Columbia University (2024-2025)

[versed finch]

each opens to a new doc

[fresh lagoon]

care to read mine as well 🙏

?

[toxic plinth]

meh too complicated

[vagrant kraken]

no

This is so funny for no reason

[proud fulcrum]

Sure

[alpine locust]

they’re tired of these damn freshmen

[clear lance]

so aesthetic

[ashen marlin]

on the adversity essay, can i mention my overcome of scoliosis? or do they want something relating more to academics?

[vernal ice]

its adversity

go for it

but make it seem positive

and not a victim essay in a sense

show how you've taken this barrier and made it into opportunity

[urban anvil]

yes but focus more on how you developed as a result of overcoming the adversity rather than just waffling about the adversity itself

and try to tie it to columbia somehow

[plucky kernel]

Obsidian better
trust

[serene tundra]

for this one its both! i did 50 words on why my major, then the rest was why specifically columbia was right for that major

[modern dust]

is the columbia engineering a why major or why columbia engineering 💀 its prob why major right? since the essay b4 is a why columbia

[vocal blade]

Well I'm applying to CC but should be similar but I treated it as a Why Major but put some major-specific Columbia stuff

[modern dust]

but wouldn't that prob go into the essay above? unless ig there's like more stuff

[vocal blade]

I talked more big picture about Columbia above

Like generally how I'd fit in there

[dreamy terrace]

Do you think listing discord.com in the reading list question is valid lol

[dense wagon]

no

But it can be an extracurricular

[dreamy terrace]

Lol

[inland elk]

reading list?

like the first prompt?

[dreamy terrace]

yeah

[ashen marlin]

alr thanks

[winter island]

In the supp about what attracts you to your preferred areas or study at Columbia college

Does it want like just why do I want to study history

Or is it

Why do I want to study history, specifically at Columbia

[rugged ibex]

hmm i think its just a why major prompt and then last sentence u include something about columbia haha

[vivid orbit]

Both

But more the first one imo

That’s how I interpreted it at least

I did both “why do I wanna study this” and “why do I think Columbia is the best place to study this”

[modern dust]

I interrupted it as basically purely why major

bcuz the prompt above is literally why colombia

if you wanted to be safe ig u can add a bit why us but idk

[cedar hearth]

for the list of resources, should i make that in a bullet point format or just list them in a paragraph? also do I need to create a header for each section? (i.e. Books: ... Journals: ... Podcasts: ...)

[cinder hollow]

It’s up to you, I didn’t use a header. Also, you can just make a list

I separated mine with commas

[cedar hearth]

also did you include any social media accounts in your list? like youtube channels?

[cinder hollow]

I didn’t, but I was going to. You definitely can

[cedar hearth]

oh ok

[wide rose]

i just put the base websites and socials

[boreal shuttle]

Did you guys just put like "Book: " or also add some general description?

[vagrant kraken]

I’m pretty sure there should be no description

[dense wagon]

no description

[boreal shuttle]

Alright

[dense wagon]

read instruction

here

its confusing

[boreal shuttle]

Right

My bad

[dense wagon]

nah dw we're all confused

[boreal shuttle]

Thank you

[rich aurora]

when is this due

[winter island]

I’ll try to do that but it’s so short 😭😭

I can barely fit why major lmao

[winter island]

No author name?

[vivid orbit]

The word count is hard yeah

I got lucky cuz my why major was basically “my research is in this area and I really enjoyed that so I wanna continue doing it”

Then my why Columbia part was like “ok so Columbia has these classes and these opportunities”

And also these Columbia values match up with my majors goals

[winter island]

any chance I could ask u some more in DMs

[vivid orbit]

I don’t feel qualified to give any in depth advice lol

For all I know I did my essays wrong but still got in despite them

I can only say what I did I can’t give any definite answers on what works and what doesn’t

[winter island]

yeah I just wanna confirm what u said tho without typing it all out in the chat here

[vivid orbit]

I’ve said all the stuff I’m willing to say on this topic already

All I feel comfortable giving is a very surface level breakdown of what I did

[winter island]

okay bro

thanks I guess

[modern dust]

nah u can j list it i separated w/ semicolons

how would u list youtube tho hm

like channels

[cedar hearth]

I just added a few like channels that contributed to my intellectual development at the end

not sure if I’m actually supposed to do that but…

[dense wagon]

nope

[winter island]

the college essay guy example includes names tho

like if the book I read is called Crashed

do I just write Crashed with no context bro

[modern dust]

instructions say no author

so don't put an author

same for like movies and etc i didnt put directors and whatnot

[dense wagon]

the college essay guy examples is before they changed the instructions

read what he says

[dense wagon]

i lowkey think it's a test to see who reads instructions

[modern dust]

lmaoo fr

[winter island]

damn, I guess I can put more context now tho

I have way more words lmaoo

[dense wagon]

w

[winter island]

me just writing ‘Munich’

[modern dust]

i'm p sure you give 0 context here 😭

[modern dust]

real

they prob j skim it tbh

[winter island]

I meant content 😂

mb

[clever gale]

can we put music on the resources essay

[cinder hollow]

Yes, I put two albums

[sacred plaza]

Can someone help with the supp essays? Can someone review mine?

[chilly juniper]

So am I supposed to mention NYC or no? I’ve seen soooo much conflicting advice

[dense wagon]

only if you have something unique to say about it

its 150 words so id much rather use the words to talk about a program i plan to contribute to and learn from

they know they're in nyc i dont need to remind them

[clear lance]

its a pretty common response tbh

I live in NYC so I didn't need to (mostly the area I grew up in)

[cinder hollow]

I did but I talked about internship opportunities and a specific interest aligned with my major

So idk

[dense wagon]

yeah that's great

[raven zenith]

Is it worth it to submit Columbia maker portfolio?

