<p>Okay,
Pakistani Female (citizen, but not natural-born)
SAT: 2250 (800 Math, 800 Verbal, 650 Writing) I'm taking it again to get that writing score up =(
Also, I'm waiting to hear my SAT II scores.</p>
<p>Class Rank: 5/450ish
GPA (as of 11th): 99 give or take a few hundheths</p>
<p>Freshman Year:
Honors Math A
Honors Global I
Spanish 2
Honors Biology
9 Honors English
Studio in Art</p>
<p>Sophomore Year:
Honors Math B
Honor Global II
Spanish 3
AP Psychology (5 on the exam)
AP Comp Gov't (5 on the exam)
Honor Chem
Drawing and Painting
10 Honors English</p>
<p>Junior Year:
Pre-Calc Honors
American History Honors
AP Statistics
AP English Language
AP Spanish Language
AP Biology</p>
<p>Tentative Senior Year (I'm a junior):
AP Calc BC
AP Economics
AP Gov't
AP Physics
World Lit Honors
Spanish Conversation</p>
<p>Okay ECs
Spanish Honor Society
National Honor Society
Mathletes
GYLC
Various Math contests
National Spanish Exam
USABO
Sunday School teacher</p>
<p>I think I will probably have good recommendations and a great essay (hopefully)
I know Columbia is sort of a reach for me, but I want to know if there is some hope?
Also, would taking classes at Harvard this summer help?</p>
<p>Taking classes at Harvard over the summer does not necessarily help. You have as good of a chance as any. Your essays will need to stick out, and the recommendations will need to be good. If you're serious about Columbia, apply early decision. It increases your chances dramatically. Will you apply SEAS or CC? You have a great chance if you apply to SEAS.</p>
<p>I dont see why you would have a great chance if you apply to SEAS. I think you have a good chance at getting into either, just apply where u want to go.</p>
<p>She's a girl with good credentials. Females have a higher acceptance rate than males for SEAS. SEAS simply doesn't get many female applicants. Same as most other engineering schools.</p>
<p>Oh, I agree. That's why I asked what her intentions were. I just wanted to mention that if in fact she was interested in SEAS, then her chances were even higher. A big factor in SEAS admission is actual interest in engineering--SEAS should not be used as a 'backdoor' into CC, though apparently internal transfer is possible.</p>
<p>Umm.. I'm not 100% sure of what I want to do yet. Definitely something with biology. If I do Bio Engineering, I guess SEAS but if I just do Bio, then CC. I'll consider myself lucky to get into whichever one apply to=)</p>
<p>This is a little off topic but I was wondering why you want to do something with biology? Is it because you want to go to med school later? If that's the case I would suggest you not do bioengineering. I've always pondered this but why do females tend to gravitate toward biology? The only thing I could think of is because they want to enter the medical field.</p>
<p>I can't speak for females in general, but I guess I just like biology? I wasn't even really thinking med school, it sounds intimidating lol
But who knows? I sort of like journalism too.</p>
<p>In med school they want people with high GPAs. You could be a psychology major and get into top med programs. If you do engineering, your gpa won't be as high compared too an easier major.</p>
<p>I think SEAS would be a mistake for you (I think you would appreciate the college curriculum more), but I'd pin your chance of getting in ED well over 50%, almost 75%. At the college it will be much tougher, but you have a good chance.</p>