Columbia University (2023-2024)

[loud bay]

me when i have maybe 2-3 major struggles and i'm just getting bodied by all of them

[remote raptor]

So Im struggling to write the Why Us essay any suggestions?

Also anyone wants to review my Columbia supplements?

Can I send the link here?

[wise haven]

dont.

[loud bay]

i am getting cooked by columbia supps

gg

[versed current]

The biggest challenge I've ever faced in high school is writing Why Us essays for colleges. See, don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Columbia, but alas, my writing skills are non-existent!
I hope that at Columbia, as an English (and Philosophy) major, I can work on bringing my non-existent writing skills to life. I hope that we can work together towards making my beautiful yet complex thoughts show on paper for the world to understand (I know I have the potential to be the next Plato, I just know it).
Looking forward to your support after I'm accepted! I love you Columbia, always remember that!

[flat spruce]

does anyone know if the coalitions application and common app have the same supplement essays for columbia?

[loud bay]

there is no way

💀

[versed current]

come on, even my colubmia supp isn't this nice lol

[versed current]

I would love to if you can read mine?
we could like swap or something

[flat spruce]

the english major broke me

[devout mirage]

What major

[stone dawn]

💀

[regal knoll]

Can I say I like columbia because of the garden design there

[versed current]

I think you can briefly mention it (in a bracket or at the end) but don't like make your essay about it, there are probably many colleges with beautiful gardens imo

[regal knoll]

yeah ik

i think location is too cliche of a topic

even tho it's true that I like nyc and that is mainly why I want to go to columbia

also can i target a specific event on campus nd say how it reminds me of home

[versed current]

mentioning city life is not bad i think since the culture of columbia from what i've heard is that of nyc - hustle.
this is all hearsay tho, take it with a grain of salt

[versed current]

yeah that's probably something that can be done but again not as the main point, since you'll obv have to mention academics, community and culture in it too

[regal knoll]

academics wise isnt that already covered in the why major essay

I just think perhaps it would be redundant

[versed current]

i think the why major essay is supposed to be more inclined towards I like this subject because and wanna study it because.... instead of i like this subject at your school because..........
at least that is how i percieved it altho i am probably wrong

[regal knoll]

ah I see

yeah that makes sense

[versed current]

again, i am not sure, make sure to ask someone else too

that is just how i approached them

[REMOVED]

[regal knoll]

its a weird opening I will say

but i guess it probably portrays how your interest in columbia started from minor things in daily life

[versed current]

but it is risky isn't it?

[regal knoll]

kinda yes

[heavy beacon]

recommendations for

freshman dorms

im split between john jay and carmen

[remote raptor]

Economics

[remote raptor]

Anyone wants to review my supplementals?

[versed current]

i want to, and you can see mine if you want

[remote raptor]

sent u

[orchid loom]

did you make ED for columbia?

[bitter iris]

he QB

[native hatch]

depends on what you want. you won’t know for sure what dorm u get because u rank them. john jay is pretty social (although there’s definitely quiet floors) w mainly singles, carman is very social with doubles

[devout mirage]

john jay

jjs is in the basement so if u want a midnight snack its literally right there

[native hatch]

ya that’s convenient

id say wallach gives similar experience as john jay

bc they’re connected via tunnel

you don’t have to go outside

also wallach has kitchens

jj feels quainter though

[remote raptor]

I finished my why us essay prompt does anyone want to review it?

[quasi kayak]

COLOOOOOMBIWAAAA

[native hatch]

https://youtu.be/7BqB9KmA3i8?si=EGGdkjrLx1xaS3D2

i saw it lit ;)

[devout mirage]

Jj

[loud bay]

what's interesting about columbia

more or less all i know about it is the core curriculum

[crisp roost]

do cc or seas students have adequate space in their schedule to take non-core and non-major courses e.g. extra math that isn't required for major without it being super overwhelming?

[quasi kayak]

oh my god UCL AND KCL don’t let studt abroad kids do Cs

and edinburgh limits cs to like five credits

[small wadi]

If you’re gonna do study abroad please go somewhere more interesting

[quasi kayak]

where? FRANCE??? LMFAO

i actually want to do one of the kyoto programs for foreign language but that’s exclusively foreign language and global classes so i’m afraid id be behind

[devout mirage]

Eastern europe

Iberia

[quasi kayak]

in this economy???

[devout mirage]

Yep

I'm doing balkans

Girls r hot

• polisci is interesting there

[quasi kayak]

why r men disgusting

[devout mirage]

Just a fact 🤷‍♂️

[quasi kayak]

cool! ur weird

[devout mirage]

South America also has good problems

Programs*

[quasi kayak]

it’s annoying that u can’t fulfill ur major reqs w a lot of these programs LOL

[small wadi]

Not the uk that’s for sure

Somewhere europe would be cool

NZ? Aus maybe

[quasi kayak]

meh i don’t want to be a weirdass who can’t speak the language. and i don’t want to learn a european language

[south merlin]

Yes come to Australia

[wise haven]

U fucking rat

[south merlin]

WHAT

[small wadi]

NZ then

[south merlin]

WHAT DID I DO

[wise haven]

U hear the word Australia and u immediately try to drag people there

[small wadi]

Queenstown

[wise haven]

Bro searches up Australia in here daily

I can guarantee it

@south merlin admit urself to ur sins

[small wadi]

Bro lurks waiting for the mention

[south merlin]

[wise haven]

Bro was wayyyy too quick with it

[small wadi]

Bro was rapid indeed

[weak delta]

Aint u a man gng

[quasi kayak]

yes

[weak delta]

Self hate ig

[native hatch]

Yes that’s what i’m doing

[native hatch]

this is true balkan women are hot (i am a hot balkan woman)

[native hatch]

he’s a man written by a woman (compliment)

[crisp roost]

ohh amazing

[quasi kayak]

studying for a semester in oxford 😍

[devout mirage]

u can do that?

