Spare a chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Hi! I'm bored at work and fantasizing about being at Columbia so I figured why not make a chance thread. It's always interesting to hear people's opinions about admissions! I'm going into my senior year and am a middle-class, suburban white girl (isn't that unusual?!).</p>

<p>--GPA: 4.55 weighted
--Rank: 4/~500
--SAT score: 2110 (680M/700CR/740W)--am retaking in October, going to actually study well
--SAT II: 740 USH (taking Lit and French this Fall)
--APs: 11, with 5s on all the ones I've already taken
--Overall courseload: All honors and AP</p>

<p>ECs!
--School drama productions (LOTS of time put into this, very passionate about it)
--Wrote a one-act play that was produced and performed at a district competition, as well as at my school (it even won an acting award! :D)
--NHS, high school tutoring committee head
--ITS
--Drama Club member and VP (and hopefully Pres next year)
--Academic Team (hopefully captain next year!)
--French Club </p>

<p>Jobs!
--5-week (200 hrs) paid internship at a very well-known, awesome PR firm in DC
--Babysitting 3 days/week for a summer</p>

<p>Awards!
--Most Outstanding Student in French 1-4, Honors Biology, Drama 2, AP US History, AP English Lang
--Most Outstanding Sophomore Female of the Year
--NHS member of the month Nov 2010
--Lettered in both Academics (three times) and Drama</p>

<p>Misc.
--May receive a letter of reccomendation from the governor of my state
--Will meet with, potentially receive a letter of reccomendation from one of the top members of Columbia's alumni association (just for Columbia, of course)
--Ran for both Senior Class and NHS president but lost...I tried, though!
--Have ideas for some pretty unique essays that I hope will stand out in the crowd</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Also, how big a difference would it be if I applied ED? If you do want to apply ED but you have to wait for test scores past the Nov 1 due date, are you still allowed to apply and then just send in the scores (in this case, it would be either one or two SAT IIs) late?</p>

<p>EDIT: I just realized that I forgot to mention that my GPA is out of 4.5, not 4.0. </p>

<p>Thanks again!</p>

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<p>ED doesn’t increase chances, the acceptance rate is higher because less people apply and of the people that do apply many of them are highly qualified to go.
You look like a competitive applicant.</p>

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<p>Awesome, thank you so much! :)</p>