<p>SOME INFO:
I was an average B student in H.S. I graduated in 2007 but did not attend college till Spring 2009. I had no idea what I wanted to do and just went because my parents were pressuring me to go. I was there for three semesters and pretty much bull-****ted the whole time. I officially and unofficially withdrew from a majority of my classes and ended up having a GPA of 0.77 and only accumulated 3 credits in sociology at the CUNY school I attended. I left in spring 2010 before they could kick me out due to getting in a car accident. So it gave me an excuse to end the facade of going to school in front of my parents. During my time in the hospital and away from school I finally discovered an interest in programming and decided to major in Computer Science. </p>
<p>As soon as I could I transfered to kingsborough in their New Start program in Fall 2011. I stayed there for one semester taking math, bio and sociology courses since Student services from my last college advised me to not take any courses at kingsborough that I failed at Hunter because once I transfered back I would still have to retake them to get them expunged from my transcript. I maintained a 4.0 gpa and transfered back to Hunter. During the time I was not in school I worked my *** off brushing up on my math and took MIT OpenCourseware courses in Programming as well as bought the text book for Hunter College's "Intro to CS" course so I was able to test out of the intro course. I retook two of my failed courses this summer. Now I have a GPA of 3.83 and have accumulated 31 credits.</p>
<p>I am a volunteer at the brooklyn public library; I tutor and have set up a few fun creative activities at the public library mostly dealing with art. I was thinking about setting up some kind of workshop on Computer Science for elementary school kids at the library. </p>
<p>Spring 2009 - 2010: Attending Hunter (3 cr)
Fall 2010- Spring 2011: Not attending in school
Fall 2011: Attending Kingsborough (10 cr)
Spring - Summer 2012: Attending Hunter (18cr)</p>
<p>MY QUESTION IS HERE:
Is it possible for me to get into Columbia or NYU-Poly? Also Should I retake the SAT's for a better chance of being accepted? Also what kind of extracurriculars could I do to set me apart from applicants who have a better academic history?</p>
<p>NOTE: I cannot afford to go to Columbia or NYU-Poly so I would be looking for scholarships if I get in. I am a black woman majoring in computer science so I assume it wouldn't be too hard to find scholarships for unrepresented people in technology & Science like myself.</p>