Chances for Columbia?

ijailin89
Thu, 31 May 2007 16:12:00 +0000

Um… well, you don’t seem to have many awards. Try getting a state-wide or at least county-wide award at least. Also, because you are not a URM, your SAT scores are average, maybe even a little low for Columbia (and for all your other schools too… even NYU and Northwestern, your two non-Ivies, have average SAT scores in the mid-1300s out of 1600), so I’d get them above at least a 2200.

I would also try and get a leadership position in at least one of your activities. You have a lot of community service, but a lot of people actually have 100+ hours for four years, to be blunt. I think I had around 250, for example, and I got waitlisted this year. Next year will be even harder, they say.

Honestly, I think it’s worth a shot, like a previous poster said, but with Columbia’s acceptance rate, it’s a long-shot. Possible, but you have to be lucky. If you really want to go to Columbia and are undecided on a major, I would apply for CEES rather than the College, also. And find a safety school, like a public school. Although your stats are pretty good, it’s better to be cautious these days, because even your non-Ivies are really competitive now.