[dense wagon]

if you have stuff for it then yes

[raven zenith]

alright i do have the stuff for it but not sure if the video is concise enough, is it fine if I send someone the video here?
its just mostly a voice over explaning the project

[worn moth]

chat

for the struggle supp or whatever

what should I do if my personal statement was already ab a struggle?

should i choose another one?

[cinder hollow]

Probably, yes

[worn moth]

idk what other struggles i have lol

[proud fulcrum]

i dont think it needs to be a "struggle" per se, it can just be a challenging situation that you made the best out of

mine was about starting to compete in speech tournaments with no coach/team and how i had to teach myself

if you already have a major point of adversity in the personal statement then i'd recommend talking about a different, more minor obstacle in that supp

[worn moth]

imma talk about losing a linguistics competition and how i used the connections to do research on what i love

[silk crypt]

for the list question can i clarify by saying for example Trust (novel) or do i just have to say Trust

[dense wagon]

that sounds good

if your personal statement was a deeply personal challenge, you can make this one an intellectual challenge (that’s what i did)

[winged valve]

hey does anyone here mind reviewing my Columbia supps? thank you

[hollow crown]

how are my columbia girlies doing

[dreamy terrace]

For Core Curriculmn Classes the people in the class isn't necessarily the same major as you right?

[clever gale]

can someone read my supps?

[onyx chasm]

im personally doing esp after that fat deferral 😔

how r u silly yalie

OMG ILL NEVER FORGET U SAYING WE R GONNA PARTY IN NYC AND THEN U ENDED UP AT NEW HAVEN

[worn moth]

guys the app is due on wednesday at midnight right

so i have all of wednesday to work on it

[hollow crown]

LMAOOOO I REMEMBER THAT

its okay we can still party ill take the train to nyc to see yall 😛

[frosty oxide]

What attracts you to your preferred areas of study at Columbia College? (150 words or fewer)*

should i talk about what columbia specifically offers for my major in this essay, or should i just grind the reasons why i want this major

[dense wagon]

this is more of a why major

they already have a why columbia

[frosty oxide]

why they have seperate why columbia and why your major questions 😦

i think they should combine it

[frosty oxide]

but i want to talk about things about my major in why columbia too, they'll overlap

[serene tundra]

i did both in mine!

[frosty oxide]

did you get in or is it just a manifestation or smth

[serene tundra]

no i got in

[frosty oxide]

the columbia'29

ohh

congrats

[serene tundra]

thank you 🙂

[clever gale]

wait can you look over my supps?

[dense wagon]

yeah, dont repeat yourself

[clever gale]

i just rewrote them

[dense wagon]

you should verify in #🤖-bot-commands

[serene tundra]

sure but like keep in mind that i couldve gotten in despite my supps yk

[serene tundra]

wait how do i do that whoops

[dense wagon]

run !verify and it will give you instructions!

[clever gale]

yeye ofc

[versed finch]

do yall have any narrative in the why columbia

i like cannot find the space at all

[west moat]

yeah im praying to god they extend the deadline or I'm not gonna be able to apply

[onyx chasm]

im so mad there's no barnard girlies here ugh

i need help answering these prompts

[onyx chasm]

nah its straight forward af

the only one that has narrative is columbia's why x college

[versed finch]

ok cool

i was like i can barely fit what i wanna say in 100 words

[dense wagon]

no way it's tomorrow??

it's next year

[raven zenith]

should I submit a research paper to columbia is it worth it?

I have it done

[ivory stag]

wouldnt hurt unless its absolutely terribly wrong

but u do need to have done it with a qualified mentor

[raven zenith]

I did it with a proffessor, but our intentions werent to make a research paper, we just found patterns and new things in that field

but like this month I summarized everything and made a 5 page paper

also can I sumbit the research paper after the submission

[ivory stag]

its fine i did the exact same thing you're doing

as long as you have an abstract youre fine

[raven zenith]

alright but he hasnt checked the paper yet

[ivory stag]

you dont submit the paper btw

[raven zenith]

is that fine?

[ivory stag]

you just submit the abstract

[raven zenith]

yep ik i made an abstract

the proffessor hasnt seen the abstract though I sent it to him today for princeton as well to grade and give comments

[ivory stag]

i mean i made sure to get my paper checked but columbias not gonna check if he checked

[ivory stag]

wait princeton wants research?

abstract?

[raven zenith]

no they want a paper

[ivory stag]

ohhhhh

[raven zenith]

i just used my reserach paper

[ivory stag]

wait doesnt it have to be an assignment

[raven zenith]

let me check

You may send a paper, essay, research paper or essay exam. We are interested in seeing expository writing only, not creative writing.

it does say this

[ivory stag]

actually nvm ur prob fine

wait

did u do it as part of an academic course?

[raven zenith]

no I did not it was seperate

[ivory stag]

or was it an extracurricular thing

uhhhhh

[raven zenith]

yeahh

[ivory stag]

The paper should be writing done for an academic course, preferably an English, social studies or history course, during the last three years of secondary school, including senior year.

[raven zenith]

so im not sure if I should.

[ivory stag]

thats what it also says..

[raven zenith]

yea ik it says two things

https://admission.princeton.edu/taxonomy/term/1006

guess not

[ivory stag]

you might need to submit a different thing for princeton

[raven zenith]

yeah

[ivory stag]

but it looks like you can attach it after submitting your app so

[raven zenith]

but my school is like WAY to easy on grading, I get 100s on essays that are deecent at best

[raven zenith]

yep can I attach the columbia research supplment after I sumbit the app?

[ivory stag]

idk abt that one tho

ur research supp should be fine

[ivory stag]

eh i dont think grade matters

[raven zenith]

i mean idk if my writing is that good as im using a 10th grade response as well

[ivory stag]

same ngl i used smth from this year but idk if my writing is good ☠️

[raven zenith]

u wanna see mine?

