Chances

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<p>Gender: M
Ethnicity: CHINESE (****)
Location: New Jersey
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools (NOT THAT COMPETITIVE)
demographics: 35% black 33% white 21% asian 11% hispanic (SEE?)
rank #9 school in the nation for having the most indian students</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: ~95? (4.0)
GPA - Weighted: 103.00 (4.8)
Class Rank: 2 or 3
Class Size: 500</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 800
SAT I Critical Reading: 710
SAT I Writing: 720
(total 2230) planning to retake in oct and break 2300
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800
SAT II Chemistry: 740 (im thinking about retaking this)
will take my third SAT II in Nov</p>

<p>Self-studied and took AP Macro and Micro and am expecting about 4 or 5
Took AP History, my only ap course for junior year. all my other classes are honors
am taking all ap courses in senior year
took Business Org. and Management Hon. class in sophomore year and Accounting Hon. this year.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Futube Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
Science League
Environmental Club
Tai Chi Club
Math League
Fed Challenge (team competition entailing a 15-min presentation about US economy and then a 10-min Q&A session)</p>

<p>Leadership positions:
FBLA Historian (11th grade)
FBLA President (12th grade)
Tai Chi Club Vice President and Co-founder (lasted one year)
Environmental Club Treasurer</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: 60 hrs volunteering at my mom's hospital (Should i even mention this? it was soley for resume padding purposes. im having the feeling that listing this will work to my disadvantage)</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:</p>

<p>Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (my teacher selected me. it's just a 3 day leadership training thing. idk if its an award or not, but judging from its title, it seems like an award to me. it is free for me.)</p>

<p>FBLA Awards (are not that impressive as they seem. trust me)
3rd Place Economics at states
3rd Place American Enterprise Proj at states
5th Place Local Chapter Annual Business Report at states
1st place Economics at regionals
2nd place Business Math at regionals
2nd place Battle of the Chapters at regionals</p>

<p>Science League awards (not that impressive either)
Top 10% scorer in chem league award
Top 10% scorer in physics league award</p>

<p>PSAT Commended (should i forget about listing this on college apps?)</p>

<p>College Summer programs:
FFE Learn about Business (LAB) Seminar (teaches economics) (i paid 50$) (only 3 days long)</p>

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<p>ive decided that columbia is my #1 choice and i'm going to apply early
im applying to the college</p>

<p>AP scores
5s on micro and macro
3 on ap us history</p>

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<p>you're ok, SAT1 is fine, don't bother retaking it, 2300 vs 2230 does you no favors, your course load does not seem too heavy, the self studied part is good and worth mentioning, ECs are very average if you ask me, class rank is high and that really helps, omit the fed challenge, if you mention a presentation that you had to make, it will tell the adcom that you are trying desperately to fill up application space. leave out the summer programs also. I would be surprised if you are rejected ED, but i wouldn't really expect an acceptance, i think you have a shot, i think it's worth applying ED, good luck</p>

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<p>OK chances. your scores are there but your EC's are mostly typical asian EC's. You may have a hard time standing out, so be sure to write good essays</p>

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<p>can i get more input
its not fair
i saw another chances thread with 15 responses</p>

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<p>more input? - don't be greedy, stop whining, stop deliberating and get working on things that actually matter.</p>

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<p>You should try posting in the chances forum.</p>