<p>I want to apply to Columbia’s class of 2014 - Regular Decision. Just got deferred from Stanford. Columbia was always my second choice though.</p>
<p>SATs:
Math - 750
Writing - 780
Critical Reading - 770</p>
<p>ACTs:
Just took them yesterday - hoping for a 34 or higher.</p>
<p>SATIIs:
Chem - 740, MathII - 770, French - Just took the December one, but think it went pretty well 
Not sure which one I’ll submit - depends if it beats my 760 U.S. History</p>
<p>GPA - About a 4.0 unweighted my junior year - my school doesn’t do weighted, and none of my official grades have come out for senior year (We go by semesters.)</p>
<p>School Type - Fairly competitive private school - Considered one of the top in New Jersey - Rank ~10%, but we don’t get ranks.</p>
<p>Junior year grades:
American Lit (my school doesn’t offer the A.Ps, but we are encouraged to take both the Literature & Language Exams ) - 5 on both - A for the year
A.P. Psychology - A+ & 5 on the exam
A.P. B.C Calculus - A+ & 5 on the exam
A.P. U.S. History - A- & 5 on the exam
French IV Pre-Ap - A+
Physics I - A/A+
Also took the A.P. Human Geography Exam & got a 5.</p>
<p>Senior Year Courseload:
French V AP
AP Economics
Euro/Brit Literature
AP European History
AP Biology
Math 6 (basically the Post-BC Calc course at my school)
Freedom - Honors - An English/History Type Course at my school</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Editor-in-chief of my school paper (Nation’s Oldest Day School Newspaper) - Have written since freshman year, edited since sophomore year.
Editor-in-chief of my school’s current event magazine - Have written since sophomore year, edited since Junior Year.
Member/organizer of my school’s Indian Club - since junior year
Member of XC - since sophomore year, varsity
Member of Winter Track - since freshman year, varsity since sophomore year
Member of Club - a “reponsible student” type club at my school, we give tours to prospective parents, help out with school-sanctioned events, etc - since sophomore year
Member of School’s Writing Center - basically a student tutor
Member of French Club- sophomore year, club didn’t exist junior year, also a member senior year</p>
<p>Volunteering:
In total, through m yschool and outside, I’ve done about 100 hours of volunteering. </p>
<p>I THINK my essays are pretty good, m yteachers eem to like them. I’ve had my math teacher since sophomore y ear, so I’m hoping for a good rec from him. This is my third year with my French teacher, so likewise. </p>
<p>Thank you all so much! I’m REALLY hopeful.</p>
I’m new to this.</p>