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Time Line for Fall 2010 Admission

Posted by Columbia SIPA 
· Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 
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The Admissions Committee continues to read/review at a fast and furious pace and no, decisions have not started to be posted to the system yet.  As a reminder, you will receive an email from us when your decision is ready to be viewed on the application Web site.  We cannot provide estimates on when individual decisions will be published and not all decisions are published at the same time.

I did want to provide a quick overview of the time line that will follow the release of admission decisions.  Applicants admitted to SIPA should be aware of the following information.

Starting on March 22 the Admissions Office will host an internet message board that will allow admitted applicants to interact with one another and with current students.   SIPA students will be taking a spring break from March 15th to 19th and we will have the board up after their return.  Details will be sent to admitted students once the board is activated.

Second, SIPA will host an Admitted Student Day on Tuesday, April 13th.  Admitted Student Day will take place on the Columbia Campus and it will be a full day event.  Professor Jeff Sachs will be giving a special talk during the lunch portion of Admitted Student Day.

Third, May 3rd is the date by which admitted students must pay a deposit confirming enrollment for fall 2010.  In earlier communications I had noted the date would be May 1st, but since May 1st falls on a Saturday we moved the response date to the next business day, Monday.

Fourth, a series of communications will be sent to admitted applicants and these messages will come from the [email protected] address.  Please ensure that your email client is set to receive messages from this account.  Faculty, current students, administrators, and alumni will all be included in the communication chain.

Fifth, if you are admitted you will need to ensure that official academic transcripts and official test reports are in our office no later than June 15th.  We will work with admitted applicants to determine if official copies of these documents were already provided to us during the application process.

Last, unfortunately applicants placed on the waitlist are unable to participate in admission related activities until an admission offer is made.  More details regarding the waitlist will be published on this blog in the future.  We will begin to “work” the waitlist in April and this process will often continue into the summer.

For admitted applicants, specific details on all of the above information, and many other topics, will be available on a Welcome Page that is referenced in the admission letter.

Thank you for your attention . . . now back to Committee meetings . . .

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Resources for Those Unable to Attend Open House

Posted by Columbia SIPA 
· Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 
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We understand it is not possible for all admitted students to attend the Open House scheduled for Tuesday, April 14th.  One resource is the Message Board (view the Welcome Page referenced in your Admission letter for details) and for those who would like to visit at another time, we provide the following advice.

In the PDF document at the end of this entry you will find our Spring 2009 Concentration Directory and our Spring 2009 Classes for Visitation list.  The Concentration Directory contains all pertinent contact information for the Directors and Program Assistants of all of SIPA’s Policy Concentrations, Regional Institutes and Special Programs.

Contacting the PAs with any questions that you may have is a great way to learn more about the concentrations, specializations and programs as well as what they offer students both when attending SIPA and upon graduation.  Additionally, should you be able to make it to the NYC area another time, we have included a list of classes that you are welcome to visit.

Please note that on the directory you will see the email listed as a few letters followed by a few numbers.  Simple insert “@columbia.edu” after the letters and numbers to send an email.

If you will be unable to travel to campus, please utilize iTunes or use the video/interview sections of our Web site (lectures here and interviews here) to see classes, seminars and interviews with some of the many people here at SIPA.  In iTunes all you have to do is type “SIPA” in the iTunes store search box and you will have access to over 100 different SIPA lectures, panels, or forums – all for free.

Also, if you will be visiting campus, we do have information sessions scheduled for each Monday evening at 6:00 P.M. and each Friday at Noon.  Although primarily geared toward those who have yet to apply, the sessions also incorporate information that can be very useful to those who have been admitted and are trying to obtain more information.  If you wish to make a reservation, send an email to [email protected].

If visiting, you are welcome to try to use the message board to set up a time to speak with a student and the Office of Student Affairs, on the sixth floor, is a place to go to have general academic questions answered.  You are welcome to try to set up a time to speak with a faculty member by using the contact information in the PDF below.  Do please understand that on short notice faculty members may be unable to accommodate visits as their primary priority is working with enrolled students.

