<p>what are my chances to get into columbia university??</p>
<p>I am an asian from a small school in east toronto - ranked #2 out of a class of 400+. Currently finished grade 11
Grade 96%
2390 SAT I
SAT II
Math II 800
Physics 800
Chemistry 790</p>
<p>Ontario Scholar
Member of Honours Society (3 years)
11 Chem Departmental Award
11 Physics Departmental Award</p>
<p>ECs:
I work on a robotics club (1 year) and very passionate about it
volunteer at web club, network club, game designing club (all tech related)
Member of library club, math club.
Member of a table tennis club at neighbourhood
founding member of a tutoring center at neighbourhood.
I worked in university level research of picosatelltes at Ryerson University and wrote a technical report on it.</p>
<p>As you can see all my ECs are tech related, I am very passionate about engineering. The only thing that I don't have is the ap courses sicne my school does not offer them. But I am planning to write six ap courses in the next may and expecting to get 5 in atleast four of them. But probably that will be too late.</p>
<p>soooo.. what do you think??</p>
<p>If you think those are not enough for getting into columbia can you give me any suggestions?</p>
<p>I agree with these guys, you're stats will not keep you out of any place. the only reason i might see you getting rejected, is if you come off single-faceted in the application. I would highlight some non-science related strengths and interests in the application, because your passion for and strengths in science/math/engineering speak for themselves. Fu likes people who excel at the sciences and have other academic and non academic passions since you will have to take several humanity classes if decide on Columbia.</p>
<p>i dunno your ECs seem a little week. If you're passionate about robotics why have you only done that for 1 year? Your EC's may have more dept than you have portrayed them as, but it seems that's your weakness. If you tech-related stuff is your passion, express that passion in your essays and you may get in.</p>
<p>His scores alone will definitely not make him a shoo-in.</p>
<p>edit: oh are you applying to SEAS? If you are applying ED to SEAS then you have a pretty good shot. LIke I said before, remember to display your passion well in your essays.</p>
<p>You'd be surprised GG123 how easy it is to get 2390 on the SAT compared to some of the things applicants to top schools have done in their lives.</p>
<p>I wonder; would an SAT score like this be enough to upset the balance if the OP had gotten a mediocre GPA (say 3.5 range)? Would his chances still be considered "very good"?</p>
<p>depends how bad of a gpa we're talking about, a nominal gpa (like 3.5) is difficult to guage. that's why i specified rank; percentile and competitiveness of institution are meaningful. high SAT and 80% percentile in an average school and yup - chances are low. 99% percentile anywhere, chances are quite good, as long as you have an SAT score above say 1800-1900.</p>
<p>gpa has a much higher weightage than sat if that's what you're asking, gpa is a more subjective but astronomically more cumulative indicator of academic success. If people can have 'bad days' on the SAT and then have the sat have a reduced impact on their app, then it cuts both ways, a 'great day' on the SAT would not be considered representative of overall academic success. the sat tends to be more exclusive than inclusive, people are rejected because of bad sat scores, but higher scores far from guarantee admission.</p>
<p>You can't have a "great" day on the SAT if you're implying you get a high score purely by fluke. You can screw up majorly, but whatever score you get is indicative of a minimum level you're capable of performing at.</p>