please chance a URM for columbia!!

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<p>Hook: Triple-URM--White, Black, Dominican, Native American (not registered)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.87 uw, 4.6 w
ACT: 34 first sitting, 35 superscore (36 R, 36 E, 34 S, 32 M, 11 W)
SAT IIs: 770 USH, 790 Lit
PSAT: 213
Rank: 50/850 (rank is unweighted, though); top 6%
APs: USH, Lang, & Gov this year, expecting 5's on them. Stats, Lit, Euro, and Macro/Micro next year
Course load: Very history-heavy and all academic electives. Only B's have been in science classes
School type: Large public competitive, highly ranked, midwest</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Student Representative to the Board of Education (only student on Board of Ed, representing entire student body of 3200 kids), Student Council, Tau Gamma (community service club, 200 + hours), Vegetarian Club (includes lots of activism), Students for Peace and Justice (includes lots of activism), Volleyball & Club Volleyball, freshman mentor, tutoring elementary kids</p>

<p>Awards:
National Spanish Honors Society
NCTE Achievements in English Writing (national)
Bryn Mawr College Book Award
National Achievement Scholar (probably finalist or winner)
National Hispanic Recognition Program (probably finalist or winner)
Either National Merit Commended or Semi-finalist; I'm on the border for my state's cut off score</p>

<p>Summers: All 3 summers Appalachia Service Project (160 hours), 1 summer au-pair in Odder, Denmark & traveling Europe by myself</p>

<p>Prospective Majors: Human Rights, Poli-Sci, History, Women's/Gender Studies</p>

<p>Recs: Should be excellent, from history/gov't & english teachers</p>

<p>Columbia is my #1 choice!! Any thoughts on my chances?</p>

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<p>come on, 249 views and nobody has an opinion??:(</p>

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<p>You’ve gotten feedback on your other threads. Hasn’t it already been suggested to you that you apply to Columbia ED? What more do you need?</p>

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<p>If FA is an issue for you, and you suggested it was in one of your other threads, certainly apply to Columbia RD. The real point is, almost all the posters on your other threads have suggested that you should try for Columbia, so…</p>

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<p>yeah, i know, i guess i’m just super nervous and desperate for more feedback, lol. i wanted to see if i would get different comments from the columbia-specific forum, partly because i figure people on this forum might have more knowledge on columbia/its admissions process. sorry to bother you…</p>

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<p>No, you’re not bothering anyone. Just don’t freak out. I think you should be determined at this point to apply to Columbia. It is time for you to say this to yourself: I am applying to Columbia! Now, work on a list of schools that includes some matches and SAFETIES!!! Everyone needs safeties, even the most highly qualified applicant because…well…you never know, do you?</p>