<p>SAT I: 1430 / 2150
SAT II: 780 (Bio), 720 (French)</p>
<p>AP's: Psychology, Physics, Biology (5 on biology, other 2 senior courses)</p>
<p>Gifted student in all honors classes (if class was not offered in Gifted)</p>
<p>3.7 GPA, 4.4 Weighted</p>
<p>Lot's of small, mostly music/drama related extra curriculars. (Band/Choir/Orchestra/Marching Band/Drumline/Drama&Musical). I assumed a lot of leadership in some of those programs, though. I also did 2 years of PJAS with 1st places and FBLA.</p>
<p>That's basically all for me. I expect to write a really great admissions essay (I got a 12 on the SAT essay and am just a pretty good essayist in general), and one of my letters of recommendations will be from a Columbia alumnus. </p>
<p>Think I have a fighting shot? Anything I can do this Summer to boost my chances (campus visits, ED or EA application, summer courses?) Thanks!</p>
<p>SAT and GPA are somewhat low. If you lean heavily on the sciences, consider doing research during the summer. Otherwise, help building houses in underdeveloped countries seems to be a popular choice.</p>
<p>ED does boost your chances of acceptance.</p>
<p>Paying to build houses in third world countries doesn’t show any commitment. It shows a last minute effort to pad an application, as does joining every club a school has to offer in one’s senior year.</p>
<p>Be a self starter. Columbia wants to see you do something yourself.</p>
<p>I was accepted to CC through ED. I had a 2200 on my SAT I, about a 3.61 average (My school doesn’t do weighting), applied as a possible physics major, and focused my application on my community service projects and teaching myself how to program. I believe that if you can show the colleges you apply to how you are a leader of your community as well as a person who loves to learn then you will have a good chance at acceptance.</p>
<p>derf, I implied that most people volunteering in Africa seems to do it for show. But it’s good to see you have passion, hope to meet you on campus in fall.</p>
<p>What dorm did you choose? I’m JJ.</p>
<p>I picked JJ as my third choice. It goes 1. Carman, 2. Furnald for me.</p>
<p>Bah, I couldn’t stand the cinder-block walled, tiled floored and fluorescently lit rooms of Carman. Regradless of the social scene, I liked the homier feeling of JJ. For me it was JJ first, Furnald second, and Carman third. I stayed overnight at Furnald for DoC and I would have made it my first pick if it hadn’t been so devoid of life. I’m looking to meet a lot of people as a freshman, not avoid them.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I never visited the dorms, so I had to make my choices based on what people say on the internet.</p>
<p>I have a hard time making friends, so I figured being in a more social dorm would make freshman year better. As to the two single dorms, I read that Furnald is newer and has better facilities. So I guess between F and JJ I would rather pick the nicer one. (in terms of social scene, JJ is better, but it’s still a singles building. So I figured, if I’m going for the singles, i’d as well pick the cleaner, nicer, better overall one)</p>
<p>Well hey, I’ll catch you on campus this fall.</p>
<p>You can find me on facebook now with only my account name, so if you’re into facebook, friend me.</p>
<p>sorry, never used FB in my life.</p>
<p>I suppose it’s more meaningful to meet in person than virtually.</p>