<p>Got mine a few hours ago</p>
<p>so dorms…</p>
<p>So dorms indeed…looks like I’m calling my bud who goes there</p>
<p>anyone else completed the housing app?</p>
<p>Not yet. Where is that at?</p>
<p>Online, on the welcome site. View your admissions decision > click Welcome Website > Scroll down to housing portal</p>
<p>do you guys know as transfers (incoming sophomores), which dorms we can apply to? does the living and learning center take transfer students? i heard they require a separate application.
i wish there’s a guide or something on housing cus i have no clue!!</p>
<p>Here’s what it says on the transfer section of the housing page:
[Housing</a> : Transfer Students](<a href=“Columbia Housing”>Columbia Housing)</p>
<p>“You may also state your preference for a specific hall and for a single or double room, but please note that all transfer students are housed with their class in upperclass residence halls (visit specific residence hall page for details and rate information). Assignment is based on seniority and building preference with applications processed on a rolling basis. When a room has been assigned to you, we will notify you by email.”</p>
<p>When you go to your housing application (see above), the options you’re given are the upperclass housing options: </p>
<p>600 West 113th
Broadway
Furnald
Harmony
McBain
River
Schapiro
Wien
47 Claremont
East Campus
Hogan
Ruggles
Living Learning Center (which is in Hartley and Wallach)
Watt
Woodbridge
548 West 113th</p>
<p>@jason2216 Awesome! Do you have any insight on which houses are more desirable?? Also, is there a facebook page for this years transfers?</p>
<p>I visited Columbia as a freshman admit, and I can definitely say DO NOT put McBain down as a choice…it isn’t very clean. Hartley and Wallach weren’t that great either. Furnald is known as the relatively “quiet” dorm, but it’s pretty nice; they have key cards. I don’t know too much about other ones. I think the housing pages have pretty good descriptions, and most of them have pictures. I would list some of the apartment-style housing first on the app. They tend to be more spacious and have hard wood floors.</p>
<p>And…</p>
<p>@jason2216 Thanks man!</p>
<p>…here we go:</p>
<p>[Columbia</a> Transfers Fall 2013 FB](<a href=“https://www.facebook.com/groups/659138614111653/]Columbia”>Columbia University Transfer Students - Fall 2013 | Facebook)</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone who got accepted!</p>
<p>Anyone who applied to GS?</p>
<p>bump bump bump</p>
Hi All! I have a question. I know this thread is old but I’m looking to transfer to Columbia in March of my sophomore year. I am currently a freshman at a public college. My GPA is good, mostly all As, and I have good ECs and community service. my high school grades were average at best (made honor roll but not high honors consistently) but I was told that when applying for a junior, high school grades are not as much as a factor. I was wondering how bad it would look to admissions that I retook two of my classes from freshman year, one that I had to withdraw from for personal reasons, and one that I got a C+ in, the remainder of my grades are As. I have a strong essay, good letters of recommendation, a legacy at the school (a family member of mine served as president) and a strong personality represented in my application through a creative addition to my application that I will not disclose here. I have internships at local museums, have strong ties to the community, come from a poor area, am African American and female and come from a household living below the poverty line. In the fall I am doubling up on classes and taking honors courses, am a vice president of SPJ (Society of Press Journalists) and am retaking my SATs and ACTs for better scores. Will the fact that I have a W and also retook a class during my freshman year truly damage ALL of my chances of getting in? I am taking honors classes over the summer as well in addition to volunteering and interning at the state capital.
I was wondering if there was any info about the average profile of a Columbia transfer student…
I was pretty average in high school and in my testing (SAT, ACT, AP). I did got to the interview stage when I applied as a highschool student. I deferred my university admission to take a gap year to live in Paris and practice french at the Sorbonne. Now I go to a high ranking university in D.C. and am getting good grades. I am only applying to Columbia University because it’s my dream school and I want to double major in International Relations and Art History.
How does my profile look compared to the average transfer student?
Also, I was also hoping someone could provide links to resources with tips on how to complete the supplements. Since my high school grades were relatively average I think this is my best bet to show how committed I am to Columbia.
Thank You!