<p>Hey guys,
I am a quadruplet, so my siblings are all currently applying/already applied to schools. But, one sister has been scouted out by the track program at Columbia, and they told her that they have narrowed it down to 40 potential female athletes, and they will choose 10. Apparently, it is now up to the admissions committee to decide on the 40 separately, and I was just wondering how her chances are, because it would be amazing if she got in.</p>
<p>Her SATs are 1200, I believe. And her gpa is a 3.79, with straight A's this year and 2 AP courses this year, 2 last year, and 1 her sophomore year. </p>
<p>She participates in outdoor track, indoor track, varsity basketball, varsity field hockey, and varsity soccer, and excells brilliantly in all of the above. Basically, she is an all around great person and I think her application will show that. </p>
<p>So, does she have a shot, with the 1 in 4 chance?</p>
<p>no, actually her SATs r probably on par with recruited athletes....i know someone who was recruited for track who had something below an 1100 and got in.</p>
<p>Wow, the only people who I know were 1800+ into schools around the prestige of Columbia. Shraf has more experience than me in these matters so I defer to her/him/it.</p>
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<p>Lots of anecdotal info of this type ("I know someone") is wrong. Depending on when this athlete was "recruited" an SAT below 1100 would violate Ivy League recruiting rules. I know the Columbia track coach a bit, he is a very straight shooter, he has academic goals to hit in recruiting, not likely a track athlete would be considered with this low SAT score. Of course he wants the best athletes possible within the rules, but he is also looking for a good fit with the team as whole. </p>
<p>As for being "on par with recruited athletes," just ridiculous. My son runs track at a differect ivy, the kids on his team are mostly 1300-1500 types with a very few outliers. My daughter was recruited this year at Harvard (not track), she is 2250. The track team, in particular, is often filled with relatively high academic acheivers, helps make up for lower scoring athletes from football, hockey, etc. </p>
<p>To the OP, your sister has a shot if she is on the coach's list, her 1200 SAT will be ok if the coach really wants her. If you care to divulge her track times it would probably be easier to give a meaningful opinion, as she would probably need to be a super runner/thrower for the coach to really push for her. But the best thing at this point is to talk to the coach directly, and take him at his word.</p>
<p>Thanks tribeca mom. She is mainly sought by the coach for her high jump, which is currently at 5 foot 6 inches with no training. She is also quick in her sprints, and averages 56-57 in her 400. </p>
<p>The coach flew her and my parents down to Columbia two weekends ago along with the other potential recruits. Apparently, the coach said that they have 40 recruits in mind, and can only take ten. And I think at this point it comes down to academic promise as opposed to academic talent. And I was just wondering if her scores were good enough. Thanks for listening!</p>
<p>It is my understanding the coaches at Columbia have a limited number of hard "pushes" that they can use to push a kid through admissions. So if your sister wants to go to Columbia she should make sure that Coach Wood knows this, if he wants her he will use a push and she is probably in. Flying your sister in is a good sign he will use a push once he is sure your sister is on board, and a sure sign the 1200 SAT is acceptable. </p>
<p>5'6 is an excellent jump for a HS girl, the 56 is quite respectable. I'm sure those marks would be of great interest to an ivy coach.</p>