chances...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>i know columbia is a long shot but still what do you guys think my chances are?</p>

<p>im half indian half white
UW GPA-4.3
W GPA-4.0
class rank-1/345
i've taken all honors freshman year, AP sophomore year and IB junior and senior year( all higher level courses), have receieved straight A's all through high school
ACT-30
SAT II Math-700
Bio- 700</p>

<p>national honors society, 2 years
spanish club, 4 years
math club-4 years VP
varsity tennis all 4 years, captain
mock trial- 4 years
madrigal singers-2 years
symphonic choir-3 years
vocal jazz- 3 years
show choir- 4 years
boy scouts-3 years
about 200+ hours of community service
part time job</p>

<p>my dad got his PhD from columbia and my sister is currently working on hers...im the failure of the family haha</p>

<p>essays- pretty good
recs- very good</p>

<p>do i have a shot?? i know my test scores are low for columbia...especially with their low admittance rates this year...great...lol</p>

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<p>You have fine scores. =]</p>

<p>I think you have as good as a shot as any other qualified applicant. Columbia is after all a reach school for anyone. Good luck!</p>

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<p>anyone else think the satII scores are low for a 4.0gpa? </p>

<p>still a good shot but that just caught my eye</p>

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<p>The fact that you have family members attending Columbia helps.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I noted the lower scores as well. No SAT? Fantastic grades though. You have a decent shot if you really shine through in the essays.</p>

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<p>Guys, stop biting flash's head off for the SATs.
A pretty good chance, esp. with all the ECs and + legacy! Good Job!</p>

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<p>haha i dont think they were biting my head off but i mean its true...i did take the SAT's but they were honestly horrible...like i couldn't even get into community college with them, ok maybe not that bad but my ACT was waaay better so they told me they would look at that over the sat's</p>

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haha i dont think they were biting my head off but i mean its true...i did take the SAT's but they were honestly horrible...like i couldn't even get into community college with them, ok maybe not that bad but my ACT was waaay better so they told me they would look at that over the sat's

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<p>this concerns me. First of all you aren't a legacy...grad school doesnt count in undergrad admissions...it'll all come down on whether they will overlook your SATI scores, dont necessarily believe what they tell you, if your SAT scores are really that low (1400 isn't low, i say this because u seem to be big on exaggerations)...however if they really arent that low you should have a pretty decent chance, your courseworks is quite impressive.</p>