Chance me please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Academics:
GPA: 4.501 (W) - 10/300 person class</p>

<p>Junior Year Schedule:
APUSH II, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calc AB, AP Lang, AP Bio, Spanish IV Hon.</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Envi Sci, AP Calc BC, Spanish V Hon. </p>

<p>SATI: 2310 (one time: Critical Reading - 770, Math - 780, Writing - 760)
SATII: Math II - 750, Lit - 720, Bio - 730, US History - 750</p>

<p>ECs:
Key Club - Lieutenant Governor (state officer), District Treasurer (state officer)
Varsity Cross Country - 3 yrs.
Academic Team - Captain
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society - (likely president)
Gay Straight Alliance
School Newspaper - Page Editor</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Internship at Columbia University working in a lab
Working at a Gelato Store :)</p>

<p>EXTRA:
I am a Chinese female from New Jersey. I am a legacy.</p>

<p>Chance me for:
Columbia - EARLY DECISION
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Cornell
Princeton
Dartmouth
Duke
NYU
UChicago</p>

<p>Scale: Safety, Match, High Match/Low Reach, Reach, High Reach, No Way
Any extra comments are really appreciated! Thanks again.</p>

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<p>Anyone please?</p>

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<p>Any takers?</p>

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<p>:) Any takers?</p>

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<p>Well I don’t have experience with this (I’m a junior applying to college in the fall too…)</p>

<p>But I’d say that you’re probably a match, at least a high match/low reach</p>

<p>Your scores are pretty solid, and so is your GPA, which means they’ll at least consider you</p>

<p>Then looking at the extracurriculars, you’re involved, that shows
And then you add on Early Decision to Columbia AND a legacy</p>

<p>I don’t think you can say ANY Ivy League school is your safety school, but I’d say you got a pretty good shot at it. </p>

<p>On Harvard, I’m pretty pessimistic about Harvard because 2 years ago they admitted like 1 kid from my state (Oregon)</p>

<p>Stanford, I heard from some friends that East Coast people get into Stanford a lot easier than West Coast people, so… I’d say high match/low reach</p>

<p>I’d say Cornell’s a match</p>

<p>Princeton’s a match</p>

<p>Not sure about Dartmouth/Duke/NYU, haven’t heard any stories/done much studying</p>

<p>UChicago, I’d lean towards safety, but it’s still a match</p>

<p>PS if anyone disagrees with me, please do. I am by no means the definitive expert on this (far from it)</p>

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^OP’s raw scores are definitely in the median range for schools such as Stanford, and Princeton. However, everything besides the OP’s objective numbers are greatly sub-par for these top-notch schools. I would count these Ivies as reaches.</p>

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^I’m guessing you don’t know the selectivity of UChicago?</p>

<p>With your extracurriculars being what they are, really the only thing saving you is your legacy at Columbia for ED. Your scores are fine; I wouldn’t worry about those. I believe you’d be a High Match/Low Reach.</p>

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<p>Columbia-reach
Harvard-reach
Yale-reach
Stanford-reach
Cornell-match/safety
Princeton- low reach
Dartmouth-low reach
Duke-match
NYU-safety
UChicago-high match( put a huge emphasis on essay )</p>

<p>its really hard to predict your chances, at Ivy Leagues and Stanford because there SO unpredicatable. You seem like a really good canidate, so it I think you have a fair chance. I have also noticed that you are applying to all of the Ivy league schools( except for Penn and Brown ). Actually all of your schools, I very competitive top tier schools. Do you have any public safties that your very confident to get into? I dont know what your trying to major in, but have you considered University of Maryland? Rutgers? UVA? Georgia Tech? University of Washington?</p>

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It’s important to note that Duke is a lot more rigorous in its admissions process than many think. In fact, individuals who get accepted into Ivy League schools don’t necessarily get accepted by Duke.</p>

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And it’s also important to note that while Cornell may be the Ivy with the highest acceptance rates of all 8, there’s still never a guarantee in admission. It would be more sane to list Cornell as a low-reach instead of a safety.</p>

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<p>Um, unfortunately I don’t know how to edit posts… so here’s an updated idea of my resume: </p>

<p>Academics:
GPA: 4.558 (W) - 10/300 person class</p>

<p>Junior Year Schedule:
APUSH II, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calc AB, AP Lang, AP Bio, Spanish IV Hon.</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Gov, AP Envi Sci, AP Calc BC, Spanish V Hon. </p>

<p>SATI: 2310 (one time: Critical Reading - 770, Math - 780, Writing - 760)
SATII: Math II - 750, Lit - 720, Bio - 730, US History - 750</p>

<p>ECs:
Key Club - Lieutenant Governor (state officer), District Treasurer (state officer)
Varsity Cross Country - 3 yrs.
Academic Team - Captain
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Students for Energy Awareness - President
Red Cross Volunteer
Waitress at Cabrina’s Pizzeria
Private Tutor for 3 years
Gay Straight Alliance
School Newspaper - Page Editor</p>

<p>Awards/Honors: AP Scholar, National Merit Semifinalist, Academic Merit Award, High Honor Roll, Student of the Month, and a bunch of athletic medals/awards for league cross country.</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Internship at Columbia University as Student Researcher - RECEIVED LETTER FROM SUPERVISOR RECOMMENDING ME
Working at a Gelato Store </p>

<p>EXTRA:
I am a Chinese female from New Jersey. I am a SIBLING legacy.</p>

<p>Chance me for:
Columbia - EARLY DECISION
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Cornell
Princeton
Dartmouth
Duke
NYU
UChicago</p>

<p>Scale: Safety, Match, High Match/Low Reach, Reach, High Reach, No Way
Any extra comments are really appreciated! Thanks again.</p>

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<p>Also, yes. I applied to Rutgers, UVA, and BC.</p>

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<p>Your scores across the board are strong as is your resume. Geographically you have a lot of competition as many applicants are from NJ. However, I think you will get accepted to Columbia. Good luck!!! </p>

<p>Columbia typically accepts the following scores and percentages:</p>

<p>Early decision acceptance rate: 20%</p>

<p>Overall acceptance rate: 7% (only 3% of Regular Admission applicants are accepted)</p>

<p>Top 10% of high school class: 97%</p>

<p>SAT score (25/75 percentile): 2100-2330</p>

<p>ACT score (25/75 percentile): 31-34</p>

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<p>^Actually, 98% were in the top 10%, the 25/75% for the SAT was 2150-2320, and the 25/75% for the ACT was 32-35.</p>

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<p>I think my supplements were pretty strong. I applied as an English major and I was very passionate. My “Why Columbia?” essay was pretty unique, but risky. Talked about how my experiences interning/visiting my sister there made it a familiar sight for sore eyes.</p>

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