Chance a Princeton deferee ~ thanks in advance =)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Male
Uncompetitive Catholic High School that will RARELY send someone to a top school (this worries me)
first generation to a 4 year institution
ACT: 34 (30 e, 36 m, 35 s, 33 r, 12 essay)
SAT: 2230 (670 cr ~(I know it will be my pitfall), 800 math, 760 writing (11 essay))
SAT 2s: 800 Math 2, 750 Bio M
Average:100.5091
Rank: 1/176</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
IB Biology HL
IB English HL
IB History HL
IB Math Studies SL
IB Economics SL
IB Italian SL
TOK
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus AB (Independent study)</p>

<p>Ecs:</p>

<p>Math Club (9,10,11,12)
President (12)
Staff of The Equinox Literary Magazine (10,11,12)
Editor (11)
Senior Editor (12)
Member of Student Council (10,11,12)
Social Chairperson (12)
Member of Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Committees (10,11,12)
MSG The Challenge Academic Quiz Team (12)
Member of The National Honor Society (11,12)
Member of School Bowling League (12)
Team Captain (12)
Freshman Mentor (12)
Member of DECA (12)
Director of Communications (12) </p>

<p>Most clubs/activities just started, so that's why they're so sporadic</p>

<p>Volunteer at St. Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen (9, 10, 11, 12)
St. Vincent De Paul Summer Outreach (11)
Lector at Church (9,10,11)
Babysitter/ tutor of my 9-year-old cousin (9,10,11,12) </p>

<p>Cornell University Summer College (11)
“The Business World”
Internship with Senator (11)
Religious Instruction Teacher/Catechist (12) (Could possibly receive a recommendation that is really good)
Emmaus Retreat Program (11) </p>

<p>Awards:
Honorable mention for Italian heritage national essay contest
3/4 merit scholarship for my school
IB Diploma candidate?</p>

<p>recommendations: from Senator (great), from Professor at Cornell Summer College (great), Assistant Principal of Academics (smartest kid we've ever had), Math Department Coordinator ("math genius"), counselor (great as well)</p>

<p>common app essay: good enough to be deferred by Princeton, so good I guess, but not amazing
supplement: very liberal</p>

<p>so how are my chances looking?</p>

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<p>applying as an applied mathematics major ~ probably should’ve mentioned that loll</p>

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<p>Bump? 10char</p>

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<p>hey bud, this is the Columbia forum, not Princeton.</p>

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<p>I think OP wants to chances for columbia, and is just mentioning he is a princeton deferee :slight_smile:
You have great SAT and ACT scores, though not outstanding. Your GPA is pretty impressive thoughZ
You have a hook: first gen college student. That should give you a boost.
Wow, rec letters from a senator and a college professor? pretty amazing. I’d say that if they are great, they will help you a LOT.
Good luck! It’s good that you have math club. Have you taken the AMC before though? It would be better to report those scores too, especially since you are applying as a math major.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>I should’ve probably been more explicit ~ I want my chances for Columbia loll
Don’t know if it matters, but a girl applied to Columbia ED from my school with an 1870 SAT, ranked about 10th - was denied</p>

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<p>If people like you are getting deferred from Princeton, I want to know who gets accepted… Assuming your essays correlated with your stats.</p>

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<p>@nihility thanks =) but there was a kid who was applying from the same area as I live who has better stats than I do and he’s the valedictorian of a top 50 school…that’s the reason why <em>I think</em> I was deferred.</p>

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<p>Bump? 10char</p>