Columbia, One And Only

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, this might seem a little repetitive since I posted a similar link, but I am concerned with Columbia. I posted a link asking for my chances at NYU, UCLA, UCB, Cornell and Dartmouth, but someone responded that I should try for Columbia. Is it possible?! (I LOVE Columbia, but never thought I could make it). And, is there anything I could do to make my application or chances better, (ED, etc.)</p>

<p>STATS:</p>

<p>Asian Male
California Resident
I attend a very high ranked public school
(blue-ribbon school, was ranked in USNews top 100 High Schools)</p>

<p>Freshmen Year
Band - A A
Spanish 1 - B A
English - A A
Biology - B A
Honors Geometry - B B
Honors Social Science - B A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year
Band - A A
Spanish 2 - B A
Honors English - A A
Honors Chemistry - C+ B
Honors Algebra 2 - B B
AP Euro - B B</p>

<p>Junior Year
Band - A A
Spanish 3 - A A
Pre-Cal - A A
AP English - A A
AP American History - A A
AP Biology - A A</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule
Band
AP Spanish
AP Statistics
AP English
AP Gov/Econ
AP Environmental Science</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.61
W GPA: 4.11
UC GPA: 4.25</p>

<p>SAT I
Math: 700
Writing: 750
Crit. Read: 750</p>

<p>SAT II's
Biology: 720
American History: 750
Eng. Lit. : 750</p>

<p>AP Scores
AP Euro : 4
AP American: 5
AP Eng. : 5
AP Bio : 5</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars
Green Club Officer - 4 years
Band Council - 4 years
Literary Arts Officer - 2 years
Internship at local newspaper - 4 years
Pasadena Youth Symphonic Orchestra - 2 years
Glendale Youth Orchestra - 2 years
First Class Boy Scout - (quit after reaching first class)
Architect Institute - 1 year
Business Institute - 2 years</p>

<p>Awards:
Most Valuable Band Player (Band)
Outstanding Freshmen Player (Band)
Also competed in several writing competitions </p>

<p>As you can see, my grades are what slightly worry me. I messed up my freshmen and sophomore year, but my parents were going through a nasty divorce and it was pretty tough. Should I, or can I even, include that somewhere on my application to explain my bad grades. I do have a C+ in Honors Chem (ouch), but my junior year grades were pretty good, so I really don't know right now.</p>

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<p>bump bump bump bump</p>

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<p>High Reach</p>

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<p>thanks. anything else I could do to make my application more competitive?</p>

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<p>Raise that UW GPA as much as possible, perhaps take the ACT or retake for a 2300+ to considerably raise your chances</p>

<p>What do you want to major in?</p>

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<p>To raise my UW GPA, do you recommend taking some summer courses in community colleges or whatnot? And i do plan on taking my SAT again for 2300+
As for my major, I'm undecided and my interests cover a wide field: law, business(particularly investment banking or real estate), and really any english/humanities area.
Would it be a good idea for me to apply as a major in something? And if I do, cram in some good-looking EC's that support that major?</p>

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<p>Hm, columbia seems a little high. But you never know, the admissions board might like something about you and accept you lol</p>

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<p>i also plan to emphasize my passion on literature/writing and NYC. my essays and recs will be great. anything more?</p>