Any news??
Apparently, the previous years, many applicants have been notified of their admission/rejection in very early January.
Personnaly, I received a "complete application notification" in mid-November and nothing new so far.
Columbia Regular Cycle
Posted Jan 06, 2010 16:49
Apparently, the previous years, many applicants have been notified of their admission/rejection in very early January.
Personnaly, I received a "complete application notification" in mid-November and nothing new so far.
Posted Jan 06, 2010 18:40
No news yet. The waiting continues. Hopefully we should hear something soon.
Posted Jan 07, 2010 05:00
Hi, my application was also complete in mid-november and I haven't heard anything from them. Let's just wait and see :)
Posted Jan 07, 2010 08:34
As far as I know, they usually do not decide that early. Last year, a friend of mine, who had a very strong application and got his completion mail by mid November, received his notification in mid-february. and it was a very strong application (ranked 2nd in a class of 92, no. 1 law firm in switzerland, bar admission, 116 pts in Toefl etc.).
May I kindly ask, what your backgrounds are? I have applied too and am hoping to get in...
May I kindly ask, what your backgrounds are? I have applied too and am hoping to get in...
Posted Jan 07, 2010 10:25
As far as I know, they usually do not decide that early. Last year, a friend of mine, who had a very strong application and got his completion mail by mid November, received his notification in mid-february. and it was a very strong application (ranked 2nd in a class of 92, no. 1 law firm in switzerland, bar admission, 116 pts in Toefl etc.).
May I kindly ask, what your backgrounds are? I have applied too and am hoping to get in...
I'm pretty sure that the first decisions are released in January. On the "Columbia admissions" thread of last year, it was the case: many people received an email from Columbia by mid-january.
Well, my initial formation is a business school (I should be graduated in 2010): HEC Paris (which is ranked 1st Business School in Europe 4 years in a row by the Financial Times, and 1st Master of Science in Management in Europe too if we consider the average of the last 5 years). HEC does not rank its students, but I have good grades there (in law, top 5%; in general, maybe top 15%).
At the same time, I completed a first degree in private law at the Université de Versailles, a Master of Corporate Law at the Université de Panthéon-Sorbonne with awards, and I'm completing a Master of Corporate and Tax Law at said Université this year. Still no ranking, but I should be about top 15%.
Lastly, I have three internships but no work experience: one humanitarian mission, and 2 internships in top american law firms.
May I kindly ask, what your backgrounds are? I have applied too and am hoping to get in...</blockquote>
I'm pretty sure that the first decisions are released in January. On the "Columbia admissions" thread of last year, it was the case: many people received an email from Columbia by mid-january.
Well, my initial formation is a business school (I should be graduated in 2010): HEC Paris (which is ranked 1st Business School in Europe 4 years in a row by the Financial Times, and 1st Master of Science in Management in Europe too if we consider the average of the last 5 years). HEC does not rank its students, but I have good grades there (in law, top 5%; in general, maybe top 15%).
At the same time, I completed a first degree in private law at the Université de Versailles, a Master of Corporate Law at the Université de Panthéon-Sorbonne with awards, and I'm completing a Master of Corporate and Tax Law at said Université this year. Still no ranking, but I should be about top 15%.
Lastly, I have three internships but no work experience: one humanitarian mission, and 2 internships in top american law firms.
Posted Jan 07, 2010 10:41
Wow, congrats. your academic curriculum sounds impressive!
I think it depends on the application date then.
I graduaded with honors in Switzerland. Although my University does not provide a rank, I know that I only was 25th of about 70 students. So I'm concerned about that.
But, I work in one of Switzerland's best law firms (ranked 5 in general and ranked 1st in insolvency) as an attorney-at-law. Further, I am member of the board of a social association, which does a lot of things in Switzerland. I am a law teacher and I have many more extracurricular acctivities that mitgh "pimp" my rank.
So, I hope, we'll meet in fall!
I think it depends on the application date then.
I graduaded with honors in Switzerland. Although my University does not provide a rank, I know that I only was 25th of about 70 students. So I'm concerned about that.
But, I work in one of Switzerland's best law firms (ranked 5 in general and ranked 1st in insolvency) as an attorney-at-law. Further, I am member of the board of a social association, which does a lot of things in Switzerland. I am a law teacher and I have many more extracurricular acctivities that mitgh "pimp" my rank.