[quasi kayak]

yeah they have partnerships w some oxbridge colleges

and it’s the only way i can study abroad and actually finish my major 😍😍💙

[elfin quiver]

what do columbia students call themselves

i dont think school spirit is huge here so uhhh

but is there a Columbia equivalent of say a "Yalie/Bulldog"? Tryna integrate something in my why us essay

[devout mirage]

lions

[devout mirage]

colombians

[vestal pumice]

Roar-ee is his name. We’re lions 💙🤍

[fathom hawk]

CUNY manhattan

[regal knoll]

can anybody read my why major essay for Columbia

[primal kernel]

is passion enough to get into columbia or do I need crazy stats and awards?

[modern steppe]

guys

will a maker portfolio increase my chances significantly

[weak delta]

Probably not

[quasi kayak]

❌❌ cuny morningside

[tribal garden]

guys any tips for writing the why us columbia essay?

[wise haven]

pray

[tribal garden]

lmaoo

nah but fr 😭

im deadass like the duck on your pfp rn 😭

[modern steppe]

google

research for 30minutes

[wise haven]

its my pfp for a reason

[bright gorge]

I was told to also look at writing resources (The Elements of Style, On Writing Well, etc.)

[mighty glade]

send

[quasi kayak]

if and when you mention the core your reason should not boil down to “because it will make me a more diverse/well-rounded person”

[rotund ingot]

hi

im kinda struggling to write the community essay

[split fractal]

for the research supplement, it asks where the research was conducted; my research was virtual but i was working for a professor/lab at a state college, so would i put "virtual" or the state school's name?

[quasi kayak]

which?

[rotund ingot]

let me find the prompt real quick

A hallmark of the Columbia experience is being able to learn and thrive in an equitable and inclusive community with a wide range of perspectives. Tell us about an aspect of your own perspective, viewpoint or lived experience that is important to you, and describe how it has shaped the way you would learn from and contribute to Columbia’s diverse and collaborative community. (150 words or fewer)

this one

i got the community but i cant put in words how i'd contribute

the community is my chemistry olympiad group

nerdy friend thing with an emphasis on jokes

i wanna put in a columbia specific angle tho

not just superfluous stuffp

[quasi kayak]

how SPECIFICALLY has being in this group impacted u as a student, as a person, et

you don’t have to tell me this but you need to speak to that here

[rotund ingot]

hmm thanks

the community essays ive written so far doesnt have a contribution angle

so its kinda new

[quasi kayak]

idrk how to help without just restating the prompt

[rotund ingot]

should i include a why us angle as well

like "this club has the same values as mine"

kinda

[quasi kayak]

you have 150 words and you have a whole other essay about why columbia

take that as you wish

[rotund ingot]

i see.

thanks

[arctic spruce]

is it ok if I don't use up close to 100 words for the lists supp...

currently at 40 words and I can't think of anything else to add to the list 🥹

[wise haven]

Try to get to 100

Idk man start listing yt and instagram

[arctic spruce]

Insta??

Bro can you actually do that 💀

[arctic spruce]

I will trry

[wise haven]

I did!

[mighty glade]

yes its any form of intellectual development

dont stress about the first supp its literally just them trying to get to know you

[arctic spruce]

ok ok, I'll spend a bit more time listing

time to break my streak of not opening insta for the month...

thanks tho guys 🙏

[quasi kayak]

i used 60

try not to be excessively intellectual but don’t be superficial and say that like pewdiepie highlights were the pinnacle of your extracurricular academic development

[arctic spruce]

got itttt

thanks for the advice!

[quasi kayak]

you can do idiosyncratic sources but don’t be stupid w it. they want you to take it seriously lol

[arctic spruce]

yea I'll keep that in mind 🫡

[arctic spruce]

btw are you usually active in this chat?

[quasi kayak]

yeah

[arctic spruce]

I plan on doing most of the Columbia supps tmr (or, well, later today) so I might come back to ask for help lol (if you don't mind)

[raven shard]

she was right ig

[winged lion]

Y’all I’m afraid I killed Columbia’s why us essay…

[raven shard]

did u mention the core

[rose zenith]

may god give me the strength to write my columbia supplementals today amen

[winged lion]

Sort of — music humanities

Tbh I didn’t want to only mention the core because I felt like that would be rly common

[raven shard]

I see

[devout mirage]

killed as in positive or

[proud hawk]

may i be blessed with the strenght to get through this app cycle

[quasi kayak]

everyone was hyping me up in this channel

[raven shard]

I need someone to hype me up fr

[weak delta]

You will get into a college 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[molten mortar]

when they ask for videos or podcasts

they want an exact link to a specific podcast or video right

not just a Podcast name

[exotic mortar]

dealers

[coral star]

How did you guys tructure your Prompt 1?

"List a selection of texts, resources and outlets that have contributed to your intellectual development outside of academic courses, including but not limited to books, journals, websites, podcasts, essays, plays, presentations, videos, museums and other content that you enjoy. (100 words or fewer)"

Did you separate them out by the ty[e

type

Like "Books: ... Movies:..." etc

[devout mirage]

why are you afraid

[devout mirage]

lmao we all knew it was good

"my writing is so bad i'm not getting in" 😭 😭

we knew u were bro

[quasi kayak]

oh mama my writing was awful

i just had that baddie energy

[quasi kayak]

there r specific instructions for this one

just do a list separated by semicolons or commas. nothing extra

sure i guess

[devout mirage]

did columbia send anyone else a book with a nasa astronaut's signature?

