<p>SAT I: CR770, W770, M680 - 2220. This was all in one sitting BUT it was the third time I took the test and I accidentally submitted my first two scores which were 1940 and 2050. D:</p>
<p>SAT II: Lit-750, US History-740</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0, unweighted</p>
<p>APs: AP Euro (4), US (5), Lang (5), Lit, Macroecon, Calc, Pol&Gov</p>
<p>ECs/Jobs: Orchestra (President & Concertmaster), Chamber Orchestra (helped found it - after-school), Tutor @ Kumon Learning Center, Volunteer @ Neighborhood House Summer Program & Tutoring Center (during the school year), Model (local fashion shows, catalog, etc), then some more meaningless things: Calc Club, Link Crew, Competitive Speaking (9th & 10th grade), Physics Club (if I even include that)</p>
<p>Honors: Eh, mostly insignificant. AP Scholar, Honor Society, Girls State Delegate, etc</p>
<p>Hook: None, really. I'm a half-asian, half-white female...but that doesn't mean much.</p>
<p>Well, Columbia’s ‘used to’ valedictorians with SATs 2300+, needless to mention impressive ECs. A 2230 may cut it at Columbia, but I would suggest a ~2300.
What APs are you in this year? No self-studies?
Personally, I think some of your ECs are good, but overall, I wouldn’t say they’re superb for Columbia. If you can write a good essay with a letter of rec about/from the band stuff, it’ll pull you through. </p>
<p>Columbia ED- High reach.
I’d suggest Cornell, UChicago, Dartmouth, Northwestern, and Brown, all schools that have much better chances for you. </p>
<p>Rest assured, I’m pretty sure the ivies are looking for some pretty models for their otherwise stereotypically ‘plain’ student body ;)</p>
<p>Lovely. Just what I want to be, a pretty face.
& I can’t get a letter of rec from orchestra because my conductor is totally psycho. He decided we weren’t having elections & this girl who was of the same religion as him was going to be President, but luckily my classmates didn’t go for that & forced him to have elections.
But thanks anyway, heh. I want to stay near a big city though & preferably one with great financial aid.</p>
<p>I’m taking 4 APs - the last 4. Macroeconomics is through Johns Hopkins Uni because they didn’t have enough APs at my school. I couldn’t take a foreign language AP because they dropped the German program after my 3rd year of it.</p>
<p>Then perhaps UChicago should also be one of your top choices? UCLA/UCB would also be in your top choices. Though I doubt the latter two have decent financial aid these days…</p>
<p>Anyone who says a 2230 isn’t good enough for Columbia is kidding themselves. Naomikt: your scores are absolutely there. Now it’s just a question of whether your writing presents you in as compelling a light as your GPA / SATs do.</p>
<p>Oh, that gives me hope…thanks guys. I’m just brushing up my essays right now & my short answer discusses modeling…I don’t know why modeling would get me in, but it did provide some very interesting material for essay prompts. But my CR is weak?? A 770 is weak? I agree on the math though…I just suck at it in general.</p>
<p>And yeah I actually looked into UChicago and I am very intrigued by it. :)</p>
<p>I do agree that Columbia is an uphill battle for all. You have good stats, but so do most who apply and during the ED round most accepted will have hooks.</p>
<p>What I will take exception to is Honorlion’s incorrect statement that his list will be easier for you or anyone. Brown takes roughly the same percentage of applicants as Columbia, Dartmouth 2% more, Cornell CAS about the same. These schools have similar applicant pools. The differences are minor and change year over year.</p>
I’m just brushing up my essays right now & my short answer discusses modeling…I don’t know why modeling would get me in, but it did provide some very interesting material for essay prompts. 
But my CR is weak?? A 770 is weak? I agree on the math though…I just suck at it in general.</p>