Yep, chances?

Colleges & Universities Columbia University
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<p>Background: Cuban/Italian</p>

<p>Academics/SATS:

  • Unweighted GPA: 3.8, Weighted GPA: 4.0
  • All honors classes along with AP US 2
  • Next year: Gov., Spanish V, AP Eng, AP Euro, AP Calc.
  • SAT: Math-680, Verbal-670, Writing-700</p>

<p>EC’s:

  • Guitarist in jazz band as well as indie band which released a full-length cd and has played countless benefit/charity events
  • Junior Class President (Hopefully Senior too)
  • Mock Trial (2 years), one of which as a lawyer
  • Debate/Model Congress (3 years)
  • Drama/Theatre (3 years)</p>

<p>Awards:

  • National Honor Society
  • Modern Music Masters (Tri-M)</p>

<p>Community Service:

  • Young Authors
  • Summer Bible School Volunteer
  • Benefits/Charity events with the band</p>

<p>I hadn’t been looking at Columbia. But I was talking to my sister, who is going there for graduate school in August, about it and got somewhat interested. I don’t know much about Columbia, how are my chances? I realize it is a big reach.</p>

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<p>You need to improve that SAT score before becoming a serious contender.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I figured the SATs were low. I’m retaking them so we’ll see. Anything else?</p>