Sevilla Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 amazingrace, I was admitted to the IED MA program but haven't yet heard about financial aid.
amazingrace Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 amazingrace, I was admitted to the IED MA program but haven't yet heard about financial aid. Hey, Sevilla, maybe you can e-mail the financial aid office and they might have an answer for you!
yareniyaren Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Sevilla, There is a Facebook group for Teachers College, Columbia University Admitted Students and there I have been told by the office of admission that we will be notified about financial aid starting from next week. Best of luck to all of us!
oceanstorm Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 As I mentioned before, I was admitted to the Higher Ed EdM program, but turned them down in favor of trying for another program. However, I did get my award letter yesterday (presumably for the Higher Ed program, which isn't off the books for me yet). So the awards letters are on their way. I got mine via email.
mungdaddy Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 I received my official award letter yesterday too, via email. I'll be in the Social Studies Education (PhD) program.
amazingrace Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 I received my official award letter yesterday too, via email. I'll be in the Social Studies Education (PhD) program. Congrats, Mungdaddy!
amazingrace Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 I am curious about the amount of money that TC may help us out!
Sevilla Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Sevilla, There is a Facebook group for Teachers College, Columbia University Admitted Students and there I have been told by the office of admission that we will be notified about financial aid starting from next week. Best of luck to all of us! Thanks for the heads up, yareniyaren! Have any Zankel Fellowship applicants heard back yet with a decision?
hycho88 Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Thanks for the heads up, yareniyaren! Have any Zankel Fellowship applicants heard back yet with a decision? The financial aid office says early April.
Pentothepage Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Am I the only one who is still waiting for a reply from Columbia TC? I applied to the Leadership, Politics and Advocacy program and have heard nothing except for their "we'll be a while longer" email last Monday . This has to be a bad sign.
jojoishere Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Am I the only one who is still waiting for a reply from Columbia TC? I applied to the Leadership, Politics and Advocacy program and have heard nothing except for their "we'll be a while longer" email last Monday . This has to be a bad sign. I haven't heard anything except for that e-mail. I applied to the same program...is this what you received: Thank you for your interest in Teachers College. While we hoped to notify all students of their admission decisions by March 15, some programs have requested additional time to review applications. Accordingly, your application is still under consideration with the program. As soon as a decision is available on your application, you will be notified via email. Thank you in advance for your patience.
missashley Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 I just got accepted to the Arts Admin MA. actually, it was an email from the dean - I had emailed the day before to ask about decisions (the staff had told me "maybe april maybe by summer," and I wrote to ask her if it would be available before commit dates to other schools. she wrote back right away) phew
Pentothepage Posted March 21, 2009 Posted March 21, 2009 Yes, Jojoishere, I received the same email. And oops - the program is Leadership, Politics and Policy, not what I said before. And man... I had better find out before April 15th... I'm becoming really frustrated with Columbia.
Pentothepage Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 I just heard via the website before they even sent out an email... woot! I'm in.
amazingrace Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 I just heard via the website before they even sent out an email... woot! I'm in. Congrats, Pentothepage! Whoa, You have been admitted to so many top schools! You are so great! Happy for you! I guess it is time to decide where you will choose to go eventually!
yareniyaren Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Hi all, As I did not receive any information about financial aid, I have asked Office of Financial Aid via e-mail about it, and they informed me that I have received "6762 in scholarship points". I am an international student, and I have no idea about what this means (the only thing I know that scholarships are awarded in tuition points, however, I do not know to what these points exactly correspond). And I was told that the relevant information will be sent out by the first week of April. Do you have any idea about what this means? I really appreciate it!
amazingrace Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Hi all, As I did not receive any information about financial aid, I have asked Office of Financial Aid via e-mail about it, and they informed me that I have received "6762 in scholarship points". I am an international student, and I have no idea about what this means (the only thing I know that scholarships are awarded in tuition points, however, I do not know to what these points exactly correspond). And I was told that the relevant information will be sent out by the first week of April. Do you have any idea about what this means? I really appreciate it! Congrats, Yareniyanren! By the way, How did you been notified about your financial aid status? Did they send you an award letter via e-mail?
yareniyaren Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks a lot amazingrace. I did not receive any notification, so I decided to write an e-mail to the Office of Financial Aid asking when I would be informed about the financial aid status. In their reply they informed me about the scholarship. However, there was no information about what that scholarship meant. They only told me that the official award letter will come by the first week of April. Any idea about what those points correspond to?
amazingrace Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks a lot amazingrace. I did not receive any notification, so I decided to write an e-mail to the Office of Financial Aid asking when I would be informed about the financial aid status. In their reply they informed me about the scholarship. However, there was no information about what that scholarship meant. They only told me that the official award letter will come by the first week of April. Any idea about what those points correspond to? I think you should either have contact with financial aid office or wait until first week of April. I am waiting for my award letter as well. I have been notified that the award letter will be mailed to me by the end of this month. I am getting quite uneasy about it, and wonder how much they could fund me. I am an international student as well, and we all know what that scholarship means to us!
yareniyaren Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 As I got the impression that I should wait until I got the award letter for details, I thought that it may not be a good idea to bother them by phone as well. But I guess you are right. I should have contact with them. I have another offer from another school and they are implicitly putting pressure on me to make a decision before 15th April, and I feel extremely uncomfortable with that. I can't agree more. Those scholarship means a lot to us. Let's keep fingers crossed for all of us!
amazingrace Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 As I got the impression that I should wait until I got the award letter for details, I thought that it may not be a good idea to bother them by phone as well. But I guess you are right. I should have contact with them. I have another offer from another school and they are implicitly putting pressure on me to make a decision before 15th April, and I feel extremely uncomfortable with that. I can't agree more. Those scholarship means a lot to us. Let's keep fingers crossed for all of us! Good luck to us, and looking forward to meeting you in TC!
yareniyaren Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 OK, I called the office of financial aid, and totally I am very disappointed by what I have learned. For your information, those points refer to dollar, and actually those 6762 points correspond to tuition points. It is only for a year, and it means I will not be paying for 6 credits for the whole semester. And if I would like to use those points in two semesters (divided by 3), it is only 3 credits per semester...I pretty appreciate it, as it is better than having nothing. However,tThis does not make any sense for an international student. I hope you hear better news!
missashley Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 I still have recieved no official word of acceptance or award letter.this is annoying.
mungdaddy Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Just a tip: I inquired about the meaning of the scholarship points I received and when I politely asked if they could lead me in the right direction on where I could apply for further funding (outside sources, other fellowships, etc), they responded with more money. I wasn't expecting it but I think the money is there. They are just trying to see how many people are actually going to commit before they promise anything. My department asked me to confirm by March 15, and I received an official letter soon after.
amazingrace Posted March 26, 2009 Posted March 26, 2009 Just a tip: I inquired about the meaning of the scholarship points I received and when I politely asked if they could lead me in the right direction on where I could apply for further funding (outside sources, other fellowships, etc), they responded with more money. I wasn't expecting it but I think the money is there. They are just trying to see how many people are actually going to commit before they promise anything. My department asked me to confirm by March 15, and I received an official letter soon after. Does it mean that i have to accept the admission before they agree to offer any financial aid?
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