[wise haven]

ask epc

[devout mirage]

it looks pretty standard tbh

not just specifically sent to epc

[weak delta]

Prob epc applicants

[devout mirage]

@exotic mortar did u get this

[devout mirage]

yeah i think it mightve been

my epc friends got it

[weak delta]

It doesnt mean anything tbh

[devout mirage]

i know

[weak delta]

You alr got into epc so

[exotic mortar]

i got a book

i think

[devout mirage]

im just wondering how much money they spent on those books lmao

[exotic mortar]

i didnt open it

it was blue

i think?

and hardback

[weak delta]

Did all epc ed kids get in

Or some reject

[devout mirage]

nope

no rejects

[exotic mortar]

i feel like most probably got in though right

[wise haven]

yeah its jsut epc i think

[weak delta]

Defer?

[devout mirage]

3/5

2/5 defer

[exotic mortar]

what the fuck.

[weak delta]

5 that u know right

[devout mirage]

yes

[weak delta]

I wonder if the Dartmouth flyin kids got in

[exotic mortar]

okay maybe the colleges are actually tweakin this year

like what

[devout mirage]

oh yeah all of the dartmouth fly in kids ik who ed got in

[exotic mortar]

i stg everyon'es getting deferred

[weak delta]

U couldve been guaranteed an ivy??

[exotic mortar]

like how do both of us get deferred from stanford when stanford defers like 5% of its applicants

[exotic mortar]

he didnt go to dartmouth flyin

[weak delta]

Oh

[devout mirage]

we're both just strong applicants i guess

[weak delta]

Was it the same time as Columbia

[devout mirage]

i got accepted didn't go

yes

[weak delta]

Ah ok

Makes sense

[devout mirage]

i mean i didnt really expect you to get rejected either for some reason i kinda predicted the same outcome for both of us lmao

[exotic mortar]

i didnt really know tbh

cuz like

i had no data points to go off of

if that makes sense

[devout mirage]

i mean yeah

i just had a feeling

lmao

[exotic mortar]

i know i said that there's a thousand of me a while ago

but like

i've never really seen someone who's kinda like me before that applied and got in

[devout mirage]

did they get deferred

[exotic mortar]

i know someone similar to me who got accepted

they had a cs organization

and research

[devout mirage]

im hoping we get the same outcome

[exotic mortar]

they had a few different things though

[devout mirage]

that's accepted

[exotic mortar]

i want to get accepted

but idk if it's going to happen

[devout mirage]

if we both went that'd be awesome

[exotic mortar]

i want to get accepted to every school i apply to

[devout mirage]

i do too

[exotic mortar]

idk

[devout mirage]

but idt i got a chance at yale tbh

and a lot of the schools im applying to

[exotic mortar]

i feel like it just means i'd be doing something right

[devout mirage]

i mean u got purdue eng right?

[exotic mortar]

yes

[devout mirage]

couldnt you just transfer

[exotic mortar]

potentially

[devout mirage]

yo can you help me shorten this

[exotic mortar]

yes

[hazy nacelle]

Brb putting this book on the first supp

[devout mirage]

LMFAO

[tribal garden]

oh 💀

is it that common?

[devout mirage]

Good class

Easy a+

[winged lion]

Wait idk 💀 I’m sure it’s good if u mention it

[winged lion]

The syllabus was 🤤 when I saw it

[quasi kayak]

i think i got this a long time ago

[quasi kayak]

stars went 5 for 5

[devout mirage]

stars built diff

[quasi kayak]

LMFAO it was wild bc

i still don’t get how i got in stars

[devout mirage]

bc ur built diff

[quasi kayak]

nah

i’m hysterical a girl

maybe i just write good essays?

[weak delta]

Holistically u have a strong app

[quasi kayak]

i don’t believe so??

i’m just a baddie

like i feel like most ppl here have an app stronger than mine

[arctic spruce]

for the why columbia supp, would it be fine if all I write about is the core + a lil bit abt student groups I'm interested in?

[native hatch]

oh HAHA

i remember that

the book signing

mass is cool

[quasi kayak]

this is what i did lawl

[arctic spruce]

oh!

would it be better to put the main focus on the core or should I find a balance between the two?

[devout mirage]

same then i used the diversity essay for student groups

[quasi kayak]

doesn’t really matter

[devout mirage]

or nvm

columbia has 2 why us wtf

[quasi kayak]

mine were mixed in together

brandy melville why did u not apply ed

[devout mirage]

cuz my essays weren't good

until after tbh

plus i didnt wanna be binded

[quasi kayak]

lmao i hate mine

[arctic spruce]

hmm ok. When discussing the core, do you think it would be unnecessary to talk abt the actual courses in the core curriculum?

[quasi kayak]

i talked about specific ones

but let me reiterate my only piece of advice about talking about core

your reason for liking the core CANNOT boil down to “because it makes me more diverse/well rounded”

❌❌❌❌❌❌❌

[devout mirage]

wrong channel fuck

[quasi kayak]

LMFAOOO

[arctic spruce]

good luck tho 🙏

[wise haven]

i hate the core but i made it work in my essay so

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[quasi kayak]

then why did you apply here

[devout mirage]

same

FUCK the core

[arctic spruce]

I will remember this!

