Chance me to Columbia please!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am planning on applying early to Columbia College for the class of 2016 and need your help! I have also wanted to go to Columbia, but the recent admission statistics of scary. What do you guys think my chances of getting in are?</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted through Junior year (top 5% of my class of 200) </p>

<p>Freshman year:
Adv. Algebra 2
Adv. Freshman English
World History
Biology
Spanish 2
Band</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
Adv. Precalc
Adv. Sophomore English
AP US history
Spanish 3
CADD 1 & 2
Adv. Chemistry</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Environmental Science
AP Spanish Language
AP English language and composition
AP Human Geography
Analysis </p>

<p>Senior Year (projected)
AP Physics
AP Spanish Literature
AP Government
AP English literature and composition
AP Calc AB
AP Pyschology (still debating whether i should take it or not)</p>

<p>SAT I: 740 math, 700 reading, 680 writing. Im taking it again, my goal is around 2200
SAT II: I am taking American History, Math 2, and Spanish w/o listening on June 4th<br>
Extracurriculars:
--Varsity tennis Freshman-junior year. All league Freshman-junior year. All city honorable mention freshman, junior year. 1st team all city sophomore year. District qualifier for doubles junior year.<br>
--President of largest charity of my club. Raises money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We have raised $18,000 in the 2 years that i have been president and co-president
--Editor of my school newspaper Sophomore-Senior Year. Writer freshman year, circulation editor sophomore year, editorials section editor junior year, online editor senior year
--National Honor Society
--tutored inner city children freshmen year
--won Notre Dame book award
--Junior Statesman of America member. my bill passed unanimously at Winter Congress</p>

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<p>Lol why do so many people have 4.0s in your class, or is it a small class? Anyway answering your question I think you have a great chance of getting into Columbia. Just keep up the good work. Your ECs are good to and I am sure you’re not done. AP psychology by the way is a good course to take. The AP test for it is easy so you should have no problem getting credit for it. You should also try to take AP bio, its hard but its a great class to take. And of course, retake the SAT. Do all that and have a good essay and you have good chance compared to most. But remember that there are others with stats like yours, so don’t put all your eggs in a bunch and apply to many other schools.</p>

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<p>hahah thanks for the reply :slight_smile: and I know! isnt it crazy how many people have 4.0’s? My class is so smart, it’s actually ridiculous. Hopefully it won’t hurt college admissions!</p>

<p>Thanks once again,
Saahil</p>

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<p>Tutoring and charity club set you apart, but the other ECs are meh. But those two could really help, so I’d say that while obviously Columbia is a reach (for everyone really), you have a relatively good chance at it. Good luck!</p>

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<p>And ugh I know about the whole terrifying academic competition you’re going up against with your peers. I got a B+ once in an AP class, and automatically went down to about #15 in the grade. Luckily we don’t actually rank so colleges will only see my percentage, but my god the high school class of 2012 is brutal.</p>

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<p>any ideas on how i could improve my extra curriculars?</p>

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<p>No, they should be fine. You seem to be dedicated to the ones you do, so that’s very good.</p>

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<p>Columbia is a crapshoot but you seem to have good ECs.</p>

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<p>Sorry to ask so many questions, but what are my chances at LACs like Pomona, vassar, and haverford?</p>