Once we have finalized our program for Open House 2009, we will post it to this blog as well.

Again, if you have any follow up questions please send an email to [email protected].

Click here for the PDF referenced above.

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Open House and Message Board

Posted by Columbia SIPA 
· Monday, March 23rd, 2009 
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This post is just a reminder to admitted applicants concerning two opportunities to gather more information about SIPA.  First, SIPA will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, April 14th.  The Open House will start at 9:00 A.M. (we recommend an 8:30 A.M. arrival) and full instructions on how to register are available on the Welcome Page referenced in the admission letter.  The Open House is open to admitted students (we are unable to accommodate guests) and registration is required so please visit the Welcome Page for instructions should you be interested in attending.

Second, this week we will provide admitted applicants with access to a Web based message board that will give admitted applicants the opportunity to interact with one another, and with current SIPA students via a digital forum.  Admitted applicants will be sent an announcement when the board goes live.

97% of admission decisions have been sent out and for those of you who have yet to hear, we appreciate your patience as we wrap up the final few details.

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Time Line

Posted by Columbia SIPA 
· Thursday, March 12th, 2009 
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The Admissions Committee has been meeting all week and we continue to publish decisions as soon as we are able.  As a reminder, you will receive an email from us when your decision is ready to be viewed on the application Web site.  We cannot provide estimates on when individual decisions will be published.

I did want to provide a quick overview of the time line that will follow in the coming month or so. The following information is provided on an admitted student welcome page but I thought I would provide some highlights.

First, admitted students will have the opportunity to participate in a Web based Message Board starting later in March.  The purpose of the board is to give admitted students the opportunity to interact with one another and with current students.  SIPA students will be taking a spring break from March 16th to 20th and we will have the board up shortly after their return.  Details will be sent to admitted students once the board is activated.

Second, SIPA will host an Open House for admitted students on Tuesday, April 14th.  The Open House will take place on the Columbia Campus and it will be a full day event.

Third, April 20th is the date by which admitted students must pay a deposit confirming enrollment for fall 2009.

Finally, an email regarding financial aid opportunities is sent shortly after the admission letter is published.  The letter is meant to outline the general funds available to SIPA students.  More specific letters will follow at a later time for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents who have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  If admitted students have been awarded a SIPA fellowship this information will be in the admission letter.

Now back to Committee meetings . . .

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When and How Will I Know?

Posted by Columbia SIPA 
· Monday, February 9th, 2009 
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The Admissions Committee recently started to review files and we are still in the midst of completing the document tracking process for many of the applications that have been submitted. When a file is completed has no bearing on the admission decision and some members of the Committee have yet to commence reading.

I am sure you are interested in knowing how and when admission decisions will be communicated. It is our goal to publish the majority of the decisions in early March. We post decisions to the application site and you simply have to log in to the site with your PIN and password to view your decision letter. An email notification will be sent to you to notify you that your decision is ready to view.

Candidates who are admitted will also receive a paper copy of the acceptance letter a few weeks after the decision is published on the site. Candidates who do not receive favorable admission consideration will only be notified via a letter published on the application site. Paper copies of deny letters are not mailed.

Please understand that not all decisions are posted at the same time. I would say that approximately 80% of the decisions are published on the same day. Approximately 20% of the files take longer to process and as decisions are made, email notifications will be sent out.

Admitted applicants will have the opportunity to take advantage of two unique opportunities to learn more about SIPA. First, we will host a Web based message board. Admitted candidates will have the opportunity to interact with current students concerning a variety of topics on the Web based message board. Second, SIPA will host an Open House on Tuesday, April 14th. The Open House will be on campus and will start at 9:00 A.M. and conclude at 7:00 P.M.

More information about both of these unique opportunities will be available via a specific Web page. Information on how to access this Web page will be included in admission letters. Admitted candidates will have until Monday, April 20th to pay a deposit to secure their place in the fall class.

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