The admissions process, how do they choose?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>So I have no clue how this process works. I heard that the Ivy League runs their admissions differently, but I don't know how. Does anyone know how this work? Does it come down to one person? five?</p>

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<p>From what I know the reader for your region will make an initial yes/no/maybe decision...then the maybe group will go before the admissions committee, your reader will present you to the rest of the committee, and they'll spend about a minute making a final decision...</p>

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<p>so only the "maybe" kids go to committee?</p>

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<p>which is most people</p>

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<p>They have a lottery. Asians get one ticket, Whites get two, URMs get 5.</p>

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<p>silly Duck :P</p>

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<p>HAHA people still call u DUCK!</p>

<p>Anyhoo read this... <a href="http://csmonitor.com/cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/1998/12/15/fp11s1-csm.shtml%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://csmonitor.com/cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/1998/12/15/fp11s1-csm.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>maybe it's like this?</p>

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<p>Just call and ask they wont kill if u want to know</p>

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<p>Did Columbia ever release #s of how many kids from each state were accepted from previous yrs?</p>

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<p>What exactly is a URM?</p>

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<p>under represented minority</p>

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<p>gl0ry: yeah, that's what I want to know too.</p>

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<p>they only gave out the names of the top states represented, but no comprehensive stats on students vs. states</p>

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<p>...does it hurt to be from a nyc suburb? ah rhetorical question</p>

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<p>in fact... looking from the cc archives .. most people on there that got in last year were from nyc and around....</p>

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<p>it is harder to get in from NYC suburbs. More admitted students may be from NY/NJ/CT than any other state, but those three states hold more rejectees than any other state as well.</p>

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<p>I've been hearing some conflicting things... Does the admissions rep person from your area read your application, then put it in a YES, NO, or MAYBE file? Yes is accepted, no is rejected, and maybe is brought before like the whole committee? Or is it more complex than that, with several more tiers of reading?</p>

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<p>that article from the christian science monitor is from 1998, i think its not like that anymore.</p>

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<p>"Or is it more complex than that, with several more tiers of reading?"</p>

<p>well i sure hope it's more complicated than a simple yes, no or maybe from one person..</p>

<p>does ANYONE have ANY idea how it's done exactly?
can i call columbia to ask them the EXACT procedure..
i'm really peeved that we're in the dark about this whole admissions process..</p>