<p>My friend, like me wants to get into Columbia Univeristy. Here are his stats:
SAT score: 1970 (770 math 570 reading 630 writing)
SAT 2: 800 Chemistry Math 1: 780
GPA: 3.87
Rank: 3rd
took 10 AP classes with 5's on 4 tests.
He is in the national and spanish honor society, math team, evnvironmental club, science team, computer club.
He is Indian and is from New York.
WHAT ARE HIS CHANCES FOR EARLY OR REGULAR DECISION?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, not good. His SAT scores are not competitive for Columbia.</p>
<p>is he applying to SEAS (School of Engineering and Applied Science) or to Columbia College? Fu is still ridiculously hard to get into but it would help his chances, especially with a high math score.</p>
<p>Not good if he doesn’t get his verbal/writing scores up to at least 700.</p>
<p>I fell that you guys are absolutely correct. His SAT scores should be higher.
I do want to mention that he comes from a lower middle class family.
I heard that colleges go slightly easier from students from less prosperous families.
Is it true, and will it have an impact on my friend’s decision?</p>
<p>There is no way he’s getting into anything close to Columbia with his present scores. The tip for low income is much more notable if you are a URM and he is an ORM from an overrepresented state. A candidate like him is most likely going to need to be at the 75th percentile for stats to have much of a chance given the pool he’s competing in. That would be high 700s in every area for Columbia so he’s not even close.</p>
<p>Also, since Columbia has so many legacies, staff kids and kids they otherwise give preference to from NY, it’s especially hard to get into as an unhooked New Yorker.</p>
<p>SAT is too low. Is he very good at sports/music/arts or anything?</p>