[ivory stag]

sure

[raven zenith]

i just wanna see if it reads decent

alright

so I should just sumbit the reserach supplment im just scared they ask the proffessor or something and he would be like what? he made one

[ivory stag]

columbia right

[raven zenith]

yea

[ivory stag]

u dont need a paper for research supplement btw

u just need an abstract

so ur gonna be fine

[raven zenith]

not a paper sorry the abstract

oh alright

u wanna check my abstract as well

please sorry

[ivory stag]

nah nah they just care abt the abstract

[raven zenith]

😭

[ivory stag]

sure ☠️

[vivid orbit]

I did both but primarily the why major aspect

[boreal shuttle]

I submitted the commonapp and it says submitted but the red clock is still there. What does that mean?

[smoky flax]

did u submit both parts?

i think it only still showed me the red clock when i submitted the app but not the writing supplement

[alpine locust]

it’s not going to make or break your app lol

it’s just to gauge what you’ll be interested in/how involved you may be on campus

i would say yes

[tawdry prism]

I am a little confused on how I submit a research abstract to Columbia. I did my abstract on a poster and I have a PDF of the poster, but Columbia states, "Links to research that you have included in any section of the Common Application (e.g., Dropbox, Google Drive, websites, etc.) will not be reviewed. "

Does this mean I can submit my poster that has my results and abstract with it, or should I submit a google doc of just the abstract itself? If its the latter, how should I format it on google docs?

[west moat]

is the poster a link? Because it just means that they won't look at any links, but they will look at documents you upload

[tawdry prism]

its a pdf

[smoky flax]

i combined my abstract and poster pdf into one doc and uploaded that

[tawdry prism]

don't they only want to the abstract though?

[west moat]

yeah thats probably fine

[icy stirrup]

guys does the research abstract acc have to be a page

because for all teh conferneces ive submitted its onl ybeen like a paragraph (quarter page) at most

[tawdry prism]

mine is half who tf writes a whole page abstract they tweaking fs

[icy stirrup]

so im usnure if i shold be including more info than is typically recommended

[smoky flax]

...unfortunately my mom insisted that i submit both of them and i couldnt say no, so 😃
idk if it really matters, the abstract is the first thing they'd see anyway

[icy stirrup]

alr yea i was so confused

[smoky flax]

mine is a page but only because the font is big for some reason

[tawdry prism]

should i double space it?

[west moat]

doesn't it ask for the results anyways with the recognitions? I would just put the results there and only upload the abstract then

[icy stirrup]

oh it does??

liek where the paper was presented at done etc?

all in the abstract?

[west moat]

Yeah it says: "List any recognitions you have received for this research (e.g., publications, presentations, awards, etc.)"

[tawdry prism]

what how would you record results in text form

[icy stirrup]

shit i should really look for this stuff is this all on common app?

[hollow crown]

u guys are smart asf what dou mean u guys have research papers 😭

[west moat]

well you could just list what conferences you presented at, or what journal its in, and what place you got if it was a competition

[tawdry prism]

i thought you meant actual research results

[west moat]

do you mean your poster has the research results? i thought the abstract should show the results of the research

[tawdry prism]

well the abstract has the important conclusions and stuff but most of the results are on the poster

[buoyant hare]

you should mail the poster to the admissions office

[tawdry prism]

i have the pdf

[buoyant hare]

mailing the physical poster shows dedication

and demonstrates interest

[tawdry prism]

damn bro you got the whole squad laughing

[buoyant hare]

https://tenor.com/view/rishab-jain-the-rishab-academy-rishab-aditya-jain-yapping-gif-5443185458084569875

[tawdry prism]

lmfao

[modern dust]

im p sure?

i have abstracts but theyre still under submission and haventbeen published yet 😭

[frosty oxide]

can you give feedback to my supps

i actually have 1 left but anyways

[vivid orbit]

No because I don’t feel qualified to give detailed feedback on supplementals for people I don’t know well and also because I’m on vacation rn without access to my computer

Sorry 😣 🙏

[frosty oxide]

oh np 🙂

[rapid sandal]

real like bro we're 17

[cinder hollow]

Exactly

[clever gale]

although theres some overlap i talked more about how the opportunities there connected with me as a person

so like visual arts culturally and other stuff

my major works rlly well with the core so i talked dif parts about it in the two

[rapid sandal]

just submitted on a whim! wrote all of my essays today!

[crystal quarry]

can someone review my supps

[cedar hearth]

do you guys think it's a bad idea to include images in my research abstract??

[clever gale]

can anyone review my supps 🙏

[frosty oxide]

for why school i connected some aspect of me with the ethos of the core curriculum and school

[versed finch]

In the "Why are you interested in attending Columbia" I'm supposed to talk about aspects of the school and programs and whatnot that I like right? some others i know are being more personal and im a little lost as to what to do

mine is just "i like how columbia does X and Y program and i would like to participate in Z"

[valid pike]

for the columbia list do they have to be actually intellectual developing

[dreamy terrace]

Could someone take a look at my overcoming challenges essay?

[sage jewel]

for columbia research supplement, im working on an independent project

can i still submit abstract

i dont have a mentor though

[frosty oxide]

i can

[clever gale]

well its good to relate it back to you and the stuff youve already done

[agile falcon]

for u guys uploding research abstracts, did u upload ur abstracts to a google doc and upload as a pdf? My abstract is on a research paper where the first page contains the abstract, title, authors, and intro

yo please someone

[agile falcon]

yo did u submit any research abstracts?

[clever gale]

im abt to

mines a word doc so ill just save into whatever file they need

[agile falcon]

just to confirm, u can only submit 2 and u paste j the abstract on a page right?

like no authroship, title, intro etc.

