More FAQs from Applicants

By michaelcorleone in Columbia University - Class of 2010 on Nov 06, 2009

Did you include your transcript and diploma from undergrad in your application?

I INCLUDED MY TRANSCRIPT, BUT NOT MY DIPLOMA.

I'm asking this in line with the TOEFL requirement. Just wondering if there needed to be like official certification that we earned our first law degree entirely in English in an English-speaking country. Or did you take the TOEFL or get a waiver?

I GOT A WAIVER.

There is a strong suggestion to include only two letters of recommendation. Did you follow that suggestion? :)

INITIALLY I SUBMITTED JUST TWO. BUT I LATER IN THE PROCESS (AND THIS WAS AROUND APRIL) GOT A RECOMMENDATION LETTER FROM THE UNITED NATIONS, AND I FORWARDED IT TO THEM. THEY SAID THEY WOULD INCLUDE IT IN MY FILE. (IT WAS SCANNED AND EMAILED TO THEM.)

The Columbia Early Review got back to me and said my application is incomplete as I have not sent them ORIGINAL documents (ie transcripts, diplomas)?! I understood it should be enough with certified copies?

YOU SHOULD CALL THEM UP. I REMEMBER INCLUDING JUST CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES.

Are you enjoying it in CLS?

NO.

KIDDING, YES.

How worthwhile or valuable is the Corporate Law LLM for a US law student? I've heard that for US law students, the Tax LLM is the only LLM worth the time and money and even then only from a select few schools.

--- not really sure. you should take a look at this post from ATL:

http://abovethelaw.com/2008/07/the_value_of_an_llm_degree_rev.php

--- see also the responses in this thread:

http://abovethelaw.com/2008/01/open_thread_on_llm_degrees.php

Does Columbia have an LLM specifically in Business/Corporate Law? From what I have uncovered from my research, I thought they do not.

they do not. there's no specialized LLM in cls.

Did you apply to other schools and were you admitted?

YES, I APPLIED TO OTHER SCHOOLS AND I WAS ADMITTED.

Where are you from?

I’M FROM ASIA.