Columbia University in the City of New York

(New York, NY)

Columbia University in the City of New York lies at the crossroads of the world. Our exhilarating intellectual reach comprises pioneering work in the sciences, creative visionaries in the arts, standard-setting work in the humanities, mindbending innovations in engineering.

Every Columbia undergraduate - 4,100 in Columbia College and 1,400 in Columbia Engineering - studies the world's major texts in our remarkable Core Curriculum. Our students choose from nearly 100 areas of study and take advantage of hundreds of extracurricular, research, internship and study abroad opportunities, every one enriched by the social and cultural vibrancy of New York.

Ivy League education on a human scale.

April Singleton

I'm currently attending high school and I've been worried about the criteria that most colleges look at. My school doesn't have a lot of money to fund even the most basic extracurricular activities for students to do and I know that most colleges want to see active students in the community and in their academics. I wish to demonstrate that I'm willing to get out and do things, but I can't since there's nothing to be offered. I wish to join a great deal of clubs in college, but I'm worried that my current position of having only one extracurricular activity will affect my chances. Should I be worried?

5 weeks 2 days ago
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April Singleton

What type of test scores on standardized test like the SAT and ACT are you looking for in potential students? If a potential student has low test score but a high GPA, would you still consider accepting them? Vise versa?

5 weeks 6 days ago
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Jojo Zinch

You can check out this page for a little more information on what Columbia admissions officers are looking for in their applicants: http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/applications/firstyear/overview
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April Singleton

Thanks, this really helped.
- 1 month ago