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Just received my Columbia acceptance after finalizing my application on 2/15.

Why are you coming on here with an agenda to insult people? You don’t understand why people are applying to Columbia. For all you know someone could have gotten their BA from Columbia and apply to their SW program. You need to go somewhere else. He is literally a troll who created his account an hour ago. 

Not yet here, either. The financial aid portal hasn't been updated either, so I'm guessing it'll all happen in one fell swoop? Hoping it'll come by today or Friday at the latest. 

I still haven’t, not sure why such a delay?? I am also feeling very nervous about it.

Has anyone received any notice of departmental award yet? March ends tomorrow, so I'm a bit concerned :(.

Sorry to hear what you all all going through at Columbia. Higher education shouldn’t be so political. Allow individuals to make a living wage while they learn. A satisfied customer will always return. When you have 300 million you can pay lawyers and consultants to get rid of bad press. So sad to see especially in the social work field. We (sw community) should be setting an example. Hope things improve. Wish y’all the best. 

Not trying to be a downer, but something to consider if anyone is thinking about Columbia:
Among your choices, you should also consider which programs have a grad worker union AND treat grad students right. I am a current 2nd year PhD student at Columbia. The majority of grad students are currently on strike for a living wage, better healthcare, and protection from harassment and discrimination. I have been watching the process of our new graduate union try to bargain for our first contract for over two years. In these sessions, I have seen admin (and their sleazy lawyer, who charges $1,500/hr) do everything possible to stall negotiations, belittle us, and play down heartfelt testimonials that make clear why our demands are reasonable and necessary. Every time we've gotten a raise in the past, our Columbia rent magically goes up by a higher percentage. Our wages are not enough to live in NYC. There is no dental or vision coverage, and they recently removed the better health insurance plan option. The school has a terrible history with harassment and discrimination cases brought by both undergrads and grads (Google it), and at the moment they are doing everything possible to avoid meeting our contract demand about changing the investigation process to give more rights to the complainant (see link below). It's also worth noting that in the School of Social Work, workers were traditionally paid less than workers in other schools--our contract is currently trying to bring all grad workers to the same MA and PhD wage level across schools.
We're entering the 3rd week of the strike, and Columbia has made very clear that they plan to not only doc our bi-weekly pay (which we receive for TA/RA work), but our academic stipends--yep, they are going to debit our student accounts, thereby jeopardizing course registration, degree progress, visas, and health insurance. We have a legal right to strike, but this later action constitutes illegal academic retaliation.
Long story short: I'm sure a lot of schools are as corrupt as Columbia, but I've just seen first hand how rotten this place is to the core. They only care about profit (their endowment grew $300 million during the pandemic alone), squeezing as much our of grad workers and adjuncts for as little pay as possible, sweeping bad press under the rug, and gentrifying Harlem with multi-million dollar campus expansions.
I encourage folks thinking about attending/applying to Columbia to express concerns to department chairs and administrators, and ask them why they insist on denying grad workers a fair contract: 
President Lee Bollinger officeofthepresident@columbia.edu, Phone: (212) 854-9970 Provost Ira Katznelson provost@columbia.edu,  +1 212 854 2404 GSAS Grad Admissions: gsas-admissions@columbia.edu  
https://gothamist.com/news/columbia-grad-students-strike-over-wages-and-harassment-policies-nyu-counterparts-vote-similar-actions

Just a little fyi for everyone still waiting for aid info! this is what someone at admissions sent today:
“The School of Social Work intends to send out notices of departmental awards by the end of March. We also send out a blast email to all applicants letting them know that all aid has been awarded so that they have some closure if they did not receive any departmental funding.”

omg thank you!!! ?? i’ll be counting down the days until then  

I just got into UChicago! They updated my portal at 1:32AM! Thanks to all the lovely people on this forum who encouraged me :")

8 weeks ago from my application was a week ago today and still no word...I’m kind of annoyed because I’ve heard back from every other school I applied to much faster. 

Hey y’all! Just updating that I got notified about my acceptance to UChicago today! Hope you get the news soon!

Someone on Discord said that they spoke with a student specialist and that the specialist said the committee is meeting next week to discuss aid since acceptances are still going out. Sooo maybe next week or the week after? 

I feel you, it’s all been so drawn out ;( I spoke to someone at admissions and she said award amounts are typically on average around 6,000 and a third of incoming students receive them. Hoping it’s a little higher since I’ll be moving cross country. here’s to hoping  for some news this week! 

Ahhh so late here. But I was also accepted into the UW Day program! Still waiting on finaid info, but still, sososo excited!

Wow congrats, that's HUGE! You should be so proud of yourself.

Hi! Just wanted to say I was accepted to UChicago last night (maybe around 7 or something?) via the portal! I was awarded a 20k scholarship. 
 
It feels surreal. Shoutout to all my other 'former bad students,' delinquents and first-gen college graduates out there. I had insane anxiety and imposter syndrome while waiting for a decision (literally any decision, only ended up actually applying to 3 schools even though I had initially planned on 5-6). So if that's you right now, I see you and I love you. 
GL guys! :,)

Hey y’all! Just updating that I got notified about my acceptance to UChicago today! Hope you get the news soon!

Hey y’all! Just updating that I got notified about my acceptance to UChicago today! Hope you get the news soon!

Hey y’all! Just updating that I got notified about my acceptance to UChicago today! Hope you get the news soon!

Hey y’all! Just updating that I got notified about my acceptance to UChicago today! Hope you get the news soon!

Hey y’all! Just updating that I got notified about my acceptance to UChicago today! Hope you get the news soon!

Hey y’all! Just updating that I got notified about my acceptance to UChicago today! Hope you get the news soon!

Hey y’all! Just updating that I got notified about my acceptance to UChicago today! Hope you get the news soon!

Hey y’all! Just updating that I got notified about my acceptance to UChicago today! Hope you get the news soon!