How decisions are made - Columbia style

[zimran]

Hi all,

I just saw this blog entry at SIPA's Admission blog and felt like sharing. Although the blog entry talks specifically about SIPA's way of handling applications and reaching on decisions, but I guess other schools must be reaching their decisions in a similar fashion as well.

Some of you may be familiar with the process, but for all others, here it is:

http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/sipa/

Good luck to all still waiting.

[Ignatius_J_Reilly]

I just saw this blog entry at SIPA's Admission blog and felt like sharing. Although the blog entry talks specifically about SIPA's way of handling applications and reaching on decisions, but I guess other schools must be reaching their decisions in a similar fashion as well.

Some of you may be familiar with the process, but for all others, here it is:

http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/sipa/

Thanks for sharing! Cool to actually see an image of how they separate the piles.

Thought I'd share this link (mainly for other Philosophy hopefuls) since UChicago did a really thorough description of how they evaluate applicants. Although I didn't apply there, I appreciated the detail with which they described the process: http://philosophy.uchicago.edu/prospective/admissions.html

[warpspeed]

Theres also a post on the social sciences general board that has a lot of info.

[qbtacoma]

Theres also a post on the social sciences general board that has a lot of info.

Would you link to that, please?

[warpspeed]

oops it was in poli- sci!

[2011fall]

whoo!! Thanks guys! love the links provided above! several thoughts:

1. now i understand how annoying it is to ask for the progress. and I would appreciate schools take it so seriously for all the applicants. (though i did not apply for this program). therefore. NO EMAILING admission committee!!

2. now i understand how important the writing sample is. I was thinking, i wish i read this before the application submission. I might do better on this next time (damn it!! i do not want to do all of this again !!)

so wish all of us get in one! ))

[Amalia222]

Hi all,

I just saw this blog entry at SIPA's Admission blog and felt like sharing. Although the blog entry talks specifically about SIPA's way of handling applications and reaching on decisions, but I guess other schools must be reaching their decisions in a similar fashion as well.

Some of you may be familiar with the process, but for all others, here it is:

http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/sipa/

Good luck to all still waiting.

Interesting!!