<p>You sound better than the superstar :D</p>
<p>Anyway, ED all the way since you seem set on Columbia.</p>
<p>Wow, I was all set to apply to Cornell until I saw #13 post. The # and message spooked me. Going to an admissions infor night with Cornell on Monday. I will be sure to ask the admissions about it.</p>
<p>Why Columbia? It is such a highly sought after place by a certain type of student but I, not being in that same mold, don't understand what draws people to Columbia. It's in the hood, there's one mugging of a student per night. Please someone explain. Oh and also, you are just as qualified if not more qualified then the "superstar" you speak of. That's a close race, he does not blow you out of the water.</p>
<p>^it is an Ivy in nyc.
a fantastic academic education in one of the greatest cities in the world
you can't get the same experience anywhere else</p>
<p>@alamode: Penn would come close, wouldn't it?</p>
<p>As Marion Cunningham would say " Try to relax, fill out your application carefully, and show them who YOU are." </p>
<p>You never know what the admin. folks are looking for to round out their next freshman class. Maybe it's you.</p>