chances? pleaseee :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>here it goes....</p>

<p>Bio: </p>

<p>Born in Siena, Italy.
Moved to Aix-en-Provence, France in 2000.
Moved to LA in 2007. (moving for my dad's work)
Fluent in French, Italian, and English. Proficient in Spanish.
First generation American and college student</p>

<p>Testing/ Schooling:
SAT I superscored: 2310
M: 720
CR:790
W:800
SAT I single sitting: 2260
SAT II:
French- 800
Italian: 790
latin: 740
European History- 730
Math II- 690
APs:
AP French: 5
AP Italian: 5
AP US History: 5
AP European History: 5
AP Art History: 5
AP Bio: 4
AP Latin: 4</p>

<p>Taking: AP Calc, AP Spanish, AP US Gov and Politics, AP English, and Economics
UW GPA: 3.6
Class Rank: 6 out of 219
- Have always attended International Schools (curriculum is same as US)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<ul>
<li>In 2009 founded an NPO to help the Eden Orphanage in Haiti. Organization has become increasingly important since the earthquake/ cholera epidemic. Funding to rebuild school/ general aid comes from the Red Cross and UNICEF. The issue is close to me because I have extended relatives in Haiti. </li>
<li>founded Classics Club and French Club at my school</li>
<li>Model United Nations; President</li>
<li>NHS</li>
<li>Los Angeles Classical Club- I organize museum events</li>
<li>Eucharistic Minister at local church</li>
<li>V Soccer; Captain</li>
<li>I swim on JV team, but not well</li>
</ul>

<p>awards:
National Latin Exam- 4 gold medals
Medusa Mythology Exam- 3 gold medals
Model UN- 2 National Awards; 3 State Awards
Soccer- MVP past 3 years; state ranked top 25 in 2009 season (2010 season results not released)</p>

<p>Essays: Common App essay is about my experience fouding NPO and my visit to the orphanage in 2008 that inspired me to do something
The activity essay is about Model UN and how my involvement has helped me realize what I want to do in life: work as a diplomat for the UN. </p>

<p>any thoughts are greatly appreciated :)</p>

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<p>Nice stats! Some comments…</p>

<p>1) I wasn’t aware they had European History and Italian SAT II’s…is that something you “plan” to take and had posted a projected score? cuz I took the SAT II’s last 2 month ago and I’m pretty sure there wasn’t those two subjects listed.</p>

<p>2) Your fluency in those languages definitely bolster your position, especially with a humanities oriented college like Columbia. Your scores are also fine, and all the objective academic data would prob put you above average in the Columbia pool. However, you still need supportive teacher recs that stress your contributions to the classroom.</p>

<p>3) EC’s - be sure to stress the most important part of what you did for each thing, make it insightful on the application. They’re fine. So are the awards.</p>

<p>4) I’m assuming youre applying to the Columbia College. Even though you seem pretty good right now, know that competitive school admissions can be very subjective. Do your best, and you definitely have a shot!</p>

<p>GL</p>

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<p>Thank you for your input!</p>

<p>Regarding the SAT II’s, different ones are administered every testing date. I took italian in december 2008 and EU
history in october 2009</p>

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<p>that’s a very strong profile; i would say you have a very good chance for admission.</p>

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<p>You don’t already attend Columbia?! Great profile. 15% of each class are international, and so many have attended international schools their entire lives. Your language skills will also be a huge plus.</p>

<p>If you work hard on the applications, I’m sure you will be admitted to a few great schools at the very least.</p>

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<p>In answer to the title: NO!!! (not commenting on your chances :stuck_out_tongue: )</p>

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<p>^ that was corny…lol</p>