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afaq, Don't you mean psychotic?
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No, he means sighcotick.
^Lame, I know
Aaaanyway, why am I here you may ask? Well, I've been looking at people's "chance me" ED threads for a while, and considering the acceptance rate (last year was 22.5%) for the average applicant, and how above-average almost every single person who posted is, I'd be willing to bet that almost everybody here who applied will get in. So, basically, relax, guys!
Ignoring the average SAT, GPA rank, etc. (which most people surpassed with flying colors), the EC's, which have been said many times to be the deciding factors, are all so much stronger than what would be considered the "average applicant." If one day you're sitting here staring at the forums waiting for your DHL (reeeeeally hope I got the acronym right) package, I suggest reading this thread:
Ivy League Admissions Difficulty is Exaggerated
In short, if your SAT's are superb, your EC's CAN BE mundane. Now, obviously, if your SAT's aren't superb, you need better EC's. However, the majority of people here have WELL SURPASSED the average SAT, AND have extraordinary EC's. If you scored under the 25%-75% range, you may need to discover the cure for cancer to get in. However, the 75th percentile SAT for Columbia was 1980. And since 4 times the percentage of applicants are accepted from the ED pool than RD, the "SAT-Cancer-Cure" cut off" will be low. And even if it's not and I'm just being ignorant, most of you guys did find the cure! Figuratively of course.
Except for Maria's friend who got a Columbia tattoo. That's why he's getting one, duhhhhh.
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