So, I hope, we'll meet in fall!
Posted Jan 11, 2010 16:09
According to those threads,
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/38501
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/55677
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/9640
some decisions should have been released.
Let's wait and see :o).
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/38501
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/55677
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/9640
some decisions should have been released.
Let's wait and see :o).
Posted Jan 11, 2010 17:52
We'll see...but since I just received my "completion mail" last week, I do not think that I will be given an answer soon.
When have u applied?
When have u applied?
Posted Jan 11, 2010 18:28
Damn, now u r making me nervous:-)
Although I am well aware of the fact that the class rank I achieved was not amongst the top 15%, I have some very strong points in my CV and a lot of work experience. I am expecting to be rejected...however, as long as you do not receive the final mail, you still have hope...hate it!
Although I am well aware of the fact that the class rank I achieved was not amongst the top 15%, I have some very strong points in my CV and a lot of work experience. I am expecting to be rejected...however, as long as you do not receive the final mail, you still have hope...hate it!
Posted Jan 13, 2010 14:05
Any news so far?
Posted Jan 13, 2010 14:13
Since the post stating that decisions are realesed from mid januaury i can't help myself checking my mails and this thread every hour ... lol
Posted Jan 13, 2010 14:47
Since the post stating that decisions are realesed from mid januaury i can't help myself checking my mails and this thread every hour ... lol
Welcome to the club then;-)
Welcome to the club then;-)
Posted Jan 13, 2010 14:56
I know one person who was accepted very recently through Regular Cycle. So few decisions must have been realeased...
Anyway, that's apparently a completly random process. Though, as my application was complete 2 months ago, I would hope to get a (positive!) decision soon ;).
Anyway, that's apparently a completly random process. Though, as my application was complete 2 months ago, I would hope to get a (positive!) decision soon ;).
Posted Jan 13, 2010 15:00
The person who got accepted do you know her in person ? or you heard about it?
Posted Jan 13, 2010 15:06
The person who got accepted do you know her in person ? or you heard about it?
He told me directly he was accepted... but I did not check his emails ;).
He told me directly he was accepted... but I did not check his emails ;).
Posted Jan 13, 2010 15:27
My guess is that they study the applications one after another. There are three kind of applications: the first are that great (e.g. Number 1 in class, Ph.D (summa cum laude), various work experiences and so on) that they send an acceptance immediately. The second are good, but maybe not that persuasive as the first group. Therefore, they keep them until they know, that all group one participants have been accepted. And last, there is a third group, which do not fit at all. They will receive a rejection immediately...
It's just a guess...but that's how I would do it...
It's just a guess...but that's how I would do it...
Posted Jan 15, 2010 12:17
Hi,
any idea where deferred application fromt the Early Review process fit in there??
Any deferred people heard anything from CLS?
Cheers
any idea where deferred application fromt the Early Review process fit in there??
Any deferred people heard anything from CLS?
Cheers
Posted Jan 15, 2010 12:36
Hi all,
I have applied early action but got deferred because I had a document missing. I sent that document in late December and received an e-mail stating that my application will be reviewd "later this spring"...
Regards
I have applied early action but got deferred because I had a document missing. I sent that document in late December and received an e-mail stating that my application will be reviewd "later this spring"...
Regards
Posted Jan 18, 2010 20:10
Hi all,
I have been admitted to several other universities already. Some of them have given me very close deadlines to make up my mind. However, I don´t want to make a decision yet. I´d really like to know what Columbia has to say.
Do you think a request for an expedited decision would hurt my chances?
I have been admitted to several other universities already. Some of them have given me very close deadlines to make up my mind. However, I don´t want to make a decision yet. I´d really like to know what Columbia has to say.
Do you think a request for an expedited decision would hurt my chances?
Posted Jan 18, 2010 22:04
Hi all,
I have been admitted to several other universities already. Some of them have given me very close deadlines to make up my mind. However, I don´t want to make a decision yet. I´d really like to know what Columbia has to say.
Do you think a request for an expedited decision would hurt my chances?
I would say yes. You should wait at least a few weeks before asking them...
I have been admitted to several other universities already. Some of them have given me very close deadlines to make up my mind. However, I don´t want to make a decision yet. I´d really like to know what Columbia has to say.
Do you think a request for an expedited decision would hurt my chances?
</blockquote>
I would say yes. You should wait at least a few weeks before asking them...
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