[FUTURE COLUMBIA MSW STUDENTS (2012)!]

I too will be attending Columbia this fall! I plan on staying in my apartment, which is near the Columbia neighborhood. I've also been living in NYC and the Upper West Side for almost nine years now, so I'm happy to answer any questions about city living for any transplants out there.

I am coming from Colorado and am pretty clueless about finding housing in the city. My partner will be starting his MPH up at the medical campus, and we are going to apply for the married housing up there. We'll find out in June if we get it or not through the lottery. If we don't and end up having to find our own place, do you think we'll need to come out for a weekend to look or is there any way we could try to rent something from Colorado? Any advice/info would help!! Thanks!

[FUTURE COLUMBIA MSW STUDENTS (2012)!]

Also, is anyone else having trouble accessing the 'newly admitted students' discussion board??

I can't get on still either...did you figure something else out?

[Late applicants to Columbia]

They're exceptionally busy right now, I wouldn't read into it. I called them 2 weeks ago to ask if I could have an extension on the date I had to accept/decline their offer by and got a call yesterday. Good luck!

I know this has been a long time now, but I am wondering if they granted you the extension for the accept/decline date? I also am wanting to ask for an extension, but don't want to waste their or my time if they just say no to everyone.

Thanks.