<p>EC:
-played Piano for 13 years
-played Cello for 7
-have been in youth orchestra for 6 years and have toured in Europe once and in New York twice
-All-Region Orchestra from 8th-12th grade
-Two-time captain of team at the National Academic WorldQuest competition
-2006 National QuizNet Team
-2006 NASA Aerospace Scholar
-Mu Alpha Theta
-Engineering Club</p>
<p>Awards:
-National Commended Scholar
-2006 NASA Aerospace Scholar
-NHS
-3rd Place Winner of 1st level French Business Symposium Writing Contest
-FNHS (french)
-Honor Recognition in National Forensics League</p>
<p>Community Service:
-150+ hours at hospital
-Official Tutor at school (50 hrs)
-School Volunteering Club activities (60 hrs)</p>
<p>Leadership:
Mu Alpha Theta Secretary
Head/Captain of Quizbowl (6-12 grade)</p>
<p>Other:
-Taught English at a school in Suzhou Jiangsu Province, China
-Three years of research internship, sending abstract</p>
<p>-Indian Male planning on EE major, music minor</p>
<p>I am in a college early entrance program where for 11th and 12th grade I live at a university and take only college courses to get my high school diploma but..
I do have one AP:
AP Human Geography: 5 (9th grade, before college program)</p>
<p>You taught English in China and you're Indian?? That should be a hook right there. Your chances are as good as they can be for an Indian Male applying to Engineering. The only thing that may hold you down is the 3.7 GPA, but it depends how strong that GPA is at your school. While your school may not rank, it will still send a school profile, which will help Columbia put your GPA into perspective. If it is very high among your peers, you have an excelent shot at getting into Columbia. If your GPA places you out of the top 15% (like a 3.7 would at my high school) then it may create a problem or two.</p>
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You taught English in China and you're Indian?? That should be a hook right there.
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<p>How's this any different than being Italian-American or Polish-American or Mexican-American and teaching English in China? I don't get it. He's obviously from the USA and not an international student.</p>
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If your GPA places you out of the top 15% (like a 3.7 would at my high school) then it may create a problem or two.
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<p>There's no arbitrary guidelines that they use.</p>
<p>^I dont know many Indians who know Chinese. I would assume it is important to know Chinese when teaching Chinese people English. I never said that it is not amazing for any "Italan-American or Polish-American or Mexican-American" to teach English in China. It just seems to mean more than a Chinese person teaching English in China. Also, I know Columbia has no arbitrary class rank cut off. But he wanted his chances and I cannot asses the op's GPA unless I know how strong it is in comparison to his peers. If his school has lots of grade inflation and he has <em>only</em> a 3.7 while many of his classmates have better grades with equally difficult scheduals, then it sort of hurts. If the OP has one of the highest GPAs, his 3.7 may have been a result of grade deflation, no grade inflation, or a different GPA calculator. Last time I checked, grades and rank mean something in college admissions, or Columbia would never ask for them.</p>