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That is pretty unusual, if you look at the columbia thread.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/columbia-university/1254367-official-columbia-early-decision-class-2016-results.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/columbia-university/1254367-official-columbia-early-decision-class-2016-results.html</a></p>
<p>There must have been something else this person brought to the community (sometimes the hooks aren’t apparent). And to the OP, your SAT score may play a factor if you are looking to get into the Engineering program at UC/cornell.</p>