Questions about admission.... (NOT a chance thread)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>1 ) I have a question about Columbia, I was looking at college board and these were the popular majors : </p>

<pre><code>* Engineering: 23%
* Social Sciences: 22%
* English: 8%
* History: 7%
* Area and Ethnic Studies: 5%
* Foreign Languages and Literature: 5%
* Visual and Performing Arts: 5%
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<p>I was planning on majoring in Psychology & Poli Sci. and looks like less then 5% of students major in Psych. - would it help me since the major isn't as popular ??? ( i know some schools look at that) </p>

<p>2) How much does RACE play in admissions ? I'm mixes (half Indonesian , half Welsh)</p>

<p>3) On their Supplementary app, there's a section about how long you've lived in the U.S. ; I've only lived in the U.S. for 7 years -- would that work for or against me ?</p>

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<li>I know grades/SATs are really important - but I'm just curious about these other things.</li>
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<p>1) Psych is usually considered a social science. It's a pretty popular major. Also, that's a retarded breakdown of majors. Of course engineering will be up there, there's a whole school dedicated to it.</p>

<p>2) Depends on who you ask and if you try and use it for anything (ie in your essay)</p>

<p>3) Again depends on if you try and say it's something that has shaped you. If you dont, it will probably be ignored.</p>