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  1. I'm all geared up to head to Columbia myself! (MS in CS) ~Xaero >:)
  2. Good that you've got the letter from Columbia. And OOPS! I'll check out the mail you've sent :o. I rarely check that account of mine, but I used to frequent that a lot previously, when I was active in TM.
  3. Hey Vipul, Will post the URL tonight. Any intimation for you from Columbia? Xaero.
  4. Oopsie Daisies!! So, Ro has become the soldier in MIA! :(. Well, hope he's doing well somewhere. I cant forget those essays of his, and ofcourse his score of a clean 800 upon 800 in his GRE verbal.
  5. Thats good news Erin!! Sure, will send a mail to Sri. Good to hear that 'my gang' of GRE applicants are going great guns!
  6. The URL says $51000 around. Dunno what the I-20 would say
  7. You're right about the tution fees varying according to the number of credits one takes per semester. From what I heard from a student doing his MS there, its usually 12-12-6 at Columbia, effectively finishing the course in 3 semesters. But I wonder what will be given as Tution expenses *per year* in the I-20. I suppose this is important, when it comes to showing finances. We've gotto get this particular info. We're required to submit financial proof to Columbia before they can issue the I-20. They've asked for that. But initially, only the decision letter and $250 deposit are required. Once we submit the financial proof, the I-20 will be posted. And you can book your visa date without an I-20. I-20 is not required for that.
  8. WoooooooWW and Whoaaaaaaaa!! Posting in this thread after eons!! My last post in this was a real real long time ago. Hey, any ideas what AmigoRo, Raghuveer and Sri are doing now?
  9. The expenses portion is a bit concerning. The letter informs me about a link in the Columbia site that states the total expenses as around $51000. This involves the total tution fees as around $31000 (calculated as $956 per credit, and MS in CS is 30 credits. So, the total comes to $28680. But the $31000 is generic for engineering school at Columbia, I guess). The living is calculated as around $15000, plus around $5000 as summer expenses. So the total comes to around $51000. But the problem is that the tution fees is shown completely - for the entire course, and not for 1 year. This leaves a bit of uncertainty. Dunno what the I-20 says about this.
  10. Hey fellows, I received my letter from Columbia on saturday. Its dated April 23, and was probably posted during that time. Anyway, the letter says I'm required to send back the Decision letter by May 15th, along with a deposit of $250. I'm sending it today thru FedEx. The letter also says that the package that I received should contain info regarding my financial aid status, but if not present, I should communicate with the department asking about it. My package didnt have any info abt my fin aid status, so, I gotto write to the department again. Now, this part I dread. Till date, out of atleast 8-12 mails to the grad division at Columbia, I have received only 1 reply. Vipul, guess you should be receiving your letter soon. Probably, you'd be having a deadline later than May 15th, but I guess you could anyway clarify about the financial aid status with the department now. My online updation indicates April 16th as the last updation date. Nothing beyond that.
  11. Hey, One more thing - Whats the orientation date for Fall-2004?
  12. Hey, thats some news!! When did you receive the formal letter of acceptance? Any other details that it contains would be of great help to us. There'd be a lot of difference, me being an international student, but I sure am curious.
  13. Vipul, Have you booked your date for the Visa interview? I spoke to one of the consultants here, who says this delay by Columbia is a bit concerning, and they should send my I-20 soon. Also, I'm unaware if they'll send the I-20 immediately, with the admit confirmation letter, or if they require financial proofs even for issuing the I-20. If latter case holds, then it might get very late by the time we receive the I-20. I shall try to see if I can contact the university in any other way. I wonder why they're so relaxed in processing the admits!
  14. Hey Kiwi, Hadnt looked too much into your posts, since you havent still apped, and have a long way to go. But here goes - Its good that you've decided to app only for the Fall-2005. By that time, you'd have graduated, and would probably be working. Moreover, completing your undergrad by the time of apping is a better option to get into good schools. Frankly speaking, I dont know much about EE schools, but I suggest you check out some of these ranking sites like usnews, phds.org etc. After that, you could check out each of these schools individually, look into what they research in, whether they match your interests, and whether you can use your accomplishments (in the form of projects, extra work etc), and apply to those univs. From my own experience, and going by the general rule, its really hard to be guaranteed aid with an MS admit. PhD admits are almost always guaranteed aid, but they are really hard to get, unless you can be confident that your credentials pack the necessary punch for such an admit. HTH, and actually, even I'm from Bangalore (from a pretty good college, myself :D). Which college are you from?
  15. Guess thats the only option :(. But yeah, I sure hope all these waiting is for the good
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