<p>Stats:
GPA- 4.17 weighted/ 3.76 unweighted
taking out freshman year, 4.3 weighted/ 3.8 unweighted
(School weights all honors and AP classes to a 5)</p>
<p>Took most challenging schedual, as many honors as possible.</p>
<p>SAT I: 2160- CR-700, M-770, W-690... probably not retaking</p>
<p>SAT II: 770- Bio, 790- US History... taking IIC in october, hoping for an 800</p>
<p>AP- Junior year- Bio(5), US History(5)
Senior year- Calc, stat, self studying government and microeconomics</p>
<p>ECs: EMT- I am going to be a trained EMT going to volunteer at local ems service starting fall</p>
<p>Boy Scouts- almost eagle(getting it this summer), ASPL(second in charge) for a year and a half, Have random community service hours from that </p>
<p>Work- Lifeguard and aquatics instructor at a non-profit organization (YMCA), 15-20 hours per week during school, teach preschoolers and adults how to swim
Lifeguard at local beach this summer</p>
<p>Hook?: I am know/work with a pretty famous architect who is an alumni of Columbia and is friends with the admissions officer. Trying to get him to write me a recomendation. (Was able to get one of his god-sons in last year)</p>
<p>Well, I am writing my essay on running and how disipline from distance running has helped me through boy scouts, getting eagle, and trying to become an emt. The only thing i am concerned about is my sats...</p>
<p>thats absurd, his grades are fine, we don't all go to schools with absurd grade inflation, for all we know, he could be attending a very competetive school</p>
<p>I said they were 'a little low'... i did not speculate on the strenght of his school. My point is, and it is in no way absurd, that a 4.1-4.3/5 is a little low for Columbia. Obviously they have and will continue to take people with lower gpa's than that. My point is that the typical Columbia admit probably has a GPA more in the 4.7-5.0 range. I meant to imply nothing more nor did i mean to be absurd.</p>
<p>SAMTROB, unless you are speaking from experience, don't comment on average GPA for acceptances.</p>
<p>I had a 3.8 UW and a 4.3 W and I got in. Most of my new friends were generally in the same area. </p>
<p>Let this be a lesson to all applying to Ivies...you don't need a 5.0 and amazing EC's. They accept normal kids, really, honestly. Just do your best and not worry about things like a .4 increase in GPA. </p>
<p>Best of luck to you enzo...you seem to be a qualified comment.</p>
<p>Thank you for your thoughts. I just have to say that gpa inflation is almost nonexistant at my school. I think the highest gpa in my grade is a 4.3 overall. The school is not that competive but there are many mandatory classes that arent weighted.</p>