Chance me for COLUMBIA university?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>These are my Reach Schools
Columbia(goal #1)
Stanford
Cornell</p>

<p>other Ivies (brown)</p>

<p>Realistics:
Berkely
UCLA
UCSD
UBC
McGill</p>

<p>Safety's
Other UC's
SDSU.
UofToronto</p>

<p>Graduating in 2011.</p>

<p>I was unable to take math and spanish in middle school because I moved from canada In my freshman year.
I want to major in engineering.. or business. </p>

<p>Class Rank: Top 5, if not Top 7. Possible salutatorian Out of 600 kids, Public School.
Overall GPA:
Weighted: 4.28, does not include my second semester of junior year. will be 4.5x
Unweighted: 4.0
UC: 4.34
Race: Korean.. Ouch.</p>

<p>SAT score: 2190 x2 :( , CR: 700, 630 Math: 800, 790 Wr: 690, 770 Superscore: 2270
Planning to take sat once more.
PSAT: 216
ACT: June
SAT II: Math: In two days
Literature: In two days
Korean: 780</p>

<p>Courses:
Freshman year
P.E
Bio
Geometry
English
Geography
Spanish 1/2</p>

<p>All A's</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
P.E
AP.World
HN chem
English
InterAlgebra
Spanish3/4</p>

<p>All A's</p>

<p>Junior year: </p>

<p>AP Bio
AP Chem
AP Literature
AP USH
Hn Math Anaylsis
Spanish 5/6
District Symphonic Orcestra(1semester)
Decathalon</p>

<p>All A's</p>

<p>Now, my senior year
AP Physics
AP Econ
AP Calc
AP Lang
ASB(student leadership/government)
AP Stats</p>

<p>I was planning to take AP physics not AP statistics, but it conflicted with my ASB period, so I was not able to. Should I take HN physics instead of AP Stats?</p>

<p>Ap scores:
Ap world: 3</p>

<p>Extra curriculars
Senior Class Secratary
Jv volleyball 2 years Varsity Volleyball 2 years, potential captain for senior year
Academic League Varsity 2 years
Academic Decathalon 1 year
CSF 4 years (running for CSF pres this year)
President of 2 clubs
Member of 4 clubs
Mercury(branch of ASB) 2 years
ASB ( I ran for ASB president, was runner up by < 50 votes. Entire student body votes at my school.)
400+ community Service at korean school, hospital, science center.
Violin, as hobby I guess.
(will add more)</p>

<p>Most likely will recieve pretty godd Letters of Rec</p>

<p>Awards:
All academic Team union tribune for gpa while playing volleyball
School Math Club 3rd place Finish in division
mostlikely will be AP scholar
In Canada, won national Stock Exchange game consisting of 500 teams.
Honor roll
In Canada, City math Competition 1st place
In Canada, Science Olympics, 1st place as team
(will add more)</p>

<p>Also, do you guys think my senior work load is too difficult?
and I could take AP government. Is that a better Idea? But.. I dont want to stress too much.
I also realize I have no spectacular qualities.
I was also wondering what possible things I should do over summer? it's to late for summer programs or internships. maybe volunteer at my homeless shelter? Or take another college course?
Sorry for all the questions!
Thanks for reading this guys</p>

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<p>your stats sound good but columbia (As i know it) is known to be notoriously unpredictable. </p>

<p>I worked at columbia as a researcher during my high school years, have similar academics compared to yours (you seem a bit better than what i had, 3.61 gpa, 2120 SAT), and gotten one of their own professors (who’s pretty much at the top of the faculty hierarchy) to write my letter, and i still got waitlisted (and eventually rejected)</p>

<p>traditionally, their engineering school is EASIER to get into than columbia college. if you really really like columbia, and you’re not a dude, go for barnard.</p>

<p>my 2 cents and experiences.</p>

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<p>Columbia REACH
Stanford OUT OF REACH
Cornell MATCH</p>

<p>Brown REACH</p>

<p>Berkely LOW REACH
UCLA LOW REACH
UCSD MATCH
UBC DON’t KNOW
McGill MATCH</p>

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<p>Soze what makes you feel those?</p>

<p>and I thought Berkely was towards a realistic? and easier to get in then cornell?
Oh I am a California resident, and part of the ELC thing, if that helps</p>

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<p>Too late to edit, but Do you guys have any other tips for me inorder to get into Columbia or Brown? Those are my two favorite Ivy schools.
Like for the next 3 months, any ideas?
Because I know that I have to write a good essay, get good recommendation letters.
Like anything in specific?</p>

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<p>Columbia and Stanford are impossible to predict, but you’re definitely in the running.</p>

<p>Brown’s a reach for anyone. Cornell will be a reach, but not by much. The rest I’d put according to your predictions.</p>

<p>I would say your senior year is too difficult, except you aced your junior year. You can likely handle it. Really work towards volleyball captain. Otherwise, I don’t know how much more you can do. I’m realllllyyy impressed.</p>

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<p>To everyone, I am a male, if that changes anything
@peggysue
I play volleyball in the spring, so I cant confirm that I am captain in my application</p>