How can I get admission to Columbia College?

The length of time hearing back from the Columbia College varies depending on the programme and the application volume received. Application takes 2weeks from the date the application is received. The processing time may be extended if certain required documents still need to be included. Applicants can also check their status by contacting the University's admissions office for further information.

To be admitted to the master's programme at Columbia, it is recommended to have a strong academic profile, however, it’s not compulsory to have scores in the GMAT or GREs.  However, the admission process at Columbia takes a holistic approach, considering multiple factors in the student's profile. These factors include Leadership, Work experience, essays, LOR and interviews that the students give during their admission process. 

Some of the tips for students starting their first semester at the Columbia College:

• Students who apply for the Columbia College must be humble and should interact with as many people as possible. Mainly beacause, the more people you talk to the better knowledge you get. 

• Attend as many gatherings and parties as much as you can. 

• Applicants should avoid missing classess, as 70% of learning comes from students going to classes. 

• Students can get invovlved with extracuricular activities, i.e joing university clubs, sports etc. This will also look good on a portfolio in the longer run. 

Columbia University and Columbia College are distinct institutions, Columbia University is in New York, whereas Columbia College is in Canada. Columbia University is a highly ranked university with a competitive acceptance rate of just 4%. The tuition fee for Columbia University is around INR 50L-52L compared to Columbia College (INR 11L). Coming to Columbia College it isn’t that highly ranked but surely one of the good universities in Canada. But in conclusion both the universities are very different and are situated in different countries as well.