<p>By what method are people receiving their decisions? I’ve received no communication of any type and my IDOC had to be updated to include my parents 2010 tax return but, I don’t think that impacts admission decisions, does it?</p>
<p>CC is such a long shot but, until I see it in writing, I’ll continue to hope.</p>
<p>late to this, but rejected</p>
<p>@nne718, i’m pretty sure columbia will match another school’s financial aid offer if it’s more generous than columbia’s, just fyi</p>
<p>^ But it’s over a 10k difference. I’ve been set on Yale anyways, so I won’t bother.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 2400
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Pretty normal about what I did.
<p>No idea how I got in especially considering I was rejected everywhere else.
Go Columbia!</p>
<p>I applied for the class of 2015 at Columbia and requested for my PIN number and password but I still haven’t received it yet. I checked my Spam file also and didn’t see anything from Columbia in there. Please help me with what I should do in order to see my decision!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I superscore (breakdown): 2220 (M800, CR750, W670, Essay 9)
[</em>] ACT superscore (breakdown): 34 (34E, 36M, 34R, 30S, Essay 8)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math, 780 U.S. History, 780 World History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 4.82
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4%
[<em>] AP (place score in parentheses): 5s (English Language, U.S. History, Statistics, Calculus AB) and 4s (Calculus BC, European History, World History, Computer Science A)
[</em>] IB (place score in parentheses): None
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs and 4 Honor Classes (15 total APs throughout high school)
[</em>] Number of other applicants in your school: 10 at least
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AMC state award[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Academic competition (editor of two nation-wide writing projects junior and senior year) + generic list of Asian activities (numerous elected positions)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 part-time jobs (1 related to academic competition and two related to medicine/primary care)
[li] Volunteer/Community service: Aforementioned nation-wide writing projects in addition to numerous other freelancing gigs + hospital work[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):[ul]
[<em>] Essays (Include Subjects):[list]
[li] Common App Main: Medical injury junior year (9)[/li][</em>] EC Short Answer: Academic competition (5)
[<em>] Additional Info: Personal medical history (10)
[</em>] List questions: Just used my Facebook page to answer them + feedback from older friends (10)
[<em>] Why is Columbia is a Good Choice for You Essay: Connected Columbia academics to my class experience at an all-expenses-paid state-sponsored summer camp at a nearby college that was taught by a university professor (6)[/ul]
[li] Teacher Recommendation #1: Excellent (knew me at school as a superb test taker and acted as a chaperone at a national academic competition; probably explained my leadership potential) (10)[/li][</em>] Teacher Recommendation #2: Excellent (probably backed up my Common App essay; really enjoyed my class writing and personality) (10)
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation #3: Excellent (explained how I improved from a B first semester sophomore year to an A the next three semesters in Spanish; scored well on a national Spanish exam) (10)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation #4: Mediocre (I heard bad stuff from classmates who waived their rights; most likely talked about my research in a lab, hopefully) (5)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Maybe good (didn’t really know me well) (5)
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[<em>] Interview: By telephone, most awkward conversation I’ve had with a college interviewer
[</em>] Art Supplement: None[/list]</p>
<p>Other[ul]
[<em>] Date Submitted App: Last possible date?
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Southern state
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): –
[</em>] School Type: Large competitive public magnet
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: >$200K
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars/Work Experience/Teacher Recs/Short Answers/Essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Grades/Test Scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Some vocal member of the admissions committee probably liked me a lot
[</em>] Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected: Stanford + Johns Hopkins, UChicago, Vandy, etc. (waitlisted by Georgetown and Tufts + rejected by 6 other Ivies)
[li] What would you have done differently?: Better academics[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I was super surprised that I got admitted as were most of my friends and classmates. Don’t give up hope if your grades and test scores aren’t perfect. However, don’t inflate expectations and delude yourself. Even though I got accepted to Columbia and Stanford, I was rejected by 6 Ivies. Heck, I was deciding between Johns Hopkins and NYU only a week ago. I hope my post offers some optimism for other Asians who feel as though they’ve been slightly cheated by the college admissions process.
Briefly explain why you applied to Columbia (This may very roughly show who really had an interest and if there is some correlation with acceptance):
Ivy League school in the best city (NYC > Boston). Not counting Stanford, it was my #2 choice behind Harvard.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2030
SAT II: US history 750 (crammed in 2 weeks. knew nothing before) BIO M 760
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2nd
Major Awards
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
<p>Sports:
Captain of school soccer team
Currently assistant coach at school
Was in Division II of national swimming team 2 years back.</p>
<p>Drama: Just got cast in Oscar nominated director’s (Deepa Mehta) new movie (Midnight’s Children based on Salman Rushdy’s novel). I get to act alongside Satya Bhabha (played Matthew Patel in Scott Pilgrim vs the World), Soha Ali Khan, etc.
<p>Journalism:
Manager of school website and prospectus
Senior editor of school magazine
photographer and comic artist for school newspaper</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
<p>Essays: common app was original (about painting myself but it was an extended metaphor)
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: great
Interview: nope. </p>
<p>Country (if international applicant): Sri Lanka
School Type: Private, best in country
Gender: F
Financial Aid: need full ride
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): in an oscar nominated director’s movie? tshirt line? successful gap year? god knows!</p>
<p>Where else have you been accepted/deferred/rejected:
A: Harvard, Princeton, U Chicago, NYUAD
W: Williams
R: Yale, Brown, Columbia, Amherst, Hamilton,
General Comments: Oh well I’m going Harvard :)</p>
<p>waitlistt :(</p>
<p>does anyone know how to write this letter of intent thing?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2170
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Bio, 730 Chem, 760 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5), US History (4), English Comp (5); currently taking Biology, Government, Latin, Calc BC and Lit
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Achievement Finalist
[/ul]Subjective: PM for details.</p>
<p>Other:[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: AA, mixed
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li][/ul]</p>