<p>Hey, I'm a white male from NY and I want to go to Columbia. What are my chances RD? Here are my stats:</p>
<p>GPA: around 3.85 UW 4.0+ W (not sure exactly)
SAT I: M 740 V 720
SAT II: Physics-800, Math IIC-780, Chemistry-730 (taken as Freshman), Writing-670 (retaking in January, I know I can get higher)
Rank: No ranks at my school (top 10% definitely, probably even top 5%)</p>
<p>Since Freshman year, I've taken all hard (Accel./Honors/AP) courses at my school, which is an extremly competetive public school (top 3 public school on Long Island). Here is my course breakdown:</p>
<p>Freshman year - Global History I A, English 9 A-, Spanish 2 accel. B+, Comp. Sci. A, Math II accel. A-, Chemistry accel. A-</p>
<p>Sophomore year - Spanish 3 Honors A, English 10 Honors A, AP Comp. Sci. A, Math III accel. A, Physics Honors A, AP Euro. Hist. A</p>
<p>Junior Year - English 11 Honors A, Spanish 4 Honors A, Precalculus Honors A, AP Biology A-, AP U.S. History A</p>
<p>Senior Year - I am currently in 5 APs: AP Chemistry (expecting an A 1st semester), AP Spanish (expecting an A- 1st semester, AP English (expecting A or A- 1st semester), AP Calculus AB (expecting an A 1st semester), AP Economics (expecting an A 1st semester)</p>
<p>AP Exams: Euro. Hist.- 5, Comp. Sci. AB- 5, US Hist.- 4, Biology- 4</p>
<p>EC's and awards
Varsity Baseball (10, 11, 12)- 2004 All-Nassau County, 2004 Team MVP, Captain 12
Baseball (general)- I play baseball all-year round (fall and summer leagues) and plan to play in college (explanation later). It takes up alot of my time but it is and always will be my first love.
Varsity Basketball (11, 12)- 2004 Scholar-Athlete, Captain 12, I also play in fall and summer leagues.
HGP (literary magazine; 10, 11, 12)- Section-editor 11-12
National Honor Society (11,12)- President 12
Science Club (9, 10, 11, 12)- Officer 11-12
Spanish Club (10, 11, 12)
Mathletes (9, 10, 11, 12)
National Merit Scholar
AP Scholar with Honor
Elected to both National Young Leaders Conference and National Youth Leadership Forum on Law (could not attend due to conflicts with sports)</p>
<p>Community Service
9th grade- volunteered at my town's public library (around 10 Hours)
10th grade- none
11th grade-volunteered as Special Education Student Aide (around 20 hours)
12th grade- same as 11th grade (5-10 hours)
Overall I'd say 30 or so hours which I know is not alot but sports and schoolwork take up so much of my time.</p>
<p>Work
Worked a part-time job the past 2 summers</p>
<p>I got 2 great recs from teachers I know very well, and a good rec from my GC. I also feel I wrote good to very good essays (my english teacher liked them also).</p>
<p>Do you think I have a decent shot at RD for Columbia or is it too much of a reach?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>