<p>Okay, sorry if I was snarky before. I was a legacy and a faculty brat as well at another Ivy and I certainly did know a little more about the school than others starting off. Enough to advise others, I won’t presume to say.</p>
<p>All I can say is that when you mentioned that you had a C and a few B’s on your transcript, you probably should have also mentioned that you are a double legacy and the son/daughter of two faculty members. It is certainly not the norm for Columbia to accept students with less than stellar grades who are not hooked in some way.</p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>