<p>This may seem like a stupid question, but it's something that I'm having trouble with.
It's getting down to the wire to apply ED, which is probably the only way I'll get in (my stats are my other thread). I really love Columbia, though I've never been there. I'm a good student, but I'm afraid that my high school education has not prepared me for the rigor of an ivy. </p>
<p>My question is essentially this: how did students handle the transition from high school to Columbia? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>If you think you don’t have a chance at RD, you probably won’t get in ED either. If you’re good enough to get into Columbia, you can handle it once you get there. I’m not sure what ‘the rigor of an ivy’ is; anyone can get a libarts Ivy degree.</p>
<p>what’s your SAT? How competitive was your high school? How many AP classes did you take? How self-motivated and self-driven are you?</p>
<p>If you can get into Columbia, you can probably handle it. It’s a lot of work, but I wouldn’t really call it inhumanly rigorous. As a Barnard student taking classes at Columbia, I would say that they’re mostly very managable. If you got into Columbia, you’re a smart, hard-working person and it won’t be a problem. </p>
<p>In a way, the admissions officers to the hard work of deciding whether you can handle it for you. :)</p>