Columbia 2020 ED Chances?

Hi everyone I am a rising senior, right now Columbia is my top choice but I am also applying to a lot of other schools like Cornell, John Hopkins, Brown, U penn, Dartmouth, Wash U, Rice, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UNC. I am applying Pre Med with a probable biology- related major. Also, the leadership category below shows all the leadership i have in the previously stated activities and other random leadership things too. So feel free to chance me on any of those schools too. Don’t be afraid to be brutally honest, I can take it! Thanks, I will chance back too!

STATS:
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Asian American (Indian)
School: Average public school in the suburbs of Chicago (White dominated)
GPA: 4.76 Weighted (School doesn’t do UW)
Class Rank: N/A (School doesn’t rank)
ACT: 34 (Science 36, Math 35, English 34, Reading 31
SAT: N/A
SAT Subject Tests: Math 2 (800), Chemistry (790)
Past AP Classes: World History, Biology, Chemistry, Calc AB, English-Language and Composition
Senior Course load: AP Physics, Calc BC, AP English- Literature, AP Psychology, Honors Government, Honors Econ, Honors Band

Work Experience:
-Tutor at Kumon (teach reading and math through calculus)

  • Internship at Local Hospital shadowing doctors in different departments- 1 out of 10 students chosen from hundreds of applicants (maybe a big hook because I want to go into medicine?)

Volunteer Work:

  • Volunteer at local hospital (150+ hours)
  • Relay For Life Charity event
  • Local church food pantry
  • Local Church Emmaus House (Dinner one a week for poor people)

Extra Curricular’s:

  • School Volleyball 7th-10th grade
  • Club Volleybal 8th-10th grade
  • School Track and Field 11th-12th grade
  • Science Team- 11th- 12th
  • Math Team- 11th-12th
  • Medical Sciences Club- 9th-12th
  • Student Class Board- 9th-12th
  • Student Council- 9th-12th
  • Interact Club- 9th-12th
  • NHS- half of 11th and all of 12th (we got inducted in the middle of our junior year)
  • Classical Indian Dance- 6th-10th grade
    -FAME Leader (freshmen mentor)- 11th-12th (we started the program my junior year so we help build it came up with a mission statement, curriculum, etc)

Awards:
-High Honor Roll

  • All Academic Team for Windy City Power League during 10th grade club volleyball season
  • 11th grade Science team season: 2nd in sectionals for biology, qualified for state in both biology and chemistry, 6th at state for chemistry*** (might be a hook?)
  • District Student of the Month

Leadership: (Probably biggest asset)
-Started a program in India, forming and educating people on the large gender inequality problem
-Vice President of National Honor Society - In charge of tutoring
-Science Team Chemistry Captain
-Became a certified stroke educator and educated the entire freshman class on strokes
-Medical Sciences Club Officer (2 years)
-FAME Leader- Mentor Freshman 3 days a week
-Alto Saxophone Section leader in concert band (freshman and senior year)
-Alto Saxophone Section leader in Marching band (senior year)
-Band treasurer
-T-shirts for a cause- 1 of 3 students to design, advertise, and sell t shirts for football games to the entire student body. Proceeds go to charity

  • IDSA Leadership Conference
    -RYLA Leadership Conference
    -Youth chair on committee for Relay for Life (4 years)
    -Student Council- Planned 2014 Talent Show, 2015 Charity Bash Assembly, 2016 Homecoming Assembly
    -Captain on 2 club volleyball teams

If you got through all of that, thanks!

I would say that you definitely have a chance for the high tier schools like columbia, but are absolutely not a stand out applicant. You seem pretty well rounded, but your EC’s don’t show a lot of focus, which I would say would be a good asset when applying for med, which is super competitive.
Your application won’t necessarily stand out from the bunch, but at the same time you do have a chance.

I would say Columbia is definitely a reach, along with the other “big name” schools on your list. But again, you still have a good chance. Good luck!