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<p>Caucasian Male & Noncompetitive public HS in midwest</p>

<p>A note on GPA and rank: Our school has an awful weighing system; I have taken the hardest classes my school has to offer, and my upward trend is incredibly high even though the weighing doesn't accurately reflect it.</p>

<p>RD GPA & Rank:
9-12 W:3.77 UW: 3.7
10-12: W.4.09 UW:
9-12 Rank: 13%</p>

<p>ACT/SAT/SAT II:
SAT I:2340
ACT: 35
SAT II: 800 Math, 800US, 780Chem</p>

<p>ECs:
Junior Statesmen of America 12th Grade President & Founder
Speech and Debate 10-12 - Varsity
Medical Academy 10-12
Key Club 11-12
National Honors Society 10-12 Secretary
Volunteering for Democratic Committee 150 hours 11-12
Internship at Attorney General's Office 11-12
Independent Scientific Research with college prof. supervsion
JSA Georgetown Session I AP Government
Stanford National Forensics Institute
Teaching Assistant for Debate class at my school
AIME - 9 - VERY close to breaking to USAMO, but didn't do well enough on AMC12</p>

<p>Recs: Both should be very good</p>

<p>Major: Philosophy (will that help?)</p>

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<p>sats are very good, class rank isn't, you're an above average candidate, you have a shot, the little leadership in ECs hurts. </p>

<p>"Major: Philosophy (will that help?)"</p>

<p>-nope.</p>

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<p>The debate experience (policy? parly? LD?) will be very beneficial. That's seriously some of the best intellectual training on earth.</p>

<p>You are plenty competitive, and it will depend a lot on your Personal Statement (its maturity, and whether it says anything telling about your character or personality), and your Why-Columbia blurb. Convince them you love 'em and they're the only one for you.</p>

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<p>You have a pretty damn good shot.</p>

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<p>solid chance. Make sure your essays are strong. It's a shame you missed USAMO, but still a very impressive AIME score nonetheless.</p>