Columbia MFE Columbia MFE admissions results

[ONE]

Yeah they were late in my decision, so i sent Adina an email asking when will the decision come out, they replied on March 5 with a rejection. Anyone else got a rejection that late, could it be because i asked them for the decision?

 

[shank]

No! I got an official rejection yesterday.

 

[toucheternalck]

No! I got an official rejection yesterday.

did you have an interview with them and got the rejection mail after the interview?

 

[shank]

No. No interview only the rejection and redirection to MSOR.

 

[toucheternalck]

No. No interview only the rejection and redirection to MSOR.

ok

 

[Nanda Kishore]

Any one received a follow up mail to the Admit offer? When is the last date for confirming the admit?

 

[George Chen]

Any one received a follow up mail to the Admit offer? When is the last date for confirming the admit?

3.30

 

[Athul Ramkumar]

I applied to the MSOR program directly. I Still haven't heard anything from them. NO interview, no nothing. Just Pending. But I received an email saying that they will try to make all the decisions by March 30th. Anyone else in the same situation?

 

[Athul Ramkumar]

It feels good that I am not the only one in this situation.
Very tense situation.
When is the last date to accept the MSOR offer for the people who have been redirected from MFE?

 

[Athul Ramkumar]

I did check the MSE option. At this stage anything from Columbia would be good but I would really love the MSOR. Have they started giving out admits for MSE?
Which concentration at MSOR are you looking at?

 

[Athul Ramkumar]

Another day passes without any news. "All decisions will be made by 30th March". Just one more day.

 

[Chashu]

What is the acceptance deposit fee for MFE? Any idea if it would be same for MSOR?

 

[remylebeau]

It was USD2,500. No idea if it'll be the same for MSOR.

 

[ruruouni]

It was USD2,500. No idea if it'll be the same for MSOR.

Remy, did you choose Columbia over CMU ? If I recall correctly, you interviewed for CMU too, right ?

 

[remylebeau]

ruruouni: Great memory. Yes I interviewed for CMU. Since Columbia's deadline comes before I've heard from either CMU or NYU, I figure I can pay USD2,500 for an option. That's Option Pricing 101 for me!

 

[ruruouni]

Lol it sucks that Columbia won't extend their deadline. Do you have a top preference ? For me its CMU, but after my interview, I am trying not to get my hopes up

 

[Chashu]

It was USD2,500. No idea if it'll be the same for MSOR.

thanks remylebeau

 

[remylebeau]

Lol it sucks that Columbia won't extend their deadline. Do you have a top preference ? For me its CMU, but after my interview, I am trying not to get my hopes up

Keep your expectations low, but hopes up.

My top choice is actually NYU. My background is in math, and whatever programming I know was only picked up as a by-product of the math. So being a student of the top-ranked applied math department in the country appeals to me. Very irrational, really.

But I take the oft-repeated point that my eventual career is much more a function of my abilities than of the program I attend. Hence I won't be crying too hard over not going to NYU, and will try to make the best of what Columbia offers.

How about you? You didn't apply to Columbia did you? It's CMU or Chicago?

 

[JDawg]

What's the housing situation like for Columbia MFE and MSOR? Do they offer student housing or are you on your own?

 

[fredric]

What's the housing situation like for Columbia MFE and MSOR? Do they offer student housing or are you on your own?

I asked them and they told me that the application would start in April. I would go with university residence, because it was a nightmare for me to find a place in NYC last time.