Chance for Columbia ED

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a current junior at a relatively prestigious high school. </p>

<p>SAT: 2320 superscored; 2290 single sitting
ACT: didn't take
UW GPA: 3.57 (..ouch)</p>

<p>Advanced Coursework: AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP World History, AP Art History, AP Human Geography, Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra</p>

<p>Awards: </p>

<p>DECA Competition, State Qualifier
American Mathematics Competition 12, AIME Qualifier(possibly a USAMO'er)
Rocket City Math League Competition, 3rd Place Team
National K-12 Championship, 4th Place Team
UTD Fall Scholastic, 1st Place Individual
District Science Fair, 3rd Place
Texas Scholastic Championship, 23rd Place Individual
National K-12 Championship, 31st Place Individual
Lone Star Open, 2nd Place Individual, 1st Place Team</p>

<p>EC's</p>

<p>Top ranked chess player (been playing since 4th grade)
2 years of volunteering at a local hospital
Research in engineering disease resistance in plants (hopefully doing Siemens next year...see how that goes)
Previous research in applications of partial differential equations to fluid mechanics</p>

<p>About 200 hrs of volunteer hours</p>

<p>president of few clubs here and there, nothing too big. </p>

<p>Columbia truly is my first choice, and I'm sure I could express that well in my essays.
Please let me know if I have any chance at Columbia ED.</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>You have decent ECs and awards, but that GPA is really going to hurt you. Columbia will be a rather high reach.</p>

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<p>i figured as much…im pretty sure I could retake my SAT’s and get 2350+, but im not sure if that would make enough of a difference.</p>

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<p>bump please</p>

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<p>Bump 10char</p>

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<p>Are you anywhere near the top of your class? Most unhooked successful applicants a number 1 or 2 in their class.</p>

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<p>its hard to tell because my school doesn’t rank, but i doubt it.</p>

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<p>Your school has lots of grade distribution data that they give colleges to show where you rank. I’m sure your counselor will give you an idea or copy of your school profile.</p>

<p>And a hint for the essay. The fact is, Columbia doesn’t care if they’re your GOP choice. Some lower ranked LACs might. But Columbia has masses banging down their gate and your interest in them is not a factor. It’s whether they’re interested in you unfortunately.</p>