Oh my! Because the Common App is terrible, Columbia has extended the RD deadline, just like they had to for the ED deadline. The deadline is now 11:59 pm on January 6 (literally the last minute of the Christmas season). In addition to extending the deadline, a post on the Admissions site says, harried applicants can […]

Columbia’s admissions and financial aid officers and gathered outside of the back entrance to Hamilton today at 3:30 PM to mail decision letters to this year’s set of Early Decision applicants. It was a quick event, and mostly consisted of smiling admissions officers waving around Priority Mail envelopes. Braving what appears to be the coldest weather […]

Keenan Albee reports the latest SEAS change. Breaking news from last night’s ESC meeting: requirements for a SEAS degree will be changing—if you’re a high school senior, that is. SEAS Vice Dean Kachani dropped by, making public the announcement that professional level course requirements will be dropped—though still recommended—beginning with the class of 2018. From […]