Results include accepted students who attended other schools.
harvard2018
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard, Columbia, UMich, JHU, Stony Brook
drk96
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Irvine, UCSD, LMU, Pepperdine, Williams, Swarthmore, USC, Yale, Columbia, Princeton, UPenn
Never dreamt of attending Harvard, but with the guidance of others, ended up in Cambridge. Always looking for ways to offer that same push towards true potential.
Gaia
USC
Accepted to UPenn, Dartmouth, UT Austin, Columbia, Williams, Vassar, USC
I'm an artist and aerialist who loves books, new media, and economics.
harvardrachael
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Stanford, Naval Academy, UMich, MSU
Harvard Class of 2017. Rugby player, entrepreneur, and LGBTQ activist.
Honger
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Duke, UToronto, UWaterloo
Varsity coxswain and engineer. Graduated Columbia Summa Cum Laude
harisn
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, CMU, JHU, Brown, Cornell
Columbia Graduate working in Finance
miranathan
Princeton
Accepted to Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, USC, Emory, UVA, UNC, Northeastern, GWU
Highly undecided Indian girl with a passion for social justice (and law or med, maybe?)
tito_ades
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia
Mechanical Engineer, Class of '22
rhasbun
Princeton
Accepted to Princeton, Columbia
Ivy league undergrad student
prutkowski02
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, NYU, Cornell, Notre Dame, Rice, USC
Hi everyone! I'm originally from the Midwest but am studying economics, political science, and music at Columbia University.
annabelclaire
Fordham
Accepted to Fordham, Columbia, NYU, UCLA, USC, Santa Clara, BU
Nash
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth, Cooper Union, Harvey Mudd, CalTech, BU, Stevens, Hunter, CUNY City, Adelphi, Stony Brook, Baruch, Binghamton
I'm a Brooklyn Tech graduate at Cambridge, studying at Harvard!
IanPower
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard, Columbia
Rising sophomore from the UK interested in Sociology and film!
stephonhenry
MIT
Accepted to Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, Macaulay Honors
Hi, I am from Brooklyn, New York and I play football and Call of Duty. I enjoy Math, Chemistry, and Physics and would like to pursue Chemical Engineering.
teacup01
Columbia
Accepted to GA Tech, UGA, Columbia
Hello! I'm a rising sophomore at Columbia studying computer science and creative writing.
Diego.Anell_Co…
Columbia
Accepted to Fordham, Babson, WashU, Miami, UVA, Vanderbilt, FAMU, NYU, Columbia, Dartmouth, Notre Dame
Born in Manhattan, raised in Brooklyn and Queens, and then spent the rest of my life in Miami, FL. Rising junior at Columbia College at Columbia University in the City of New York, majoring in Financial Economics and concentrating in Business Management.
upennkid97
UPenn
Accepted to Columbia, UPenn, Swarthmore, Wesleyan, Vassar
I am a freshman at UPenn who is really into science and science research!
rwang
MIT
Accepted to Illinois, CalTech, Cornell, CMU, Columbia, MIT
Passion for math, computer science, Asian food, and hip hop dance!
True Bruin
UCLA
Accepted to UC Berkeley, USC, NYU, Columbia, Stanford
UCLA Transfer Student, Alumna, and current College Counselor
hoang46117
UCLA
Accepted to UC Berkeley, UCLA, Columbia, NYU, Yale
UCLA Bruin 2018 - Film and Theater Arts Major
chbooklover
Stanford
Accepted to Stanford, UChicago, Columbia, WashU
PNW native currently attending Stanford. I love cats, working with kids, and creative writing.
DandyLion
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern, UNC, Wake Forest, BU, Macaulay Honors, Stony Brook, SUNY Geneseo
I'm a pre-med Brooklynite going for a Biochemistry major.
Andrew
Princeton
Accepted to Princeton, MIT, Columbia, Dartmouth, JHU, Duke, Rutgers, CMU, Cornell
I'm studying computer science and economics at Princeton with a focus in statistics and machine learning. I took two years off from college to start a company.
youngch
Vanderbilt
Accepted to Baruch, Binghamton, Brooklyn College, Hunter, Macaulay Honors, Duke, JHU, Northwestern, UPenn, Brown, Cornell, SUNY Buffalo, Rice, Vanderbilt, NYU, Columbia
I grew up in New York City, Bronx and Brooklyn to be exact. I went to pretty big public schools and once you find a supportive yet motivating group of friends, teachers, advisors, and counselors to complement your family, life becomes a whole lot better!