[clever gale]

i havn't looked that far yet lol

i think so

[agile falcon]

oh gulp

[clever gale]

mine was for a research conference so i didn't have like

authorship or nothing anyways

so im not sure

[agile falcon]

ohhh alr thats chill tysm

[agile falcon]

also dyk if theres a limit for columbia abstracts

like can i only submit 2 bc thats what showing up rn

[agile falcon]

hey did u submit ur abstarcts?

wondering if u put j the abstract on a single pdf and if there was a limit to how many u can submit

[versed finch]

can someone from columbia look at my why supp

i have no idea if what i've written is what they're looking for, or whether i'm supposed to be taking a different approach entirely

[agile falcon]

yo did u submit a research abstract

[dark merlin]

does anyone know who reads the abstract and research? some people are saying it’s only the AOs some say professionals read it

[agile falcon]

i thought AO

[dark merlin]

can anyone verify this 🙏🙏🙏

[solar arrow]

🙏

[alpine locust]

they’re probably not going to have professionals read freshman applications lmfao

[dark merlin]

@solar arrow

[ruby cliff]

no one normal does research

[alpine locust]

professional researchers and professors are two different groups of people

and that’s an individual university policy

not the norm

[solar arrow]

i heard yale has faculty read too
iirc

[alpine locust]

that’s only after applications pass the initial pre read and make it to committee

they are not working like normal admissions officers

[solar arrow]

thanks sm

[dark merlin]

should i make my research in laymans terms then?

like contributions stuff

[alpine locust]

your research is not that important to your application

[dark merlin]

so is that a yes or no

[alpine locust]

you can do whatever you want lol

[dark merlin]

what abt like contributions should i make it basic or be specific about like a lot of jargon

[alpine locust]

it’s not going to make or break your application

[dark merlin]

what would be a better read

[alpine locust]

there is a very small percentage of people who do research in high school. that will make you stand out regardless of how you describe it

also admissions officers are incredibly smart people who are often alums of the colleges they work for

they’ll probably have some understanding of what you’re talking about

[dark merlin]

@solar arrow

[versed finch]

could someone read over my Why Columbia and help decide what to cut

i need space for a conclusion sentence

[late nimbus]

just sent in my application :D

[tiny totem]

Is it okay if the columbia book list is only like 70 words

[heavy sage]

hey

List a selection of texts, resources and outlets that have contributed to your intellectual development outside of academic courses

what exactly do they mean by academic courses

[dense wagon]

yes

[dense wagon]

schoolwork

[heavy sage]

okay cool cool

[dense wagon]

don’t put books you read in school

[heavy sage]

tysm

[inner flax]

DO I PUT THIS

[tiny totem]

LOL

i wouldn't risk it

[inner flax]

i mean... i am applying for a health-related major....

maybe i can make my AO chuckle

[inner flax]

you're right

too many damn words

i could fit like 4 other books in that word count

[tiny totem]

that too

[inner flax]

i COULD just put Delay, Deny, Defend

[tiny totem]

Do I need to fill this out if it's also in my official transcript

where is the forensics coming from bruh

[mystic geode]

i put genshin lore so

[inner flax]

i think one is significantly more polarizing than the other

[mystic geode]

generally people tend to shy away from politics

plus this is an ongoing criminal investigation we have no idea how its going to play out by the time they read your app

[tiny totem]

does this mean the company

my abstract is NOT one page in length 💀

[inner flax]

yeah i wont actually :) LMAO

[inner flax]

like the field i think? so nursing, education, law, etc

[tiny totem]

oh

[inner flax]

i emailed columbia and they let me submit a poster in lieu of an abstract so i think its fine as long as your abstract isnt like

super long

[tiny totem]

it's too short

[inner flax]

i thought abstracts were supposed to be VERY short (at least my prof whipped me into that)

[tiny totem]

wdym poster

[inner flax]

research poster

[tiny totem]

same here

[inner flax]

i mean you can write another abstract for your paper?

[tiny totem]

meh

it's optional right?

fuck it

[inner flax]

or just submit the abstract

if they give u an opportunity to flex then do it

[tiny totem]

i cant do this

it's fine

[inner flax]

people scare their AOs with research abstracts in the addl info section all the time

[tiny totem]

paper is in my activities anyway 💀

[inner flax]

at least this time columbia is asking for it

[inner flax]

yeah mine is VERY polarizing

funny thing is i legit read parts of* the book before the guy

shot the other guy

[tiny totem]

yk what

it is what it is

it's just columbia

🙏

jk

im being delulu as fuck

but i am not doing allat

[inner flax]

dude its just a suny

dont worry

[tiny totem]

whar

im joking

but i legitimately do not have it in me

to do all of that stuff

[inner flax]

its the nyc equivalent of calling stanford UC palo alto

[tiny totem]

LOL

[tiny totem]

wait

[inner flax]

or UC hicago

[tiny totem]

where even is uc palo alto

palo alto*

theres no uc

in palo alto

[inner flax]

dawg 😭

whoosh

[tiny totem]

im not in the right mindset for this

ah well it is what it is

[inner flax]

the joke is that stanford is a UC even though its not

ok fair

just like me calling columbia a SUNY when its not

[tiny totem]

im just gonna not submit the research supplement

what could go wrong

[mystic geode]

how many of yall talked about the core curriculum

[tiny totem]

mee

[inner flax]

a columbia AO will visit you at 3am as your sleep paralysis demon

[mystic geode]

idk how common it is

[inner flax]

quite common i think

thats one of like

the defining factors of columbia

[tiny totem]

i would actually rather krill myself than answer these 50 word prompts bro

i cant do this today

[inner flax]

like open curicculum for brown, residential college system for rice, basketball for duke

[mystic geode]

i dont have the time or enegy to find other things about columbia

[tiny totem]

i havent written basketball

cause

i dont play basketball

💀

for duke

[inner flax]

time tos tart playing basketball then buddy

i just

talked about like

traditions

like i will fight to the death for duke basketball tickets

even though im kinda ambivlaent about basketball

[inner flax]

and this will further my commitment to community service by encouraging exercise for the students in which i fight for tickets

