<p>I don't know about the other Ivies, but I do know that Columbia loves diversity. My friend (who is African American) got into Columbia's Class of 2009 with a 1260/1600 SAT and a 97 weighted average. She didn't have any phenominal ec's and I'm sure she had a well-written essay. I'd say you have a decent to good chance there, however, nothing is certain with that 11% acceptance rate.</p>