<p>i just finished my soph year. i have had several family members graduate from columbia and it is a family tradition and i would like to uphold the tradition. normally i could attend by giving a donation like some of my other family members have done but my immediate family is not in the situation to donate lots of money. i know i havent finished junior year yet so it will be difficult to determine my chances precisely but this is what i have so far:</p>
<p>Rank: top 5 in class
GPA: unweighted 4.0, weighted 4.4 (will go up next year due to taking 5 ap classes).
iv taken the SAT: 2190 ( im sure this score will go up drastically by junior year i havent prepared much yet).</p>
<p>i have sufficient clubs and volunteer hours and crap like that , which arent really worth mentioning. I do varsity debate. I'm also a pretty good runner, I run cross country and track and was 1st team all league last year as a soph and 1st team all county for my age group. hopefully ill b good enough to run in college which im hoping will help my chances of getting in. so basically id like to know, what should i add onto all these things during my junior year so i can improve my chances? what am i lacking? your honest advice and input is appreciated, thanks.</p>