What could this theater oriented junior do to improve for Columbia?

admissionsgeek
Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:10:40 +0000

if you are really interested in theater, major in it.

as i’ve said on here before if you apply from jersey interested in economics (as in that is your major interest in your application), you will have a big uphill battle.

so i’d suggest - get into the academic side of drama/theater. improve your numbers (sat). thus far the essay doesn’t sound great because it seems pretty generic, of course you’ll have time to fix that, but just rather say that now than in a few months. the point being that the essay is not a statement of what you want to do in your life, but rather a statement of how you think and who you are. i usually suggest that you keep the topic simple, but the implications expansive.