I did, I couldn’t log in to my account at all. Am I supposed to wait and get some sort of a confirmation e-mail?</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2260 (730 cr, 770 math, 760 w)
- SAT IIs: 800 math ii, 800 chinese, 790 ush
- GPA: 3.92 uw, 4.74 w
- Rank: 6/414
- Other stats: ACT = 35 (35, 36, 36, 33)
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: really good. showed alot of passion
- ECs: vp chess club, pres/founder literature club, founder national beta local chapter
- Teacher Recs: good loved me
- Counselor Rec: loved me =D
- Hook (if any): none
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: USA
- School Type: medium public
- Ethnicity: Chinese
- Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: HOLY CRAP
General Comments: HOLY CRAP. DREAMS DO COME TRUE. THANK YOU.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted SEAS **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300
[</em>] SAT IIs: Chem 740, Physics 730, Math I 770, Math II 800
[<em>] GPA: 3.94 (weighted)
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats: ACT 34
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Common App about my little brother, my cats, video games, and my obsession with perfection
[<em>] ECs: Lots of violin, decent community service
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good i guess? never read it 
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ^
[</em>] Hook (if any): Violin recording + art portfolio
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]
**Other Factors: ** i had a really good interview, more than two hours long.
**General Comments: ** I applied to SEAS, so being female must have helped. good luck to all deferred!!! make good use of your 11:11’s, trust me it works.</p>
<p>**Decision: CC ACCEPTED! **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2120
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 us history, 720 lit, 690 french
[<em>] GPA: 3.8 unweighted, 4.2 weighted
[</em>] Rank: school doesnt rank
[<em>] Other stats:32 act (35 english/writing, 31 math, 26 science, 11 essay), high ap scores (4 on euro, 5 on english lang, 5 on us history, 3 on french lang) and 7 ap classes total (3 more this year)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: being a child actor in theatre on broadway/national tours, very good
[<em>] ECs: varsity cheerleader (4 years, captain), journalism (4 years, award wining, honors society (quill&scroll), editor in chief/section editors of newspaper, editor of literary magazine, national high school institute for journalism), theatre (leads in shows (usually 3-4 a year), monologue/shakespeare contest winner (2 years)), choir (honors choir, soloist, a cappella choir, contemporary ensemble (leader), comedy improv (outside of school - 8 years, professionally trained w/ second city/groundlings), president of town’s teen council, community service honors society (+350 hours), french honors society, math honors society, music honors society, student tour guide for admissions department, student council, math tutor, mentoring program for middle school (big sister-little sister program), internships at LA theatre production company and independent marketing firm.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I was not allowed to read them, but I was told they were very strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ^ same
[</em>] Hook (if any): professional actor on broadway
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: los angeles, ca
[</em>] School Type: independent (private)
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors: didnt apply for financial aid, headmaster wrote a letter on my behalf (he usually selects one student a year to write for), really awesome interview (1.5 hours!), only person from my school applying ED
General Comments: honored and humbled, yet thrilled and astounded at the same time! congrats to everyone else who got in, and best of luck to everyone! roar, lions roar!</p>