<p>how much will this affect my chances (if at all)? I had earleier applied to SEAS but then asked columbia to change to CC, which they graciously obliged to. will this effect my admission?</p>
<p>^it could mean one of 4 things:</p>
<p>a) you're outstanding and they want you regardless of the school.
b) you absolutely suck, and they might as well make you happy by changing it around for you, when it makes no practical difference
c) changing the school is hardly a big deal because they're under the same admissions office, use similar criteria with little administrative time or expense resulting from the change.
d) CC got a smaller % of applicants relative to last year, and so changing you will help stabilize admission statistics.</p>
<p>c) must be true for b) to be true.</p>