Samantha's Story
After graduating from Brooklyn Tech High School and enrolling in a private college on the west coast, financial hardships made Samantha rethink her plans. She came back to New York and attended Borough of Manhattan Community College while working multiple jobs to pay off her student debt. After earning her associate's degree, Samantha welcomed a daughter and began researching ways to achieve her dream of attending an Ivy League college. She found the Columbia School of General Studies (GS) and knew it was the perfect fit. Today, as a Columbia graduate, she's showing her daughter that "a dream deferred is not one you need to throw away."
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Application Open: December 1
Priority Early Action Deadline: January 15
Early Action Deadline: March 1
Regular Decision Deadline: May 15
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Priority Early Action Deadline: September 1
Early Action Deadline: October 1
Regular Decision Deadline: November 1
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