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Mine still just says submitted. Did anyone check that they wanted to be considered for the MA program? 

 

Same thing is happening to me. I sent them an email with my reference code but I'm thinking we should basically assume rejection.

 

Edit: email from Columbia:

 

"All students admitted or placed on the waitlist were contacted by the department via email last week. Official notices from the graduate school will be going out to everyone else this week."

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Columbia rejections are out on the application management website, where you sent in the app

Status still listed as 'submitted'... I guess I'll be making a call this morning

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I see a bunch of rejections coming for Columbia but I still haven't heard anything and can't find a status anywhere on the application page. Anybody know where I should look?

[I'm sure you're all a little sick of this but I need some help with applications]

So here's who I am, I'll start with the stats:

 

GPA: overall 3.5 (was a slacker first two years, last two years I refocused got a 3.79 upper-division GPA)

 

GRE: 170V/168Q (not sure about the writing section yet)

 

Soft stuff:

 

My woman got pregnant basically as I graduated so I've spent the last two years teaching the LSAT part-time and taking care of my son full-time while the wife did her medical residency. I'm interested in international development and conflict studies. I've got some interesting research ideas as well as extensive international experience and I think I'll be able to put together a decent SOP. I worked as a TA and an RA through my last two year of school so my recommendations will be from professors who know me well and will be able to give solid recs. I'm really only interested in the top programs (MIT, Princeton, Columbia etc...).

 

So my questions:

 

Does my gap hurt my chances? Should I talk about why I haven't been working full-time in my SOP?

 

Does the fact that my GPA got much better for the more difficult and relevant classes make a difference? Should I talk about that in my SOP?

 

Do I have a realistic shot?

 

Anything else?

 

Thank you for taking the time to read all that.