Columbia ED 2014 Chances (International)

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<p>General Things
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: East Indian (international)
Country: India (but living in Singapore for 16 years)
Current Grade: Senior Year (in singapore, schools run from Jan-Dec)
Financial Aid: Not applying for any sort of FA</p>

<p>Grades
GPA: 3.8 out of 5.0
(RISING TREND -> Freshman: 2.5/5.0 Sophomore 3.5/5.0 Junior: 4.2/5.0 Senior: 4.79/5.0)
-Very tough international magnet school specializing in Math & Science</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Test
SAT Critical Reading - 770
SAT Math - 800
SAT Writing – 800
SAT Composite (M+CR) – 1570
SAT Composite (M+CR+W) – 2370</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests
SAT Math Level 2 - 800
SAT Physics - 790
SAT Chemistry – 780
SAT Biology M - 770</p>

<p>AP Tests
AP Calculus AB – 5
AP Chemistry – 5
AP Physics B – 5
AP Biology – 5
AP Calculus BC – 5
AP Statistics – 5</p>

<p>Activities (in-school)
1. Senior Debate Team (11,12) - Captain
2. Model United Nations (11,12) - Head Delegate
3. Creative Writing Circle (11,12) - President
4. Yearbook & Other Publications (11,12) - Editor-in-Chief & Chief Designer
5. Scrabble Team (10,11,12) - Captain
6. Tennis Team (9,10,11)</p>

<p>Activities (outside school)
1. Creative Writing (9,10,11,12) - Published Poet
2. Chemistry & Physics Research (10,11,12) - Research Team Leader
3. Community Service (9,10) - Co-organizer of International Coastal Cleanup</p>

<p>Misc.
1. Best Delegate Award @ Singapore Model United Nations 09
2. Best Delegate Award @ WE International Model United Nations 09
3. 2 Commendatory Awards @ Commonwealth Int'l Essay Writing Competition
4. Gold (Drama) @ Singapore Youth Festival
5. Planning to send a creative writing supplement containing my published poetry.
6. Creative Arts Program (highly selective program for young writers/poets)</p>

<p>This pretty much what my application will look like. As a creative writer, I'm guessing my essays would be considered good to great and that my counselor and teacher recs will be at least above average. </p>

<p>What do you guys think?</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a pretty good shot, there are obviously grounds to reject you and coming from singapore makes it more difficult, but you seem to have shown that you can achieve at a very high level across the board. If you apply ED your chances would be greatly improved because your profile is a little generic (but still impressive).</p>

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<p>may I ask why coming from Singapore makes it more difficult? Thanks!</p>

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<p>^ because there are many incredibly talented and qualified students from Singapore (especially so considering its size) and most of the top Singaporean students prefer to study abroad.</p>

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<p>^summed up well, very competitive and a push for diversity in admissions lowers the chances of those who are over-represented. Singapore, for its size, is hugely over-represented.</p>