Chance a NERVOUS TEXAN for Columbia.......

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<p>I am South Asian(Indian). I currently live in Houston, Texas.
****My dad used to work for Columbia as a Senior Computer Administrator, when we lived in the Northeast. (was some kind of supervisor, I don't know)....Does this help my application at all?........</p>

<p>I want to major in Economics and from there do Pre-law, or Pre-Med(I don't know which one yet)</p>

<p>GPA
Unweighted - 3.8
Weighted - 7.4/8 - (My school only does it on a 8 point scale)</p>

<p>Class Rank-89/451 kids (Only top 20 percent)
......My school is really competitive....Counselor said in her recommendation that at schools in the surrounding areas I would have had a much higher class rank)</p>

<p>Sat Scores (Super Score)
Math-720
Critical Reading-750
Writing-700
Total-2170
Reading and Math Total - 1470</p>

<p>2008 - Busido Karate-Black Belt
2008 -AP Scholar with Honor
2007 – Hosa Concepts of Health Care Area Competition- 2nd Place
2007- High School Science Fair -2nd Place Environmental Sciences
2006- County Science Fair- 1st Place Overall Ninth Grade Division
2006- County Science Fair –2nd Place Environmental Sciences
2006- High School Science Fair – 4th Place Ninth Grade Division</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
(2005 – 2009) – Karate (3 hours a week)--Got my black belt
(2005 – 2009) – Youth Group (6 Hours a week)
(2006 – 2009) – Pre-Medical Club in School ( 1 hour every 2 weeks)
(2007 – 2009) - National Technical Honor Society ( 1 hour every 2 weeks)
(2008 - 2009) – National Honor Society (1 hour every 2 weeks)</p>

<p>Community Service
2006- Memorial Hospital – 50 Hours
2008 and 2007- 203 Hours at Neurologist Office
2008- 83 Hours at Internal Medicine Office
2005-2009 - Youth Club Volunteer (5 Hours a week)
Total- 340+ Hours
^^^^^I have letters of verification/recommendations from all these places, and will send it in with my application.</p>

<p>Please be honest..................</p>

<p>THOUSANDS OF KIDS WITH BETTER EC'S, BETTER CLASS RANKS, BETTER SAT SCORES WILL BE APPLYING..........What are my chances?</p>

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<p>Any opinons at all?</p>

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<p>Your GPA, ranking, and standardized testing are decent but not outstanding.
You are Asian-American.</p>

<p>You will need extraordinary essays.</p>

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<p>^^^^^^^^Thanks for the insight into Columbia's application process........</p>

<p>Do you know if my dad working for columbia as a senior computer administrator for 4 years helps my application????? He doesn't work there anymore because we moved to Texas, but does it help at all????? </p>

<p>My cousin graduated from Columbia's Law School, would that help at all?.............She graduated this past year...................</p>

<p>Any other thoughts?............</p>

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<p>Um, wow---punctuation explosion, haha.</p>

<p>I'm guessing you're applying RD, in which case, is going to be rough. From ED to RD, the acceptance rate dropped from ~22% to... 7%-ish.</p>

<p>If it makes you feel better, your SAT scores and EC's look better than mine... out of curiosity, how have you done on your SAT II's?</p>

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<p>^^^^^^Thanks for the insight.............I am applying RD, already applied ED to Rice University(I feel this school is going to reject me because I live in Texas)..............</p>

<p>On the Sat Subject Tests</p>

<p>Math 1 - 730
U.S. History- 750</p>

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<p>My class rank is a big problem too, my gpa is 93.4 (weighted) and a 3.8 (unweighted) and I am only in the top 20 percent.............schools should look more at test scores because they are the same for everyone.......If I had gone to a less compeitive school, I could have been in top 10 percent.....</p>

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<p>your dad may help a little--your law school cousin won't.</p>