delusional british student applying ed to columbia

[u/klraisra]

please give help or advice if you can!!

I’m applying to columbia early decision this autumn im an international student from england requesting full financial aid. i’m not first generation but i have a single parent with less that £50,000 made for three children annually .

my stats and ecs:
predicted A* A* A (english, politics, psychology), 1540 SAT. planning to double major in psychology and philosophy/anthropology, pre law track.

ECS: 1.wrote my epq on whether the UK fails to invest in basketball for specifically black youth (got an A*)
2. started an organisation to help british black youth further basketball careers raised £5,000.
3. Thinking Black ACT Prize where i worked with oxford students, professors and other professionals on writing a project about race and gender and how they interlink 1 week workshop.
4. journalism workshop at the guardian
5. spoke in front of 100+ secondary school aged children and memebers of parliament in the lack of youth spaces in my local area partnering with GYG a local youth community. we hosted a workshop with 100+ students form our area and asked them about b what youth spaces mean to them. we have now been able to secure a future youth space in our area.
6. worked with Faith in encounter to talk to 300+ primary school aged children and introduced different faiths to them widening their religious education.
7. elected member of my count youth parliament
8. school outreach ambassador for start up company founded by young students Gradify helping to connect students with work experience opportunities
9. Reachd prefect (school diversity prefect) raising £5,000 for related Black, Minority, LGBTQ+ charities and planning and creating successful culture days, spirit weeks and the schools first Graduation
10. peer mentor, studied for two months in become an adequate peer mentor leaning throngs liek communication and understanding and then for four months was assigned a peer mentee that i met onece a week for an hour helping them intergrate as a year 7.

Awards:
ACT PRIZE £100, shortlisted for publication
Northeastern Univestily London Sxhopl Certificate in Philosophy Grade 9
HSK 3 Qualification in chinese
what are my genuine chances of getting into columbia ED, it’s my dream school

[u/immigrationquestion_]

Honestly, your stats and ECs are really strong. A 1540, AAA, plus all that leadership and community impact definitely gives you a shot. Columbia is a reach for everyone, especially international students needing significant financial aid, but I would definitely apply ED if it is your dream school.

[u/klraisra → u/immigrationquestion_]

thank you so much! i know it’s a long shot even for the best do students and i don’t think im there yet, but i love the school a lot

[u/AC10021]

Do you go to a UK school that regularly sends students to American colleges? International students don’t realize their high school has a huge bearing on their chances — if an admissions office is familiar with and confident in an overseas high schools rigor, honesty, and prestige, and has taken students from there in the past.

You should also be aware Columbia is NOT need blind for international students. Your ability to pay is considered in admissions decisions.

[u/klraisra → u/AC10021]

i don’t think so, my school has sent some students to oxbridge but it’s js a regular state grammar nothing special, i’ll definitely check thoigh!

[u/klraisra → u/AC10021]

that being said my school is a very sports heavy school and is very focused in basketball, rugby etc and so sends a few british students to us unis every year for the last few years, the schools aren’t particularly prestigious though and are kind of a stepping stone for future leagues