Current Columbia Students!

<p>How does your college app look? Like was there a lot of ECs, really high SATs scores, etc?</p>

<p>Please give me some tips (: ! I really want to go into this university. It's one of my top goals.</p>

<p>Thanks! :D</p>

<p>Well, I can’t really say any one thing really helps. It’s all a combination of everything. SAT I feel is basically a benchmark. If you are past a certain level (700’s in everything I should think), I think you’d be fine. An important note on the ECs is that one should be really committed to a particular EC. Go for quality not quantity. You should continue ECs from freshman year in high school. And grades matter a great deal as well. Not just the grades, but the rigor of the courses that the grades were earned in. Hope this helps!</p>

<p>As the poster above me said go for strong ECs and try to participate in something that may seem different from your interests, like if your trying to be a science major be in a journalism club. Also get good teacher/outside party recs. They can really boost your chances!</p>

<p>Chances Thread:</p>

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