<p>Hi! I am from Nebraska, and I know that gives me a geographic advantage, but I am still worried.
I go to a competitive public school and I have always had a 4.0 GPA and I’m in the top 5% of my class. I took AP US History, BC Calc, and AP Music Theory this year, which are the only APs I have taken, and next year I’m going to take AP Bio, AP Euro, AP Lit, AP Comp, and AP Latin. I have always taken the most difficult classes available at my school.
My SATs are not as good as they could be yet, but I am close to a 2100.
I won 1st place in an international competition Freshman year. I am also part of my school’s nationally recognized showchoir. I am in NHS and Latin Club. I have done 2 internships at UNMC and could probably get letters of rec from those people.
I know I could get about 10 dazzling letters of rec from various teachers.
I am going to be a senior and desperately want to go to Columbia and am wondering if there is anything else to do at this point to boost my resume.
Thanks!</p>
<p>Just for clarification, being from Nebraska does not give you a tremendous advantage. In fact, geographical positioning is almost at the bottom of the pile for admissions officers when determining acceptance for applicants.</p>
<p>Anyways, that being said, your SAT score is too low for a school like Columbia. You should retake it if you want to even be considered in the pool of applicants. Focus on your objective numbers.
And from your original post, I don’t see any extracurriculars, which could greatly harm your chances.</p>
<p>By the way, I’ve attended info sessions at Columbia before and all you really need is two letters of recommendation. Admissions officers said they generally throw away extraneous letters.</p>
<p>As long as your SAT scores are high enough, I think you have a good shot</p>