Niyati Roy

CC More Selective Than Ever

On Monday afternoon, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions sent out the much-awaited admission packages that had been causing sleepless nights for more than 22,000 hopefuls from across the country

By Niyati Roy | Apr 1 12:45 am ET

Barnard Goes Coed—Well, At Least in the Residence Halls

What’s it like for a guy to live in an all-girls dorm? Marcos Garcia, CC ’08, spent a year in Barnard’s Plimpton Hall and lived to share the story.

By Niyati Roy | Mar 12 06:36 pm ET

Early Decision Admit Rates Fall

Much-awaited admissions envelopes were mailed out to Columbia’s early decision admits to the classes of 2012 of Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science Tuesday afternoon.

By Niyati Roy | Dec 13 03:27 pm ET

BC Financial Aid Office Gives Counsel on Loans

As private loans gain in popularity, Barnard College introduced an experimental program last year to cut back on the number of students taking out these loans.

By Niyati Roy | Oct 3 03:25 am ET

Barnard Admits 28% to Incoming Class

Barnard College has offered places to 28 percent of 4,572 applicants who applied to become part of the class of 2011.

By Niyati Roy | Apr 4 12:00 am ET

Admissions Stats Break School Records

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions was a flurry of activity Wednesday afternoon as admissions officials ran to and fro, transporting large bins full of the highly anticipated thick DHL envelope

By Niyati Roy | Mar 29 12:00 am ET

CCSC Candidates Urge Financial Aid Reform

Parties running in the Columbia College Student Council race have taken up the cause for financial aid as its major advocate group has gone on hiatus.

By Niyati Roy | Mar 22 12:00 am ET

CC and SEAS Receive 21,213 Applications for 2011

For the fifth straight year, Columbia has broken its previous record for the number of applications received in a single year.

By Niyati Roy | Jan 22 12:00 am ET

Harvard President Search Turns Up Familiar Faces

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and the dean of Harvard Law School have something in common: they are both speculative candidates to become president of Harvard University.

By Niyati Roy | Nov 1 12:00 am ET

McDonald's Opens on 104th St.

Bustling with excited children and the smell of warm french fries, the new McDonald's on 104th and Broadway is full of activity late on a Sunday afternoon.

By Niyati Roy | Oct 16 12:00 am ET

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