Chances anyone? Applying RD to engineering.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Asian Male
GPA: 3.815(weighted)
SAT: 2240(780 Math, 700 CR, 760 Writing)
SAT II: Math Leve IIC 760, Chemistry 780
Junior AP: Calc BC(4), US History(4), AP Eng(3), Comp Sci(5), French(4)
Senior AP: AP Literature, AP Biology, MacroEconomics, Statistics
Activities: FBLA, Math Honor Society(VicePresident), Academic Team, National Honor Society
Sports: no school sports
Volunteer: Local Hostpital, Library and Church
Rank: High school doesn't rank,very competitive high school(Princeton, NJ), class of 600(def top 10%)
Recs: 1 Decent(AP Bio) and 1 Stellar(AP Calculus)
Essay: Very good, but nothing memorable</p>

<p>What are my chances for Engineering? Possibly Computer Science? Maybe mechanical engineering?</p>

<p>--Ray.</p>

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<p>ur chances are not alot
simply that especially cuz ur asian and u dont have 800s and 5s in math</p>

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<p>um, I hope post#2 is a sarcastic remark...</p>

<p>You don't need perfect scores to get in if you're Asian!!! It's true that it's harder for Asians to get in than the URMs, but that doesn't mean you have to be a robot. I think you have decent scores.</p>

<p>Your profile does seem like a very typical one of Columbia applicants. I guess the key would be to show passion and committment. You need something to make you stand out. IMHO, a lot of times it really comes down to who the admission officer remembers b/c everyone is just so similar in profile otherwise (in the range SAT scores, top 5%, ECs, awards).</p>

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<p>Tough. The RD pool is even harder than the ED pool, and those scores/grades are good but not particularly impressive. Your ECs don't reinforce ideas about academic passion, either.</p>

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<p>just say that you're native american on the application. you'll get in for sure.</p>

<p>you have a 64.38% shot otherwise. don't ask how i calculated that, just trust the engineer.</p>

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<p>Not good. Nothing really stands out. If you can write a good essay/are just a really interesting person but just not on paper, then you got a shot.</p>