Columbia MFE Columbia MFE Application Discussion

[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

 

[fhu]

I still haven't received any sort of updates in the application portal. It's the usual checklist as before. Are they planning to send rejections anytime soon?

 

[Dabbiddd]

I still haven't received any sort of updates in the application portal. It's the usual checklist as before. Are they planning to send rejections anytime soon?

On the same boat. If CU doesn't want me or give me wl, please tell me instead of ghosting

 

[LinearAlgebraLover]

Do yall think these protests will affect the MFE program at all? I don’t see why they would, but it does make me nervous as I committed there.

 

[ajjjw]

Do yall think these protests will affect the MFE program at all? I don’t see why they would, but it does make me nervous as I committed there.

no shot lol. Would be surprised if this whole deal isnt wrapped up within the next few weeks at most.

 

[fhu]

Has anybody's portal got updated recently? Mine is still on my checklist.

 

[hdhawan]

Has anybody's portal got updated recently? Mine is still on my checklist.

Mine still shows under faculty review

 

[TINCH]

My login portal still shows the checklist with no change in status of any kind.
No intimation from Columbia.
Is there hope still?

 

[Grumpybear]

Honestly Columbia taking this much time to respond is a big red flag. It is not that complicated to evaluate applications and admit those who are most qualified. If the program actually has the best interest of their potential students in mind, they would not make them wait until May to know where they will go to graduate school. Not to mention the fact that we paid money to have our applications evaluated with the expectation we would have a decision by March. At this point, even if I was accepted I would decline solely based on the programs clear incompetence.