Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Heya! I'm personally interested in Chemistry and Mathematics... let me know what you think!</p>

<p>Regular Decision</p>

<p>Public High School
GPA: 3.9/4 UW, 7.8/8.3 W (Weird scale, huh?)
Rank: 2/280
SAT I: 750 CR 780 M 710 W
SAT II: 740 Chem 800 Math II
AP: Chemistry (5)
English Lit (Senior Year)
Calc AB (Senior Year)
Physics B (Senior Year)
.....my school doesn't offer much!</p>

<p>Stuff worthy of note:
-I have recieved a Maxime Cum Laude on the National Latin Exam each year
-Math Team since Sophomore year. Junior year, second highest scoring Junior in the tri-state league. Currently acting as a tri-captain 8-)
-Started a Destination Imagination program at the school with a friend freshman year. Last year, we were able to start a second team and mentor them! Last year, we also won the highest award, the Da Vinci award.
-National Honor Society Member
-87 Hours of Community Service
-Winnacore (basically a community service honor society)
-I work for a Summer Camp in the Summer as a counselor. I do various, community-related things for the department throughout the year.</p>

<p>I plan on writing my essay about how camp taught me to take initiative. I will also be asking for supplemental letters from the DI director and Math Team Coach!</p>

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<p>Those supplemental LORs will help, but there's nothing really special about your ECs. I guess it's kinda too late now, but try beefing them up as best you can. Your everything else is very good, but not spectacular, meaning that a lot of other people have similar stats. If not Columbia, you'll definitely get into another school of comparable academic prestige. What's your ethnicity?</p>

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<p>white =( </p>

<p>on columbia's application, they ask if any family members went to any of columbia's schools? haha, my mom went here for dental, does that help?</p>