<p>Or can I get into Columbia ED, even though none of my friends think i can. These are my stats</p>
<p>White/Male/Idaho
Unweighted GPA: 3.97 (2 B's first semester of Freshman year)
Weighted GPA: 4.15
Rank: 5/470</p>
<p>Academics
Pretty tough load throughout High school</p>
<p>Junior Year
Debate 2
Latin2
AP Psych (4)
Ap Physics B (5)
AP Calc BC (5)
AP Engl and Comp (5)
AP US History (5)</p>
<p>Senior Year
Debate 3
Latin 3
AP Gov
AP Macro and Micro Econ
AP Stats
AP Engl Lit
AP Physics C
Multivariable Calc (Online through EPGY Stanford)</p>
<p>Tests
Sat Math-780, Reading-690, Writing-630 (Opps)
ACT 31
SAT 2's Math 2-770, US hist-760, Physics-720</p>
<p>Ec's + Leadership
Varsity Tennis 10-12, Captain
Latin Club 10-12, President '07, President '08
Amnesty International 10-12, Treasurer 07'. VP 08'
Varsity Debate 10-12, Officer
Student Congress Member 10-12
Senior Mentor 12, Leadership Council Memeber</p>
<p>Awards et al
National Merit Commended student
Lettered in Debate thrice
Lettered in Tennis thrice
Writing Essay about living in Ecuador for 3 years</p>
<p>So, how do my chances look. Any input will help. And if anyone has any numbers on kids from specific states getting into columbia, please tell me. Thanks for your time</p>
<p>anyways, i think you've got a little work to do for Columbia. you've got good leadership and good grades, but the sat and act scores are a little low. still, you've got an interesting background obviously if you've lived in ecuador for three years, so that's definitely an eye-catcher. best of luck! and your friends are like mine--doesn't it suck? lol.</p>
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No way.. for Columbia at least, the ED acceptance rates are much higher (close to 40% i believe) compared to RD.
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<p>not even close, dont get his hopes up. It's about 20-25%. Stronger pool, but there is still an advantage to applying ED. I don't know how much your demographic will help you, but I'm sure being from Idaho will be a plus. Write good essays and it is possible.</p>
<p>My comment was probably misdirected. I had in mind stories (not rumors) told to me about how adcoms would reject high-level applicants(top scores, elite ECs) b/c when talking about these top-level talents adcoms would find out their essays were recycled. Probably not applicable in this case. This is rarefied territory.</p>
<p>But, again, the real point is that recycling Chicago essays (unique and well-known as the prompts are) is a bad idea.</p>
<p>It's a longshot, as it is for everybody. Test scores on the low side. ECs good, but won't really stand out. It does help that you're from Idaho (in fact, applying ED might be the only way to convince them that Columbia is really your first choice).</p>