Prospective Students
Applying to the Columbia GC Program this cycle? Join us for Admission Office hours.
Join us for virtual drop-in office hours to ask quick questions and connect with someone from the admission team, no registration required. When you join, you’ll enter a Zoom waiting room and will be admitted as soon as we’ve finished assisting the applicant(s) ahead of you. Please be prepared for a brief wait. We look forward to connecting with you.
- Friday, November 6 from 12:00-1:00pm Eastern
- Thursday, December 3 from 3:00-4:00pm Eastern
We are dedicated to supporting individuals exploring this collaborative, rapidly evolving field. Our prospective student offerings are designed to provide foundational knowledge, clear professional insight, and accessible guidance to help applicants make confident decisions about their future. Through our varied offerings, students can better understand clinical practice, reflect on their readiness, and build core competencies in genetics, patient care, and ethical reflection.
We recognize that outstanding genetic counselors come from a wide range of educational and professional backgrounds, and we embrace the reality that there is no single "ideal" pathway into the profession. Instead, we deeply value curiosity, a strong commitment to learning, and a demonstrated passion for serving patients and families in complex healthcare settings.
Our ultimate goal is to ensure that prospective students feel informed, supported, and prepared to undertake both the exciting opportunities and profound responsibilities of entering a field at the intersection of genomic science and the human experience.
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