<p>I got rejected from MIT and UChicago in the RD round, but do I still have a chance at Columbia? My dad worked at Columbia for 4 years when I was in elementary school.
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2260 (800 M, 690 CR, 770 W)
ACT:
SAT II: 2310 (800 MII, 750 Bio, 760 Physics)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.60
Rank : 29/295
AP (place score in parenthesis): Five 5's and Three 4's
5's : Biology, Physics E&M, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, and Government and Politics
4's: English Language, World History, and Physics Mechanics
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs: Latin, Stats, English, and Psychology, and a class at community college called Differential Equations
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP National Scholar, FBLA Nationals: 6th Place Business Math, Maryland All-State Junior Band</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math team (captain) for four years, table tennis for four years, marching band for four years, FBLA for three years, science olympiad for three years,
Job/Work Experience: Peer2Peer tutoring, just started this month; some pet sitter jobs too in my neighborhood
Volunteer/Community service: Camp counselor for a band camp, volunteered at the library, played the clarinet at nursing homes
Summer Activities: AwesomeMath for three weeks and CTY Program for three weeks
Essays: I thought they were pretty good. I wrote the optional essay about math and tennis.
Teacher Recommendation: I got one from my AP Calc AB teacher, and one from my Latin teacher. I imagine they were good.
Counselor Rec: I imagine it was good.
Additional Rec:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: $110k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My dad worked at Columbia for 4 years when I was in elementary school.</p>