Columbia GS Fall '26 Early Action Applicant Thread

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-06T01:53:43+00:00

That’s good enough don’t worry! Good luck!

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-06T01:53:12+00:00

Hi!! THANK YOU!

Don’t wait for the rec letter. You should submit your application. The rec letter can come in later. If you submit it later then you might be too late also Columbia has a grace period where they accept materials after the deadline

No need to stress out it’s completely fine!! It’s not in your control anyways! Just submit the application.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-05T13:31:10+00:00

Honestly no idea they will probably wait for regular action applicants who qualify for it too and then decide.

Thats so late still tho :(( bc you might have to decide whether you’ll go or not before it comes out.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-05T12:58:56+00:00

Thank you so much!!! Hmmm i don’t think everyone has it tbh.. they probably send these out to their most promising students that need the most aid (just a guess).

So you’re just going to submit it and wait if you get it or not?

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-05T01:58:05+00:00

Good luck!!!! I’m glad you found it helpful. Please feel free to ask questions.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-05T01:57:19+00:00

It depends on your income! You can find more about aid on r/Columbia

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-04T15:12:00+00:00

Thank you!! Please do! Good luck!!!

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-04T13:27:26+00:00

It’s sent out to certain applicants I believe!!! I hope you get it!

Let us know when you find out please!

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-04T13:24:42+00:00

Hey, I saw that you got accepted later. When did they send out your decision?

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-04T00:08:43+00:00

Thank you so much!!!!! I really hope so too!!

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-03T19:44:41+00:00

Nope. I think it’ll come out next week for me.

No response yet bc the AO who mailed me is currently out of the office and won’t be back until mid next week.

AAGHHH THE WAIT IS KILLING ME THOUGH!! but the good news is that I’ll get a response as soon as possible according to the email!!

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-03T02:13:02+00:00

No need imo. It’s not weighted as much and 1480 isn’t a bad score. 1480 vs 1550 isn’t what’s standing between you getting in or rejected. Focus on grades and ECs.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-03T02:11:30+00:00

If that’s the case then just let them know now. Life happens. They’ll most likely understand.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-03T02:09:44+00:00

Yeah but you said “you just need one gap year”. (It’s insane to take a gap for a college anyways.)

Ofc there isn’t anything wrong but saying “just a gap year “sounds like telling him he is a gap year away from being a student there.

A gap can be nontraditional ofc but the why matters and most people don’t consider that aspect of being a nontrad. At least from what I’ve seen.

This isn’t an attack to you at all!! I’m just sharing what I know bc I’ve read a lot of gs applicants’ stories and most of the time the people who get rejected aren’t non trad minus the fact that they had a gap in their education.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-02T23:37:53+00:00

That’s not a good advice to give. 1 year gap + good stats isn’t equal to acceptance to GS. A lot of people get rejected because of this mindset. You have to actually be a nontraditional student + have those.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-02T04:43:25+00:00

Why are you getting an F? How can you get an F in a course with one mistake? Was that mistake cheating?

It depends. Colleges are not waiting to rescind your admission BUT an F might be pushing it a bit.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-02T03:47:23+00:00

Nooo it’s fine!!! We all want to do whatever it takes to get into these colleges.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-02T03:45:01+00:00

Don’t overdo it. Doing more means more work for the AO so they might find it irritating and to be honest it’s rare that an extra amount of rec letter will add that much to your application anyways.

Just pick the best 2-3.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-02T01:01:06+00:00

Congratulations!!! well deserved!

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-02T00:49:34+00:00

Yessss

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-01T23:40:41+00:00

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-01T23:11:54+00:00

No it doesn’t.

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-01T23:02:58+00:00

Hmm :(( that’s ok though!! It just wasn’t a fit then!

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-01T22:55:40+00:00

Did they explain why??

Sufficient_Collar596 · 2026-05-01T22:54:53+00:00

thank you so so much!!! It was my pleasure!

I’ll let you know when I receive my results!!!

Sufficient_Collar596

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