<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2340</p>
<p>ACT: 35</p>
<p>SAT II: Math ii - 770, Biology - 800, Lit - 760, Chemistry - 770</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (dang it...)</p>
<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A</p>
<p>AP (place score in parenthesis):
Biology - 5,
Chemistry - 5,
US GOPO - 5,
COMP GOPO - 4,
World History - 4,
Calculus ab -5</p>
<p>IB (place score in parenthesis): Currently in 2 HL</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load:
IB HL Math
IB HL French
AP English
AP Physics C
Honors Human Anatomy and Physiology
Stats
Band</p>
<p>Junior Year Courseload:
IB HL Math
IB HL French
Honors English
AP Chemistry
AP Biology
AP US Gov and Political Sci
Band</p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
National Merit Finalist
Academic All State - Track and Field
All Conference 300M Hurdles
French National Honors Society
AP Scholar with Distinction</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):</p>
<p>Rotary Interact Club - (President 11, 12; Event Coordinator - 10) This club was huge for me. One of the largest organizations in our school and had never had a president who was a junior. Worked closely with the adult club and set up book drives in Africa etc. Plenty of time was dedicated to this. Major emphasis on app.</p>
<p>FRC Robotics – (Business Captain, leadership 10th and 11th grade) This was also pretty big for me too. Team went to nationals 3 years in a row so far (this year hope so too). Plenty of success for chairmans award (state chaimans). Plenty of hours put in.</p>
<p>Varsity Track and Field – Member all 4 years, varsity 11,12. Went All Conference for 300M Hurdles. This is pretty important as well.</p>
<p>Marching Band – (Asst. Drum Major) Played marimba all 4 years. Took a ton of time.</p>
<p>Student Council – (Secretary) Elected by popular vote.</p>
<p>NHS – (VP) Elected by popular vote</p>
<p>Relay for Life – (Co-captain) Co led my own team for 4 straight years. Raised over $1000 over the years.</p>
<p>APP – (Secretary) Member for 3 years, leadership for 2. Not as big.. only listed because of position.</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
Worked over the summer for 2 years.</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
Ton of hours for Rotary, for FRC, NHS, Relay for Life. Most likely totaled around 1500.</p>
<p>Summer Activities: Boston University RISE Program - Did research in molecular biology</p>
<p>Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App - 10/10
Columbia Essays (not mentioning a lot) - 9/10</p>
<p>Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Math teacher, had him 3 years (9/10)
Teacher Rec #2: French teacher, had her 4 years (10/10)
Counselor Rec: Met with counselor occasionally (10/10)
Additional Rec: Adult Rotary Member who i've worked with for years now (10/10)
Interview: We'll find out..</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large, highly ranked public
Ethnicity: Asian (bad for the apps, still proud of being one)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 150K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No ones ever been to Columbia...</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: ECS
Weaknesses: Grades, AP Tests, Ethnicity and being unable to compete as highly with other applicants...</p>
<p>General Comments:
My school sends plenty of Ivy Leaguers every year, I know better apps than mine.</p>
<p>BUMP</p>