[wise haven]

cause i applied seas

and they only have like the lit class

[quasi kayak]

ok valid

[wise haven]

tahts it

[wise haven]

ikr

[quasi kayak]

good.

btw guys im doing personal essay advice for $6700k/hr

[wise haven]

can i get it for free

for the one time

[quasi kayak]

no

[wise haven]

wow

[quasi kayak]

i’ll give you a discount

[wise haven]

after all weve been through

[quasi kayak]

$6669

[wise haven]

im telling columbia ur extorting the poor

wait

they do that

[devout mirage]

i better get into princeton after paying 70 dollars

[wise haven]

it doesnt matter

[wise haven]

true

[quasi kayak]

fee waiver 😍

i didn’t pay a cent for my college apps

[devout mirage]

same until i decided to apply to princeton and harvard

and yale and stanford

[quasi kayak]

i can’t wait to find a cute rich finance boyfriend at cu

[devout mirage]

i cant wait to go hoeless for 4 years

[quasi kayak]

why would that happen

[south hemlock]

u done with all ur apps?

[south hemlock]

I vehemently rebuke this energy

[quasi kayak]

BERTHA WHERE R U GOIN

[wise haven]

so nothign changes from the last... what? 17/18 years of ur life?

[wise haven]

are u done

[south hemlock]

boy i dunno 😂 none of my reach decisions r out

[quasi kayak]

speak for urself pookiebear

[south hemlock]

prolly arizona then?

[wise haven]

i am STUCK on MIT

[quasi kayak]

where do u wanna go

[wise haven]

cj fricku

[south hemlock]

i dont subscribe to this thinking !

[south hemlock]

stanford has kicked my ass

[quasi kayak]

WDYM???

[wise haven]

"wherever i get in"

[quasi kayak]

this is what i said constantly lo

so like

[south hemlock]

im CERTAIN for rejection so why do i ?

[wise haven]

im 100% getting rejected

my god brooo

my schedule and supps are so WEIRD

[quasi kayak]

just get in

i did

[wise haven]

aight cj i try to be u

[devout mirage]

same same

[wise haven]

it aint working

[devout mirage]

abnon has made me paranoid too

[quasi kayak]

it’s bc u can’t serve and slay and eat like me

[devout mirage]

so i'm prob gonna apply to like 10 safeties

[south hemlock]

what why

[quasi kayak]

what is an abnon

[devout mirage]

he says i need to be more realistic and shouldn't gamble on reaches

[wise haven]

a man

on this server

[wise haven]

hes right

get a few safeties that u can pay

or smth

unless u cant pay then shotgnu all the way

[devout mirage]

well i was gonna do cc

[wise haven]

fr fr

[devout mirage]

but then ppl made me feel bad so now idk 😭

[wise haven]

do a few safeties

neu is one

[devout mirage]

move to cali and attend cc as an oos sounds hella fun

[quasi kayak]

lmao i stopped writing application stuff after i submitted goelumbia

[wise haven]

(they will yield protect u this isnt a joke)

[wise haven]

frick u

[south hemlock]

u got this

[devout mirage]

ok ill apply to neu rn

[wise haven]

giev me ur wriitng ability

it has no supps

[quasi kayak]

do this

[wise haven]

so

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[devout mirage]

literally move to LA and take only 2 classes a semester cuz of ap credit it sounds awesome

[south hemlock]

... #1135690866162405496 message LMAO

[quasi kayak]

genuinely do that

who cates

[devout mirage]

waiut

so did u only apply to columbia

[quasi kayak]

yes

well

no

for reaches yes

[devout mirage]

i'm restricting myself from building my new lego set until i finish my harvard and NU essays

it hurts

[civic valve]

damn😞

[devout mirage]

Eh it can but only if you connect it back to yourself

[devout mirage]

Which

[devout mirage]

its this knockoff lego company called cada and it's a ramen shop

really high quality bricks but also super expensive like lego

[winged lion]

I cut my 250 word diversity template to 159 words what more do u want from me Columbia

[devout mirage]

https://decadastore.com/products/cada-japanese-bun-shop-designed-by-exe-sandbox-c66006w

[winged lion]

Aw that’s so cute

I’ve done sm Lego sets I need new ones

[devout mirage]

💀 https://decadastore.com/products/cada-harvard-business-school-c66016w

[devout mirage]

the buildings all connect

it's pretty cool

theres this coffee shop imma get next

[winged lion]

All of them??

Stop this might be my new hobby for the next year

[devout mirage]

well not the harvard set

but

like

[devout mirage]

Ooh casa enjoyer

theres this coffee shop

Cada

https://decadastore.com/products/street-coffee-house-c66005w

Modular but cheap

[devout mirage]

yeah it's great

the detail is really good too

and also extremely compatible with lego

I got some technic to build

Peugeot 9x8

[devout mirage]

oh that's a great set

i just can't bring myself to spend 200 dollars at one time on one lego set

the only exceptions are the death star and millenium falcon which were sick as fuck

[winged lion]

the most ive spent was on the starry night set 😭

[rain raven]

Why tf did Columbia send me this

[hazy nacelle]

to read so you can list it on your supp

[hollow garden]

wait no same

be so real is this a sign

bc the book is worth like 30 would they really spend that much on prospective students

[quasi kayak]

this is what i mean lol

[ashen sierra]

there were prob a lot of extra copies of the book and also this is just a normal admissions marketing technique

[native hatch]

they had a lot of books lmao

they made it a super big deal

i accidentally slept thru it but

mass was having a book signing bc he just released a new book and im guessing they had more books than ppl wanting to buy

• it spreads publicity for his book

[rain raven]

Yeah but $10 shipping for no reason whatsoever

[hazy nacelle]

ur also paying $85

just to apply

thats like 60k * 85

more than 5 mill in application fees

[native hatch]

i mean it’s his book he prob got a ton of free copies too

so

[rain raven]

True ig thanks for the book Columbia

[devout mirage]

i got that

[devout mirage]

jokes on them i have a fee waiver so i paid nothing

[tribal garden]

where did u find it?

on the website?

