Columbia MFE Columbia MFE Admission Discussion

[hdhawan]

Nobody knows. A few got an answer in 2 weeks and some have had that status up for 2+ months and are still waiting for an answer.

Guess we’ve got some waiting to do. Hopefully this is still a positive sign and we’ll hear back when deadlines for this last round of acceptance passes

 

[Charles CZ]

Anyone knows the chance of getting into the second option after being rejected by MFE? I don't even have the current status for MFE

 

[Alex Ng]

Any new current status this week?

 

[hdhawan]

Any new current status this week?

Mine remains the same as last week

 

[Alex Ng]

While I do get that Columbia's programs are competitive and popular, the amount of time the program admissions is taking to review applications shocks me still.

 

[redoctober]

While I do get that Columbia's programs are competitive and popular, the amount of time the program admissions is taking to review applications shocks me still.

It makes some sense though, Columbia has 1 huge batch while others break it into 2-4 rounds so its going to take them longer to get through the pile of applications.

 

[Alex Ng]

It makes some sense though, Columbia has 1 huge batch while others break it into 2-4 rounds so its going to take them longer to get through the pile of applications.

Yes, that is true. But programs with 2 or 3 rounds of applications have released most of their decisions if not all, while most of us are sitting here not knowing anything idea what's going on. Also, the program website says that decisions will come by the end of March, and we are more than 2 weeks in April. I think the least the program can do is give us an update and a timeline. A lot of people are just held up in this situation.

 

[Charles CZ]

just received an email:

"Unfortunately, we are unable to provide an exact date of when your application decision will be available nor can we expedite the application review process. Applications are reviewed by a small admissions committee, and therefore, this process may take up to several months. Be assured, you will be notified of the result of your application review as soon as possible."

 

[kwatz]

just received an email:

"Unfortunately, we are unable to provide an exact date of when your application decision will be available nor can we expedite the application review process. Applications are reviewed by a small admissions committee, and therefore, this process may take up to several months. Be assured, you will be notified of the result of your application review as soon as possible."

Yeah, boilerplate reply that they send to anyone who asks for an update. I received the same when I asked a couple of weeks ago.

 

[yannten]

"Unfortunately, we are unable to provide an exact date of when your application decision will be available nor can we expedite the application review process. Applications are reviewed by a small admissions committee, and therefore, this process may take up to several months. Be assured, you will be notified of the result of your application review as soon as possible."

Do you have the current status header ?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

This could be unrelated to the delay but there is a huge ongoing protest at Columbia for past few weeks with heavy police presence, arrests and restricted access to the campus.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/over-100-pro-palestinian-protesters-arrested-new-yorks-columbia-campus-2024-04-19/

 

[Charles CZ]

Do you have the current status header ?

NO
I think for me it's might be a silent reject since they might already sent most of the decisions

 

[Alex Ng]

NO
I think for me it's might be a silent reject since they might already sent most of the decisionsView attachment 52377

That's not the case. I haven't seen any rejections (I've seen one person saying they got a rejection a few weeks ago but I see no evidence and no other rejections, so it might be a troll), and many are still waiting to hear back from this program.

You could argue that those who haven't seen the current status or hear back from the program got a silent rejection, but who knows.

 

[Charles CZ]

Saw someone said IEOR will make all decisions next Wednesday (Apr.24) on a Chinese Social Media Platform

Might not be true though

 

[Alex Ng]

Saw someone said IEOR will make all decisions next Wednesday (Apr.24) on a Chinese Social Media Platform

Might not be true though

that is so fake. IEOR doesn't even share the same admissions team. It would be very weird if they actually do something like that, especially given that programs list different timelines on the website.

 

[ShivC]

I see the number of accepted and enrolled students is very low, at least on this platform. How could we analyze this and extrapolate it to real numbers?

 

[kwatz]

Columbia cancels in-person classes as demonstrations sprout up on US campuses to protest Israel war

Also, at Yale, police have arrested dozens of students as tensions over the war in the Middle East continue to grow.

apnews.com

Situation doesn't seem that good at Columbia, their daily functioning must definitely be impacted due to this.

 

[LemonWei]

I see the number of accepted and enrolled students is very low, at least on this platform. How could we analyze this and extrapolate it to real numbers?

Where did you see the numbers?

 

[yannten]

Has anyone noticed the apparition of the current status header lately ?

 

[nonomysquant]

Has anyone noticed the apparition of the current status header lately ?

nope, seems like potentially a good sign