low ACT - Is Ivy League a reality?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>4.0 gpa - 30 act - 1 of 250 - top 5%</p>

<p>extra curriculars:</p>

<p>champions(mentoring middle schoolers about the dangers of drug use) - track - Black Belt in Karate- jazz band - pep band - wind ensemble(principle chair) - letter in band - show choir band ( letter in choir - 5 best band awards - lead player) also, im drum major of the marching band - jazz camp several summers as lead player - perfect score at state solo&ensemble
Treasurer of Senior Class - attended leadership conferences & nominated for congressional leadership conference but didnt attend cause it seemed like a waste of money - Representative of State Student Government </p>

<p>Freshman Year:</p>

<p>geometry
honors biology
humanities english&history courses
geography 1&2
Spanish 2
gym,health etc. home ec..
band</p>

<p>Sophomore:</p>

<p>algebra 2
pre-ap english
ap us history
earth/general science
psychology
computer applications
band</p>

<p>Junior Year:</p>

<p>ap government
algebra 3
AP english (lit&language)
chemistry
spanish 4
band</p>

<p>with electives thats 7 credits every year.. next year is my senior year and im trying to focus on the things i like best i.e. languages and history. math and science pretty much kill my soul and are the reason i didnt get a 33 on my act. ( 35 English - 33 Reading - 25 Math - 28 Science (10 Writing)) so heres my schedule as of this summer - any input or advise is much appreciated!</p>

<p>Advanced Speech OR AP european history
brit lit/novels
AP stats 1
anat&phys
French 2
German 1
AP Macroeconomics
band</p>

<p>I know for sure that i have one STELLAR letter of recommendation from my soph. english teacher, and my counsellor will deliver a super letter and i have a couple if math teachers who are sure to be very helpful so thats not what im worried about..
and im not worried about my essay because im planning to be super passionate and as powerful ad i can be in my writing. so all of that is alright i think.. but im worried about whether i have enough extra curriculars. i mean, theyre all music, and i dont want to major in music? weird how that turned out but either way i want to major in Russian.
and im most concerned about my ACT because i could get 36 on both english and reading, but science ad math will always be average at best, and they'll always pull me down. is a 30 worthy of Columbia with my resume?
p.s. im white lower middle class
THANKS!!!!</p>

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<p>Just retake the act. Worry about this then if to didn’t improve enough. Your chances would be much better of you improve to 34+. 33 would be ok though.</p>

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<p>Columbia uses a holistic approach to the admissions process, so I don’t think that just one thing (your test scores) is going to keep you out. I know many people who had test scores that some people on CC would view as “not good enough” and they got into multiple ivy league schools. You seem like you’ve taken difficult classes & have done well in them, which is important. And if you show passion through your ec’s or essays, that’s good as well. Honestly, no one on here can tell you whether or not you can get it. It’s all random, especially for a school that accepts a very few percentage of students. Just apply & hopefully you’ll get in! Good luck!</p>

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<p>ive taken the act three times (1st time 28 - and the most recent was a 30 - and now im just waiting for the 3rd set of results…)
but thanks so much for the encouragement! &i am definitely enthusiastic about the whole holistic admissions process.</p>

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<p>Yeah your ACT score won’t keep you out of schools, but it won’t really be an asset. Maybe you should try the SAT? I know it’s rare but there are people who think it’s easier than the ACT…</p>