[winged lion]

Yes, on the “core courses” under the submenu for music humanities

[tribal garden]

thanks!

is mentioning the core curiculum THAT common tho..

[small wadi]

i mean it's like a defining feature of columbia so yeah?

[tribal garden]

well thats kinda what theyre asking for soo..

[still gull]

hey can someone explain what to write for the lived experience question

[wise haven]

Yeah u should mention it but use it well

[tribal garden]

could you develop more 😭 ?

[winged lion]

Connect the importance of the core to ur values

[weak delta]

Connect it to your interests

Maybe your school experiences or ECs or intended major etc

Make it personally applicable to you

[wise haven]

Like make it personal

[tribal garden]

can i be like it will allow me to study that and that, pursue this and that etc..

?

[wise haven]

Why does the core matter to ur intellectually development

Don’t say cause ur gonna be well rounded

[tribal garden]

i seee

[wise haven]

Like I said I wanted to compare the philosophy of the core to my cs classes

[winged lion]

More so your values tbh, like a cultural fit?

[wise haven]

And determine How each system learns differently from an intellectual persecptive

For ethics

[tribal garden]

ohh i see

[tribal garden]

?

okok

THANKS GUYS

[winged lion]

Like what u value in your classes, in a school, in a school culture etc

[tribal garden]

alright!

150 words is super short tho

like i can barely say anything

[winged lion]

Amen to that

[split fractal]

do ao's actually read thru the first supplemental abt content that has contributed to your intellectual development

like what if they've never heard of most of the books, podcasts, videos etc that i list??

[mighty glade]

no they just ask u for no reason at all

[coral star]

How do they review that prompt?

[mighty glade]

idk, only the ao can tell u for certain but imo its just them trying to get a sense of who u are as a person and isnt really as evaluative in comparison to the other supps

[devout mirage]

I wrote my diversity essay on diversity of thought+ how me already being interdisciplinary just made core perfect+ can use x and x institute at Columbia to help with my passions

[elfin quiver]

lowkey a fun ass app ngl

mostly bc i already had everything from yale but still fun nonetheless

[wise haven]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

It helped set a lot of things for my other supps

[elfin quiver]

right

kinda covered all the bases in the 4 questions

wait so nothing like movies or shows in the list question right? should be strictly academic

i wanted to showcase my humor a little but idk if this is the appropriate place for that

[wise haven]

Well if the movies and shows helped u intellectually

[wise haven]

U can I did

Like I put insta accounts

And a lot of yt

[elfin quiver]

did u elaborate at all or just list

like in parenthesis

[wise haven]

Just list

[elfin quiver]

okok

ty!! and good luck to u

[bitter iris]

did u recycle that diversity topic for other diversity essays

[wise haven]

Thx u 2

[devout mirage]

Yeah

Just change the why us bit

-core +more why us

[bitter iris]

thats a p unique approach

the topic itself

[devout mirage]

Ye

I was thinking everyone would talk about diversity in traditional sense

[bitter iris]

yea ig diversity really is anything

[bitter iris]

ur doing econ-polisci right

thats my third option

first is financial econ

[devout mirage]

Yeah

I might do econ polisci+ minor math

Or smth else

[bitter iris]

is financial econ math/cs heavy

[devout mirage]

Yeah

[coral star]

Could someone read my diversity prompt?

[bitter iris]

so do more ppl end up doing quant

im assuming pure econ can still place well into high finance

[weak delta]

https://youtube.com/shorts/-EKagsSGiB4?si=qa0BKZHz20L1fsjT

[devout mirage]

Lowk idk

Ik lots go to consulting and ib

One of the clubs here lowk a feeder to deutsche

[bitter iris]

what r u tryna do w a columbia degree

[devout mirage]

Idk

Intelligence maybe

[weak delta]

What year are you

[wise haven]

Freshman

[rain raven]

Same

[deep warren]

for the list prompt would it be appropriate to put a url 💀

[hazy nacelle]

Just put the website name

[deep warren]

dont think thats easy to describe lol

its microsoft related

[quasi kayak]

no

website name

[rose zenith]

columbia supplements are hard fr

[deep warren]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/docs/

[winged lion]

Microsoft Product Directory?

Microsoft Index?

Microsoft Product Guides

[winged hinge]

Microsoft Technical Documentation

[quasi kayak]

don’t put a website

just the title

[raven shard]

Do we need an explanation for the listing prompt

or just a list?

[mental garnet]

did yall put down like instagram accounts you like for the list essay

also what are yalls thoughts on putting down a title that has a cuss word in it for that one

[raven shard]

I personally wouldn’t risk it

But idk tho

[rotund ingot]

why is the list so damn long

im at 59/100 rn

and i've exhausted my reading list

my hobbies

my podcasts

(except the omega nerdy ones)

[raven shard]

There cant be any explanations on the list?

what yal think

[bitter iris]

No

Dont explain

[little juniper]

If I published something alone (without a mentor), can I still put it in the Columbia research supplement?

