Chances (very nervous)

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<p>GPA: 4.033
UW GPA: 3.98
Class Rank: Top 1%</p>

<p>Test Scores:</p>

<p>ACT: 32 Composite (35E, 33M, 28R, 32S)
SAT II: Chemistry 770, Math 2: 740
AP US History: 4, Chemistry: 5, Macroecon: 5, US Gov: 5</p>

<p>AP Courses: AP US History, AP Chemistry, AP Macroeconomics, AP Chemistry - Junior yr.
Senior yr: AP English, AP Biology, AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology</p>

<p>Worked Blood Pressure and Blood glucose checks at Community health faires (Red Cross)
Volunteering at Hospital (100-150 hrs)
Summer Research Program, very prestigious (about 300 hours)
Shadowed IM doctor, Anesthesiologist (>25 hrs)
Taught Sunday School Classes (150-200 hrs)
Paid Work at hospice, office assistant (800-1000 hrs) (22 hrs/week) (junior year)
Paid Work in Hospital Lab Senior Year (20 hrs/ week) (senior year)
Worked at a mall (40 hrs/week for 3 months) (summer before junior year)</p>

<p>Founder and President of Chess Club
Vice President of National Honor Society
Big Brothers and Sisters program (set up programs with little kids to get them interested in science)
Student Council Representative (9th,10th)</p>

<p>Very low income (20K-25K)
Asian American</p>

<p>please chance me...how should i improve etc?</p>

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<p>is your UW GPA out of 4 or 4.3?</p>

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<p>4.0 10char</p>

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<p>You probably need to improve that ACT score. Isn’t a 32 comparable to a 2150 on the SAT?</p>

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<p>so you are telling me that your average is around 99.5%.</p>

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<p>so i should go ahead and retake the ACT in september???</p>

<p>ive taken it 5 times already with scores in 30-32 range. Do u stlil recommend i go for a
6th time??</p>

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<p>6 seems… excessive, though i’m no adcom… have you taken the SAT reasoning?</p>

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<p>ive never taken SAT and am not planning to as my senior year is filled with 5 APs, college apps, and part time job. I feel i will waste my time studying for the SAT and start lacking in other areas. </p>

<p>To be honest, I really dont want to take ACTs again, but if it is very necessary I might.</p>

<p>If I apply to Columbia through Questbridge, will that be better and do I have to increase my ACT to be matched with Questbridge?</p>

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<p>Hmm… I’m with howshouldiknow. More than 5 times on the ACT seems excessive. I don’t really know much about Questbridge, so can’t comment on that.</p>

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<p>^I have never sent any , besides the 32 score, to my score so no one knows. But, I think just personally i have taken it too many times. I dont want to spend 50$ more and waste time but then I get the thought that what if I had gotten 33, 34, or 35??? AHHH!!</p>

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<p>paki786, since you’ve taken the ACT 5 times and your score’s around the same, then don’t take it again. It’s pretty indicative of your performance and abilities. If you want you can try the SAT; if you don’t, it’s perfectly fine. Just keep in mind that you’re at a slight disadvantage compared to the other applicants due to your low ACT score (among Ivy applicants). So you need to shine in some other area in order to mitigate that blotch. I’m thinking Questbridge could be your one big hook.</p>

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<p>^i dont think im going to retake. it is excessive and i believe will help little and i can spend better time working on my essays.</p>