Chance me please? Thank you!! (Transfer from Stern to Columbia/MIT)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey buddy, thanks for clicking on this thread! If you are not too busy at the moment, please chance me for transfer from NYU Stern to Columbia Fu and MIT. Your help will be deeply appreciated!! </p>

<p>Alright, let's get to our topic here: =)</p>

<p>Academics:
--NYU Stern: 4.0 GPA. dean's list
--High school: 4.0
-- ACT: 32 (Eng 34, Math 34, Read 31, Sci 27, Wri 8)
-- SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 800
-- AP: Physics C E&M: 5, Physics C Mechanics: 5.</p>

<p>EC's:
--gap year from freshman spring to sophomore spring. volunteered as a teacher in rural China for 4 months, interned at China Merchant's Bank, a local government office, and CITIC Securities (one of the largest securities in China) for two months each, and traveled to more than 30 cities in China.
--marketing group leader of NYU Chinese Student Association
--member of finance club
-- president and co-founder of high school school peer tutoring club. 60 members.
-- Track and Field (high school Varsity. ranked 8th locally)
-- Cross Country (high school Varsity. ranked 4th locally)</p>

<p>Awards:
-- some school service/academic awards
-- 10+ regional/national math contest awards (ex: Silver Standard in blahblah contest)
-- 2 provincial scholarships.
-- Cross Country Championship: 7th place (regional)
-- Track and Field Championship: 4th place in 400m (regional)</p>

<p>Other facts:
--I'm not a good writer so plz don't expect a brilliant essay. <em>sigh..</em></p>

<p>Recommendations:
--good. teachers ranked me as either either top 1% or 5% in all aspects CommonApp asks.</p>

<p>P.S. Thanks for reading alllllll the wayyyyy to the end! I know this is very, very long. You are so patient <em>T-T touched</em></p>

<p>Now, chance me please! The harsher the better~~</p>

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<p>awh 332 clicks and 0 reply :(…does my post look that awful? …bump…</p>

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<p>bump 10char~</p>

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<p>Your ACT score is low for MIT/Columbia (especially the science if you plan to apply for Columbia Fu) If you can, I’d recommend retaking that. You haven’t taken many AP exams either, so it doesn’t seem like academics is a very strong point.</p>

<p>I also don’t see any hooks that show a passion for a certain area of interest in terms of ECs, besides the gap year that you took off to go to China (which I think is great). Besides that, there isn’t really anything amazing.</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot for your help!
You’re right. I only have 2 AP which is below average (I’m from a canadian public high school that only offers 3 AP in total, but probably colleges won’t care much = =). So mostly rely on my 4.0 GPA from Stern and high school.
All of my college courses are math, computer science, economics, or core humanities courses. And my interns are very closely related to financial engineering (mentioned in essays). </p>

<p>Your post did make me nervous lol…would u say if i have any chances of getting in?</p>

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<p>Sorry for not mentioning before. Im applying to the financial engineering major at Columbia as a finance major student at Stern. Thanks.</p>

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<p>I would apply to a few other transfer schools that are still up there but maybe not Columbia/MIT just in case you don’t get in-- both are extremely cutthroat in terms of admissions, and both are total wildcards! But nonetheless I wish you the best of luck, and applaud your 4.0 at Stern!
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