<p>I am currently a high school sophomore and I was wondering what are my chances of getting into Columbia.
Resume
Academics: Honors Algebra2/Trig., Honors English, Honors Chemistry, AP European History, and Spanish level three
GPA: 95 unweighted(4.0)
Athletics: Member of Varsity Tennis and Varsity Swimming teams for two years
Extra-Curricular Activities: Member of school orchestra where I play the violin. I have been studying privately for five years. In addition, I also played the piano for ten years. And I competed in music festivals such as, NYSSMA, Area All State, and BCMEA.
Working Experience: Volunteer at local hospital pharmacy(150+ hours completed) and a future research assistant at the Economics Department at SUNY Binghamton.
Summer Camps: Harvard Summer School( Summer 2011) and Summer Institute for the Gifted(Summer 2010).
Future plans for next year:
Planning on taking AP English, AP US History, IB Physics, IB Spanish, Honors Pre-Calculus, and Macro/Micro at Suny Binghamton.</p>
<p>I would really appreciate your feedback!</p>
<p>There is no definate prediction. We need to know scores…</p>
<p>Well, how does my resume look otherwise?</p>
<p>Your resume looks okay. Nothing interesting about you. And I am not saying this to be mean, just saying it because it is the honest truth. If you score about a 2100 on the SAT or above a 31 on the ACT, your chances will expand.</p>
<p>Oh and what is so interesting about you, who do you think you are. My resume is probably better than yours!</p>
<p>I agree with needtostudy, you resume is very average compared to all the other applicants for Columbia. We need test scores to make accurate predictions, but as of right now you can look at the present admittance rate and that is your chance of getting accepted. You attitude needs to get better (you expressed yourself as very pompous and conceited in your last statement). You posted on this forum to get an honest opinion, and that’s what we’re going to give you. If you want us to sugarcoat your chances to make your insecure self feel better about the college admittance process, you need to seriously rethink your priorities. Columbia DOESN’T want students who project themselves as pricks.</p>
<p>“Oh and what is so interesting about you, who do you think you are. My resume is probably better than yours!”</p>
<p>Agreeing with the above, if you post on here, you’re going to get honest responses. What you’ve provided us with isn’t anything particularly great, as you don’t have any real “hooks,” so to speak. You may or may not be competitive, but that’s strongly dependent on some of your other stats, such as scores and GPA. Getting snippy isn’t going to make anyone want to help you in the future when that’s honestly all we’re trying to do.</p>
<p>Columbia (and schools of similar caliber) have low admit rates and reject top-notch students all the time. We need to see the whole picture to give you a proper evaluation (and even then, we can’t accurately predict the sometimes seemingly random decisions the admissions committees end up with), so please, no need to be snarky or lash out.</p>
<p>Ok sorry for coming on a little bit too harsh, I am just so angry at all the other harsh comments people are posting on not only my posts but other peoples as well…but I took all of your advice and updated my resume…hopefully this is better.
Resume
I am currently a high school Junior and I was wondering what are my chances of getting into Columbia are.
Resume
Academics-Sophomore Year: Honors Algebra2/Trig., Honors English, Honors Chemistry, AP European History, and Spanish level three
GPA: 4.0 unweighted.
Athletics: Member of Varsity Tennis Team(One Year) and Varsity Swimming teams(Two years).
Extra-Curricular Activities: Member of school orchestra where I play the violin. I have been studying privately for six years. In addition, I also played the piano for ten years. And I competed in music festivals such as, NYSSMA, Area All State, and BCMEA. Member of National Honor Society(NHS), Spanish Club, and Student Government.
Working Experience: Research assistant at the Department of Economics at SUNY Binghamton(Fall 2011),Intern at Merrill Lynch (Spring 2012), Research Assistant at Cornell University Department of Economics(Spring 2012), and Intern at either the IRS or the Federal Reserve(Summer 2012)
Summer Camps: Harvard Summer School( Summer 2011 took Econ and Political Science courses for a total of 8 undergraduate credits) and Summer Institute for the Gifted(Summer 2010).
Future plans for next year:
Courses for Junior Year: Honors Pre-Calculus, IB English HL-1, IB Physics, IB Spanish 4, AP US History, and Principles of Microeconomics(Fall Semester-4credits undergraduate)/Principles of Macroeconomics (Spring Semester- 4 credits undergraduate) at Suny Binghamton.
Planning on taking Eight AP exams in Junior Year( English Literature and Composition, Comparative Government and Politics, U.S. Government and Politics, U.S.History, World History, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Calculus AB). In addition, to the SAT, SAT Subject Tests ( U.S. History and World History), and PSAT.
I am planning on transferring to either Phillips Andover or Phillips Exeter Academy for Senior Year and I plan on taking the following AP exams senior year: English language/composition, Human Geography, Psychology, Calculus BC, Statistics. So throughout my high school career I will have taken a total of 14 AP exams.
Awards: Three scholar athlete awards and three varsity letters.</p>
<p>I’m guess you expanding your resume was a rebudel? </p>
<p>Ha, man calm down. I’m practically in the same position as you’re in. I have yet to take my SAT’s/ACT’s. Right now, your resume, well it’s good, but not great. </p>
<p>I’m sure you’ll definetely stand out with your attributes, but then again you have to keep in mind that at the end of the hardwork will pay off over anything. I don’t mean to be corny (though I probably have that mask by now) but you really need to focus on your standarized testing. They will matter a lot.</p>
<p>My final suggestion: filter your EC’s and find some time in the day to go over an SAT prep book, or better yet take some SAT course and try to stick to that for now.</p>
<p>Oh and “Planning on taking Eight AP exams in Junior Year”
Bro, I practically killed my social life studying for AP World sophomore year, and you’re prep-ing up for EIGHT?</p>
<p>It’s Junior year. The most important year you can possible have. I know my current year (I’m a Junior) is going horrid (due to my misfortune in AP English) though I am in the middle of working my way back up. </p>
<p>My final advice. Cut the crap, pick up an SAT book. Sit down. Study.</p>