[quasi kayak]

no

yall read the directions

[mental garnet]

lol i love my list

[rotund ingot]

hm

what is the one word that u guys would use to describe columbia

[weak delta]

I cant

Its too great

Need 4

The best school ever

[native hatch]

hi friends

how are you all doing

[weak delta]

Hi!

I finished and finalized all my supps

So im gonna submit today!

[native hatch]

nice congrats

[devout mirage]

columbia is the best school ever

columbia kids are kind and clever

we'll stay #1 foreva

[devout mirage]

think BIGGER!

[rotund ingot]

i got it to 77

but theres still 23 words

[devout mirage]

on my last essay

[native hatch]

good job

:)

[wise haven]

it is sooooo over i have so many supps left

[native hatch]

feel free to pester me w questions i may or may not respond but if you spam me enough i will

[wise haven]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/902576707154903070/917192329767550996/dance_cat.gif

[rotund ingot]

its joever

[native hatch]

and also lmk if you get in :)

would be down to get boba or smth to eat once ur on campus

🫶

[south hemlock]

Mine is the Stanford dear future roomate

I’m gonna die

[devout mirage]

mine is northwestern's community one

i'm cooked

and then i also have browns video essay

shit

[south hemlock]

Oh right that too

I’m cooked

https://tenor.com/view/emoji-crying-sad-gif-22404680

[wise haven]

just dont apply lmao

kek

[south hemlock]

I’ve already written the essays

What’s the rent

[wise haven]

(i have 6 supps and im dying)

[south hemlock]

Sunken cost fallacy

[south hemlock]

Lmao which

[wise haven]

uhhh 1 more MIT

then

bu

and 2 uroch

and im saving 2 for after break because i cant be asked

[remote raptor]

Submitted Columbia

[rotund ingot]

🔥

[hazy nacelle]

Bro says this about 10 schools 😂

[native hatch]

ur fineeeee

trust it gets a lot worse when ur in college and u don’t care about grades anymore but every class is stupidly hard and ur barely average

and then u take finals and have to avoid failing the class

and the school feels depressing as fuck and you have friends which make things better but they’re all depressed over academics too

[glossy ledge]

I have to finish my common app, do Columbia, Princeton, Stanford, UPenn, brown, Yale, and Cornell am I cooked?

[hazy nacelle]

does this only apply to elite schools?

[hazy nacelle]

possibly

i have three schools left too

but i finished my common app

just do one school at a time

and see how far you get

dont sacrifice the quality just to get more apps done

[native hatch]

mmmm idk i just know at t20 schools they’re kinda designed to make you feel below average

[glossy ledge]

All are mega reaches so imma get them done and my app is weak😭

[hazy nacelle]

i mean ig thats what happens when you take a bunch of overachieving students and put them together

it prolly feels weird not being the "smart" one anymore

[native hatch]

not rlly i quite enjoy the company of my friends tbh

[hazy nacelle]

not in a bad way

[native hatch]

and i still heavily excel in some fields

[hazy nacelle]

just different

[hazy nacelle]

do u go to columbia?

[native hatch]

yeah

[hazy nacelle]

nice

how do you like the campus

[native hatch]

the campus is nice. i enjoy that it’s very walkable

[hazy nacelle]

are the dorms old ?

[native hatch]

but it can get a little crowded sometimes

[hazy nacelle]

or well maintained

at least

[native hatch]

most of the dorms are well maintained even though they were built in the early 1900s

[hazy nacelle]

yea thats why im not too big of a city person

but NYC is dope

[hazy nacelle]

ah okay

good enough

[native hatch]

i prefer nyc to home tbh. there’s so many things to do

and you get a LOT of freedom

[hazy nacelle]

do you come from a rural or suburb

[hazy nacelle]

more than other colleges, or just like college in general?

[native hatch]

mmm i live in a slightly suburban part of a really rural area

town of 5000

[native hatch]

more than other colleges tbh

it’s nyc but columbia is its own bubble

[hazy nacelle]

unlike NYU?

lol

[native hatch]

if you want to explore the city it’s right there and we have 2 parks which border us

• easy access to 3 more

within 5-10 min of campus

[native hatch]

i mean columbia has its own campus so ur not smack dab in the city

[hazy nacelle]

ah i see

theres central park nearby too

[native hatch]

it can feel very quaint esp at night

it’s good

yeah riverside park borders the hudson

[hazy nacelle]

how about food

food is lowk a big thing for me

[native hatch]

so you get good views and then morningside borders harlem and i like taking harlem trips

food is good

lots of variety

i don’t think you can go wrong w food here it’s like t20 or something in the US for college food

better than most of the ivies

[hazy nacelle]

nice

so do you have like a scooter or smtg

or do u just walk everywhere

[native hatch]

walk

no need for scooter

much more efficient to walk or take the subway

there’s also lots of free things to do as a student here

we get $10 AMC tickets, free museums, heavily discounted performances

[hazy nacelle]

seems much better than cornell 😀

[native hatch]

id say nyc is the place to be in ur early 20s it’s a lot a fun

and columbia gives u a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of the city

also most dorms at columbia are singles

like i have a single rn and it’s quite nice

[hazy nacelle]

oh

thats prolly good

cuz it gives a place to relax alone after socializing

[native hatch]

yep

there’s plenty of common areas too

[hazy nacelle]

do u get to choose ur dorm

or is it randomly assigned

[native hatch]

you get to rank them freshman year

but upperclassmen it’s a lottery

[hazy nacelle]

oh okay

[flint frost]

lies ur writing is so good

[quasi kayak]

ENOUGH

[flint frost]

NOT ENOUGH U NEED CONFIDENCE

KEEP THE BADDIE MENTALITY

[primal kernel]

is passion enough to get into columbia or do I need crazy stats and awards?