[mystic geode]

where are the columbia course descriptions at

[tiny totem]

will a report i wrote at an internship count as research for the supplement

[mystic geode]

there are specific questions it asks about the research supplement if you click yes in common app

[tiny totem]

aw

[mystic geode]

if you can confidently answer those i feel like it would proabbaly be research

[tiny totem]

theyre some damn good reports

[heavy sage]

Is it ok if a teacher LOR comes in a few days

[vernal ice]

im rlly curious about the texts question

bc i guess they expect many students to put some well known titles

which the AOs know

but what if u list lesser known texts

will they go through the trouble of searching about them

[heavy sage]

are you all filling 100 words for that

[vernal ice]

i did

[fresh lagoon]

guys

what does columbia mean with "we do not track extra letters of recommendation, creative or research supplements or other optional materials."

[vernal ice]

they dont want any extra letters of rec other than they ones they ask for

if you submit them a full research paper on the common app additional info they wont look at it

[fresh lagoon]

hmm

[vernal ice]

and if u add anything that they dont ask for theyll just ignore it

so unless u won like a nobel prize or smth i would stick with their instructions

if u want to submit research there is an approved supplement

[fresh lagoon]

😬

[vernal ice]

but they only accept abstracts

not full papers

[fresh lagoon]

ay

[fresh lagoon]

mightve done this

[vernal ice]

eh its alright it wont hurt u

[fresh lagoon]

🙏

[waxen ferry]

Hey guys. Can someone who attends Columbia take a quick look at my essays. I would really appreciate any feedback that you might give. I also want to see if you think I would be a good fit at your college. Thanks again!

Also i dont know if im allowed to ask something like that here so let me know if I should take it down

[viscid meteor]

Gang for the resource list should I fill up the whole 100 words

it's the last thing I have to do for this school

[waxen ferry]

wondering the same thing

im at 46

[vivid orbit]

Rd applications due tonight, gl everyone 😤

[cinder hollow]

You should definitely try to

They want to see that you consume a lot of literature or other media

[cinder hollow]

Thank you!

I’m just gonna work on essays for the rest of the day until I submit

[vivid orbit]

They probably do but I’d spell it out

There’s a chance u get a stem major ao who has no idea what icdc means and can’t be bothered to look it up 🤷‍♂️

Maybe be like International Career Development Conference (DECA Nationals)

Actually isn’t it internationals

Cuz it says international in the title

Idk I’m an engineering major and my school never had deca

[viscid meteor]

I do so yeah I'll write up everything it's just hard to remember what I've read

[versed finch]

LMFAO

[versed finch]

forensics means speach and debate

its not referring to the murder investigation type

[grim robin]

Hi chat

Why are you interested in attending Columbia University? We encourage you to consider the aspect(s) that you find unique and compelling about Columbia. (150 words or fewer)*

is this why major?

or why columbia + why major

or list out what you like about columbia engineering

[signal shard]

well theres a why major essay

[grim robin]

wdym?

there is personal experience

challenge

[signal shard]

well no obstacle, background, why major, list, and why school

[grim robin]

and why columbia and then this essay + research + list

[signal shard]

no..

[grim robin]

I mean this one

is this the why major one?
What attracts you to your preferred areas of study at Columbia Engineering? (150 words or fewer)*

[signal shard]

What attracts you to your preferred areas of study at Columbia College or Columbia Engineering? (150 words or fewer)

isnt this why major

[grim robin]

oh crap i copy pasted wrong one ( copied the wrong essays twice)

[signal shard]

soo the first one is mainly why school

i mean a bit of overlap is fine im sure

[grim robin]

What attracts you to your preferred areas of study at Columbia Engineering? (150 words or fewer)*

yeah this one

if this is why major im good to just copy and paste my why major

from yale and emory into this

change some words

[signal shard]

well i listed out specific courses and allat

[grim robin]

yeah ill just list some courses and professors

[signal shard]

yes

[grim robin]

also include how i've done research in AI and computer science

i have a 100 word why major already written with 50 words as extra stuff per school depending on the school

[tribal sierra]

columbia today 😭 😭 ahhhh

[signal shard]

time 2 submit :(( RIP

[clever gale]

wait is this for honors or what

cuz lowk have icd in mine as well lmao

oh

idk i just put like

deca internationals

and left it at that lmao

since thats what it is

[radiant pollen]

guys whats the finaid deadline for intl students?

[signal shard]

submitted ongg

pls let me in

[viscid meteor]

For the columbia book intellectual dev essay

I'm at 93 words

but can I include a tv show I like too

[signal shard]

i included albums

youtube channels

random stuff

[viscid meteor]

Alright I included mr robot as the one show

for me it's mostly news outlets and books since I read a fair amount

[signal shard]

ok yea that’s fairrr

i js included some others for balance !! 😛😛

[grim robin]

I used research papers, books, and yt channels

[signal shard]

How long does it take for the portal to come

[grim robin]

[signal shard]

sounds good

yea i did a few albums, yt channels, websites, and books

[grim robin]

all of which I've read and looked into

[grim robin]

i need the same essay reviews

im so cooked

[sonic minnow]

i give up

[signal shard]

do you read

[sonic minnow]

But do they know that ? No

I’m showing intellectual curiosity by avoiding online trends🤓

[sonic minnow]

Sometimes

[vernal ice]

just hit them with a "if she don't hawk tuah, i don't talk tuah"

[sonic minnow]

columbia is so foul for these 150 word essays

[cinder hollow]

Just applied 🥳

Do I turn in ACT scores to the portal then

[hot jasper]

Just submitted! wish me luck lol

[signal shard]

where the f is the portal

[cinder hollow]

They may still be on break

[signal shard]

ok yea

[craggy ridge]

For the columbia writing supplement, I've done research with a mentor, as well as published a paper independently in a journal. Neither of these fits the description of "completed research with a mentor," so I plan on leaving the section blank. Is this okay? I clarify in my common app activities that it was independent research and that the research is ongoing for the uni ones

If not, is there an additional information section for me to write about this?

