<p>A 550 on math is just too low for Columbia and Pomona, and probably UC San Diego and UNC, especially since you don’t have great EC’s. How are you in Physics C if you dislike math so much? Also, I don’t understand why you skipped 9th grade. However, writing about being an adopted Korean with Caucasian parents is not cliche at all. I think it could make a great essay.</p>