Chance another Junior!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey I am currently a junior, and I am thinking about applying to columbia ED next year, and a bunch of other schools RD (NYU, Princeton (mayb some other ivies), SUNY Stony Brook). What are my chances?</p>

<p>Stats:
SAT I: (2070) first time in march
CR: 680
W: 690
M: 700
I know they are low, but I'm retaking in May
AP/IB taken/scores: Last year I took Music theory and got a 3 (bad I know but most ppl in my school got a 1 or 2). In may I am taking AP psych and US history. I am also taking IB psych and physics in may as well.
Next year as a senior I will take IB US History, CALC BC (AP test also), English, Spanish, and Chem (AP test also).
GPA weighted: 102
GPA unweighted: 98
Rank or % estimate: top 5% - not sure of exact rank but I am in the top cohort which consits of 15 students out of 650. </p>

<p>SAT II's: I only took chem and got a 720. This june I will take physics, math IIC and USH</p>

<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: New York (Long Island)
School Type: Fairly large and suburban
Ethnicity: Greek (Caucasion)
Gender: Female
Financial Aid?(Y/N): Y
Legacy Yes/No: yes - my dad and uncle graduated from columbia. Also over the summer I am working in a lab with a professor that taught at columbia for many years. </p>

<p>Important ECs:
Science Olympiad (Vice President),
Science Honor Society (running for president),
other honor societies (math, english, history, spanish, and national honor society),
Class executive Board,
Girls Leader Corp
Varsity Swimming (all 4 years),
Varsity Golf (all 4 years- Captain this year)
I volunteer every week for the local special olympics bowling league.
Autism Speaks Club - Founder/ President (very focused in promoting awareness throughout my school and community - did university research pertaining to autism this past summer)</p>

<p>Hook (if any): Science Research/ related awards</p>

<p>This summer: I am doing research in a neurobiology lab, with a professor that just came from Columbia University. </p>

<p>Senior Course Load: (All IB classes) - Calc BC, Physics C, Chemistry, Spanish, 20th century history, English </p>

<p>Am I on the right track?
I want to major in neuroscience.</p>

<p>Any advice on how to improve my chances (activities, classes, etc.) would be greatly appreciated =)</p>

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<p>I think that if you get your SAT’s up to a 2150+ that you have an excellent shot at Columbia ED because of the fact you are a legacy. Also, I would say to improve your chances you should try and get a recommendation from the professor that just came from Columbia University! Good luck!</p>

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<p>anyone else? </p>

<p>bumppp</p>

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<p>there is no such thing as IB US history. there is history of the americas, but no such thing as IB US history.</p>

<p>Legacy is very little help unless your family has its name on a building at the university.</p>

<p>I’d say that a 200 point jump in your SATs is highly unlikely, and even so, you will likely have a very difficult time getting in.</p>

<p>You frankly don’t seem to stand out that much. The way you define yourself (at least in your post) is as a fairly bright, well-off girl from long island. This is a demographic that is, shall we say, not under-represented in Columbia’s applicant pool. If you seek to define yourself differently, I suggest you get thinking on how to do so.</p>

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<p>yeah I meant IB HOTAS. Thank you for the advice, that’s exactly what I was worried about =/</p>

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<p>IB footballer is incorrect, at every ivy a legacy has at least twice the chance of a non legacy candidate. </p>

<p>Your best shot by a mile will be ED at Columbia. You do need the SAT score though, so shoot for a 2200. For Princeton and others ivies being white and from NY puts you in an uber competitive pool where you really want the 2300 plus and tippy top SAT scores along with being at the tippy top of your class.</p>

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<p>You could go up 200 points from a 2070. My 2080 jumped +170 points with a lot of studying from Barron’s SAT and a little luck. I would suggest the Blue Book and Barron’s and a lot of time spent studying.</p>

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<p>Thank you, I have been studying that blue book like crazy! Hopefully it will do the trick come May. Any other tips to raise my score quickly?</p>