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Shouldn’t that be "it doesn’t <em>hurt</em> to know what I should improve on? : P</p>
<p>Looking at your post, what might help push you in is one of the following:</p>
<p>a. your music (definitely something you want to write about somewhere in your app.); also, prepare to send in a recording, perhaps contact whomever you might find there for undergraduate music/college-wide music groups, etc.****
b. that children book’s you wrote (out of curiosity, what kind is it? for what age group?)***
c. intern: if you actually did something worth writing about and someone high up in the firm - like Leigh Steinberg -is willing to write a letter of rec. for you which will include confirmation of what you did**
d. the fund raising or if there were any notable things you did in your other clubs*
e. if you’re good enough to wrestle to be recruited to columbia (im guessing this wont happen? heh)*****</p>
<p>***** = likely to help the most (out of the five above) based on the information you provided so far
- = likely to help the least (out of the five above) based on the information you provided so far</p>
<p>Like zephyravatar said, if you can, go and take another SAT II. It probably wont be “necessary,” but it won’t hurt to show that you are proficient in another subject.</p>
<p>Also, what are you thinking of studying at Columbia? That would also relate to whether you should take another SAT II (ie. if you’re thinking of doing sciences, definitely take a science one since you don’t have any AP sciences - but then again, i doubt you’re thinking of doing sciences).</p>
<p>Oh, and chances? You have a shot. Just like all the other qualified applicants to Columbia.</p>