<p>How much would it matter if i was the only person applying to Columbia ED from my school? Do my chances increase a fair bit?</p>
<p>Mmm not necessarily. Last year one person also applied ED from my school, who was quite strong in all respects, but he was deferred and later waitlisted. Columbia doesn't have quotas for each school or anything like that, so theoretically it doesn't make much of a difference.</p>