<p>Currently a junior with a question. Do I have a chance with a 3.9 UW GPA? I'm an asian, so I guess 3.9 is pretty low. On the bright side, I have a high rank within my class of 600. Within top 15, maybe top 10. So, will it kill me? SAT is 2310, in case that makes a difference. Thanks.</p>
<p>No. I don't think straight A's will get you into any respectable school.</p>
<p>You're stats are more than fine. It'll come down on on whether or not you can write good essays and have interesting ECs.</p>
<p>you are a typical asian student so i am expecting you must have some extraordinary extra curricular activity your numbers are pretty qualified, but i think all those who are accepted are in that range</p>
<p>well that's a load off my shoulders...I guess. I was feeling intimidated scrolling through all the 4.00s on the RD/ED threads, which is why I posted in the first place. I'm sorry if it seems obnoxious or arrogant of me to do that, I'm just genuinely concerned. My stats are ok, nothing special or anything, I'll do a stats post soon maybe...Thanks for the comments.</p>
<p>Here are the stats then, tell me what you guys think:</p>
<p>Location: NJ
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian
School: Competitive Public</p>
<p>GPA: W - 4.23, UW - 3.90</p>
<p>SAT I : M - 800, CR - 760, W - 750, Total - 2310</p>
<p>SAT II: Math IIc - 800, Bio - 740 (self-studied w/ H Bio knowledge), taking Chem and Latin soon</p>
<p>APs: 4 on Phys B, taking 4 more soon</p>
<p>Classes In Case They're Needed:</p>
<p>9th: AP Phys B (A-), Alg II H (B+), Eng I H (A-), Govt + Ec H (A-),
Latin I (A), Intro to Computers (A), PE (A)</p>
<p>10th: Pre-AP Calc (A-), Eng II H (A-), US Hist H (A), Chem H (A), Bio H (A), Comp Prog (A), Latin II (A), PE (A)</p>
<p>11th: AP Calc BC (A), AP Eng III (A-), AP Chem (A), AP Comp Sci (A), Latin III H (A), Global Studies H (A), PE (A)</p>
<p>Senior Courseload: Toughest Possible</p>
<p>Recs: I already have the two teachers pegged. I have had the first teacher for Honors and AP Chem and have competed in various competitions with her help. The other teacher is also quite fond of me. </p>
<p>Essays: I'm a strong and confident writer and have had some powerful experiences that reveal a lot about my character that I plan to write about.</p>
<p>ECs (broke this down by category):</p>
<p>Clubs:
-Medical Careers Club (10-12, officer 11, pres for 12)
-NJ Science League
-Junior Statesmen of America (9-12, officer 11, vp 12)
-Science Competitor’s Club (10-12, officer 11, pres 12)
-Latin Club (9, 11-12, officer 12, couldn’t attend enough meetings 10th)
-Chemistry Olympiad (11)
-Math League (11, need calc to qualify)</p>
<p>Research:</p>
<ul>
<li>Research for two summers with a professor in microbiology. The first summer was a volunteer position (10th grade). 8 to 5 every weekday. Racked in hundreds of hours. The second summer is coming up (obviously) and may become a paid internship (I had to beg lol ).<br></li>
<li>Received Finalist recognition at ISEF junior year. </li>
<li>Planning on competing in Siemens and Intel. </li>
<li>Regardless of competition results, I’m submitting an abstract and a prof supplemental rec. </li>
</ul>
<p>Science:</p>
<p>-NJ Science League 10th and 11th Grade for H Chem and AP Chem. I may have a chance at top 10% standing based on test scores.
-Expecting USNCO semifinalist standing.
-Chemistry Olympiad.
-Various other competitions w/ unfortunate results .</p>
<p>Math:</p>
<p>-Qualified to take AIME 11th Grade.
