Columbia University - Masters in Financial Engineering

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  • 2024  Rejected kwatz has a tracker for this program.
Just received a rejection. So they waited over 6 months to review my application and it took them less than a week to reject? This is some "Ivy league" levels of incompetence displayed by the IEOR department. An extremely disappointing admissions process by Columbia, and I'm sure many other candidates will share my sentiment. For a college that boasts of high rankings and charges astronomical fees, the admissions team has displayed the rigor you'd get in a tier 4 college, maybe worse. The high volume of applicants is not a valid reason, it is simply a lame excuse for their inability to adapt. The MAFN program had a rep coming in and communicating with the candidates here, whereas from IEOR all we got were boilerplate responses. What a let down. I hope someone from the IEOR department has some level of awareness and reads this thread to see just how many candidates have been anxiously waiting for an update.

If the admissions process is anything to go by, I would say @weab's review of the current state of the program is on point.

And an honorary mention for a dragged out admissions process goes to NYU - maybe big name NYC schools need to step up in the way they respect a candidate's time and efforts.
 
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  • iamsorry has no tracker for this program.
Yes. But as an international student I am not sure if I'll be able to get done with the visa and after enrollment process on time even if I get into.
 
  • 2024  Rejected ActuallyAlpha has a tracker for this program.
Same here. Technically I'm waiting but even I end up getting an offer I'll likely reject it due to being international.
 
  • 2024  Rejected texano has a tracker for this program.
  • iamsorry has no tracker for this program.
Are we even going to get a decision from them😂. In some of the previous years, they sent out rejections at the end of August!
 
  • Millionaire seeking more has no tracker for this program.
Just got this:

Thank you for your continued interest in the Columbia Financial Engineering Master of Science Program. We are writing today to let you know that you are one of a select number of students who remain on our waitlist for the Fall 2024 class.

At this time, there has been no movement on our waitlists. We hope to share more positive news with you soon and will provide you with an update by or shortly after July 30th, 2024.
 
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Millionaire seeking more said:
Just got this:

Thank you for your continued interest in the Columbia Financial Engineering Master of Science Program. We are writing today to let you know that you are one of a select number of students who remain on our waitlist for the Fall 2024 class.

At this time, there has been no movement on our waitlists. We hope to share more positive news with you soon and will provide you with an update by or shortly after July 30th, 2024.
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July 30th haha wtf is this shit show?
 
  • Dpouss has no tracker for this program.
I also got the same message btw. Seems like it’s not happening because end of July is way too late now…
 
  • 2024  Rejected texano has a tracker for this program.
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  • 2025  Pending jmepowl has a tracker for this program.
  • Millionaire seeking more has no tracker for this program.
  • iamsorry has no tracker for this program.
One of my friends called. They said that there's still no movement on the waitlist. They are still waiting for spots to be open. I don't think there's any point waiting now
 
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  • Andy Nguyen is an Administrator
jmepowl said:
www.nytimes.com

Columbia Removes Three Deans, Saying Texts Touched on ‘Antisemitic Tropes’

Nemat Shafik, the university president, called the sentiments in the text messages “unacceptable and deeply upsetting.”
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It's not the end.
www.nytimes.com

Columbia President Resigns After Months of Turmoil on Campus

Nemat Shafik is the third Ivy League president to resign in the wake of turbulent congressional appearances and strife connected to the Israel-Hamas war.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
 
  • Andy Nguyen is an Administrator
I know everyone is joining a program at this point but I'm curious to know what happened to those with the Pending status as of August?
Did their status change to something else or we are still hanging as people are applying for Fall 2025?
 
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