chance at ed?

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<p>i am a chinese mainland senior-year schoolgirl.
following r some info about me
i am wondering what r my chance at columbia ed with full scholarship?</p>

<p>Academic Honor:
Ninth Grade
First Prize of National English Skills Competition of Junior High Students also ranked No. 1 in my area;
First Prize of National Junior High Students Mathematics Final Contest;
First Prize of Regional Junior High Students Chinese Composition "Society and Us" Contest;
Composition titled" My Father” won Outstanding Award in Junior High Students Composition Contest on Juvenile and Crime, First Prize of Regional;
Semi-Final of National Chemistry Competition of Junior High Students;
Awarded Regional Yipping Mea Merit (only one at school, four in my area);
Tenth Grade
Composition titled” Story of 604"
Won Second Prize of The Fifth National "Teen Writer" Composition Contest;
Honorable Mentioned in The Third National "Yellow river Cup” Creation Game;
Awarded one of 100 "China's Teen Writer" at Great Hall of the People, at Tiananmen Square. Composition also published in one Bestseller of Country and school's publication.</p>

<p>Eleventh Grade
Second Prize of Semi-Final of National Mathematics Contest of High School Student;
Essay titled” Physics Exploration on Roller-skating" won First Prize in School's Technology Article Festival.
Composition titled" Thinking Back to History” won First Prize in School’ Composition Contest on "Celebration on Victory of Anti-Japanese War and Anti-Nazi War";
Composition titled"Lock"reached Semi-Final of Regional Composition Contest of Senior High Students;
GPA:3.8-4.0</p>

<p>EC:
SPORTS MEET Participation----Long Jump,RANK 6 ;Lead Ball Shot,Rank 1
Sports Club Member
diretor of schools newspaper branch,regional newspaper journalist
participated in speech contests all my high school years.awarded No.1 several times at school ones',represantative of school debate/speech group to win regional no.1 speech contest,once awarded BEST PUBLIC SPEECH GIVER
Music:China Folk Instrument Playing for 10 years,Academy of Music Certificated,Once Awarded BEST Player on a solo performance
vocal:conductor of chorus group
In Charge of Entertainment Programme of Class and Grade
Host Get-together with Australian Sister School at both 10th and 11th</p>

<p>Travel:Tibet
Thailand,Malaysia and Singapore by myself
Work Experience: Sales girl in a supermaket at summer
Community Service: Charity House Service,City Library Service</p>

<p>I AM GONNA HAVE SAT I this nov.in Hong Kong
i could offer IELTS score as Evidence of English Proficiency.Overall 7,write7,Read 8.5,Listen 6.5,Speak.6
(btw,columbia does accept IELTS as a substitute of TOEFL for international applicant)
am i gonna get full scholarship or grant?
what r my chances?</p>

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<p>i think your chances are really good. Play up all your journalism awards- that's semi-unique,
and of course, highlight your heritage, colleges love diversity ;)</p>

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<p>Columbia doesn't award merit scholarships. Whether you get financial aid depends on your family situation, not your grades or other accomplishments. So we can't answer the question of whether you will get a full "scholarship."</p>

<p>As for admission, I try to avoid commenting on that. Columbia is a reach school for everyone. Be sure you have back-up alternatives. Best wishes!</p>

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<p>thx
which major of Columbia Uwould u recommend ?
I am quite interested in Finance,Economics,Psychology,and some other majors relating to Literal Art and Science would also fine to me,like international relation,Journalism</p>

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i think your chances are really good.

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<p>Not sure how anyone can possibly say this without even seeing an SAT score.</p>

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<p>i just got my sat score today
what about them?
cr 580
math 710(what a shame to get this score as a chinese kid)
writing 730 essay 12
so could u tell me my chance</p>

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<p>Your CR score is definitely going to hurt you.</p>

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<p>"Travel:Tibet
Thailand,Malaysia and Singapore by myself"</p>

<p>I don't think this qualifies as an extracurricular unless you were there doing some sort of missionary work. Overall, you seem fine, but that critical reading score is subpar. You should take the TOEFL.</p>

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<p>MTGoddess is wrong about the diversity thing. huashi8846 is Chinese. There is no shortage of Chinese students at any prestigious university. They are not underrepresented minorities.</p>