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Required Application Materials |
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The Common Application with the Columbia University Supplement and all supporting documentation (including official transcripts, secondary school report, and recommendations) |
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Official test scores |
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Official transcripts |
Required Financial Aid Materials |
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2013-2014 CSS PROFILE (including Noncustodial PROFILE, if applicable) |
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A copy of your parents' 2011 federal income tax returns (signed, with all schedules, attachments, W-2s, and other earnings statements). Include personal and corporate/partnership tax returns. Submit directly to Columbia using this cover sheet. Fax (preferred) or mail to: |
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If your parents are separated, divorced, or never married: a. Your noncustodial parent must submit the online Noncustodial PROFILE using the login ID and password that will be emailed to you when you complete the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE. b. Your noncustodial parent must also submit copies of their 2011 federal tax returns with all schedules, attachments, W-2s, and other earnings statements. Submit directly to Columbia using this cover sheet. c. If you do not have any contact with your noncustodial parents, then you may submit a request to waive the requirement of their financial information. Your request must include a statement from a third party who can verify your situation. The Noncustodial Waiver Petition is available online at http://www.questbridge.org/images/ncp_wiaver.pdf. |
Columbia University
Regular Decision Application Requirements
You may apply to Columbia via Regular Decision by completing the steps below.
- Request Regular Decision application forwarding on your "Application Management" page between December 1st and December 14th.
- Submit all required additional materials depending on your status below.
- All additional materials are due by the Columbia Regular Decision deadline, and you will be notified on the admissions decision according to their normal deadlines.
| Question | Finalists - Ranked Columbia for College Match | Finalists - Did Not Rank Columbia for College Match |
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| Can I use my QuestBridge application in lieu of your regular application? |
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| What additional materials do I need to submit? | If you ranked Columbia and submitted all required Common Application components, you need to submit: Refer to the Columbia University College Match Requirements for a detailed list of required documents. More info |
Submit all required Common Application components, including:
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Submit all Common App components, including
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| Is the application fee waived? | Yes. The fee is automatically waived for finalists. Please check the Fee Waiver box on the Common Application. |
Yes. The fee is automatically waived for finalists. Please check the Fee Waiver box on the Common Application. |
No. |
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| What are the application deadlines? |
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| Can I apply Early Decision? | No. Students who wish to participate in the College Match Program must submit their applications under Regular Decision. | No. Students who wish to participate in the College Match Program must submit their applications under Regular Decision. | Yes. Adhere to normal deadlines. |
Columbia's Testing Requirements
Each of our partner colleges has different requirements for standardized tests that students must take in order to be considered for admission. Please review the testing requirements for Columbia below. Refer to the National College Match Requirements (above) for instructions regarding submission of test scores to the colleges.
Must take one of the following combinations:
- SAT Reasoning Test and 2 SAT Subject Tests; or
- ACT with Writing
Please see our Standardized Testing page for a complete list of the standardized tests and testing deadlines required by each QuestBridge partner college.
**If applying for engineering, must take Math and either Physics, Ecological Biology, Molecular Biology, or Chemistry SAT Subject Tests.
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