<p>Just curious--- is being a CU Scholar on your diploma/transcript?</p>
<p>It probably won't help you with anything.</p>
<p>Definitely not on diploma, and I'm 90% sure it's not on the transcript. Not that anyone would know what it is, anyway.</p>
<p>Yeah,...it's nothing. Basically just Columbia's way of making its accepted students feel special in hopes that they attend.</p>
<p>Does everyone get scholars?</p>
<p>^ Pretty much.</p>
<p>ssnack *** are you talking about. stop spewing garbage. No it's not true candlefungus- it's extremely selective, congrats! Take it to mean Columbia thinks you will do very well there.</p>
<p>Hmm... I've posted this question around, but I might as well post it here as well:</p>
<p>How selective is the John Jay Scholars program? Wiki says 1% of admitted students are selected for it; does that make it 20 students per admitted class? Also, is it the most prestigious program at Columbia?</p>
<p>No Rabbi is the most selective (although it seems to be reserved for RD admits and ppl that are very science oriented). 4 out of the last 5 CC Vals have been Rabbi scholars but that's probably because the people majoring in math and physics tend to be the most academically capable ones anyway.</p>
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<p>This is right. Once you're there, nobody's going to know you're a "scholar" unless you're the type who runs around telling everyone you're one. (Those are the only "scholars" I knew.) Whatever opportunities are available to scholars are really available to all students. It's not a big deal. It's a way to get matriculation numbers up.</p>
<p>Shhhhh~~!!!!!.... lol</p>
<p>Ohh I see. Do you have a list of the different types of scholars, in order of prestige? I've tried looking for them on the website, but I haven't found anything (just the 4 - JJ, Engineering, etc.)</p>
<p>lol ur fine... stop worrying!</p>
<p>Columbia is Columbia. Columbia doesn't want to segregate among its students and designate certain freshman as the anointed / chosen ones. Most students at Columbia don't even know what these scholar programs are. Nobody's going to care that you're one, or think you're prestigious because you're one. It's what you do once you're there that counts.</p>
<p>I only ask because the JJS thing is really drawing me away from another school, but if it's only propaganda... :-$</p>
<p>What other school? Columbia's a great school and there are a million reasons to go there, but the JJ Scholar thing isn't something that should sway you if you're sold on some other school.</p>
<p>Hmmm... I see.</p>
<p>Just one of the top-3 ranked Ivies :-p</p>
<p>I was pretty set on the other school until I read about the JJS program, but I guess it doesn't really mean anything after all. Poop.</p>
<p>John Jay is extremely selective. But it's a pat on the back. Choose where you like, whether a "top 3 Ivy"... or "Columbia" makes exactly zilch difference especially when you consider that Columbia College had the lowest admit rate this year (and anecdotally, someone i know that got into HYP and another Ivy was rejected from CC) as in the case for two ppl that got into Yale and Princeton respectively but not Fu. Where you will be more happy/like is where you will do better. (I highly advise against Princeton tho due to grade deflation).</p>
<p>It sounds like you're too wrapped up in this "prestige" thing. If you went to Columbia just because you thought JJS was prestigious, you'd make a bad move. Then again, if you went to HYP just because you thought it was more prestigious than Columbia, that might be a similarly bad move. Look into the schools closely and look beyond the prestige.</p>
<p>Well, I had a host of reasons (location, special programs, opportunities, etc.) for which I was extremely set on the other school. But the JJS made me reconsider Columbia and look at its advantages. In the end, I found that both schools are equally amazing for what I intend to pursue. </p>
<p>JJS made me lean more towards Columbia because of the opportunities available to JJS scholars. I guess it's not all the website makes it out to be!</p>