A panel of admissions directors from Columbia’s varied schools, including the School of Continuing Education, Columbia Business School, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs, will discuss the attributes they seek in successful applicants to their top-tier programs. Topics include academic requirements, advice on writing stand-out personal essays, and creating a desirable application package.

Sponsored by the Columbia University School of Continuing Education Postbaccalaureate Studies and Graduate Programs.

Graduate students in Columbia’s Construction Administration and Landscape Design programs attended an exclusive tour of The Solaire, the first environmentally conscious, high-rise residential building in the country, located in Battery Park City. Building staff at The Solaire led the tour, highlighting some of the features that made it the first Gold LEED-rated building in the country, including the building’s green roof and on-site water filtration plant.