Seriously, what are my chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>I'm a white female (blehhh) from NC, and attend a charter school ranked 9th in the nation, with a graduating class of 107. I should also mention that I'm a notoriously awful test taker, but great essay writer....</p>

<p>Colleges:
Columbia
Duke
Georgetown
George Washington
UNC-Chapel Hill
William and Mary
Yale (for the hell of it)</p>

<p>Stats:
GPA: 3.9 unweighted, 4.8 weighted
Class rank: my school's uber competitive, so we don't do it
SAT: 2120 (740 V, 660 M, 720 W, 12 Essay)
Waiting to hear back from SAT IIs in Math IIC, Literature, and US History</p>

<p>APs taken:
Sophomore year: US Government-4
Junior year: English Language-5, US History-5, Calculus AB-3
Senior year: English Literature, Psychology, Latin Literature
<em>Also taking Comparative Politics at NC State University as a 7th course (because it is not offered at my school)</em></p>

<p>Activities:
Freshman, Sophomore, AND Junior Class President
Student Body President
Prom Committee Chair
National Merit Commended Scholar
National Honor Society
Latin Honor Society
International Thespian Society
AP Scholar with Honor
Musical Theatre Club Chair (2 yrs)
Model UN Secretary (2 yrs)
Student Legislative Assembly Chair (3 yrs)</p>

<p>ALSO, in the community:
Tri-Speaker, NC Youth Legislative Assembly (this is a big deal)
Intern at Janet Cowell for NC Senate Campaign, also with NC Democratic Party
TA, Raleigh Little Theatre (3 yrs)
Previously employed at Comedyworx Improv Theatre (1 yr), Raleigh Family Health Care (1 yr), summer camps (3 yrs)
various community theatre productions</p>

<p>I'm probably don't have that great of a chance at Columbia, but any advice is greatly appreciated. I'm interested in pursuing a degree in political science or international relations.
Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>your grades, test scores, classes you've taken, and school's you're applying to are actually pretty similar to mine...so you're def. my competition, but i'll tell you what i think...i think you should try to find the one or two ec's you're most passionate about and really emphasize those, cuz it seems like your interests are kind of all over the place, which is def. not a bad thing, but i think colleges like to see concentrated passion in a few areas rather than 20...hope that helped..good luck.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice. I'm focusing on politics and drama as my two main spheres of extracurriculars. </p>

<p>Good luck to you, too!</p>