<p>Hello everyone, (my first post) :) .. Anyway my sophomore year is close to being over and I got mostly A's except for 1 class which I might get a B which will equal 3 Bs so far for me :(</p>
<p>So junior year is the most important (I hear)… And so far my junior schedule will look like this:</p>
<p>Algebra 2 + Pre Calc Honors
Chemistry Honors
AP Bio
AP US History
World History Honors
English 3 Honors
Creative Writing 1
Physics Honors</p>
<p>The reason I think my chances will be crushed is because most ivy juniors normally take from 3-4 AP classes but my school being the idiots they are...are only giving me 2. But my senior year I will have around 3-4…</p>
<p>I don't mean to sound like an over achiever but my stomach is turning and I'm nervous. So don't sugar code it... "Is my chance ruined even slightly?" Even if I self study AP psych, American government and statistics..</p>
<p>well obviously its better if you have higher GPA and take many AP courses. In that sense I would say you have a slightly less chance than those with perfect GPA and tons of AP courses, but it doesnt mean that your chance is “ruined”</p>
<p>college admissions is unpredictable, and its not like you are going to stop trying right now just because you think your chances are ruined for Columbia. Just try your best and see what happens after you apply.</p>
<p>Just make sure that you’re taking the hardest schedule possible in the context of your school. I only took 2 AP classes my junior year (and one class at the local college), and I got in. My senior year I took 2 APs as well, and then two classes at the local college.</p>
<p>thanxs nonsensical-- you just made me relax… congrats on getting in :)</p>
<p>If you say “sugar code” then you have absolutely no chance of getting into Columbia! Joking haha, I’m only joking. I once saw a girl say she wanted to go to “Harvard College”, and I’m being (and she was) 100% serious. I broke into an uncontrollable fit of laughter lol, then told her something along the lines of what I’ve just told you.</p>
<p>What’s wrong with harvard college?</p>
<p>She clearly meant Harvard University haha, but she was pretty empty up in the head, so yep, it was definitely amusing…</p>
<p>Never heard of Harvard College but yeah when people say Harvard they mostly mean Harvard university so I understand why thats amusing…</p>
<p>Harvard College is the undergraduate school. We apply/applied to Columbia College.</p>
<p>In terms of APs and evaluation- colleges generally look at your schedule in terms of what your school provides and allows. If you’re allowed to take as many APs as you want and you don’t take advantage of them, it doesn’t look great. If your school limits you to only two, an the rest of your classes are as rigorous as they can be (provided that you do well in them) that is what the colleges want to see. I wouldn’t necessarily suggest self studying multiple APs to try to impress colleges unless it’s a subject that you’re truly interested. Remember- you want to excel in the classes you’re taking, rather than taking extra classes and just doing alright in them.</p>
<p>I say don’t worry too much about your B; there are more important factors to worry about. Honestly, MOST people applying to columbia have ridiculously good grades, and a lot of people who get accepted actually do NOT. You gotta remember colleges are accepting <em>people</em>, not grades or test scores, otherwise only the top scoring individuals would be accepted, which is clearly not the case… They’ll take the A’s-and-B’s student over the all A’s student if they’re a more impressive PERSON, rather than just an impressive student. And no, that does not mean EC’s, EC’s, EC’s. It means BE the kind of person who happens to have fabulous EC’s because of who they are, not because they are doing them to get into college. </p>
<p>The fact of the matter is that grades do not equal intelligence. The only difference between the A and A+ guy is likely only that the latter is spending a bit more time & effort, rather than pursuing something more meaningful and important than soulless academic success. </p>
<p>People spend all their time trying to forcefully and falsely shape their lives into an impressive application rather than actually trying to be the meaningful human being whose application will be the one selected not because it was crafted to be perfect, but because it accurately portrays him or her as the outstanding person he or she is.</p>
<p>@EliKresses</p>
<p>Harvard college is Harvard University’s undergraduate school, just like Columbia College and Yale College. Before laughing at people know that your ignorance might be just as amusing to others.</p>
<p>Yeah definitely don’t worry too much about grades. I believe colleges like upward trends, so if you get better, that will look better. The rigor of the courses also matter a great deal, for example it’s probably better to get an A- in AP Calc BC than to get an A in a standard math class.</p>
<p>Joso2015 I really like your post and yours too vikramcpo. Both of you made a lot of sense and are completely right. I don’t want to become something that I’m not. I just want to show Columbia and other schools that I’m trying and that I like being challeneged. But your right EC’s are more important and since i’m the type of person that like to reach for the moon, it’ll hopefully get me in. :)</p>
<p>@Unlocked</p>
<p>She didn’t know this, trust me. You had to be there. She didn’t know what state Harvard was located in, but for the sake of keeping my posts brief, I left that out.</p>
<p>EliKresses, you sound very immature to me.</p>
<p>Oh, come on, Eli. You have to appreciate the irony of your hypocritically mocking this girl for what you thought was improper university nomenclature in a frankly elitist manner. Lighten up, you made a boo-boo.</p>
<p>@cellist
And…? </p>
<p>@ananapp
It was incorrect, you had to be there… But whatever haha, since you seem to be in good spirits, I may as well be also. So fine, I’ll lighten up(: drop the subject lol?</p>
<p>@erikresses and everyone else- you’ve all made your point. It’ll be senseless arguing over this… and plus how is arguing over this even remotely related or helping my question</p>
<p>Back to ECs… They matter a lot! Some kids with great ECs at my school got into top 10 colleges who were not in the first decile.</p>