Chances for Columbia ED?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>General info: White female, NYS [upstate, not that it much matters], public high school.</p>

<p>Current GPA: 99.237 (weighted), 96.4 (unweighted)</p>

<p>Rank: 5 out of 407</p>

<p>Senior year courses:
-Wind Ensemble (honors)
-AP Psychology
-Foundations in Media Arts
-Syracuse University Economics 101/102
-Journalism
-AP Statistics
-SUNY Oswego English 304</p>

<p>Notable previous courses:
-SUNY Oswego French 102/201
-AP US History (scored 5 on AP test)
-Took honors classes whenever available</p>

<p>SAT:
-CR: 800
-Math: 730
-Writing: 800</p>

<p>SAT II:
-US History: 760
-Biology E: 720</p>

<p>ECs:
-School newspaper, grades 11-12 (Alumni Editor 11, Editor-in-Chief 12)
-National Honor Society, grades 11-12 (Secretary 12)
-Marching Band, grades 8-12 (Clarinet Section Leader 12)
-Ski Club, grades 7-12 (Secretary 12)
-Powderpuff Football, grades 11-12
-Wind Ensemble, grades 10-12</p>

<p>Awards:
-National Merit Semifinalist, grade 12
-Empire State School Press Association Silver Award for Feature Writing, grade 12
-English 10 Honors Outstanding Student, grade 10
-Earth Science Honors Outstanding Student, grade 9</p>

<p>Other:
-Competed in the 2006 National Spelling Bee
-Attended Harvard Secondary School Program in summer 2009</p>

<p>Supplemental information:
-My school only offers five AP classes, three of which I took, and the other two of which I could not take due to scheduling conflicts.
-To clarify for those not from New York State, SUNY Oswego is a state college.</p>

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<p>Also, I’ll note that my school has around 1600 students total, but rarely sends students to top schools. Maybe 1 or 2 each year go to an Ivy, and then it’s usually Cornell.</p>

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<p>very good SAT score and SAT II scores, strong ECs, and good class rank. Which colleges are you applying to?</p>

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<p>ED to Columbia, already accepted to Drexel.</p>

<p>Also:
NYU
Sarah Lawrence
Syracuse
Ithaca
Stony Brook U (safety)
SUNY Oswego (safety)
Marymount Manhattan (safety)</p>

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<p>Considering your high SAT and excellent ECs, I think you will definitely get into Columbia</p>

<p>NYU-low match
Sarah Lawrence-in
Syracuse-low match
Ithaca-in
Stony Brook U (safety)-in
SUNY Oswego (safety)-in
Marymount Manhattan (safety) -in
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<p>Thanks :slight_smile:
Other opinions?</p>

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<p>You don’t have much of a chance at Columbia. Columbia accepts 11% of applicants, if you want to go to an Ivy, you may be able to get into Penn, and definitely Cornell. I hope this helps, as I’m trying to be helpful, not nice. Still apply, and good luck, I hope you get in!</p>

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<p>^Actually, assuming you’re applying to the college, Columbia accepted 8.9% of last year’s applicants. Given that you’ve already applied, and that you seem to have a strong application (which I assume you already know), I suggest you relax and enjoy your senior year. It’s now all out of your control, so why not just wait and see?</p>

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<p>Poland is smoking, haha. You are a great applicant for Columbia. Amazing SAT scores, amazing class rank. Great ec’s. Don’t see what your missing. I’d say you have honestly a 70% chance of getting in. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Your chances for ANY school in the country are terrific…I’m guessing that Poland is trying to either make you anxious, or pretend that he/she knows something the rest of us don’t know. BTW, Columbia is not more necessarily more prestigious than Penn or Cornell. I got into Harvard, Yale, Penn, and Brown, but waitlisted at Cornell and Columbia. Your stats are amazing…congrats!!!</p>

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<p>You’re definitely very competitive for Columbia! I’m not sure about the other ones, but I’d almost venture to say that NYU is a safety for you. Good luck! :D</p>

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<p>Your EC’s are good, not great. But your rank and scores should give you a solid chance at acceptance.</p>

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<p>Your scores and grades are great, but you lack a hook. If you focus your ECs, I’d say you have a great chance at admissions to Columbia.</p>

<p>Chance back?</p>

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<p>You have a real shot. They want some representation from upstate and your stats make you a strong contender.</p>

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<p>Thanks for everyone’s opinions. Anyone else?</p>

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<p>I think you have a real good shot! I hope we will see each other next year!</p>

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<p>thanks! I hope so too!</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>Early decision acceptance rate: 23.1%</p>

<p>This is to contradict what other people said earlier. While the RD acceptance rate should be lower than ED, this should give you more hope for acceptance.</p>

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<p>Yeah, that’s one of the reasons I’m applying ED. I didn’t want to commit anywhere for financial reasons, but I love Columbia and statistically the chances of being accepted ED are better than if I’d waited for RD.</p>