[winged hinge]

https://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/the-50-most-stressful-colleges/1480/

teehee

@native hatch thoughts

[split fractal]

did yg separate the list into categories (websites, books, podcasts, etc)

[native hatch]

mit below columbia is kinda crazy

also stanford has easier classes

[winged hinge]

aint that crazy

[wise haven]

thats crazy

[native hatch]

id say prob top 5 for columbia tho

[small wadi]

is columbia actually that stressful

[wise haven]

yea

[native hatch]

yeah

[small wadi]

where is the stress from

[wise haven]

work

friend ships

living condiitons

[small wadi]

literally just go party in new york?

[native hatch]

i mean im an anxiety prone person but i had 3 panic attacks the week before finals week

[wise haven]

NOT how it works

but also

nyc is not always safe

its still a city

[small wadi]

thank you but i am going to listen to the columbia student 💀

[small wadi]

is that a columbia thing though

[winged hinge]

it's kinda chill tho

idk

[wise haven]

I LIVE IN THE CITY AND VISTIED WTF

[winged hinge]

i was stressed but

[native hatch]

no it’s pretty universal for t20

[winged hinge]

def more stressed in high school

🤣

[wise haven]

alice ur top 10 in the class

cmon

[native hatch]

100%

i think that’s scheduling

[winged hinge]

top ten in what bro 😭

[wise haven]

%

[winged hinge]

scholar doesnt mean anything

[wise haven]

i forgot the digits man

[native hatch]

what

lmfao

[wise haven]

it means ur a nerd

[winged hinge]

scholar is lit random

[wise haven]

wtf

lies

[winged hinge]

caly also agrees

like high school was def more stressful

which is so weird

[wise haven]

fr"

?

what was bro doing in hs

[winged hinge]

i was like

not that stressed

[wise haven]

i enjoyed my hs career

[winged hinge]

the most i was stressed was finals and i wasnt even that stressed

itll get worse for sure but

[native hatch]

i don’t want to hate. scholars are very smart. but also i know nepo scholars and people who nearly failed calc 1 as scholars so

[wise haven]

aight ur just a genius wtf

[winged hinge]

thats j how it goes

[winged hinge]

skull emoji yeah me too

[winged hinge]

NAH LOL

j tryhard at the start of the sem

and then slack off at the end

[native hatch]

this is true and it’s because of how much time there is in between things

[devout mirage]

i might just submit mid essays to NU i dont have time

[native hatch]

there’s time to go on walks and have lunch and sit in a pretty library and study with friends

[wise haven]

how does that work

[winged hinge]

ball hard

[wise haven]

https://tenor.com/view/fuck-it-we-ball-guy-in-suit-black-guy-in-suit-meme-gif-9989487814461476583

[native hatch]

yea i was on fire start of the sem

but things progressively got worse

i’ve heard coming back is so fucking hard from winter break

like summer break to fall sem not that bad

winter break to spring sem awful

[winged hinge]

great 😄

[devout mirage]

when do you go back caly

[native hatch]

jan 14

[wise haven]

i think the 14th

yeah

[devout mirage]

bro wtf

you get like no break

[winged hinge]

we get like

3.5 weeks

[native hatch]

was it 3.5?

i got home the 23rd and i had like what

[hazy nacelle]

high school usuall only get 2

so

3.5 is rly good

[native hatch]

21-22 days until i went back

rn 18 i think

[winged hinge]

i mean other colleges get a lot more

i got back 20th leaving 15th

[native hatch]

we just get a crazy long summer break

when do classes start again btw

oh we start the 16th

[hazy nacelle]

wait

diff colleges within columbia start diff times?

[winged hinge]

huh

no

[hazy nacelle]

oh

i thought u guys both said different dates

[native hatch]

is the MET closed the 15th

hmmm

hmm….

[maiden goblet]

does the columbia list essay have to be strictly about intellectual development or can we just list things we enjoyed

[devout wadi]

i had a good mix of both!

[wise haven]

as long as its intellecutually develoepd u

but that meaning is vague so

thats probably fine

[devout wadi]

is anyone else finding that their columbia supplements absolutely suck compared to essays for other schools...the 150 word limit is grating on my soul

[wise haven]

yeah

[maiden goblet]

same 😭

[wise haven]

thats normal

the point is to make the best of the 150

its a test

[devout wadi]

okay thank god i thought it was just me LOL

[maiden goblet]

i need to fix my movies list theyre not very intellectually engaging 💀

[hazy nacelle]

gives u like no space to be creative

or start off with a story

like other ones

[molten mortar]

hardest supplemental imo is the First one.

i was able to start off with a story/narrative for all my others

very brief though

[primal kernel]

is passion enough to get into columbia or do I need crazy stats and awards?

[south hemlock]

we dont know ur chances

[devout wadi]

mhm 😭

[quasi kayak]

there is nothing u need

u just need to slay

[primal kernel]

ok, i’ll slay

[quasi kayak]

then do it

[orchid loom]

someone wanna read my columbia essays?