[sonic minnow]

finally finished

almost died

time to eat

bye

[sour dagger]

Columbia’s family section asks “Have any relatives ever attended Columbia University?” My cousin went to Columbia, would that have any kind of legacy effect? I’m also first gen

[modern dust]

if you click yes does it give you more options

i doubt it helps tho

[sour dagger]

Yeah

Name and relationship, specific program, number of degrees, year graduated

[dense wagon]

yes

it will give you legacy bump

[wanton marten]

One of my parents doesn't work, what am I supposed to put for Occupation and position/title? Would be really glad if someone could help me out 🙏

[dense wagon]

doesnt work as in unable to work or doesnt work as in retired

[wanton marten]

unemployed

[dense wagon]

is there no unemployed box

[wanton marten]

for employment status there is

bruh i cant send images here

[versed finch]

for the columbia fee waiver do we just click yes here

they emailed saying the app fee is waived

but theres nothing about it on the website

[cinder hollow]

Is Columbia doing interviews this year?

[solar arrow]

should we put speeches given at the DNC/RNC

like walz 2024 dnc speech

[tawdry prism]

tbh i would not

[clever gale]

why does my preview not have written questions

[signal shard]

Cus its separate

u submit the app

then q's

[steady tendon]

no

[cinder hollow]

Dang, I was actually hoping for one

[steady tendon]

hoping?? u must be good at interviews 😭

[cinder hollow]

No but it would at least tell me if I was being considered 💀

My Yale interview went so bad actually

But Georgetown and William & Mary were pretty good idk

[signal shard]

ohh georgetown omg

i have that next week

[craggy ridge]

Do I have to submit two pieces for the music supplement?

I have one piece for jazz and two pieces for orchestra, but I'd rather submit the one piece from jazz because I highlighted that I'd want to play jazz at columbia

[dense wagon]

WAIT ITS JAN 10?

i should apply

[signal shard]

yes😛😛

i’m very grateful lol

[dense wagon]

their app is so confusing

lemme add

[sonic minnow]

i hate their policy of asking for all sat scores

not applying bc of that!

SUBMITTED COLUMBIA

[signal shard]

help real my test scores look so bad

cus i made such small jumps 😭

1380, 1420, 1390, 1430, 1480..

[sonic minnow]

SAME and i actually regressed in august

biggest downfall in history

[signal shard]

and i sent them 5

😺 pls take me idc

[sonic minnow]

hopefully theyll see that u grew ❤️

[signal shard]

at least it finally ended up near the median or smth

HELPP real cus i took like

aug, oct, nov, dec

brutal stretch cus sat every month 💀

[sonic minnow]

i also took it 5 times to get my final score

💀

[signal shard]

lets hope thats context or smth

REAL 😭

[sonic minnow]

and i took act twice

but im happy with my scores

worth the effort

[signal shard]

crazy 😭

yea i js submitted 1480 cus school avg low af

maybe a few pts off but wtvr

idgaf

[sonic minnow]

1480 is still really good

and if ur school averge is <1000 then u should be fine

[signal shard]

yeaa its 990

so i didnt wanna be like every1 else helpp

[sonic minnow]

its submitted seperatly

so u need to submit the first part in order to submit the writing

columbia's questions and info is seperate

the application needs to be submitted first

yes

after i submitted my application

this section

its just a seperate uploading of the questions

princeton and harvard is one section but columbia is seperate

yea its weird

naur 😭

as long as u did the supps ur good

the supps arent included in the regular app

u have to submit both

hope that helped!

[rich aurora]

J submitted

[valid pike]

am i cooked if i submitted at 12:00

[rich aurora]

ye

[signal shard]

crazy 😭

bro had like 4 months help

[dense wagon]

are the music/art supplements for columbia due on the same day?

[valid pike]

ur good lil bro

[dense wagon]

where do i submit those

[rich aurora]

na

[valid pike]

nah i submitted the regular app earlier today but i forgot about the writing supplements submission

for some reason

[signal shard]

ok i see

[valid pike]

and i realized at 11:59 that i had to

yeah

[rich aurora]

ur dad rlly wor for xbox?

[valid pike]

yes

[rich aurora]

🤩

[valid pike]

dont mess w me

[river basin]

yuh

[manic helm]

just applied rn

12 mins before the deadlie

cracked like that

[dense wagon]

pst better

[river basin]

can soemone skim the columbia essay for me rq

like hella quick

[tiny totem]

i would but im shit with essays

[dense wagon]

11:36pm

[river basin]

oh shit bro

i did research

but i forgot to put in the abstract shit

i just left that question blank

whoops

its fine right it dont matter?

hopefully lol

[winter island]

u can upload it to the portal after maybe

just put a word doc with it explaining u forgot to add it

[agile falcon]

for columbias why major did u guys mention your academic experience that align with a specific major? I mainly talked about the rooted meaning behind it and my future goals with respect to that.

[signal shard]

well i talked ab a class that sparked my interest yea

then some classes and professors at colombian

columbia

then career

[agile falcon]

ohhh alr. so that was ur anecdote right? i mean like did u start talking abt i did this and this to help me work towards my goal? I mainly talked about why it mattered to me personally and connected it with my future goals

[signal shard]

so i talked about the class then yea moved my way to classes & how i would take advantage of the city & stuff like that!

[agile falcon]

did u talk about any of the ecs you are doing rn that align with ur goals?

