Columbia transfer chances

Transfer Students
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<p>Ok, I'll make this as painless as possible. I'm just curious about where I stand realistically. I'm currently a sophomore at NYU and a Comp Lit major, so I'd be starting as a junior at Columbia upon acceptance. </p>

<p>SAT - 1410
SAT IIs - 780, 750, 750
APs - 5, 4, 4, 4 and 3, 3, 2 in math and econ which aren't my areas of concentration anyway
ranked 4/330, high school GPA - 3.8 unweighted</p>

<p>College GPA - 3.74 <~~ this is what I'm most worried about because it's not anywhere near what I'd like it to be. </p>

<p>Awards: Natl. Merit Commendation, AP Scholar, Young Science Achiever's Grant, Presidential Freedom Award, Edward Bloustein scholar, English dept. award</p>

<p>ECs: (High school) - President of Community Service Club, Co-Captain of Academic Competition team, volunteer @ hospital, and myriad others but not enough room on the transfer application
(College) - Parliamentary Debate team, Founder and Vice-President of student photography magazine, tutor at local city high school, College Democrats</p>

<p>Other activities - internship at an alternative newspaper, summer job at a law firm, chairwoman of a tsunami benefit, journalism workshop in high school, played violin </p>

<p>In summary, my recommendation is from a prominent professor, people have said my essay is great, and my reasons for transferring are pretty specific and compelling (I think/hope). So hammer away...</p>

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<p>i think you are close to in.</p>

<p>but keep in mind that transfer admissions are very quirky as it is not always about stats.</p>

<p>columbia doesn't take too many people anyway.</p>

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<p>Yeah, Columbia is extremely difficult to get into period. But just out of curiosity, what made you say that I'm "close to in"? Thanks for the reply :)</p>

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<p>i agree that you are very competitive and should be admitted assuming good essays and recs, but there are no garuntees when it comes to harvard yale and columbia (since they take so few).</p>

<p>im applying to columbia too for junior standing. did u send the app in yet?</p>

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<p>No, I haven't submitted it yet. I'm pretty much done with it, but you know, jitters and all that. But really, I'm only worried about the one thing I can't exactly change right now -- my GPA. Where are you applying from?</p>

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<p>Also, do you guys think that one recommendation is enough? They say to refrain from submitting more than one. And how long should the short answer essay be?</p>