Octatonix
MIT
Accepted to CMU, Columbia, Cornell, JHU, MIT, Stony Brook, UDel, UPenn
Applying to engineering programs without knowing much about engineering
The…
Columbia
Accepted to San Diego, Columbia, Mines
I enjoy horseback riding and all things mechanical. I am now studying mechanical engineering at Columbia University.
AirSW
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard, Columbia, Yale
abelloc
UPenn
Accepted to Columbia, UPenn, Brown, Dartmouth, Cornell, Vanderbilt, NYU, Miami, Florida
Freshman, Wharton, Zeta, 18.
MinnesotaRunne…
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Brown, Carleton, Swarthmore, UChicago
I am a junior studying computer science and political science at Columbia University. I enjoy running, politics, and cooking!
euniceblue
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Stanford, Rice, UCLA, UCSD
I'm a freshman studying at Columbia's Engineering school interested in entrepreneurship, tech innovation, and learning new things.
hellawise
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Duke, Brown, Northwestern, JHU, UNC
humanities & arts enthusiast
andreahcgraf
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Claremont (CMC), UCLA, NYU, Barnard, UNC, Tulane, McGill, BC, Richmond, UCSD, UC Davis, Emory, UChicago
I'm an English/Human Rights double major at Columbia. I love creative writing, ethical and sustainable fashion, am very involved in community service, and hope to go to law school!
jamesw2320
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Olin
James studies computer science/IEOR at Columbia University. His Why Columbia essays share the resources Columbia offers for research and its intellectual diversity.
katiehara4
Columbia
Accepted to CSU
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sinani206
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, UChicago, Northwestern, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Rochester, JHU, UMich
Columbia University Student/TA studying Math-CS
Milkigem
U of Minnesota
Accepted to U of Minnesota, Columbia, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, JHU, Emory, Notre Dame, Carleton
Just a girl interested in travel, medicine, politics and social justice issues
kevinnielsen
Cornell
Accepted to Cornell, NYU, Columbia, Northeastern, BC
Senior at Cornell University from Madrid, Spain
DKwiatkowski19
Georgetown
Accepted to Georgetown, JHU, Notre Dame, Columbia, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Cornell, WashU
I am a sophomore at Georgetown studying International Political Economy looking to help others through their college application process!
klaus251
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Binghamton
A mediocre programmer with an above average compsci essay.
Columbia60659
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Amherst
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jameshhouk
Columbia
Accepted to UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA, UCSB, UMich, USC, UVA, BC, BU, WashU
Columbia University Class of 2019
jj95
Harvard
Accepted to Harvard, Columbia, Indiana, Pitt
I am a sophomore at Harvard concentrating in neurobiology. I really enjoy playing music as an extracurricular activity. I hope to attend medical school after college.
ColumbiaBlue
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Tufts, UVA, CMU, Lehigh
Columbia46834
Columbia
Accepted to Columbia, Drexel, Lehigh, Penn State, Pitt
IT Strategy Consultant at Accenture; Columbia University, SEAS Class of 2015, B.S. Operations Research
mthlvr96
MD College
Accepted to MIT, Columbia, Florida, FSU, Harvard, FIU
I'm an avid math and theater lover. I love helping and guiding anyone who so asks! I'm a strong supporter of people following their dreams and learning of opportunities.
Vivikyung
Columbia
Accepted to Brown, CalTech, CMU, UC Berkeley, UCSD, Columbia
Currently a freshman at Columbia University: a California girl living it up in New York! I'm an engineer with an interest in computer science and basically everything from archery to travel to hackathons.
jared463
Yale
Accepted to Yale, Columbia, Cornell, JHU, UCSD, UC Irvine
I'm an easy going guy who is easy to get along with. I just committed to Yale University and I am interested in studying Biomedical Engineering and Economics.
promisechoice
Notre Dame
Accepted to Notre Dame, Columbia, Vanderbilt, UChicago, Northwestern, EMU, UMich - Dearborn , WMich
Questbridge National College Match Finalist, University of Notre Dame
julia
UPenn
Accepted to Princeton, Columbia, UChicago, Duke, Rice, WashU, Baylor, Oklahoma U
I am a freshman at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and I love music, food and fashion!
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