Columbia ETP Program 2012 entry

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Hi,

I plan on applying for the anesthesia program at Columbia and I wanted to know how the background of those that have been accepted look like to see if I'm even competitive enough apply.

Thanks!

Has anyone taken the new GRE?

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I have! I did better on quant after having taken the original. Probably fur to a great deal of studying , never the less I still did better on the revised GRE.

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Stay strong everyone! I'm sure we could each pick one thing out on our apps that might not be our strongest point. We're human. We all have a weakness. Remember, they're looking at us from a "whole package" perspective. Maybe if we all stay positive the wait will go by faster! lol.

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Stay strong everyone! I'm sure we could each pick one thing out on our apps that might not be our strongest point. We're human. We all have a weakness. Remember, they're looking at us from a "whole package" perspective. Maybe if we all stay positive the wait will go by faster! lol.

So true!!! I agree. We are all stressing right now and I can understand why. Just know we all want this so bad and are doing everything we can to get to our goal. Good luck to all of us :)

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Wow I can tell that everyone here is really qualified and Columbia should just snatch everyone up! Haha :)

Sadly, I'm not an ED so I'll have to wait until February... but keeping my fingers crossed for everyone who did apply ED! Hope you all enjoy your Thanksgiving~

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Hey ED ETPers: the (supposed) month is upon us! Perhaps we'll find out two weeks from today!

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I'm dying to know..and I just can't help wondering if there's anything I can do to help plead my case! I want them to know I'm getting 2 A's this semester, but the semester is over by the time they make their decision. Ah!! I think we'll definitely know by the holidays!

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Ugh. I'm so deeply, deeply nervous.

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Ugh, I feel the same way LookingAhead! I'm SO nervous!

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Oh, man, 11 more days (if they do, indeed, get back to us on the 15th)! Good luck to all! :)

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Is anyone here a re-applicant from last year? Do they treat a re-applicant the same as a first timer? And do they give feed back to people who were rejected or wait-listed?

No one can say for sure that their acceptance is in the bag. But one thing is clear- this is certainly a very competitive program and with the first year for ED, anything goes.

This is the only program I want to get into, and this is the only program that I applied to. If I don't get in, I will go back to the drawing board and back at it again next year. Fingers crossed that won't be the case. :)

Everyone applied ED, BEST WISHES! Keep your mind on your strong points and have faith that those points will shine through!

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@CUSONAPP: Yes, I'm reapplying. I didn't get in last year. They didn't offer any specific recommendations, but I know that other people spoke to someone at CUSON and got a few pointers.

I'm retaking a C- psych class from college, and I completely revamped my essay from the ground up. I've also completed now all of the prereqs except statistics, which I'll be done with very soon. I asked **** if I was taking the right approach this year, and he said I seemed to be on the right track.

Other than not having to resend my older transcripts and GRE scores, my application was treated the same as it was last year. I highly doubt they give people reapplying any other kind of special consideration, except perhaps brownie points for optimistic persistence! ;D

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