-Many math competitions (placed on a few) plus Central Jersey Math League 11th Grade. Math and Science are my biggest passions and I’ve dedicated a lot of time to both. </p>
<p>JSA:</p>
<p>-Political oratory is also a big passion and I have various Best Speaker Awards from JSA conferences and conventions. Might get a supplementary rec from advisor (she thinks I’m an excellent speaker). </p>
<p>Latin:</p>
<p>-National Latin Exam Scores: Latin 1 – Silver, Latin 2 – Gold, Latin 3 – Gold
-Competed at Princeton U in Latin for three years.</p>
<p>Recreation (Yeah, Believe It Or Not):</p>
<p>-Played tennis for recreation for seven years. Was on the team in middle school, couldn’t make it in HS.
-Piano for 4 years. I suck though. </p>
<p>Community Service:</p>
<p>-Volunteered @ local library 9th grade. Hospital and senior center 10-11 grade.
-Part of the March of Dimes since 10th grade. Have raised money/awareness/etc. May have leadership position next year.
-Volunteered with American Cancer Society as well.
-Have upwards of 250 hrs with all these, not including the about 300 hrs from research. </p>
<p>Other:</p>
<p>-228 PSAT. Hoping for NMSQT Finalist.
-NHS 11th Grade.
-We’ll see about AP Scholar stuff…</p>
<p>This got way too long. My bad. Ok, so what are my chances now?</p>
<p>Edit: Forgot to mention I have a slight legacy. Great uncle attended. Prolly too distant anyway.</p>
<p>.............</p>
<p>one thing they forget to teach kids these days is that modesty is good unless it makes you sound like a douche who is trying to put others down through ur modesty. The only intent of this thread is for the OP to stroke her massive ego by trying to be modest so people would praise her even more.....makes me sick.</p>
<p>"The only intent of this thread is for the OP to stroke her massiver ego by trying to be modest so people would praise her even more"</p>
<p>I don't know what to be more offended by, your labeling me as female or your misinterpretation of my intent. I'm just another HS kid looking for chances (something that is done on a regular basis on this site). Aside from that, I already apologized for seeming like some kind of egotistical b-stard. There is a difference between being egotistical and feeling anxious. You need to cool your jets buddy and stop jumping to conclusions.</p>
<p>It's all in the essay.
Be likeable. Be interesting. Make the reader want to get to know you better.</p>
<p>I thought Columbia doesnt care about the essay as they only want a really short one.</p>
<p>ha i was right, i told you this kid would be a typical asian with extraordinary extracurricular activities! i could have guessed that just by reading "ASIAN" i know my fellow brothers too well!</p>
<p>the "why columbia" question does have a very short wordcount limit. the personal statement, though, is standard essay length.</p>
<p>But both must be dank.</p>
<p>You can go over the limit ( I did) but I wouldn't push more than 100 words extra. Remember, your writing should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover everything important but short enough to still be interesting.</p>
<p>I like skirts that barely cover anything at all.</p>
<p>Junelay: Yeah...well, at least my name's not Truazn or AznN3rd...</p>
<p>hey don't take it with grain of salt, i just happen to think it was kind of glaring, other than that looks like you can think of columbia as your safety</p>
<p>lol... safety? I don't know what star you're from, but none of the top colleges are safeties. It's not predictable and I've seen applicants with better credentials who didn't make it into CU.</p>
<p>just a bit of encouragement you know, i recommend jhu if you are going into pre-med btw</p>
<p>Seriously... if ur friggin on CC and posting things ...
ur most likely an over achiever and should not be worrying
much.</p>
<p>Asian + 3.9 UW = low? lol</p>
<p>Give me a break. </p>
<p>I have 3.66 GPA, 2000 SAT, BIo 710 Chem 700 Math 800
and got into Columbia. (btw im asian)</p>
<p>Make your application interesting and DEFINITLY go
say hi to your regional administrator if he/she ever comes
around. It helps ALOT.</p>
<p>Gluck. Next year haha.</p>
<p>"Essays: I'm a strong and confident writer and have had some **powerful **experiences that **reveal a lot about my character **that I plan to write about."</p>
<p>hahah i already love the way you write. =P</p>