<p>The anticipation is definitely killing me.</p>
<p>If u see the statistic, the admission rate is about 20% for ED. Then, for internationals, it will be much tougher which I think would be around 10%. To anticipate that you will be that one out of five or ten, it is really frustrating. I’m just telling myself I only have about up to 30% chance for ED and preventing any possible frustration if deferred or rejected.</p>
<p>I really wish we could see into the admissions office and watch them review an app. I just wanna know what their thought process is. Gahh this is driving me crazy and I’m such a control freak that college admissions is the worst possible time for me.</p>
<p>I, too, feel as if I will die from anxiousness. This wait is worse than the wait for SAT scores (and that was really bad). Man, I’ll be so happy if I get accepted. My mind will finally be very much at ease. The problem is solely of the intimidating acceptance rate. One must truly expect failure with such low probability.</p>
<p>^Exactly. I thought waiting for my SAT was horrible. Now it doesn’t even compare in the slightest to how I feel now hahaha.</p>
<p>Honestly, on the very minuscule chance that I am accepted, I will cry tears of joy and probably collapse. Super dramatic but that’s legitimately how I think I’ll react.</p>
<p>It’s just so hard to let yourself think that you’re not good enough though. Really, their acceptance decisions probably have more to do with personality and intangibles, assuming one has decent scores and such, that it truly is out of our hands. Honestly, it’s no fault of our own if we do not get in. But I do agree. Waiting sucks.</p>
<p>I recall my painful waiting for my SAT score. I was all over the CC website when I finished my test, looking for any discussion of answers and solutions. The only differences are, university is more important (Univ>SAT) since we take SAT for university admission and we are not in control of admission process. When we take SAT and discuss with others, we at least have some ideas how well they’ve done and what score range their score will be in. But in University admission, we have no control at all and are completely unaware of what’s going on. This is killing me as well 
but who knows, we might get in!</p>
<p>In all honesty, I think we each have a fair chance. But even if we don’t get into Columbia, so what? [It kind of hurt writing that]. For real, though. Years from now, it’s very unlikely that we’ll still be wishing we got accepted (let’s say less than 19.6% probability :P). Currently, we all do want to be accepted, but I just wanted to remind us to keep our mind geared towards the future as well.</p>
<p>So how do you want to commiserate when we all get rejected?</p>
<p>As an Asian international, getting into Ivy+ is very meaningful to me in many aspects. Prestige, accomplishment, future employment, salary, network, treatment (social acknowledgment) etc. I only have 2240 SAT1 and that score rly makes me want to get accepted in ED round since I don’t think I stand much chance for HYPSM RD round. My ignorant school counselor strictly limited the number of prestigious universities I could apply (up to 5). I have decent GPA with most rigorous courses, extracurricular activities, recs, 780+ SAT2s, but my SAT1 seems to be very critical. I think Columbia ED is the only chance for me to reach in HYPSCM schools XD</p>
<p>I have no idea how we would commiserate if we get rejected… I do not want to imagine such case rite now. All I’m thinking is how to endure next two weeks without having any heart attack</p>
<p>I’m not applying for its prestige. I REALLY am in love with its neuroscience and philosophy majors. I almost wish it wasn’t an Ivy League school!</p>
<p>lol I get that you don’t give any value to its prestige but why would you wish it wasn’t an Ivy league school? Even if you don’t care about prestige, being an Ivy cannot be minus, or perhaps plus.</p>
<p>did any of you guys do an interview? i just had mine the other day, and it just feels soo good to get it over with</p>
<p>It might not attract people who otherwise would not apply and thus increase its admit rate. I’m not saying I don’t think the Ivy League name isn’t attractive and isn’t a plus (I actually think it is) but I wish people would apply to a school because of its personal fit rather than because of its attached connotation.</p>
<p>@HateSMUS: please stop bringing up your decent SAT and stellar activities as it makes applicants with less chances than you (like me) more nervous…there is always the chance me forum</p>
<p>It’s same thing one way or another. Just as Stanford, MIT joined Ivy+ (brand? :O), Columbia, by its ranking and prestige (not from being part of Ivy, but from its own), would still attract as many applicants as now. Prestige is inversely proportional to the admit rate, so it would be a non-sense to expect such prestigious school with high admit rate.</p>
<p>YOU GUYS. So I’ve heard that results are coming out the 6th or the 7th (of course it’s not confirmed yet but that’s what lots of people have been saying) which is less than 2 weeks</p>
<p>I think I’m going to cryy</p>
<p>@ohdamnyou: sry if I sounded too arrogant, but I’m really worried and anxious! Because I’m competing within deadly Asian international pool, my score is below average. Being an international applicant rly sucks :(</p>
<p>I can agree with that but if you look at the best LACs and their admit rates they are nowhere near the 7% point like the Ivy League’s and MIT/Stanford’s. I’m just saying that schools like Pomona and Amherst that are pretty much comparable to some ivies are way less sought after. Just my view of it. Although, NYC does have its own allure as well which may add to Columbia’s applicant pool size, unfortunately 
</p>