Chance a guy in interesting position

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, I'm from Auburn, Alabama and am currently applying to Columbia ED. I'm in the unique position in that I've actually went through high school here in the States while my parents have worked in China for the past 4 years. Would anyone care to give feedback on what this could mean for my college admissions and my chances for Columbia and other comparative schools? </p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>School
•GPA: 4.0 UW/ 4.33 W<br>
•Rank 2/510
•ACT- 36 (one sitting) 35 English, 9 essay lol
•SAT: 2260- 710 CR/750 MA/800 WR (11 essay)- Didn't send.
•SAT II: 760 Math 2/ 800 Bio M
•IBs: Bio SL (6)
•APs: 6 total: Calc AB (5), US History (4), Enviro Sci (5)- self study, Bio (5), Stats (5), Euro (5)
•Senior course load: AP Gov, AP Econ, IB Math HL, IB Chem HL, IB History HL, IB English 12 HL, IB Spanish 5 SL, AP CompSci</p>

<p>Awards
•Sci Olympiad High School 6 Gold and 3 Silver Medals at State
•Boy's State County Comissioner
•State Science Bowl 1st place
•AP Scholar with Distinction
•National Merit Commeded</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
• Science Olympiad (6-12th)- Captain of HS team. I coach middle school SO events every year. Team got 2nd at state the past 2 years.
• Alabama Water Watch (11-12th)- Certified Water Chemistry and Bacteriology Monitor. Volunteer Monitor around the city assessing water quality. Lab Technician for AWW
• Science Bowl (10-12th)- Captain. Host practices in spring. I coach middle school science bowl.
• Youth in Government (10-12th)- Mock Trial Team Captain, Top 3 in State Officers Exam, School Secretary
• Junior Varsity Tennis (10-12th)- 1st seed singles, undefeated last year
• Tiger Ambassadors (10-12th)- hosts of high school, interview and applicaiton process to get accepted.
• Junior Civitan (10-12th) - Vice President
•Summer: Volunter work for Alabama Water Watch. Worked one summer at a camp</p>

<p>Other
•Intended Major: Earth and Environmental Sciences
•Essay: pretty good essay, I wrote about living without my parents but didn't make it a sob story .<br>
•Recommendation 1: IB Bio teacher, pretty good. I was always interested in her class.
•Recommendation 2: IB English teacher, very good, knows me very well.
•Counselor: very good, I think he talked about my family situation again.
•Ethnicity: Chinese
•Gender: M
•Income: very low (20-40k)</p>

<p>Weaknesses/Strengths
• Weaknesses- No real national awards, didn't send SATs
• Strengths- No parents in high school? Alabama?(this could be a weakness)</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Well, your stats look really great, and you have a lot of leadership positions and some valuable awards. Of course, Columbia is among the most competitive schools, so it’s a reach for everyone who’s not a legacy student or a recruited athlete. That being said, I think your app is about as strong as it gets, and ED should help your chances as well. As for your family situation, that by itself won’t account for much, but you can definitely write an amazing and unusual essay about it that can make your app stand out a little more.
By the way, what do you mean you are “currently applying to Columbia ED”? Wasn’t the deadline at the beginning of November?</p>

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<p>Sorry yes, I applied already in early November, thanks for the feedback though!</p>