Do I have any chances at Columbia?

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<p>Hey everyone!! So I'm a junior right now, and I'd LOVE to go to Columbia. I'm probably applying ED next year. Can some of you guys maybe look at my stats and tell me if I have a chance? Thank you so much for taking the time to read this! :)</p>

<p>Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Half black/Half Russian (LOL yeah what...? I know)
School: One of the best public ones in MA
SAT: 2180 (690 CR 740 W 750 M) First time taking it, will take again
SAT II: will take Bio, French, and Math 2 this year
GPA: 3.93 out of 4.00 (unweighted)
Current classes and grades: APUSH (A-), AP Bio (A), AP French (A), Honors Math (A), Honors English (A) Regular Spanish (A)
Next year: AP Calc AB, AP Psych, AP English, maybe AP Psych
PSAT: 99th percentile, the National Achievement thing (for African Americans or whatever)
ECs: Varsity swimming 3 years (1 out of maybe 5 blacks in league), Environmental Club, Water-Polo Club, Peer Mentoring Program, Guidance Aide for Freshmen, Special Needs Aquatics, French exchange next year, charity work in Africa this year
Work: Lifeguard and head swim lesson instructor all year
Awards: National Achievement for PSAT, 4th Place in National French Contest, Honorary Mention in City-wide MLK Essay
Others: Speak Russian and French fluently, Family income ~60,000, Neither of my parents went to college in the USA</p>

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<p>Heck yea! You will be right inthe middle of it next December! Best of luck.</p>

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<p>I try not to say this too often, but you do look like a fairly good match. :] Work on getting that SAT up and your chances will be even better!</p>

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<p>Yes, you definitely seem like you could get in. I know someone who got in this year and her stats were significantly lower than you</p>

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<p>Thanks, but you don’t think that if hypothetically my SAT was to stay at around that level it’d bring down my application?</p>