[quasi kayak]

r they good

[loud bay]

i think that's the question at hand anyway

[glossy ledge]

My supplements are condensed beyond belief😭

Do I need to write about the core for Columbia

[quasi kayak]

if you feel strongly about it

[weak delta]

Not necessarily

[exotic mortar]

lowkey i got a fire idea what if i put that fucking book columbia sent me on the list

[bitter iris]

someone said that alr

@hazy nacelle

[ashen sierra]

The abstract is enough since you'll also have to answer the questionnaire about your involvement in the research project

You can also get your professor/mentor to send a letter of rec to the undergrad admissions office

[wise haven]

someone said that already

ur not original

[hazy nacelle]

Great minds think alike

[hazy nacelle]

Ong

[hazy nacelle]

^

[sonic anchor]

y'all i just missed my final deadline by two days + five supps to write

i think i am very fucked

how bad is it if i fail my math class this fall

[hazy nacelle]

Wdym missed final deadline

Did u like get a 0?

[sonic anchor]

it was a take home final

and i missed the deadline by two days

[hazy nacelle]

Bruh

So u r failing in the mid year report?

[cunning hemlock]

this 150 word limit might be the end of me

[rose zenith]

будь что будет 🥹 это мой майндсет во время поступления сейчас ахах

[rose zenith]

SAME Columbia essays are killing me rn

[glossy ledge]

My 150s have like no flow😭

[bitter iris]

The whole point is to write with concision

[raven shard]

Is like mentioning nyc a taboo

in the why us essay

[pure sonnet]

how many things do ppl usually list for the first prompt?

[split fractal]

are yg separating the list into categories (websites, books, podcasts, etc)

[wise haven]

Don’t do it

They know it’s NYC man

Unless you can really identify how THEM being in NYC is important

I wouldn’t

[quasi kayak]

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS

ARE WE FIVE

yall teachers ever whip ts out

[sonic anchor]

hey you can write about how columbia is causing gentrification in harlem!

(not serious suggestion)

[cunning hemlock]

did anyone write down the author names for the first question

[rose zenith]

damn guys just read the prompt

For the list question that follows, there is a 100-word maximum. Please refer to the below guidance when answering this question:
Your response should be a list of items separated by commas or semicolons.
Items do not have to be numbered or in any specific order.
It is not necessary to italicize or underline titles of books or other publications.
No author names, subtitles or explanatory remarks are needed

[cunning hemlock]

oh mb i copied the question on the doc and didn't copy down the additional info

[quasi kayak]

they want nothing but the names

[cunning hemlock]

but it's just that some of the lectures i wrote down cannot really be found unless i write down the professor's name. ik this may be redundant to ask but should i still write it down for the sake of it?

[quasi kayak]

which is really helpful when half of ur list is random poetry pieces that you can only find videos performed of it from decades sci

[quasi kayak]

no. just the title. that’s what i did

[cunning hemlock]

got it! thanks!

[quasi kayak]

you could not find this one poem

istg

w out the author

but

they don’t want the author i think

idk

i wouldn’t put it.

you can’t expect them to know every lecture, poem, book on the planet. they’re not searching up every one anyways. i think the list supp is just a litmus test. are you unique? are your interests varied? did you just search up “academic books” and put them on here? do you know how to read instructions?

so much depends upon a 150 word list

just be honest, and if they don’t want something, don’t put it. they’re doing it for a reason. be a baddie and slay the esaays

[cunning hemlock]

MANIFESTING THAT THE AO DONT FIND MY ESSAYS WEIRD 🛐

[quasi kayak]

just don’t be weird insha allah

[rose zenith]

ameen

[split fractal]

i did that but then some college counselor said to list it by category so i got confused 😭

[regal knoll]

hi can anybody help me read my columbia supps pls

[flint frost]

I HATE THIS SHIT

[devout wadi]

maybe not entirely qualified but dm!

[devout mirage]

Nah ppl here kinda dumb icl

[quasi kayak]

so humbling.

[hexed canyon]

Omg we did this in 2nd grade

Well a similar version

We gotta put this in #📜-rules

[quasi kayak]

exactly.

[native hatch]

tru

u included ha ha ha

[quasi kayak]

😨

[bitter iris]

i have 2 research ecs

i did one over the summer but never wrote an paper, it was an hands on project

I have another ec where the project is currently ongoing and i cant submit an abstract

should i clarify this in addtl info to columbia

i can further provide my mentor email address

[bitter iris]

i feel like everyone talks abt the core if they apply to CC

but what should i be doing to make it not sound cliche

[quasi kayak]

say how itll help you in your future

[bitter iris]

Ok thanks

[devout mirage]

I have fun u dont

[native hatch]

i have plenty of fun.

all the time

[devout mirage]

Nop

Stay in room

Doom 24/7

Gg

[native hatch]

that’s literally u

i’m out prob more than y are

obsessive delulu grindset >>> no wifey doomer

[bitter iris]

How much does room and board cost

[rotund ingot]

argh

[bitter iris]

16k

[rotund ingot]

columbia supps is like walking on legos

[bitter iris]

I live 20m away I’m just gonna commute

[rotund ingot]

its killin me argt

[bitter iris]

Yeah concision writing

Is bad

[rotund ingot]

i went for the same angle of research for why school and why major now i gotta fix this

and for yail too

[devout mirage]

LMAO?

Oh yeah but u only go with one person

[golden flint]

Anyone applying for sociology/poli sci

And also for the why major essay should I be talking about every academic interest I put down, or only about one

[small wadi]

probably all of them?

the prompt is plural

[golden flint]

Should I spend equal time talking about each one??

I really only wanted to talk about that and am writing it as we speak

[tardy hedge]

what is the difference between the applied math program in the engineering college and the applied math in the regular one?