People with your numbers have a great shot at a large scholarship from Columbia. Probably not worth EDing unless you're fine paying sticker and don't want to go anywhere else.
... 're above both medians. Unless Columbia has a guaranteed scholarship program ... if you're set on Columbia you can use any scholarship ... those schools to negotiate with Columbia.
Sorry for the late reply! and thanks for the thoughtful reply it means a lot to me :) btw, I'm curious whether you friend aiming for a 173 got into Columbia after all?
... , I'd suggest keeping your Columbia PS as close to two ... that you intended to follow Columbia's instructions. It's fine ... one or two sentence "why Columbia" ending, as long as you ...
... is ranked much differently than Columbia. If it's standard practice ... for Columbia to include a fee waiver ... . I felt extra concerned because Columbia was the only merit-based ...