Chances?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>lol... I'm one of those typical people who are worried about getting into colleges.... I even had a nightmare of me not getting into any colleges recently... ^^ Anyways, for all of you experienced/smart people, what do you think my chances are?</p>

<p>Currently resident of Hawaii, came from Korea in 6th grade</p>

<p>Little Competitive School in Hawaii (very competitive)
GPA- 3.85 (weighted)
GPA- probably 3.7 unweighted
My class rank will probably be top 25%.</p>

<p>I did pretty okay in 9th and 10th grade, but stepped it up in 11th grade</p>

<p>SAT 2:</p>

<p>Bio+Chem+USH- 710
MAth II- 800
Probably send all</p>

<p>SAT- 2100
ACT Composite-33 (will probably send ACT)</p>

<p>EC- </p>

<p>Co-Pres+ Co Founder of Republic Club
Co-Pres+ Co Founder of Save the Aina (Community Service)
Speech and Debate (Made States every year, and won 3 trophies so far... lol)
School Orc for 3 years (probably quit next year tho.... still outside lessons)
Volunteer work at Shriners since 10th grade
Eagle Scout at my troop
Varsity Kayaking in 10th grade</p>

<p>So, how does it look? Is it okay for Columbia? If not, how about colleges like Pomona or maybe Georgetown? Please! Lemme know!</p>

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<p>Reach.</p>

<p>I love Pomona by the way.</p>

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<p>Sorry, big reach for Columbia, Pomona; reach for Georgetown.</p>

<p>If you don't have an unusual "hook" like recruited athlete, legacy, or national art, science, math, or music award, etc., then your class rank below top 10%, GPA, and below average (for top schools) SAT scores will hurt you. Debate awards and eagle scout help but probably not enough to overcome the hard numbers. Consider as a starting point schools ranked above 30-40 in USNWR.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/premium/t1natudoc.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/premium/t1natudoc.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>My D found that without a hook, her "match" schools were those with 75th percentile SAT scores equal to hers. For you those would be schools like RPI, Lehigh, Wake Forest, Connecticut College, Bucknell - all great schools.</p>

<p>Father of Pomona '11</p>