Columbia reject, princeton hopeful

<p>So I applied ED to Columbia and was rejected. I am a white male that lives in NY and the three schools I am applying to are Fordham, NYU-Poly and Princeton. I plan on majoring in physics, with minors in biology and math.</p>

<p>GPA-93.36/100 weighted
My courseload was one of the most difficult offered, but my school has few APs.</p>

<p>This year my main courses are AP physics, AP stat, AP econ, english and health.</p>

<p>Tests
Sat: 2230
reading-690
writing-770
math-770</p>

<p>Sat 2s
math lv2-800
physics-800</p>

<p>Aps
world history-4
us history-4
calculus ab(bc is not offered)-5</p>

<p>extracurriculurs-
math tutor
library volunteer
aquarium volunteer
science olympiad
challenge team (game show in brooklyn)
science bowl team (another game show)
caring for my mother who is sick with cancer</p>

<p>awards:
commended on psat
11th place in construction event
1st in physics competition
2nd in chemistry competition</p>

<p>I think that is all. Please tell me if I missed anything important. So anyway, Princeton, Fordham, NYU poly. I'll chance back :)</p>

<p>Are you certain you don’t want any schools between Princeton and NYU Poly? Princeton will be a major reach, the competition is especially brutal if you’re white and from NY as it was at Columbia.</p>

<p>I am uninterested in any schools outside of NYC except for Princeton. In NYC, Poly is the second best school after Columbia, which has already rejected me. So I really can’t have an in-between school.</p>

<p>I think Princeton will be a reach for you, only thing I can see is that your EC’s are pretty much in the same area, but other than that, great test scores in what you plan on doing.</p>

<p>Chance me?
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<p>thanks 10char</p>

<p>bump 10char</p>

<p>in at fordham and NYU-poly. Princeton is a huge reach, but its better to try then to not try at all, right? So no schools outside NYC area?? come on bro, think about it…</p>

<p>thanks tomato, but princeton is not in NYC. It’s in Princeton, New Jersey.</p>

<p>You should almost definitely be in at Fordham and NYU-Poly. The thing about Poly is you can practically cartwheel into the school, but the I was told by students that the science courses were really hard and they have a pretty abysmal graduation rate.</p>

<p>Why not apply to NYU?</p>

<p>I don’t think I can apply to NYU if I am applying to poly.</p>