<p>Posted in columbia forum without great results, hoping u guys can help me out:</p>
<p>Thanks for any help guys. I'm new to this forum but it seems like it can be a great help for college and stress in general... haha. Well, I am a Korean junior (yes, asian =[ ) and I am wondering on what my chances for Columbia are, along with any advice you might have.</p>
<p>Lets see:
I have a 3.91 unweighted GPA, but I have straight A's right now and plan to get a 4.0 this year. My relatively low GPA stems from slacking off as a freshman, but I got a 4.0 first semester of my junior year and plan to do it again.</p>
<p>I am in the Full IB program, taking IB Chem. 3/4, IB Spanish 7/8, IB Trig., IB Junior English, IB History of the Americas, and IB Biology 1/2 this year.</p>
<p>My class rank is approximately 37/499, but my GPA should go up by application, so I would estimate a class rank around 25. Plus, this class rank is competing with Non-IB students, so it is skewed. (<-- wondering if colleges will recognize this, an answer would be great!)</p>
<p>I only took one SAT so far (the january test), and I got:
Rdg:690, Math:800, and Writing:750. (2240), 10/12 on the essay.</p>
<p>PSAT I got a 202, which was also the 96th percentile.</p>
<p>Extra-Curriculars:
Junior Class President of the Math Team that placed 8th in nation for 3+ years, aiming for President next year. I also placed 14th in Statistics, and 9th in Theta Gemini at the Mu Alpha Theta nationals.</p>
<p>Federal Way Youth Ecology (community service program for the environment), officer this year</p>
<p>Federal Way Youth Commission (dedicated to starting projects in the area) for 2+ years, and I am vice-chair this year.</p>
<p>Over 3 seasons of Boys and Girls Club Basketball Coaching for 4th-7th grade.
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<p>I haven't taken any SAT II's yet, but I plan on taking Math IIC, Chemistry, and Biology. And leaning on taking one more, probably literature or somethin..
I project getting:
Math IIC: 780+
Chemistry: 700+
Biology: 700+</p>
<p>My essay should be decent, planning on dedicating a good portion of my summer to it.
My teacher recs should be really good, as I have 2 teachers already planned to write it, but my counselor rec isnt gonna be outstanding since i never really took the time to get to know her....</p>
<p>Hooks: First Generation Student
Anti-Hooks: Asian</p>
<p>Umm I think thats all I can come up with. If you want any additional information feel free to ask. Thanks for the help/advice guys!!</p>
<p>I am also aiming for: Duke, Cornell, Brown, Georgetown, Berkeley, UCLA. Any advice on those colleges will help as well. Thanks!</p>