Hello, I am currently a junior at public high school 2000+
I want to know my chance of getting accepted to Columbia ED!
If I get in, I would most likely to major in neuroscience
Thank you so much for taking your time to evaluate my chance of getting into Columbia ED!!!
Background:
Japanese ( I think there are about less than 1% of Japanese attending Columbia right now)
Moved here (TX) from Tokyo 5 years ago (I did not know how to speak English at all which affected my GPA: I could not get an A in English class…)
ESL (English Second Language) in middle school but in high school, I took all Pre-AP classes ( I barely made a B in Freshman year English Pre AP)
GPA: UW 3.75 W4.2 (my school is 6 pt scale —> W 6.31)
Race: Japanese
SAT: October (aiming for 1500+)
ACT: September (aiming for 33+)
I thought it would be better to take the SAT/ACT after taking English AP
SAT II: Chem, Math 2 and USH------> Scores will come out on July 21 ( I think I got all above 700 except Chem)
Class Rank: Top 13% (Again because of my low GPA I could not make top 10%…)
AP: 10 APs by the end of senior: Chem, Psych, Japanese, Physics, US History, Calc BC, US, Economics, US Gov, Stats
Awards: Carnegie Hall Violin Concert, Rice University Math Competition, Volunteering Service Awards, Solo and Ensemble State/UIL, Most Valuable Member Orchestra, National HS, French HS, Golf District 2nd place, Golf Regional group medal,Other small golf tournaments 20+
ECs:
1,Music
-Played violin for 5 years
-Concert: Carnegie Hall, Carnival Cruise, and Medical Center Tour
-Solo and Ensemble UIL and State
-Founder of Let Us Project (non profit organization, I go to nursing centers to play ensemble)
-Participated in Christmas Medical Center Tour
-Violin Solo Award at local University (meditation from thais)
-Was elected as the most valuable member of phill orchestra
-Participated in Baylor University Orchestra summer camp
2 Sports
SCHOOL: GOLF
-Freshman Year
JV
4+ JV tournaments medal
District Tournament (no medal)
Elected as co captain for JV
-Sophomore
V
6+ V tournaments medal
District Tournament (no medal)
-Junior
V
10+ tournaments medal
District Tournament 2nd place
Regional Tournament (no medal)
-Senior
will be on varsity
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL:
Member of TGA Junior Golf (volunteered at PGA tournaments)
Academics:
-National Honors Society
-French Honors Society
-Founder of Red Cross
-Founder of non profit Japanese English class organization (teach young Japanese students English both in Tokyo and Houston)
-Founder of Let Us Project
-Worked under psychology professor at University of Houston several times 50h +
-Junior Achievement (3rd place for most sold products)
-Volunteer at local hospital 2 years
-Intern at Smile Dentist
-Worked as a Japanese-English Translator for a famous singer
-Published neuroscience article
-Rice University math competition 4th place
-Intern at local hospital (neurosurgeon)<—might be psychologist
-Mu Alpha Theta, ASA, Red Cross, UNICEF, Volunteering club, NHSCS (representative of my school)
Leadership:
Asian Student Association= Public Relations Officer(11) idk for senior year
Red Cross= President(11, 12)
Volunteering Club= leader(10), VP(11), President (12)
UNICEF— VP(11) (12)
Golf = JV co captain (9)
Volunteer:
Volunteer bronze award (9)
Volunteer silver award (11)
Essay: 9/10
going to write about overcoming cultural differences and the hardships I have faced by not being able to speak English for the first couple years (I was 15 when I actually started speaking native level English)
Rec Letter:
Chem and US history teachers 10/10
Psychology Professor 10/10
Columbia University professor 10/10
Counselor 10/10 ( I had a meeting with her and she remembered my face and name)
-International student but applying from American high school
Oh the Additional note I will write about
1,living here only 5 years
2,Since taking ESL was requirement until high school the class did not fully prepare me to be on the same level as the other English Pre Ap students in Freshman Year (the reason for my low GPA, but my grades have gotten much better)
Again, thank you for taking your time! (sorry if I have any typo!)