Hey all,

Wanted to start a discussion for those who have already submitted their columbia application!

i submitted mine online today and will post the other documents tomorrow!
Fingers crossed!

Hey! Good luck to You! i also think of applying.Was it easy?:)

thanks! if you wanna apply you better hurry!!!

it was a bit tough because it was the my first application.....five more to go!

wow! 5 more?Definetly GOODLUCK! Just want to ask some question.I am from NON english speaking country.but my first year degree at my university was tought in english.do i need toefl?

Every school has their own TOEFL requirement. Usually the TOEFL is wavied if your entire law degree is taught in english. you should email the school directly and ask them.
GOOD LUCK

Hello Applicant 2009,

I also fall into your category, i just submitted my online application at Columbia. What are your concerns about the admission process? I hope my application is granted. I really want to study in Columbia, considering its rich faculty board and reputation. Living in NY is also endearing and i intend to relocate to NY.

If you have any tips on how we can monitor our application and ensure its success kindly suggest to me.

Hey! I'm mostly concerned about my personal statement and m recommenation letters.

i'm not sure if my supporting material has reached the university yet. i havent heard anything. when did u submitt yours? i submitted mine on the 21st.
good luck!

I submitted mine on the 15th of october, and i received an acknowledgement e-mail on the 21st of October confirming receipt of my application and supporting materials. I wish u good luck too.

What do you want to specialize in for the LL.M?

I just received the acknowledgement email... it says they'll get back to us at the end of december.

are all the decisions made at the same time or on a rolling basis???

btw i've applied for the general llm

They will get back to applicants who applied for the early review program by december. Regular applicants will be based on a rolling basis as indicated on their website i.e march-april 2009.

Criticisms are rife over the rolling basis process as it is described in some forum that it puts pressure on applicants to submit their applications early, and once the available slots are filled late applicants may not get favourable responses.

Hi applicant_2009,

I dont think columbia reviews on rolling basis....
I also applied and they said that they'll revert back in the end of December......Only NYU@NUS reviews application on rolling basis.....

U said it's ur first application, how many more schools are u applying to???????

Brightest

i'm applying to five other schools....what about u?

Hey Brightest, Columbia does actually review on a rolling basis, i culled this from the LL.M page of CLS:

When will a decision be made on my application?
Early Review applicants are notified by the end of December. All other admission decisions, including Early Review applications that were deferred to the regular cycle, are being made on a rolling basis. If you have not yet heard from us, you should not worry. In most cases, decisions are made by late April or early May. We send all admission decisions by e-mail. Offers of admission are sent in writing also, via courier. Please make sure that you provide us with a valid e-mail address and a physical address for the courier delivery (we do not deliver admission materials to post office boxes), and that you update that information as necessary. Many companies have put up firewalls and e-mail messages get returned to us. Therefore, we recommend that you use a personal e-mail account (such as gmail, hotmail or yahoo) or speak with your employers IT department to make sure that messages from Columbia Law School will not be blocked. All decisions are mailed from gls@law.columbia.edu

I hope you find it useful

Hey Brightest, Columbia does actually review on a rolling basis, i culled this from the LL.M page of CLS:

When will a decision be made on my application?
Early Review applicants are notified by the end of December. All other admission decisions, including Early Review applications that were deferred to the regular cycle, are being made on a rolling basis. If you have not yet heard from us, you should not worry. In most cases, decisions are made by late April or early May. We send all admission decisions by e-mail. Offers of admission are sent in writing also, via courier. Please make sure that you provide us with a valid e-mail address and a physical address for the courier delivery (we do not deliver admission materials to post office boxes), and that you update that information as necessary. Many companies have put up firewalls and e-mail messages get returned to us. Therefore, we recommend that you use a personal e-mail account (such as gmail, hotmail or yahoo) or speak with your employers IT department to make sure that messages from Columbia Law School will not be blocked. All decisions are mailed from gls@law.columbia.edu

I hope you find it useful

Dear Jboy14

Who are you....I mean u r using 'WE' and "us'.....are you some authorized person from CLS???????...or are u a current student??????

And Applicant_2009,

which country are u from???????....US, UK or.....???????

I am from India......

I am applying to 2 other school besides Columbia....Harvard and NYU......which schools are you applying to??????.....i have major confusion regarding the decision results of NYU......if u r applying to NYU as well, I will ask you.....

all d best for all ur applications.......

@Brightest: I think Jboy14 quoted Columbia's homepage partially (therefore "we"). But I can confirm, he's definitely right, there's a rolling basis. I am CLS-LL.M. myself and personally made this "experience" of rolling basis. Good luck for your application!

Dear jbsinger,

I think u r right......that was stupid of me to ask such a question........Thanx for the reply and ur best wishes.....

Well do they review on rolling basis for early review applicants as well or that's only for the applicants applying under regular cycle.........have u got any scholarship from CLS??????

anyways thanx...

Hey!

i'm applying to columbia, harvard, upenn, nyu, chicago and cornell. so far i have only submitted the columbia application. i'm working on harvard right now. these take a long time!

does anyone have any advice on the applications, recommendations, personal statements or the financial aid?

I am also working on Harvard right now....their application is quite long and the problem is that they have asked everything in the application questions itself and so very little info. is left to be stated in the personal statement........however i'm working on the legal essay (i.e. part (a) of the Personal statement).....no advices as such but yes if u want to ask anything i'll be happy to assisst.........


Brightest