Chance Me Please

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I know my odds of getting in are abysmal, but I figured I'd give it a shot.</p>

<p>Male, White
Pennsylvania
Class of 2017
Junior
Intended Major: Philosophy</p>

<p>SATs: 2020 (720 CR, 670 M, 630 W) Didn't study, confident in my ability to get a 2150+, maybe even a 2200 in October</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: Probably like a 3.95, weighted is like a 4.6-7
Class rank: Top 1% Might end up Valedictorian, but schools wouldn't know that because it wouldn't be figured out until the end of the year</p>

<p>AP Classes Taken:</p>

<p>World History
US History
English Lang and Comp
Art History
Calc BC
Physics B</p>

<p>AP Classes Next Year:</p>

<p>Econ
Gov
Lit and Comp
Music Theory
Biology
Stats</p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>Debate Team (Maybe Co-captain)
Scholastic Scrimmage Team (Captain)
Science Olympiad Team
Envirothon team
NHS
CTY
Volunteers in Motion
Volunteered a bit outside of school with a Jewish Youth Group</p>

<p>I know my chances are bad, but I was wondering just how bad.</p>

<p>Others schools I'm considering:</p>

<p>Reed (my go-to once I get my ass denied from here)
University of Chicago
NYU
Brown
Brandeis
Pitt (My safety, I think)</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

<p>As for my SAT IIs, planning on US and World History, 700+ in both.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is nice, but your SAT has to go up considerably. It’s good that you are part of so many EC’s, but try to get a high position in at least 1 or 2.</p>

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<p>you’ll want at least a 2250 on the SAT, and I’d play up the leadership aspects of your ECs. everyone applying to Columbia has those kinds of ECs (that is, if the admitted students weekend was a representative sample) and you’ll need to push what makes your experiences unique. in all, I’d say that it’s a long shot at best. same for UChicago and Brown. NYU and the other schools look solid, although I might add another safety to your list just to be sure. good luck.</p>