<p>Okay so my counselor recommended since I want to do a minor in Italian and really want to go to columbia she suggested that I contact the chairperson of the Italian department (casa italiana) and discuss my issue and probably send him or her a supplement essay/paper of my italian studies and if they really like it they might suggest my name to the admissions board. WHat do you think? My stats are posted on this site under “chance mee” ALso a question regarding ED should I apply for ED ? would it maximize my chances? thank you</p>
<p>I can’t speak to your first question, but if Columbia is your first choice you should definitely apply ED. Even though the ED applicant pool is more competitive than the RD pool, the 22% acceptance rate (compared with the 6% for RD) more than outweighs this.</p>