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October 5, 2020

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Tips for Answering Columbia University Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 – 2021]

Columbia University supplemental essay tips

Ivy League schools require supplemental essay responses in addition to the basic Common Application or Coalition Application essay. These elite schools try to gain a deeper understanding of the applicant through these supplemental responses. Think of them as your opportunity to explain how this particular school is a good match for you and vice versa…. 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2021 Common Application, Columbia University

April 23, 2018

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Harvard Accepts Fewest Applicants of All Ivies

According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, Harvard University admitted just 4.6% of its applicants – 1,962 students for the entering class of fall 2018. This is down from 5.2% of applicants last year. Ivy League applicants were recently notified about their admission status. Seven of the eight schools making up the Ivy League… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell, Dartmouth College, Harvard, Princeton, Rankings, University of Pennsylvania, Yale

December 30, 2017

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Ivy Leagues Release Early-Acceptance Rates

Ivy League Releases Early-Acceptance Rates

Many students who applied for early decision/action to Ivy League schools can stop checking their mail for their acceptance letters. Nearly every Ivy League university has reported the number of applicants who were accepted early this year, according to a Business Insider article. Harvard had the lowest acceptance rate, with just 14.5% of applicants receiving… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell, Dartmouth College, Harvard, Ivy League, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Yale

December 20, 2016

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Tips for Answering the Columbia University 2016-17 Supplemental Essay Prompts

Ivy League schools require supplemental essay responses in addition to the basic Common Application essay. These elite schools try to gain a deeper understanding of the applicant through these supplemental responses. Think of them as your opportunity to explain how the school is a good match for you and vise versa. Your goal is to… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2017 Common Application, Columbia University

December 8, 2015

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Tips For Answering Columbia University Supplemental Essay Prompts

This post about the Columbia supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2016 Common Application supplement for Ivy League and other top schools.   In addition to the basic Common Application essay, the Ivy League schools require supplemental essay responses. These extra essays help these… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / 2016 Common Application, Columbia University

September 21, 2015

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Tips For Answering Columbia University Supplemental Essay Prompts

This post about the Columbia supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2016 Common Application supplement for Ivy League and other top schools.   In addition to the basic Common Application essay, the Ivy League schools require supplemental essay responses. These extra essays help these… 

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Article by Marie Todd / College Admissions / 2016 Common Application, Columbia University

October 30, 2014

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New LinkedIn University Rankings

Exciting news! LinkedIn just launched new rankings that connect prospective students to universities based on career outcomes. Here’s how they did it (in their words) using software developers as an example: 1. First, we identified the top companies where software developers are choosing to work. 2. Next, we found people on LinkedIn who work as software developers and… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / Columbia University, Harvard, nyu, Princeton, Rankings, Yale

August 25, 2014

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Tips for Completing Your Application to Columbia University

This post about the Columbia supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools. When I visited Columbia University, it was clear to me that the undergraduate college takes distinct pride in two things:  the 100-year-old Core Curriculum… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions / 2012 Common Application, Admissions Consulting, Columbia University, Ivy League

August 25, 2014

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Columbia University’s Application: Tips to Compel

When I was a high school student, my parents agreed that I could apply to any colleges I wanted, with the exception of those in California and New York City.  Consequently, I didn’t set foot on Columbia’s campus until more than a decade later.  Among both fellow Ivies and its New York City brethren, Columbia… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions, Columbia University / Columbia University

March 18, 2011

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U.S. News’ Best Medical Schools 2012

  U.S. News released its 2012 best medical schools report today. The lead article in the med school component of the rankings reports a few of the highlights. You’ll see that Harvard Medical School again snagged the first place spot among the best research universities. While that seems to be pretty constant year-to-year, there were… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Medical School Admissions / Columbia University, Rankings

March 17, 2011

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U.S. News’ Best Law Schools 2012, Ranked Two Ways

  U.S. News released its law school rankings today, with few surprises among the top 20. Yale Law School took its place at the top of the list (where it has been for the last two decades) and was followed by the rest of the top 5 regulars—Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, and Chicago. There is one… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Chicago Law, Columbia Law, Duke Law, Harvard Law HLS, Law School Admissions, Michigan Law, UC Berkeley Boalt Law, Yale Law YLS / Columbia University, Rankings

March 23, 2007

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MBA Admissions: Visit to Columbia Business School

I had a most enjoyable morning yesterday. I visited Columbia Business School, met with Linda Meehan, a few students, and attended a class. In our meeting I asked Linda about the possible tension that exists between being a top (in her words “the top”) finance program with roughly 50% of all MBA’s going into finance-related… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / Columbia, Dartmouth Tuck, MBA Admissions / Columbia Business School, Columbia University, ebook, finance

August 22, 2006

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US News 2007 College Rankings:

For those of you who have not yet seen it yet, the Top Ten in US News this year are: 1.     Princeton University(NJ) 2.     Harvard University(MA) 3.     Yale University(CT) 4.     California Institute of Technology 4.     Stanford University(CA) 4.     Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 7.     University of Pennsylvania 8.    … 

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Article by Linda Abraham / College Admissions, Rankings / Columbia University, Rankings, US News

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