[signal shard]

didn’t have any ecs that aligned w it 😭 so no

i do for other schools tho

varies on the major

like for penn why major i did include it

[agile falcon]

shoot alr thanks for the help

[sonic minnow]

i talked abt research i did

[agile falcon]

did u mention it as the catalyst for ur goals/why u wanna pursue the major or as a supplement to how the major aligns w ur goals?

[sonic minnow]

i think a catlyst

i talked about it in my why major essay

[agile falcon]

yea alr makes sense i started with an anecdote bc it wasnt a specific instance. but im wondering is it necessary to mention activities as a supplement to explain what ur doing aligns w ur goals

[sonic minnow]

i said i wanted to do research in my why columbia essay

the why us and why major essay was really annoying

it should have been one 300 word essay

[agile falcon]

agreed same for cornell engineering they make u do 2 separate things. so was all u talked about research and how it catalyzed ur goals and what ur future goals at columbia are?

[sonic minnow]

well i applied as a medical humanities major, basically i talked about how i want to supplement my eduaction in the life sciences with the humantieis thru the core cirriculum

so research + connection to humanities

i applied architecture as my second major

[sonic minnow]

got columbia portal!

[vernal ice]

they need to link them to ur app

so yeah

dw about it

[cinder hollow]

Bro the portal is not working for me

[signal shard]

yea this happened w harvard for me

updated after a while

[dim spire]

If I said yes to reporting sat scores do I have to submit them again on the portal?

or do they just take what I put on my commonapp

[cinder hollow]

No

[sonic minnow]

wait nv i didnt get the portal

just an email confirmation

💀

[signal shard]

oh is that not the portal

i thought there was a link somewhere

[cinder hollow]

There’s a link for the portal in the email

[sonic minnow]

oh but i dont see my credentials

so i couldnt log in

[signal shard]

dont u make it?

[sonic minnow]

oh ur right

sorry i dont read things

🤣

bruh my recs didnt send

time to email my counsleor

[signal shard]

did they send for other schools?

sometimes they take a while to update

Or does it say downloaded

Bro why is the thing distorted 😭

bring back clean harvard portal

[sonic minnow]

I SAW THAT TOO

harvard and princetons portal is 10x better

[sonic minnow]

yea for pton and harvard

this happened during the early round

like 4/5 of my schools got them but uchicago didnt

[signal shard]

ong

this is acc embarassing bro

billion dollar endowment

[signal shard]

Oh okayy

i think it should be fine

[sonic minnow]

they spent all their money on their legal team probably 🤣

[signal shard]

HELPP

crazy

[river basin]

lmao

[brittle brook]

for columbia, the creative portfolio supplementals all require this:

all my creative work is like self done and i didnt publish it or anything

it's just some dude on reddit

i honestly don't trust that

but

[sonic minnow]

Same bro

I’m self taught

[sonic minnow]

How am I supposed to have someone vouch for me

[brittle brook]

resume??

like

it's just a blog

with creative writing

like what am i supposed to do

[sonic minnow]

That’s why I marked no for the supplemental

😭

[brittle brook]

one of my friends wanted to do mine

but it said appropriate

so like

[sonic minnow]

It just felt weird to ask one of my friends to do it…

[brittle brook]

am i just supposed to ask

yeah.

like i'm not getting the one time photography teacher

to rate my photos

[sonic minnow]

Like he did inspire me to start making stuff but he’s not a professional or anything

[brittle brook]

i feel like that's just disrespectful

[sonic minnow]

Yea

Oh Columbia u will pay for this

It’s whatevs, not like it’s required anyways

[brittle brook]

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPEsSlptjFu1NHX3D2s5RaIoeGRS761CoZHZXKfYIXHiyceHef_64mHMHotBBVS8w?key=VUVWUUpIcEhQampnRjVuUGFObWJHSGxhYllvb01B some photos for reference

https://www.penguinenterprises.org/74-b75ca90ed974 idk if this counts as creative

[white tulip]

Is it true we have to make the portal ourselves?

Or will they email it to us

[vernal ice]

they email when its ready

but

then u have to press reset password to get the pin

[white tulip]

Alr thanks 🙏🏽

[sonic minnow]

off topic but these are stunning

[signal shard]

the engineering logo is better

[sonic minnow]

yea this is a new level of laziness

making us make our own portals 💀

[signal shard]

its not that bad yo 😭🙏

[sonic minnow]

it was for me bc i didnt even realize i had to make one

😭

[signal shard]

cus u didnt read it helpp

[sonic minnow]

🤭

how many apps are u submitting today

[signal shard]

um 6

[sonic minnow]

same

[signal shard]

i did dartmouth & bc alr

[modern dust]

damn

[signal shard]

yale, duke, washu and northwestern leftt

[sonic minnow]

i finished cornell and duke, doing jhu rn

[modern dust]

lots of colleges deadline today

[modern dust]

ay same

[signal shard]

no fr

[modern dust]

i mean

jhu is like

[signal shard]

today & jan 6 r the worst

[modern dust]

half copy pste

[signal shard]

but other than that chillin

[modern dust]

huh whast j6

besides chicago

[sonic minnow]

yea its just copy and paste atp

[signal shard]

like hella lacs

[modern dust]

(which iim super cooked for)

oh

[sonic minnow]

mit is on the 6th

thats like my last one

[signal shard]

real 😭

[sonic minnow]

except for unc and umich

[signal shard]

my latest is like jan 15 eughh

for cmc

which is all done anyways i guess i could submt

[sonic minnow]

ill worry about it later

im burnt out

[signal shard]

real

no fr 😭 i be checking the apps like 20x

ion wanna make a mistake w my test scores or smth

[sonic minnow]

my wallet balance 📉

[signal shard]

crazyy

i love fee waivers ❤️

[sonic minnow]

i dont qualify for any so womp womp

[signal shard]

HELPP i didnt see this

this is INSANE

[sonic minnow]

i think ima spend above 2k

bc of css profile and slidesroom too

[signal shard]

crazy 😭

i've spent like.. zero god bless being low income

[modern dust]

yeah

thats today

💀

[signal shard]

unless u count paying for sat or smth

[modern dust]

oh sshoot...

