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Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Not to be one of the million people who ask this question but I'm so nervous, I'm in love with Columbia...So far, I've gotten into Fordham at Rose Hill, Penn State University Park, UDel. Honors, Binghamton, and Hartford Honors. Waiting on NYU and Hopkins. Didn't get a "no" yet.</p>

<p>SAT: Critical Reading - 760, Writing - 680, **Math - 580 (<---I know it's low but it reflects my math/science grades throughout high school, not stellar, but definitely not bad. I have no intentions of pursuing any career that involves math or science.)</p>

<p>SAT II: Lit. (750), U.S. History (730), Math I (620, better than on the SAT I so I'm hopeful), and Bio. (630)</p>

<p>APs: AP World (4), AP Lit. (4), AP U.S. (5)...taking AP French & AP Gov. and Politics this year as a senior. </p>

<p>My grades have been very good, with a full schedule. I've taken all Honors/AP/College English, History/Social Sciences and Language courses, as well as some Honors Math and mostly Honors Science courses (Honors Earth Science, Biology, and Chem., with Regents Physics). My unweighted GPA is about a 95 and my weighted is about a 104/105. </p>

<p>I have been very active in my school's music program (I'm graduating with somewhere between 9 and 11 music credits). I play flute, piano, drums and steel drums/pan. I have been in my school's marching band since the 7th grade (I played flute for several seasons before switching to the snare on the drum line), and was a drum major (it's basically "captain") for my senior year. I also play in the jazz band, as well as the pit band, the steel drums band, a local youth symphony, my church's rock band, etc.</p>

<p>I also founded a Student Music and Arts Council, was VP of my school's chapter of the French NHS, was a member of the regular NHS, and was selected for a Rotary Youth Leadership Conference. I also ran three seasons of winter track (and won a sportsmanship award my first season), as well as one season of spring track. </p>

<p>I have worked/volunteered for the past several summers. </p>

<p>I feel like I have a solid resume, and I know I have some great recommendations, I'm just a little nervous that mid-80s to low-90s in the maths and sciences will hurt me - should I be worried?</p>

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<p>Hey,
I know how nervous you must be, because I’m the same way. I don’t think your grades in math would hurt you too badly if your major had nothing to do with it, but the only thing that may get you is your Math SAT score. I’m not sure how much emphasis Columbia places on test scores.
But your ECs are great, and they should make up for it. Even though these next few days will be the longest days ever (for me too!), it won’t be long before we find out.</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>The music focus is probably good, but the math SAT is just bad.</p>

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<p>Thanks…yeah I know about the Math SAT…I’m hoping the SAT II will help me. And good luck to you, too!</p>