<p>2 siblings for me: 1 sister at CC, and one brother in grad school at the engineering school. Hope this helps during admissions :)</p>
<p>It helps at the margins.</p>
<p>one of my parents works for the university and qualifies for tuition benefit. i think it only gives me tuition benefits tho- none for admissions</p>
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one of my parents works for the university and qualifies for tuition benefit. i think it only gives me tuition benefits tho- none for admissions
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<p>no it pretty much means ur in unless your numbers are so bad that you would get destroyed if they accept you, in that case they would do you a favor and deffer you and then reject you.</p>
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no it pretty much means ur in unless your numbers are so bad that you would get destroyed if they accept you, in that case they would do you a favor and deffer you and then reject you.
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<p>Yeah, because the janitors' kids are basically guaranteed admissions to Columbia.</p>
<p>i didnt think the janitor's kid qualified for tuition benefits like truazn does.</p>
<p>Of course they do. They can take classes themselves (1/term I think) and their kids get the tuition benefit.</p>
<p>would one of my parents working at Columbia count as a hook?</p>
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would one of my parents working at Columbia count as a hook?
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<p>What's "working at Columbia"? Janitor? No. Dean of the College, University Professor, President, etc.? Very helpful.</p>
<p>well my dad is a sr. database administrator at Columbia, so i guess that wouldn't count as a hook..</p>
<p>Administrator (duh wanna give away too much detail). But only positions above "Officer" status qualify for tuition benefits for their children. (dunno how many ppl apply tho- probably lots). But yea, she doesn't work at all for undergraduates or anything.</p>
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<p>exactly, so janitors and security guards etc do not get the benefit.</p>
<p>so an applicant only gains an admission advantage if one or both of their parents have a really high position in columbia right?</p>
<p>No. My point was that it doesn't help. UNLESS ur parents are like... University Professors (thers like... 10 of those). But yea, it's not a tangible difference.</p>
<p>There's a tuition benefit for all CU employees:</p>
<p>Regardless, being an "officer" rather than "staff" isn't something rare by and means. The people who answer the phones at the computer help desk are "officers." Janitors are "staff," but I'm not even clear if security guards aren't "officers."</p>
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so an applicant only gains an admission advantage if one or both of their parents have a really high position in columbia right?
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<p>Sounds about right. They need to be influential faculty or high up in the Low Library central administration.</p>
<p>Professors' kids get preferential treatment as well as tuition. Administration / "Officers" may get tuition but no admission help.</p>
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<p>i take back this statement from 6 years ago. i was unaware how common the distinction “officer” is. when i graduated from grad school i worked for a columbia-affiliated organization full time, was given the distinction of “officer” of the university and would have had tuition benefits for myself and my (nonexistent) children. it’s clear to me now that many/most people who have that distinction and get tuition benefits would not get preferential treatment for their children in admissions.</p>