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Do we have any say/choice regarding field placements? Can we state our preferences for particular agencies/orgs?

Anyone else applying for FLAS? I hope to do Hindi (I'm Intermediate at the moment).

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Thank you! Is your field internship 21 hours a week?

When did you find out about the merit based scholarships thru the school? I can't find such info on the website.

I graduated in 2017, registered for the bar, and have been working in a JD required position. I did write an addendum addressing medical reasons for the application. To give some context, law school is graded on a forced curve. At my school, the median was set to a 2.9/3.0ish, meaning that 50% of the class had a 3.0+ GPA and 50% class fell below. 2.87 looks bad to someone who's not familiar with law school grading systems, but based on the forced curve, I'm in the middle 50% of the class. So not remarkable, but not bottom of the barrel either. Are MSW programs graded on a forced curve?

In social work school are grades based mostly on final exams, or on final research papers? Or is it a mix? Also, are there usually assignments periodically throughout the semester or are the grades 100% based on one thing? What is the typical length of papers that you have to write? Are social work programs typically graded on a forced curve? Outside of fieldwork/classes, how many hours do you spend a week on coursework?

My application for Columbia MSW is complete!

Also, is there any truth to rumors floating around on the internet that the acceptance rate is 70%? Seems to good to be true!

Although my undergrad GPA was a 3.82/magna cum laude (3.92 in major), I did very poorly in law school, and ended up with a cumulative GPA of 2.87. What impact will this have on my admissions cycle?

Thanks! How generous is Columbia with merit-based scholarships?

Does anyone know what is the median undergraduate GPA for accepted students?

Am I competitive? Stats are as follows: Sociology and Anthropology major, Spanish minor at an all women's liberal arts college 3.82 undergraduate cumulative GPA (magna cum laude); 3.92 GPA in major Dean's List Phi Beta Kappa Fluent in Spanish and Hindi; Beginner French 2.87 law school GPA Pro Bono Service with Outstanding Honors 2 stints of AmeriCorps multiple internships at public defenders offices and nonprofit legal aid orgs assisting population such as inmates, immigrants/refugees, domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, veterans, homeless, etc.

Although my undergrad GPA was a 3.82/magna cum laude (3.92 in major), I did very poorly in law school, and ended up with a cumulative GPA of 2.87. What impact will this have on my admissions cycle?

Just submitted my Columbia app on 12/1!

70% for Columbia seems too good to be true. Have you asked the admissions staff?

60% acceptance rate is a lot higher than I thought, given it's an Ivy.

I just submitted today too! And my concentrations will be the exact same as yours. Did you elect the online or in-person program?

Do you know what the acceptance rate is? I could not find such info on the website.

Just started! It's kind of annoying that we're asked to attach a resume but still have to manually enter in all of our employment separately, lol.

I'm planning on applying to this program (the M.A.), which is under Teacher's College Department of Education Policy & Social Analysis. Is anyone privy to the acceptance rate and generally what admissions is looking for?

Oh wow, that's not a lot. I'm accustomed to writing papers longer than 15 pages in law school. Thanks!

Didn't see a thread for this! Anyone else planning to apply by the priority deadline? I'm interested in Education Policy myself.

I looked at the course list for the MA program I got into and it looks like most are taught by tenured faculty as opposed to adjuncts-hoping that's a good sign? What do you consider "non-selective"? Admissions rate above 50%?

If you apply by the priority deadline, results come out on or about Feb. 15 (according to previous threads).