Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>GPA: 3.2
SAT: 1700 (Math-510, CR-570, Writing-620..Essay-10)
*First time taking it...will take again in October(expect to bring it up into 2000's and above)
Rank: School doesn't rank
Schedule: Taking almost every AP I possibly can
*I go to one of the hardest high schools in the nation...Ranked 26 in Newsweeks Top High Schools and Ranked 3rd in the state.
-Essay:Excellent
-Recs: Should be excellent as well</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
-AP Gov't
-AP Econ
-AP English Langauge
-AP Spanish
-Adv. Dance
-Pre-Calc
-Health Ed(Grad. req)</p>

<p>ECs
*La Raza Unida Club (4 yrs- community liason and sec.)
*Spirit Committee(Skit Leader for three years)
*Mock Trial (2 yrs)
*Red Cross Volunteer (since 9th grade, actively engaged with summer camp program-staff for 2 years, Serving on Board of Directors as Youth Representative)
* Internship summer before Senior Year at San Francisco International Airport</p>

<p>Race/Ethnicity-Hispanic
Location-California
*First to go to college, Parents are immigrants to the US and never attended college.
* Would need as much financial aid as is possible</p>

<p>-You'll probably see this thread in a lot of the other Ivy League School Sections, I love the Ivy Leagues</p>

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<p>SAT and GPA both low for Columbia, I'd say.</p>

<p>But the URM and first generation college student thing should help some.</p>

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<p>Anyone else have some advice for me? Please!</p>

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<p>I dont think URM will really make up for a 1080 on the SAT and a 620 on the writing section especially since you go to a good HS.....coupled with a low GPA too makes it even harder. I'd say you'd have to tell a really compelling story to be considered with those numbers.</p>

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<p>How will it play out if I got a 2100+ on the SATs and a 4.0 senior year for RD?</p>