<p>Location: California
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools</p>
<p>UC GPA - Unweighted: 3.91
UC GPA - Weighted: 4.15
Class Rank: 6/419
SAT I: 760M 620CR 700W - 2080 Total
Math 2C: 760
Biology M: 770
Physics: 710</p>
<p>APs
Junior: Calc AB (5), Bio (4), Eng Lang&Comp (didn't take test)
Senior: will take Chemistry, Statistics, Physics B, Calc BC (Self Study)</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars: National Honor Society
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Tennis - Varsity Sophomore/Junior Year
Volunteer/Service Work: ~200 Total Community Service hours
Soup Kitchen for homeless in San Fransisco
Math Tutoring - like tens of hours
Volunteering at various events at Local Elementary Schools</p>
<p>I'd say my essays are good - better than most apps I'd say.</p>
<p>Other information:
-ELC
-Did Precalc at Community College</p>
<p>What are my chance at SEAS (Com sci) and Columbia College (com sci)?</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Indian
-No family legacy: I'm first generation
-I come from a brand new school in a very new city where there aren't many opportunities for awards and internships and stuff.</p>
<p>Also, sorry if "I'd say my essays are good - better than most apps I'd say." comes off as arrogant, I'm just trying to say they're better than average: like 7/10.</p>
<p>Are you planning on taking the Sats over again?............a 1380/1600 is a little low for columbia.....</p>
<p>The stats on its website says the middle 50 percent scored a 1470, the bottom 25 percent scored a 1400, and the top 75 percent scored a 1540..........its going to be hard......</p>
<p>Your class rank is good though, so you definitly have a shot..........My application is completly different I have a 1470 reading and math, but I go to a compeitive high school so my rank is only top 20 percent..........my gpa is a 93/100 (unweighted) and a 3.8 (unweighted)....</p>
<p>Unfortunatley, 1380 was my third time... :( I probably shouldnt take it again
Here's how I see it:</p>
<p>the "lower" IVYs: columbia, cornell, brown, dartmouth accept kids from competitive high schools who have high scores but lesser ranks. The upper IVYs and friends: Stanford, MIT, Yale, Princeton take only the best of the best.</p>
<p>I don't know, even some of the "lesser ivys" are big on class rank, these schools have over 20,000 applicants (most have applicants with the same stats), so in order to be admitted you have to be the best......</p>
<p>Even these "lesser ivys" are not easy to get into........., you have to have a college hook, have good essays, a good class rank, and good Sat Scores......</p>
<p>^^^^Thats what the columbia conselor said when I called..</p>
<p>I don't really consider Columbia to be a "lesser ivy..." </p>
<p>That aside, the fact that you're Asian makes it a lot more competitive for you. SAT scores are a tad low, esp. critial reading, which isn't even in the mid 50% range. However, that alone shouldn't be detrimental.</p>
<p>You don't have any awards?? It doesn't have to be anything major. Try to get something -- even publishing an article in your school newspaper. Just don't leave the section blank.</p>
<p>Make sure your essay is really hard to forget. And do well on the interview (if you get one). </p>
<p>If you have, you might want to consider art/music/science supplements.</p>
<p>@^_~
I thought I might be considered a minority, which might give me a better chance.
Do they categorize indians with asians?</p>
<p>No considerable awards unfortunately...I come from a brand new school and we don't have established awards-like shananigans.</p>
<p>Well I do have one:
I was nominated the school faculty for the American Legion Boys' State (5 total were nominated out of like 200).
Would this count?
I also have little stuff honor roll and athlete of the week/month for sports.
Are these of any good?</p>
<p>well for college app purposes, indians do not count as minority. turns out indians/chinese work hard as hell for admission to the top schools. just so you know.</p>