<p>i think you’ll be a competitive applicant to cornell and nyu. columbia would be a reach, but i think you have a shot at the other 2. for cornell, make your essays really specific and you’ll be okay.</p>
<p>edit: didn’t see the 3 courses thing. how are you taking 3 courses? to be a full-time student you need to be taking 12 credits, right? unless those are all 4-credit classes… that might still look iffy. can you add another one?</p>