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Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>I've been coming across some chances threads while looking for advice on this and that. i'm getting quite despondent at how simmilar we all are. we're either student body/ politically active or science/math nerds. all pretty much same range of stats, etc.</p>

<p>sadness...</p>

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<p>At most of the top colleges, where the acceptance rate is 10-15%, it's a total crapshoot. You may get into the school of your dreams, but chances are that you won't. Life goes on.</p>

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<p>my stats are lower than most people here... does that make you feel any better haha?</p>

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<p>I agree with Columbia2002. The deans of admission will tell you that they can fill each class four or more times with a class that would have the same aptitudes, so it becomes a bit of a gamble. On the other hand these applicants get into good colleges and do well in life even though they didn't get into their first choice.
One thing you have going for you is your ardent interest in Columbia. If you can let them know this without making a nuisance of yourself, this should help. There have probably been other threads on how this is done, although I can't recall one. Things like doing all of the calling yourself, being polite on the phone and not calling too often.</p>

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<p>sorry, but calling who?</p>

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<p>colmubia2002, you are omniscient of this thread...could you possibly direct me to a 'how to' thread that tells you how to accentuate your interest in the college.</p>

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<p>Showing a lot of interest in a school is often necessary for admission but far from sufficient. It won't be the difference between an admitted and a non-admitted student, frequently. The number of people I've known who courted Columbia as their dream school and been rejected is astounding. Conversely, there are many people at Columbia who seem to have cared less where they were at college.</p>

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Showing a lot of interest in a school is often necessary for admission but far from sufficient. It won't be the difference between an admitted and a non-admitted student, frequently. The number of people I've known who courted Columbia as their dream school and been rejected is astounding. Conversely, there are many people at Columbia who seem to have cared less where they were at college.

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<p>This is so right. Anybody can fake interest and kiss up and annoy the admissions people to death. Columbia doesn't care.</p>