UT-Austin to Columbia?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White Male Freshman at UT-Austin
Major: Plan II/Economics/Mathematics
GPA: 4.0
Classes Taken:
. World Literature (Honors): A
. Logic & Scientific Reasoning (Honors): A
. Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus: A
. Intro to Media Studies: A
Classes Currently Taking:
. World Literature (Honors; Year-long course)
. Freshman Seminar on 20th Century Popular Music
. Matrices and Matrix Calculations
. Probability I
. Intro to Microeconomics</p>

<p>EC's:
. LAUNCH (Liberal Arts Undergraduate Chapter for Research)
. Texas Economics Association
. Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society (Top 10% of undergraduates)</p>

<p>High School Stats:
. GPA: 108 w/multipliers of 1.15 for Pre-AP and 1.29 for AP
. Rank: 21/658
. SAT: 740 Math 720 Verbal 680 Writing (1460/2140)
. ACT: 33 Composite
. AP's: National AP Scholar
--Soph: World History=3
--Junior: English Language=3, US History=4, Calculus AB=5
--Senior: English Literature=4, Psychology=4, Statistics=4, Macroeconomics=4, US Govt=5, Calculus BC=5, Physics C: Mech=5
. EC's: Cross Country, PALs, National Honor Society, Winner's Circle (Anti-Drug/Alcohol Society)</p>

<p>Could I make it into Columbia College's Economics program? Or any high-ranking schools, for that matter? What would be a good fit for me? I want to study Economics for undergraduate, and then pursue my PhD directly after.</p>

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<p>*National Merit Commended as well. Sorry, forgot that bit.</p>

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<p>Keep up the good GPA. And if you can, try retaking the standerized test and raise the scores.
and I think i’ve heard that the standerized scores expire after a year?</p>

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<p>Right now you probably won’t get in. Transferring into any ivy is a stretch. Your ECS are weak so try to join my organizations.</p>