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Columbia's "Why Columbia" answer is 150 words. Using Columbia's official admissions guidance and the 2025-26 Common Data Set: the Columbia-specific questions, the Core Curriculum, admit rates (4.9% overall, about 14% ED), a review that rates essays "Very Important" and test scores "Considered," the last test-optional year, the November 1 ED timeline, and how to fill 150 words.

College Admissions | College Essays

The “Why Columbia” Essay: Why 150 Words Without the Core Curriculum Fall Short — Before the November 1 ED Deadline

ByAndy Lee | Elite Prep Suwanee October 21, 2026

With one application, you can apply to Emory College in Atlanta, Oxford College, or both. Using Emory's official admissions pages and the 2025-26 Common Data Set: admit rates (10.3% overall, 22.2% ED), ED I and ED II (November 1 and January 1), test-optional policy, what Emory weighs, the Oxford-to-Atlanta path, and cost.

College Admissions | College Profiles

Emory University, Explained: Emory College vs. Oxford College — What to Decide Before the November 1 ED I Deadline

ByAndy Lee | Elite Prep Suwanee October 17, 2026

Georgia Tech, UNC, UGA, Tulane and others cut supplemental essays for 2026-27, and Yale dropped "Why Yale." Fewer essays does not mean an easier application. Here's how to research and write the "Why Us" essays that remain, why brochure language fails, and what to cut inside 150 to 350 words.

Application Strategy | College Admissions

Supplemental Essays Are Disappearing — Which Makes the Remaining “Why Us” Heavier

ByAndy Lee | Elite Prep Suwanee August 12, 2026