am i a "typical" asian? and chances pleasee!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>im a"typical" asian? CHANCE
Objective:</p>

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<li>SAT I (breakdown): 800M 720R 730W- 2250</li>
<li>SAT II: 780 Math II, 800 Physics, (sent those 2 in for SEAS) also - 740 Lit 680 Bio</li>
<li>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 weighted..my GPA dropped 2nd sem soph b/c i was sick and missed many classes. guidance cousl. wrote a supplement about this.</li>
<li>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15%. read above</li>
<li>AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Language(5) Calc BC(5) Stats(5)</li>
<li>Senior Year Course Load: English Lit AP, AP gov, AP physics, AP bio, and taking Calculus III at community college, US hist 2 , Spanish H</li>
<li>Major Awards : Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society Award, National Merit Program commended student, AMC 12, a few school awards</li>
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<p>Subjective:</p>

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<li>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Basketball (4 yr, CAPT), Chamber Music Club (4 yrs, VP), Objectivism United (3 yrs, VP), Band H(4 yrs, Asst. Conductor), Math Club (3 yrs,Tres),</li>
<li>Job/Work Experience: local pizza place during summer and school year (both for 2 years)</li>
<li>Volunteer/Community service: i have about >100 hours for teaching 3rd grader immigrants how to write/speak english</li>
<li>Summer Activities(2 yrs): Soph-Jr: Program at Columbia, job at pizza place, band (plays at weddings-also won an award by lincoln center), had a Carnegie hall recital, tutored.
.Jr-Sr: internship at NASA, job at pizza place, band (weddings and such),tutor</li>
<li>Essays: very good</li>
<li>Teacher Recommendation: science teacher and math teacher both LOVED me =)</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: incredible, i think he checked off "One of the top few ever encountered".and he chose me as 1 of the 5 students in school to attend leadership and ethics conferences</li>
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<p>Other</p>

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<li>State (if domestic applicant): NJ</li>
<li>Country (if international applicant):</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: asian</li>
<li>Gender: M</li>
<li>Income Bracket: 60-70</li>
<li>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): did a summer program at Columbia, doing science honors program at columbia, and checked off 11/15 boxes in "How has your interest in Columbia developed?"(yes, i did stay overnight LOL). also my EC's might have helped</li>
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<p>Reflection</p>

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<li>Strengths: Summer program, SHP, NASA, recommendations, ECs, and super interest in columbia</li>
<li>Weaknesses: GPA, Rank, (but i was sick! lol)</li>
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<p>What are my chancesss!</p>

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<p>You might very well be a typical asian, but you seem to have a good chance.</p>

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<p>what should i do to differentiate myself (opposed to being a typical Asian male)</p>

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<p>Ummm, not be so interested in the math and science areas like me. I'm Asian yet I find no interests in either one but rather in the humanity/social study subjects but it's too late for you so no idea. Just try expressing how awesome you are at both math and science to make you seem "better" than the average asian.</p>