Chance me for Columbia!!!

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<p>I want to become architecture major</p>

<p>GPA: 5.2 (weighted) 4.0 un-weighted
Ranked 1/788, no ties (Southern California public school: we usually have a handful of students go to Ivy Leagues and UC Berkeley/LA)</p>

<p>Courses:
AP Physics B
AP Calculus BC
IB English Literature HL
IB History of the Americas HL
IB Visual Art HL
IB Biology HL
IB Theory of Knowledge</p>

<p>SATs:
English: 680
Math: 770
Writing: 710
(I will be retaking them in October)</p>

<p>SAT II:
French: 720
US History: 790
(I will be taking Chemistry and Math II SAT II’s in November)</p>

<p>AP Test scores:
US history: 5
Psychology: 5
European History: 5
Chinese Language: 5
French Language: 4
French Literature: 4
English Language: 4
Chemistry: 4
(I’m taking 5 additional AP tests year)</p>

<p>I know I will get 2 phenomenon teacher recommendations and counselor recommendation should be good (she and I are well acquainted)</p>

<p>EC:
President of Best Buddies: a large club on campus involving more than a hundred people. It is utilized to enhance and raise awareness of the lives of the special education students on campus. I have been involved with this club for 4 years as Public Affairs, Treasurer then President. I am absolutely in love with the program and its cause. I have made the club bigger and better than ever. We have really raised awareness at our school and in the community. We even got them involved in our pep rallies! (10-30 hours weekly)</p>

<p>Treasure of Speech and Debate: I have been involved with the club for more than 3 years. I do decent but not phenomenon at the tournaments. It’s mainly to improve my public speaking skills to make myself well rounded. I went to State competition. </p>

<p>Art (Art Club): I paint and draw A LOT on my own ever since I was 5. I’ve never taken formal classes until this year; I simply try to figure it out on my own. I have won prizes for my artwork when I occasionally entered them for contests (6 years old: won 3rd prize a youth contest in a big city in China and got myself published in the newspaper; won 3rd place in a county tournament in Ohio back in middle school). Recently one of my ink drawings has been honored with best of show at our local fair. I do a lot of sketches of buildings (my own creations and some of my favorite, existing buildings)</p>

<p>Academic Decathlon (4 years)</p>

<p>Youth Art Commissioner for our city: help plan events to beautiful our city! (2-5 hours weekly)</p>

<p>Volunteer at local library: 100 hours </p>

<p>Honors:
National French contest Level 5 (9th place), 2nd place San Diego County
National History Day San Diego County 2nd place for exhibition
AP National Scholar
Leadership award for Best Buddies</p>

<p>Essay: I think it's pretty unique. dk about Columbia though</p>

<p>I have some great artwork and will have a great portfolio soon that I will send to Columbia.
Do I have a chance?</p>

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<p>pathetic, no shot whatsoever, don't waste your money.</p>

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<p>In other words, you have a great chance.</p>

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<p>Thank you. Is there anything else I should do? I also want to have a minor in civil engineering</p>

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<p>to confidentialcoll,
why no shot???
I think kitkatz has a chance.</p>

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<p>"to confidentialcoll,
why no shot???
I think kitkatz has a chance"</p>

<p>from this response you might never actually have a chance.</p>

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<p>can you explain a little bit clear??? kitkatz's academic background is fine and either ECs.
why do i think you are little aggressive here?
and maybe i wont apply columbia...so thx for your "no chance for me"</p>

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<p>The question at the end "do I have a chance?" vs "How are my chances?" might have peeved confidentialcoll...Haha</p>

<p>Your chances are great; I'd say you're in, assuming you can write great essays.</p>

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<p>goback, confidentialcoll was being sarcastic in post #2.</p>

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<p>oh yeah, i see...sorry about the previous dumb...
totally i'm faked with confidentialcoll's humor... ;)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the postings guys:) Do you think it's possible to have a minor in or double major in civil engineering? I mean, architecture program and engineering are in different colleges. Do I have to apply to both schools?</p>

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<p>No, don't apply to both schools--apply to the one you want to major in.</p>

<p>Your SAT Is are a bit low, but your SAT IIs are fine--I wouldn't take more of them if I were you. I'd say you definitely have a fair shot, though, if you can raise all of the subsections to over 720.</p>

<p>I like your work in the "Best Buddies" organization and your ranking/school profile. Your interest in art/architecture comes through strongly in your ec's, so well done. Best of luck to you.</p>

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<p>Thank you nicole5178 for your input:) I appreciate it!</p>

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<p>Your SAT I is a bit low.</p>

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<p>I'll retake it in a couple of weeks. Hopefully my scores will go up! Thanks everyone for the inputs! They are very helpful.</p>

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<p>...I think confidentialcoll is wrong (sorry buddy)</p>

<p>I think you have a good shot. Redo those SAT's, and kick some butt on the essay because you're obviously very passionate about everything that you do.</p>

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<p>cerb!! :(</p>

<p>She ended with "do I have a chance" which I thought was obnoxiously modest, so I replied sarcastically. I thought it was fakely modest, because she clearly had a good chance, significantly better than average, I mean she's valedictorian. It wasn't meant to be anything malicious or realistic. sorry I was misunderstood.</p>

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<p>...I think sarcasm shrivels up and dies on this forum :)</p>

<p>I know confidentialcoll's not one of them, but there are plenty, plenty of snide pessimistic twits who prowl this space</p>

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<p>sorry confidentialcoll, I didn't mean to sound ridiculously modest :) It's just that last year, our valedictorian got rejected to Columbia. This is such a competitive school, I was just a bit unsure.</p>