Columbia is my ultimate dream school. Do they look for anything specifically that may help me get in? I know that schools like Duke focus on the arts; what would help me get into Columbia?
2007-02-26 12:36:04 · 4 answers · asked by broadway_enthusiast 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I'm only a freshman, but my accomplishments/plans thus far:
I have a 4.06 GPA and I am/plan on taking all honor and AP courses.
I do cross country, student government, student ambassadors, the school literary magazine, and a volunteer work club.
I play in the Cincinnati Youth wind Ensemble, and participate in solo & ensemble, along with district honor band.
I do a lot of volunteer work because I plan on joining National Honor Society sophmore year.
2007-02-26 12:37:51 · update #1
Duke does not focus on the arts, as you would quickly see if you looked at the Duke web site. They have a medical school, nursing school, school of the environment and engineering school, but no fine arts college.
That kind of comment makes me think you have really not done your homework when it comes to researching schools.
ps. if your name implies that you are interested in theatre or dance, you should probably consider Fordham university in NYC. They have a campus at Lincoln Center, literally directly across the street from the Metropolitan Opera and the New York State Theater. Fordham is academically equal to NYU and just a notch below Columbia.
Try to look through the websites of the elite universities and decide which of them fits your needs. If you want to do arts, then Columbia is not such a great choice. They have a very demanding core curriculum there which requires reading a lot of classic western thought (dead white guys). On the other end of the spectrum, Brown University has no core curriculum at all. You just make up your own curriculum.
You have a lot more research to do before you are ready to decide on a school.
2007-02-27 02:40:51 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Show interest early on. Have a good GPA and Class standing in the top 3%.
Score well on SAT's, do well on mathematics portion of the SAT in particular.
Play a sport, do something that is rare, but in high demand (Cross Country star).
Start early by asking for info so you can get on the mailing list. Don't hesitate to contact admissions officers to get your name out there. They like that.
Good Luck.
2007-02-26 12:42:08 · answer #2 · answered by Brandon P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 01:09:10 · answer #3 · answered by ensey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a student there what program
2007-02-27 13:39:57 · answer #4 · answered by holdencaufield 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