<p>I applied to Boston College, Seattle Pacific University, Santa Clara U, Columbia, University of Washington, Washington State University, Baylor, Whitworth, and the University of Portland. </p>
<p>A few days ago I got an email from an alumni that wants to have an interview with me. I should be excited but I am very apprehensive because I applied to Columbia as a stretch school ( and I mean a big stretch). I have a 3.6 GPA (all AP/ Honors classes Unweighted) and a 26 ACT. My grandpa went to Columbia but had to stop his education because he enlisted in the war. My parents were first generation college graduates and I am 1/4 Hispanic. I have played the trumpet for over eight years and have been an active member in my youth group for nine years. I am an editor for an online magazine that is run by high school students and I have several volunteer experiences such as participating in a 30 Hour Famine, volunteering at a Food Bank, selling merchandise for local sporting events, being a member of Kep Club, etc. Although I have always challenged myself in school and gotten mostly A's, I am concerned that I am wasting the interviewers time because I have such low stats for an Ivy League school. Do the interviewers have your stats on hand? Are the interviews merley a way for students to learn more about Columbia? Any advice for the interview would be extremley helpful!</p>