Columbia 2013 Applicants (1 Viewer)

[nellie]

@sudarshansuresh i'm not sure, but if your waitlist letter says that you're on the "high waitlist" then youve got a damn good chance of getting in i say! i remember reading last years forum and people on the high waitlist got accepted just two weeks after the decisions were released!

my receipt says "Decision Round: AP" too... got the acceptance last night. i guess everyone that sees WL on their receipt is still in the running! good luck!!

 

[melent]

Any thoughts as to why they don't just send out all the decisions seeing as to how they've already been made?

Has anyone actually received an official wait list or rejection e-mail?

 

[Jerrick]

There is no decision round info on any of my applications receipts...

 

[sudarshansuresh]

What the...

I just tried checking the receipt again and the decision round line has disappeared.

I am ****ting bricks now. Oh god. Is this happening to anybody else?

 

[dusty_rose]

Mine's gone too. Had an WL last night

 

[lesleysakinah]

I just called Columbia about 20 minutes ago and they said Directing/Screenwriting applicants will hear back by the end of today. OMG i'm so nervous, havent received my status yet (directing) wishing everyone who's still waiting luck!

 

[Abbmona]

I'm pretty annoyed I got waitlisted... Two years in a row interviewing for the same program. Wonder if I should just go with NYU which is a tougher applicant pool instead of waiting on Columbia!?! Jeez Louise!

 

[TMRJ]

I was also wait listed. I am still waiting to hear from NYU and Chapman....

 

[Africana]

I had the RJ yesterday and received the email letter today. It's devastating and so depressing thinking of doing all this again.

Did RJ peeps also get this message?

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We are sorry to inform you that your application for admission to the Columbia University Film Program has not been successful. However, you are one of a small percentage of applicants to whom the faculty wanted to express our genuine interest in your evolution as a creative artist.

We evaluate applicants to the Film Program using a wide range of criteria, including life experience and artistic maturity. We value these qualities because they make for better classes, but more importantly, we feel we serve our students best by working with them at the proper time in their creative development.

Having reviewed your portfolio, we encourage you to continue working, growing and developing your talents. If, at some time in the future, you feel you have new materials to share with us, we would certainly be interested in seeing them. Please don't hesitate to reapply.

Please note, we do not accept inquiries regarding our decisions or the contents of individual portfolios.

 

[DunDun]

Congrats to everyone who got in!

Africana - also received the same letter. Funny that the "However, you are one of a small percentage..." was italicized. How touching.

It sucks to know that we got quite close (although not as close as the lucky waitlisted!) but walk away empty handed. I wonder how crucial the interview must be. Our written material took us to the interview stage, but then we were not seen in a favorable light by the interviewers. My interview was very formal and rigid, and did not discuss any of my materials. I wasn't too surprised at this outcome after that experience.

Anyone accepted or already attending get in on a second try? What did you do differently?

 

[seven]

on the waiting list
No high***
I feel bad
Got UCLA rej and Columbia WL
This week sucks!

 

[sudarshansuresh]

Waitlisted here too. No indication of whether it's high up or low down on the list. Does no mention of anything by default mean it's low down?

 

[brehco]

guys congrats congrats congrats to all those who got in. it took a lot, and enjoy it! i was rejected, and also received the italicized "genuine interest" version of the letter. i had mixed feeling walking out of my interview, as they seemed focused on my lack of experience. it's a bummer, but i'll definitely be back next year. hope the rest of you guys will too...

 

[Thaisinha]

Hey guys!
I just found this forum. Congrats to everyone who got in and good luck to those still waiting to hear!! I got in for directing!! Can't wait to meet everyone over there! Is anyone starting to look at housing options yet?
Best of vibes!!

 

[Thaisinha]

Originally posted by wannabe13:
to those who got aid (i.e. the confirmation of aid letters,) does your award show up in the portal site?

Mine doesn't show up either. I tried calling the number they gave on the letter, but no one answers. Have you had any luck?

 

[ColumbiaNYC]

Congratulations to everybody who got in! Looking forward to meeting all of you this August in your orientation week.

 

[sayonara]

Hi! I wonder if there is anyone who got "High" waitlisted this year? I'm on the waitlist too but the letter didn't say "High"!

 

[ath579]

Anybody else got their congratulations call from Columbia?

 

[nellie]

i haven't! still waiting haha i hope they call soon because the online acceptance letter doesnt feel as real as an actual person congratulating you! did they tell you that they'd be mailing you an acceptance package soon or is everything done online for columbia?

 

[ath579]

Originally posted by nellie:
i haven't! still waiting haha i hope they call soon because the online acceptance letter doesnt feel as real as an actual person congratulating you! did they tell you that they'd be mailing you an acceptance package soon or is everything done online for columbia?

I have no clue lol We didn't really talk about that. I'm really torn between Columbia and AFI so we talked about that the entire time.