Thank you for responding. @TheMoreYouKow while I am thankful for your response and for your honesty, I am well aware that my scores are ‘mediocre’ or undesirable. I was asking about the decision for more than just my scores. Your response would have been more worthwhile if you had provided–not constructive criticism–but something a little more helpful. Your answer borders on rude and I would have appreciated it more if you had also provided something more substantial.
Update: I had an interview with Columbia this past weekend. While my scores are lower than usual–they themselves acknowledged that–they also stated that they have students who go to their university with those scores. They called my application promising–though it could have been them just being super nice to me at the time–and notified me that my portfolio pieces were excellent.