<p>I can’t believe the first evaluation of my life is on next week.</p>
<p>How does Columbia give us the decisions? Do we get an email or is there an account that we log on?</p>
<p>@Canadian112 yes, CSS is the College Board’s financial aid evaluation form that Columbia requires of all US citizen applicants.</p>
<p>I’m honestly not sure how I’m going to be able to check my results without having a heart attack… It’s on our Columbia accounts right??</p>
<p>CSS helps them determine how much aid you should get based off of your parents assets and income—mainly info on their 1040 or tax returns).</p>
<p>Last year, it was like logging into this website. I don’t have CSS cause I am an international student with not Financial Aid request (Sucks T.T its so expensive).
But yea. I remember giant countdown clock and Columbia has. Once it hits 0, this link appears, you click, and the decision letter pops up. It’s so dramatic, and it’s definately a nerve breaking process.</p>
<p>I heard internationals are in serious disadvantage if request financial aid because Columbia is need-based for internationals. I gotta thank to my relatively affluent parents. And yours too! lol</p>
<p>I’m not in dire need of aid, but any little bit counts when we’re talking about tuition fees of $60,000 a year.</p>
<p>Yep. Even then, its so dang hard to get in -_-</p>
<p>I definitely wouldn’t be able to go without aid haha. For once, I’m glad I’m a Texan.</p>
<p>I guess there too many smart and rich international applicants around the world</p>
<p>Does anyone want to post a little picture of where it says the release date is december 6th on the CSS profile? I didnt apply for aid so…</p>
<p>Population of U.S. : Around 300 million+
Population of world : 70billion +.
Yea…</p>
<p>But I think the need-based financial aid for international makes the internationals acceptance much easier than HYPSM. Not only they would get more international applicants but they are also need-blind so it will be much more competitive and harder to get in HYPSM.</p>
<p>@Canadian112 Are you serious?? That sounds terrible. Who even comes up with this</p>
<p>I think it will still be hard to get in HYPSM then other schools which are need-based, even if HYPSM changed in need-based is what im trying to say. Regardless, HYPSM IDC for now. Columbia is my #1 and let’s see what happens lol</p>
<p>@Hobbesette, thats just how i feel. Students that i know who are international that are applying hyps seem more prepared than me >.> Maybe it’s just me.
Either way, all ivies are definately up there for being most competitive.</p>
<p>@ballislife December 6th hasn’t been confirmed as the release date; we’re just speculating.</p>
<p>crying because everyone has such amazing stats, and i’m so under par lolol oh well crossing my fingers they’ll excuse me a bit for ec’s, urm status, region, and/or an unusual major. best of luck to everyone!</p>
<p>@clssnr I know that, you should see my previous post as I posted some interesting information. I just wanted to see exactly how it was presented on the CSS profile because I did not submit one. Does anyone want to take a small screenshot of the area where it says this?</p>