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Yikes. Can you give me examples of what made people hate it? Do you think the Columbia name helped you get your dream job more so than NYU? I did my undergrad at NYU and loved it, and I have heard that their clinical program is excellent, but it's difficult to turn down the Columbia name...

Hello, I've been admitted to both Columbia and NYU for their two-year MSW programs. Does anyone have any insight as to which school has a better program? I am interested in Clinical Social Work, and I've heard that NYU has better clinical internship opportunities, but it's hard to turn down Columbia. Any insight is much appreciated!

Thanks for the info. I guess that makes me feel better-ish, but I still feel like that's the same thing as a wait list. Oh well, it's better than a rejection!

I got an email telling me my decision was available in my online application. So I logged into my application, and there was a link to a PDF of the letter.

Hi all, I just heard back from BU today, and the decision letter said: "After reviewing your credentials, we have determined that we are unable to make an admission decision at this time. We therefore have decided to hold your application, which will be reviewed again no later than April 30th. Please note that you may receive notification of your admission status earlier than that date." Has anyone else heard back, or does anyone know about BU's process? I am very confused. Does that mean I am wait listed? Thanks for your help!

Hey everyone, I am applying to MSW programs, and for the statement of purpose, several programs list a few questions for the applicant to answer. I am not sure if I should answer each question individually, or if I should craft one essay and within it answer all the questions. Any advice?? Thanks!

Hello, I am not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I have a potentially silly question regarding the table lamps in the Loker Reading room of Widener Library here at Harvard. How do I turn those lamps on?!

My boyfriend of 1 year will be in his 3rd year of Law School in NYC this fall, and I will be starting grad school in Boston. We're going to try the long distance relationship and see how things go. I am incredibly excited about going to school, but I am really nervous about the relationship surviving the distance :-(

I have officially accepted an offer of admission so I guess my application process is officially over! I now would like to send something to each of my recommenders to thank them for their help, but I am not sure what. I was thinking of sending flowers or boxes of chocolates.. What do people generally do to thank their recommenders? Thanks for reading!

I am absolutely terrified as well. I have officially accepted an offer from Harvard, and everyone around me is SO excited for me. And I am as well, because, well, it IS Harvard! But I am still upset I was rejected by my top choice, and I am very nervous about moving to a different state and being away from my boyfriend and my friends... But grad school will be an exciting new adventure!!

So I was rejected from my top choice and was devastated and kind of had a meltdown, but I got in to Harvard and I think I am going to officially accept their offer. It's unbelievably exciting! I never thought I would ever say "I go to Harvard" but I am going to do it! I am absolutely terrified and sad to leave NYC (which is where I have been living for the past 5 years), but I am excited for a new adventure. I have a serious boyfriend here in NY and I am not sure how that's going to work out, and I get so sad thinking about being away from him. We both cried last night thinking about how we're going to be apart... But what is two years, right?? Congrats to everyone and best of luck in your graduate school careers!

And if you have applied, have you heard back and/or do you know when we are supposed to hear back from them? Thanks!

Harvard is ranked #2 in my program, and Columbia is #5. Penn is #9 I think.. Columbia wrote back to me regarding my rejection, but they just sent me the same email they most likely send to anyone else who asks about their rejection... Oh well. The Columbia rejection was mainly a disappointment because I currently live in NYC and I have been here for five years and don't want to leave... But the last two programs I am waiting to hear back from are NYU and Forhdam, and I don't think I can justify turning Harvard down for either of the latter schools, even though they are in NYC..

Random question, what does OP stand for? I am new to discussion forum life... Oddly enough, I heard back from Columbia today and to my disappointment I was rejected. It was quite upsetting and confusing seeing as the admission from Harvard got my hopes up for Columbia. But also, I had applied to Columbia two years ago and was much less qualified than I am now, yet I was wait-listed then.. I contacted Columbia regarding my rejection, and as "Andsowego" mentions below, there's merit in knowing why a top choice rejected me. The person I emailed wrote back saying he forwarded my email to the Director of Admissions and that I should hear back directly from him. Hopefully he gives me a legitimate explanation that will help me make sense out of this whole process...

@Sigaba Wow... I am sorry. I really do not mean to seem pompous or thump my chest at anyone. It was a genuinely confusing thing to happen, and I turned to this forum for answers. I understand how miserable this whole process is and I genuinely appreciate people's responses to my question. If anything, I wish Columbia would hurry up so that I can give my responses to Harvard + UPenn so that they can potentially get people off their respective wait lists. I will not be contacting BU, because I can only imagine how busy their Admissions Office is at this time, and I think they have more important things to do than to try to explain to me why they rejected me. Thanks for all your responses, I apologize if I've offended anyone by seeming pompous (it really was not my intention). Case closed.

I am SO confused. I don't really care about the rejection since I applied there as a safety and didn't plan to go there, but why would I get rejected from BU if I have been admitted to Harvard and UPenn? Now I am really nervous as I am waiting to hear back from my top choice which is Columbia.. Anyone care to enlighten me?

I applied to the Ed.M. in Psychological Counseling at Teachers College and the website says we should hear back mid to late March, but on the Prospective Student Facebook group, people have posted that they have heard back already for that program... I submitted my application by the deadline too.. I am going crazy! I've been admitted elsewhere, but TC is really where I want to go!! Should I call them?? I don't want to be the annoying person who calls, but I'm confused as to why some people have heard back already..

For the rolling application, I was invited to interview about 4 weeks after submitting my application, and I was notified of acceptance 1 week after the interview. For an application that was due January 4th, I was notified of acceptance on March 6th. I am still waiting to hear back from other programs whose applications were due January 15th, February 1st, and March 1st respectively.

People have been posting on the prospective student group on FB that they have been admitted to the program I applied to at Teachers College, and I am STILL waiting!! I check my online application every five minutes to see if anything has been posted--I actually think I am going crazy. Any advice on how to chill out?!?!

Hello, I am new to this forum, and I am hoping some of you can help me out. I have been admitted to one program so far, and am still waiting to hear back from everywhere else. I currently live in NYC and have been living here for five years, and my top choice grad program is Columbia-Teachers College. I have also applied to NYU and Fordham. I have been admitted to UPenn. I really want to stay in NYC. UPenn has a wonderful program, and I really liked the people I met when I went for an interview. My dilemma is this: if I get rejected from Columbia, but admitted to NYU and/or Fordham, where should I go?! Part of me thinks I should go to Penn because it is higher ranked, but another part of me thinks that if I want to eventually establish myself in New York, then I should go to a New York school so that I have the opportunity to network while in grad school. Does that make any sense? I think the obvious choice would be UPenn over Fordham because of rankings and reputation, but I feel strongly about staying in NYC and I am not sure what I would/should do if I get rejected from Columbia, but admitted to Fordham and/or NYU. Thoughts? Advice? Thanks for reading!