***COLUMBIA CLASS OF 2019 E.D. RESULTS ONLY***

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Decision: Accepted - SEAS

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 33C 1 sitting. 35E 36M 30R 31S 10 essay
SAT II: math level 2: 790; Spanish: 790; physics: 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a but weighted: 5.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a (don’t rank officially but in top 5 of my class probably)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics: 5; Calc AB: 5; Statistics: 5; Spanish: 5; English Language: 4; Environmental: 4; Government: 4; Comparative Politics: 4; US History: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: ap biology, ap english lit, ap calculus bc, ap computer science, ap macro and micro economics, medical interventions honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing “major” but national merit commended, girl scouts silver and gold (getting in May), national AP scholar. school awards.

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): part of track & cross-country teams. manager for soccer. leadership in 3 clubs.
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: a lot. 9 years of girl scouts. volunteer at program for disabled kids every weekend (summer and senior year only though). i’m also in many clubs that have done volunteering.
Summer Activities: took precalc over the summer, volunteered at camp for disabled children (my little brother attends), worked on girl scouts gold award project
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9? I liked them a lot and I think I was able to say everything I wanted to say. I really loved my common app one.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8?? I don’t know. Teachers all liked me and I worked SUPER hard in their classes but I could’ve definitely been closer to them.

Teacher Rec #1: no idea. Math (strong subject)
Teacher Rec #2: no idea. English (worst subject)
Counselor Rec: good I think. He knows me well since I go to see him almost every day. 8/10
Additional Rec: not sure. it’s from the only class I didn’t get an A in. I think maybe that helped.
Interview: pretty good. she seemed really impressed but it wasn’t amazing. 8.5/10

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: applied mathematics
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: hispanic
Gender: female
Income Bracket: no idea
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM female engineering

Reflection

Strengths: idk? probably hooks^^ and also the fact that i took so many APs
Weaknesses: my scores were good enough but they weren’t amazing either
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: because i worked my ass off and got super super super lucky
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted to Fordham and haven’t heard back from any other school.
General Comments: honestly if you’re a girl and you want to go to Columbia (and your strengths are math/science) APPLY TO SEAS. I think that really helped me. my app was NOT perfect and i still got in. well, congratulations to everyone that got in and to everyone that didn’t - it’s their loss. as cliche as it sounds, you’re all very talented and will end up somewhere amazing.

also, i spent countless hours on this website looking for inspiration so i hope this post helps!

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Decision: ACCEPTED to Columbia and the Fu School of Engineering

SAT I : 1870 (Reading 640 Math 620 Writing 610)
ACT : Never taken
SAT II: Biology 610 Math II 590
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school doesn’t have GPA’s
Rank : 4/47
AP: no AP’s taken before application was submitted. Currently taking BC Calculus, AP Biology and AP English
Senior Year Course Load: BC Calculus, AP Biology, AP English, Ceramics, Astronomy and Chamber choir

Extracurriculars : Varsity field Hockey, (Black Affinity), Volleyball, Lacrosse, Chorus, (The Key School Dance Company), Math Team,
Volunteer/Community service: Organized at least ane community service event put on for the past 4 years
Summer Activities: Modeling, Swim Team, yearly trips to the Virgin Islands
Essays: 10, I believe my essay was one of the main factors that contributed to my acceptance. It was a very genuine and personal letter that gave a lot of insight into who I am as a person

Teacher Rec #1: Math Teacher 9/10 The classes I took from this teacher were not always a walk in the park for me so she has seen my hard work and dedication for years now and I’m sure she wrote about that in her letter
Teacher Rec #2: Literature Teacher 10/10 This teacher is the person who helped me find my voice as a writer and in everyday life. I’m sure he wrote a great letter
Counselor Rec: My counselor has been a family friend for years and he does a great job of talking to teachers to get a full perspective of the students so even thought we don’t have that strong of a personal relationship I think he wrote a pretty good letter
Additional Rec: Interview with a columbia faculty thats been at the school for decades.
Interview: Amazing interview with a columbia alum a few weeks after my application was submitted

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
State : Maryland
Country: Unites States
School Type: Liberal Arts, Private
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: high

Why you think you were accepted: I think I was accepted because my essays were genuine, honest and gave a good idea if of who I am as a person.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Georgia Tech, Goucher, Loyola

General Comments:
I am still in shock that I got accepted and I will be eternally grateful for everyone that contributed to the process and helped me in any way. My acceptance proves you don’t have to get 5’s on 47 AP’s, be the president of every club at your school, get a 2400 on your SAT and cure cancer on the weekends to get into columbia. Yes you have to be academically qualified but the admission officers saw that how passionate I am about Columbia, how hard I work in every aspect of my life and agreed that I would be a good fit for the school. Congratulations to those who got in and to those who didn’t prove Columbia wrong wherever you choose to go :slight_smile:

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Im sorry for posting this here. I was accepted into SEAS as a ED applicant. Does Columbia nominate ED applicants to egleston scholars?
Thanks

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Decision: Accepted - CC

SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (650CR 790M 700W)
SAT II: 760 Math II, 620 Biology, 650 English Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
APs: Biology (5), Chemistry (5), Statistics (5), Calc AB (5), English Lit (3), US History (1, no, I’m not kidding; undiagnosed learning disability)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Calc AB, AP Stat, AP English Lit, Forensics

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • Science Olympiad - 3rd place at regionals, 4th micro bio and chem lab at states
  • Center for Talented Youth (CTY) summer program
  • only girl on Varsity Men’s Ice Hockey (9th/10th, we moved from MD to NC when I was a junior in HS)
  • D-wing/Center, varsity girls lacrosse (Senior captain)
  • Club/travel soccer
  • club basketball (9th/10th)
  • Club/travel ice hockey - all 4 years of HS
  • Duke University String School Orchestra

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7, took some pushing to finally finish it, hard for me to judge because I was just tired of reading it after a while.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 9, knows me really well, gave me the Senior Biology award my senior year even though I took her AP class junior year
Teacher Rec #2: 9, knows me really well, was part of the team that uncovered my long-undiagnosed learning disability
Counselor Rec: 7, relatively generic, but strong enough
Interview: didn’t get one

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biology
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private k-12 prep school
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: enough

Reflection
Strengths: ECs, showing consistency and continuity in activities, not just doing a million things for the apps, and honestly being unafraid to let my flaws show.
Weaknesses: mediocre GPA, terrible AP US history test score. Abysmal.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: a lot of interesting and substantial extracurriculars, and a lot of experience and explain and to back up my desire to pursue biology
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted - U of Michigan, Ann Arbor; UNC Chapel Hill; Downing College, Cambridge University