socialworkette Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Hi all The forum is so quiet! Any other applicants out there waiting to hear back for the Columbia MSW (2 year or otherwise) program starting Fall 2015? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosesw Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'm waiting too. I applied to the 2 year program starting Fall 2015. Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adacot Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I also applied! I see on their website that they are still accepting applications for fall 2015 so I have no idea when they will notify those who applied by the December 1 deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 I also applied! I see on their website that they are still accepting applications for fall 2015 so I have no idea when they will notify those who applied by the December 1 deadline. Wow I just saw that! Crazy. I wonder if that happens every year or if this is a slower year….? From what I've gathered from looking at earlier threads for past years people tend to start hearing back late February and onwards. Weird though because it also looks like deadlines used to be like January 1st and they still heard back Feb/March…you'd think that with earlier deadlines they'd have decisions out earlier as well but who knows. I keep getting intermittent emails from them about different upcoming events and fellowship opportunities and I see "Columbia" as the sender and get excited and then it's not the application status change/adcomm email and I'm like NOT COOL COLUMBIA I WAS EXCITED FOR A SEC…even though I know it'd be waaaaay to early to hear back at this point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adacot Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Wow I just saw that! Crazy. I wonder if that happens every year or if this is a slower year….? From what I've gathered from looking at earlier threads for past years people tend to start hearing back late February and onwards. Weird though because it also looks like deadlines used to be like January 1st and they still heard back Feb/March…you'd think that with earlier deadlines they'd have decisions out earlier as well but who knows. I keep getting intermittent emails from them about different upcoming events and fellowship opportunities and I see "Columbia" as the sender and get excited and then it's not the application status change/adcomm email and I'm like NOT COOL COLUMBIA I WAS EXCITED FOR A SEC…even though I know it'd be waaaaay to early to hear back at this point... OMG STORY OF MY LIFE....happens especially from NYU....these private schools seem to love to send out emails advertising different events and programs it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 I'm waiting too. I applied to the 2 year program starting Fall 2015. Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back? I also applied! I see on their website that they are still accepting applications for fall 2015 so I have no idea when they will notify those who applied by the December 1 deadline. When did you guys apply in relation to the deadline? I literally hit "send" Nov 30…was being kinda OCD and tweaking stuff up until that point LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adacot Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 I also applied close to the December 1 deadline, maybe just a few days before it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissyTee Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I submitted the application November 30 also but was waiting on a recommender until early January. Grrr. I expect it to be a while before I have an answer from them but am considering attending one of the events in late February anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosesw Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I applied on December 1. The waiting is killing me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) I applied on December 1. The waiting is killing me! I know same…I told myself I wouldn't go crazy because "I'll be so busy that time will fly by…." NOPE STILL GOING CRAZY. Do we know if decisions are emailed out first and then followed up via snail mail? NOTE: Answered my own question looking at past threads. Indeed they send you an email to view your decision online. Then I imagine that they follow up with snail mail. Also saw in past threads that people got acceptance decisions as early as February 1st. So it looks like any time in February (and onwards) is fair game…. Edited January 28, 2015 by socialworkette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 I had a bizarro dream last night that a bunch of us applicants were in a room with the columbia adcomm and they were handing out physical letters to people saying you'd been accepted or rejected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmypie Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 February 1st?!?! That's crazy. I'm nervous now… has anyone gotten their decision yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 February 1st?!?! That's crazy. I'm nervous now… has anyone gotten their decision yet? If you go way back a few admissions cycles ago there were people that got answers early in February. However the more common theme with admission decision dates in more recent cycles looks to be about mid-February like the 17th and onwards, with a lot of people being notified around the 27th. Definitely keep an eye out on both this thread as well as the Results page http://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/as people tend to post their acceptances/rejections there pretty quickly…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marketak Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I applied about a week ago. The waiting is killing me, haha. However, when I was applying so late they told me to finish up my application by the end of January. So, maybe they will decide soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 @marketak - wow! Yeah I wonder how they're going about this....I applied for the Dec 1 deadline and on the 15th I got an email saying it was entering the review process (weird....cuz I know it was all complete on the 1st but maybe that's standard....?) does anyone know if they stick to the general 4-6 week long review period from time of submission? Or do we think they wait until all apps for the season are in? I'm tempted to call but I don't want to be that person lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstoriaGal Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I called at the beginning around Dec 1 and the person at admissions told me I wouldnt be hearing until March. But who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 I called at the beginning around Dec 1 and the person at admissions told me I wouldnt be hearing until March. But who knows Ughhh haha. I mean that corresponds with the results page (looked like a lot of people started hearing around February 25th/27thish…so almost March…) Such a long process…even if they waited to start the review process Dec 15, we're already at 6+ weeks…March will be around 10 weeks. In the past they've had later official deadlines and earlier notifications….in any case, fingers crossed we start hearing soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstoriaGal Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 So frustrating! Waiting for these decisions is killer. They extended the deadline so they're probably just starting to review now. Good luck!!! Hope we hear soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 AHHHH another fake-out email from CUSSW…is everyone getting these invitations for all these on campus events?!!! Driving me nuts because every time I see "Columbia University School of Social Work…." I'm freaking out. Lol. Rant over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 AND ANOTHER ONE…this time with "CSSW Admissions" as the sender…lol I'm losing my mind guys. Don't mind me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspiringmswer Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I am getting those invitations too from CSSW admissions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 I am getting those invitations too from CSSW admissions... I think everyone is getting them….my hopes are always up when I see something in my inbox from them and then its just another event….come on Columbia we all just want to know! Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health applicants are starting to hear back around now and they had a Dec 1st deadline as well….not that that means anything because its a completely different school and who knows how many applicants they have…but it gives me some hope lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiclub2 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 applied as a second year transfer student. wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenson3 Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hey! I talked to them today and they said they try to get decisions March 1st and are trying to get them out earlier. I applied in September, and I haven't heard, so don't worry! I have already heard from all other schools, so it is pretty suspenseful waiting for them. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworkette Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hey! I talked to them today and they said they try to get decisions March 1st and are trying to get them out earlier. I applied in September, and I haven't heard, so don't worry! I have already heard from all other schools, so it is pretty suspenseful waiting for them. Good luck Good to know! I was going to call them this week to see if they could shed some light on a potential timeline so that's helpful. That seems to be pretty accurate based on past application cycles, with decisions coming out late Feb-early March….and the waiting continues…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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