[sonic minnow]

ive spent TOO much on collegeboard

[modern dust]

this is extortion or smth

[sonic minnow]

that evil corp has drained my wallet

i got fee waivers for uchi, washu, stanford, and usc

but for others i have to pay

so womp

[modern dust]

huh what

😭 damn

i lowk j didnt bother

[sonic minnow]

uchi and washu is free for ppl who apply for fin aid

[modern dust]

ohhh

[sonic minnow]

every college should be like that ngl

[modern dust]

tbf everyone would j apply fin aid esp if its needblind

[sonic minnow]

funny thing is washu and uchi are need aware

so i was suprised they did that

[brittle brook]

uchi..

💀 that bum ass school

[modern dust]

free application fee but what did it cost

[sonic minnow]

they deferred me so im pissed

[sonic minnow]

nothing, no css or portfolio

[brittle brook]

they rejected me :(((

[sonic minnow]

well it costed me my soul

when i got rejected

and when i had to write their bum ass essay

[modern dust]

no i mean like cuz they're need aware

😭

[sonic minnow]

wait not rejected but deferred

[modern dust]

i have to write uchicago

ihnc what to write

...

[sonic minnow]

basicaly the same since uchi rejects most deferred

[sonic minnow]

i wrote about my love for buldak ramen noodles. hope this helps!

[brittle brook]

i wrote about gay sex

uhm

so about columbia

the answer is no because apparently the supplements were due last night

I CANT WITH THIS SCHOOL.

@misty gulch

lke what am i supoosed to do suck ur dick

im kms

yeah i

idk atp

im ending it

[valid pike]

am i cooked? i submitted the writing supplement 11 seconds after deadline

[brittle brook]

they told me the same thing twice bro

what.

this is actually embarassing

[white tulip]

Yea same hopefully they give me the portal 😭

[brittle brook]

just what the fuck 😭🙏 i want a fee waiver

[brittle brook]

i already had a columbia portal from EPC

so i just used that to log in and it worked…

[valid pike]

nah they sent me the portal email but they didnt download my supps bro

[brittle brook]

everything shows up, just for the supplement it says X

[white tulip]

Should be good then usually takes little bit

[brittle brook]

this school is the most bum out of all the ivids ngl

[sonic minnow]

That is so insane

[manic helm]

uh columbia send me an email saying the deadline is past and i did submit an application

even though i literally did

and i still didnt get my portal

am i cooked

i submitted my stuff at 11:48 jan 1

[signal shard]

HELP?!?!

[valid pike]

that you didnt?

[manic helm]

yeah

the deadline was before 11.59 my local time right?

[signal shard]

i read on the reddit u could submit until 11:59 hawaii or smth

[manic helm]

yeah im on cst

so idk what the issue was

[grim knot]

Hey I got the same exact thing
Cst as well

[grim knot]

Did u email them

[manic helm]

Yeah I did

[manic helm]

Glad to know I'm not alone

[grim knot]

I’m going to now

[manic helm]

Lots of guys on Reddit having the same problem too so I don't think it's a mistake on our end

[grim knot]

Ok bet

[versed finch]

lmfao yeah same issue

although i submitted well before

[brittle brook]

on the other hand

harvard is literally so nice ?? like thank you so much

columbia go shit in a hole

[versed finch]

i prolly dont have to email and say im PST and i submitted it right

i feel like they're getting hundreds of emaisl anyway

[stray geyser]

wait are we cooked

i got that same email

did yall email and get a response?

[versed finch]

its common bc i think columbia downloads everything submitted EST

[stray geyser]

wdym

[versed finch]

at 12:00 EST they download everything apparently

so i assume the app i submitted at 10 PST didnt go through, but will be sent tonight

which also means that a ton of people probably got this email (on reddit there are people too)

[stray geyser]

oh bruhh

so do you think we are fine

[versed finch]

my logic is that if hundreds of people are already emailing yeah lol

i may email in the next couple days if my portal doesnt come or if they dont update me

but for now i think its ok?

[stray geyser]

i mean i think i submitted mine late then? also

if its going by PST

[versed finch]

the deadline is for sure in your timezone

so i think it's a mistake

like people in hawaii dont have a deadline of 7pm

[stray geyser]

so are we all cooked then

[versed finch]

i mean they'll receive the app tomorrow i think itll be fine

[grim knot]

Bro that’s weird why they download at 12 est

[manic helm]

No response yet

[grim knot]

Yep same

[alpine locust]

this isn’t true, your deadline was 11:59pm in your local time

if you’re having an issue w your portal i would give it another couple of business days bc they have a big influx of apps rn + just got back from a long closure for the holidays

[signal shard]

oh ok idk

i always submit it a few hrs before to be safe lol

[gloomy seal]

How long does it take for a portal after the confirmation email (from Columbia not common app)

[signal shard]

like 24 hrs

for me

submitted like 11 am yesterday got it 10 am today

[gloomy seal]

The portal login?

Man I submitted a week ago

I got the portal link but not the temporary PIN

[modern dust]

heres the fun thing, you have to register for a pin 💀

[signal shard]

Yupppp

silly ahh

columbia

js click the link and u can get the pin

[grim knot]

Yeah idk I guess since I submitted it 11pm cst they sent the not submitted email

[grim knot]

For those of you wondering, someone on a2c posted this:

Common App batches apps for download at midnight Eastern. If you submitted after midnight Eastern time, your application missed last night's overnight download. Instead, it will be downloaded overnight tonight.

[near urchin]

that's incorrect