Hi, I am planning on applying to Columbia ED in the fall.
My background:
-Asian male immigrant (moved here in 8th)
-Middle class
-applying for bio-related majors
Stats:
4.0 GPA (Might get a B this semester but Columbia won’t see)
36 ACT: 35 E 35M 36R 36 S
SAT II: 800 Chem, taking Math 2 and Bio
AP: 5 on Chem, Bio, CSA, Lang, Chinese, 4 on APES(self-studied)
Senior course load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP art, AP Econ, multi(at community college), health, civics , Biomedical innovation
Awards:
-USA Bio Olympiad Semifinalist
-University of Toronto Biology competition top score/certificate of achievement
-LA Brain Bee 4th place finalist
-LA Science Olympiad Chemistry Lab 2nd place individual
-JPL invention challenge 3rd place finals
-National Merit Commended
ECS:
-BU RISE(research in science and engineering)-highly competitive research internship program
-Science Club/Team: President/captain
-Biology club: president
-ELD Club(dedicated time helping immigrant students): founder/president
-UCLA summer session Molecular bio
-EDX online courses: several courses taken in bio
-Volunteering at Down Syndrome Learning center
-Varsity Badminton
-Piano performance at hospital lobby
-JPL invention challenge
-Hosted an international coding camp with WomenWhoCode for girls interested in Taiwan
-Science Bowl, USABO, etc:
(Just a bunch of science stuff ig)
-Recommendation letters will be nice
-Unique essay on my sweaty hands and how my condition has impacted me.
Please give me some useful advice on applying ED to Columbia and tell me what my chances are.
If possible, please also chance me at schools that I am applying to EA:
MIT, Caltech, Uchicago, UMich, Northeastern.
And also my RD schools(GPA will drop a little due to the likely B in Calc BC):
UCLA, usc, Berkeley, Hopkins, other Ivies, NYU, Northwestern, Duke.
Thank you so much!