Chance me Columbia

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>submitted ED </p>

<p>I'm a first generation American with Turkish parents , am fluent in Turkish and have dual citizenship</p>

<p>Scores
GPA-school has a weird system it is 4.0 unweighted though and top ten percent
SAT 2220 (800 CR, 690 math,730 writing with 11 on essay)
ACT 33 composite ( 34 math, 34 reading, 31 science, 31 English)
SAT 2- 800 World history, 770 Chem, 790 US history
AP exams- 5 on all , World history, Us Gov, Language, Stat, US History, Physics
AP scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>Courses 6 AP classes
Comparative
BC Calc
Literature
Psychology
Chemistry
Spanish</p>

<p>EC
Treasurer Spanish Honor Society ( 2 years member for 3)
Varsity Swim team member (3 years)
Captain of Club swimming team ( captain this year member for 6 years)
National Honor society ( two years)
Volunteer Long Island Pathology (two years)
Research assistant St. Luke's Roosevelt hospital ( three years)
teaching English to kids in Turkey during Summer( one summer)
member SADD club ( three years)
member of travel soccer team ( two years)</p>

<p>The added up time is well over 1000 hours</p>

<p>Work experience
I worked as lifeguard over this past summer</p>

<p>Essays and supplement
Good but not perfect</p>

<p>Recommendations
Great letters of Rec, from both teachers guidance counselor, and research mentor</p>

<p>Side notes
Fluent in Turkish and English</p>

<p>Was Very ill for the last part of last year but didn't miss a day of school and took all my exams and did very well on them</p>

<p>Father works at a Columbia affiliated hospital and I did research at that hospital</p>

<p>My parents have very busy schedules so I have to take care of my sister for most of the year and during the entirety of the summer except when we are on vacation</p>

<p>high school is only three year from 10-12 grade</p>

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<p>Scores & GPA are in the range.
ECs seem good as well, if you showed your passion towards medicine well in your essays and overall have a profile that values the depth of your activities rather than the breadth, they should be adequate.
Columbia and other Ivies are really a crapshoot for anyone, though. I’d say a reach! Best of luck!</p>

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<p>i’d say it’s a low reach (as are ivy’s for even the top candidates). i think you’re a very strong candidate based on all your stats. chance back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1550440-chance-me-washu-bu-nyu-vanderbilt-etc.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1550440-chance-me-washu-bu-nyu-vanderbilt-etc.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;