chances if i apply rd, or should i apply ed?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>i really wanna go here!
here are some of my stats</p>

<p>valedictorian out of 270
old SAT 760 math 750 verbal
new SAT 750 math 670 verbal 670 crit
SAT2's US history 720 Math2 720 Bio 670 (plan on retaking to get around 750's)
AP US history 4
hardest course load my school has to offer</p>

<p>EC's & awards include:
swimming 4 yrs
tennis 3 yrs
NJ gov school of engineering
SADD 2 yrs
Interact 2yrs
Foreign language club 2 yrs
Student council 2 yrs
newspaper 2 yrs
violin at settlement music school 8 yrs
settlement music school MLC intermediate orchestra 1yr
settlement music school West Phila advanced orchestra 1yr
my school orchestra 1 yr
community service at my local library
last summer workin as a cashier
who's who (i heard this was meaningless?)
National honor society
national merit scholar
national society of high school scholars</p>

<p>any help is appreciated :)</p>

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<p>I would say ED is your best choice. Columbia is very picky in the RD round. Also, look at your school's statistics. Do ppl usually get in rd from ur school? Cuz i know from my school almost no one gets in RD but like 75% get in ED, so it depends on your HS too.</p>

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<p>thx 4 the advice. does it matter alot if ppl from ur school do? cuz usually no one from my school usually gets accepted. its a small school and doesnt offer alot :(
also, how does Univ of Penn compare to columbia in my chances of being accepted because those are the two schools i am aiming for besides my safeties, and im trying to decide which to apply early to.</p>