<p>I APOLOGIZE FOR THE VERBAL DIARRHEA IN ADVANCE! =)</p>
<p>All right, now you could call this a chances thread, but I'm sure some people will tell me that it will be better to wait until I have a couple of more stats. However, I'm a junior and the pressure of college admissions being a mere 10-11 months away is starting to get to me, and it doesn't help coming to CC and seeing all the amazing applicants with 2400 and 4.0's.
Well, here it goes; a chances, thread, but not really (hence the title).
Now, please be honest, should I even apply? Is Columbia right for the type of student or person I am?</p>
<p>Location: Michigan
Ethnicity: Hispanic immigrant (Cuban)
Sex: Female
First generation college student, and I will be needing financial aid since my parents cannot afford to help me pay for college.</p>
<p>GPA (UW): 4.0 (This will, unfortunately, change to a 3.9, since FST is kicking my butt. I will keep it at a 3.9, though.)
GPA (W): 4.056
Rank: 1/491</p>
<p>I've taken the hardest courses available at my school, which by the way is very urban and inner city-like. We are considered by Johns Hopkins to be a drop out factory, which pretty much says it all. Because of this, I haven't had the best academic leadership in terms of counselors or teachers.</p>
<p>I'm registered to take the SAT and SAT II's in US History, World History, and Literature in 2008. ****** Now this is the root of my worries. I am feeling utterly hopeless about the SAT's. I've been taking practice tests, but my Verbal section is always less than stellar for Columbia's taste and let's not even talk about Math. Will this keep me out of Columbia? BTW, I know I can get 750 and more on the Subject Tests, but I'm not sure if my SAT I will even reach the 2000 mark. Also, I can't afford a tutor, so I'm basically self-studying the SAT's.******</p>
<p>APs:
10th
AP US History (5)</p>
<p>11th
AP Biology
AP American Gov.
AP Spanish (Self-study)
AP Psychology (Self-study)</p>
<p>12th
AP Stats
AP Environmental Science
AP Statistics
AP English
AP European History
AP Comparative Gov. (Self-study)</p>
<p>ECs:
Editor-in-Chief of high school newspaper
Academic Decathlon
Student Council (Will be in a leadership senior year)
Excellers (In the process of organizing a large event for diversity in our school, which will include a concert.)
- President
County Youth Commission
-Secretary
- Co-Chair of the Community Service Committee
- Chair of the Government Education Committee
NHS (Expecting a leadership position next year.)
4-H Peer Mentoring Program
-Mentor a youth one hour a week.
****** Right now, I'm in the process of starting a peer education program for middle schoolers and high schoolers with Michigan's 4-H. I'm also hoping to organize a book fair for my local city in order to raise money fro youth groups and youth charities. I'm still waiting for my proposition to get approved.
Now, I think that my "passion" is education and, in the future, I want to blend that with the arts and television. I've recently become interested in dancing and performing arts in general. I will be starting dance classes in the summer.</p>
<p>Community Service
192+ volunteer hours</p>
<ul>
<li>Volunteer at a local library
(May 2006 - December 2006)</li>
</ul>
<p>Work Experience:
Library Page at a local library; 10 hours/week.</p>
<p>Awards:
Honor Roll
Ventures Scholar
Sophomore of the Year (School Award)
Academic Decathlon 3rd place in Speech
Academic Decathlon 3rd place in Interview
Academic Decathlon Highest Team Scorer</p>
<p>Well... chance away!</p>