Chance me for rd pleasee!

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<p>CHANCE ME . please !</p>

<p>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. </p>

<p>Recs: 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>Awards - Nationally ranked for Nation French Contest (Freshman-junior year) - results haven't come in senior year.
Cum Laude Society.
A.P. Scholar with Distinction
Some "Book Award" from an Ivy School - given from my school. Don't remember which one, ha</p>

<p>Also - Summer programs at Brown for 2 years, spent a summer at an NJ boarding school at a competitive, application-only program about Human Rights. I'm a first generation AMERICAN university student, not a complete first generation college student though.</p>

<p>I also have some work experience - I've been a part of my mother's small business since I was10, just learning some administrative tasks & how the business world works .</p>

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<p>honestly, i think you have a great chance</p>

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<p>Thank yoU! So much! would you like a chance back?</p>

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<p>do you think that it would help if you take summer classes in high school at another ivy school (like brown) if you are applying to a different school (lets say columbia)? does it have to be ivy to be considered (like can you take classes in the summer at wellesley and have it help your admission when you’re applying to columbia, or for them to consider it must it be ivy and/or from the school you’re applying to?) Thanks.</p>

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<p>I think it depends. I just liked Brown’s summer programs better, so I did those. I am including them on my Brown App and maybe talking about how I fell in love with the campus and the town while (because I did…Stanford, Columbia, and Brown were my top three.) But I think generally, colleges just like to see that you’re not totally slacking over the summer, so any summer course should be fine to put on your app.</p>

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<p>@neversaynever thanks for the offerr! i applied ED and got deferred so i think another chance would be nice. i’ll let you know when i post it up! thanks again</p>

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<p>you have a great chance. and since stanford usually just accepts or rejects and defers only those they really think will have a good chance, then you probably have a good chance for stanford as well</p>

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<p>thank you so much for all your posts! would anybody like a chance back?</p>