Chances for Columbia? And other top tier schools...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Academics:
GPA 3.76 UW
GPA 4.44 W (6 B's freshman year, no B's other years)
Class Rank: 11/290 (Top 5%)</p>

<p>AP Courses: (Not allowed to take until Junior year)
Calculus AB - 4
Music Theory - 5
US History - 5</p>

<p>Schedule next year: AP French, AP Literature, Music Independent Study, AP Calculus BC, Advanced Problem Solving, AP Physics, AP Human geography</p>

<p>Standardized Tests:
SAT: 2320
Critical Reading: 750
Math: 800
Writing: 770
ACT: 36 Composite
(I may take subject tests, unsure as of now. They would be Math II, Literature, and then either US History or French)</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars and Honors</p>

<p>Varsity Cross Country Captain, State Runner Ups 2011, Personal State Top 10
Varsity Indoor Track, Eastern Maine Champions 2011-2013, All Conference 2mile, 5th place at the state meet in the 2mile
Varsity Outdoor Track, Regional Team Champs, 3rd at State meet in 2mile</p>

<p>Students Ending Environmental Destruction, 80+ hours logged testing water for the Department of Environmental Protection
Math Team Scorer, 4 years
Academic Decathlon, State Gold Medalist in Essay Round, Silver Medalist in Music, Bronze Medalist in Math
French Club, Cofounder
Key Club, 200+ hours logged spending time talking to and performing for Alzheimer patients, many other volunteer opportunies</p>

<p>Orchestra, Principal Violist
All State Orchestra, 2nd Chair Violist (accepted 3 years)
Bangor Youth Symphony, Principal Violist, 2007-2012
District V Orchestra, Principal Violist
Member of High School Gifted and Talented Music Program
Formed Driftwood Duo, a string duet that played multiple engagements around the state</p>

<p>Sophomore Superintendent's Excellence Award
National Merit Semi-finalist
Member, National Honor Society</p>

<p>Worked as an intern at city hall, 20 hours a week during the summer, redesigned city bus system, attended meetings, took calls, drafted emails etc.</p>

<p>I am planning to apply ED. I am white, male and from Maine. I'm not a legacy. And sadly, I'm not quite fast enough to be recruited for running. I will be undeclared, but I will send in the music supplement.</p>

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<p>Bumpin’…</p>

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<p>" I am white, male and from Maine. I’m not a legacy. And sadly, I’m not quite fast enough to be recruited for running."</p>

<p>Columbia ED: Reach
Other “top 10” schools: Reach</p>

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<p>Not very many students come from Maine…Another possible hook is the fact I play viola. There aren’t many of us!..feel free to reconsider and provide any feedback as to improving the app</p>

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<p>They are reach schools unless you have hooks.</p>

<p>Admit rate below 10% => Automatic reach</p>

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<p>I’m also interested in Georgetown, Haverford, McGill, and Bowdoin and I’d appreciate chances for those schools. But thanks for the reality check…</p>

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<p>“Georgetown, Haverford, McGill, and Bowdoin”: Good to very good chances</p>

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<p>See, I guess what I don’t understand is how Columbia is an automatic reach with 9% acceptance but Bowdoin is “good to very good chances” with a 13% acceptance…</p>

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<p>Stop looking at the acceptance rate and look at the stats. Most people who got into schools like columbia had 4.0s and SATs around what you have. I wouldn’t put you as a shoo-in for a school like Bowdoin either - they’re similarly selective in terms of stats.</p>

<p>Bottom line is that you’re very qualified but those top 10 schools (ivies, NESCACs) are reaches for just about everyone.</p>

<p>EDIT: Bowdoin may be less of a reach to us mainers - evidently they try to take some 10% of Maine apps.</p>

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<p>Also, do you recommend I take subject tests? I’ve already done ACT and SAT I</p>

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<p>Yeah, take subject tests. A lot of schools require them.</p>

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<p>Subject tests are a good idea. It provides colleges more information about you and your academic rigor/interest. You have good scores and a good rank. What is your intended major? I would try to use one of your ECs to really promote your interested major in a college essay.
If everything else goes well, you have a very good chance at being a competitive applicant.
I recommend for you to use Cappex. I don’t know how accurate they are, but it’s given me a good idea of which colleges I should and should not apply to, and my chances.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Awesome EC! Your GPA and SAt/ACT are fantastic. I didnt see any leadership positions in your EC? try to find one to show college admissions committees. I would say you have a low reach for Columbia (virtually no one has a match for Ivy Leagues). Your resume is pretty darn impressive</p>

<p>chance back!?</p>

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<p>My leadership positions: Varsity Cross Country Captain, French Club President, Principal Violist of school orchestra, Principal Violist of youth symphony, Principal Violist of District V orchestra, Assistant Principal Violist of Allstate Orchestra</p>