Hey, I’m a freshman at Emory University and it’s not really for me. Here’s my dilemma:
I always wanted to go to Columbia but I didn’t try nearly hard enough in high school and so my grades weren’t great. A lot of Bs on my transcript. I didn’t even bother applying to Columbia because I would have just gotten rejected. However, my SAT scores were good (2290) and since college started, I’ve really turned it on. I got a 4.0 this semester, and Emory is a pretty tough school with little grade inflation. I have a pretty interesting resume as well.
My question - do I have a chance at Columbia now, despite my poor high school transcript?