Columbia Transfer Essays and Chances

Transfer Students
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<p>I wrote several versions of my Columbia engineering transfer essays and am not sure which ones I should use. Anyone interested in looking over them?</p>

<p>Also, out of curiosity, I wanna know how confident I should be about getting into Columbia Engineering as a transfer student. But anyways, here are my stats. Feel free to comment.</p>

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<li>Canadian citizen (Asian American)</li>
<li>Female, first generation university student</li>
<li>previously applied to Columbia College: rejected</li>
<li>College GPA: 4.17 (4 year Canadian university, not very well known)</li>
<li>1st term College courses: Multivariable Calculus (A+, top student out of 200), Probability and Statistics (A+), Microeconomics (A+, top student out of 500), Macroeconomics (A-),
Intro to Programming in C++ (A+, top student in 200)</li>
<li>2nd term courses: Linear Algebra, Writing Seminar, Data Structures and Object Oriented Programming, Psychology</li>
<li>IB: Math HL(7), Physics HL(7), Chemistry HL(7), Biology HL(6), History HL(7)
English SL(6), French SL(6)</li>
<li>SAT I: 2200 (Math 800, Writing 710, Reading 690)</li>
<li>SAT II: Math IIC (800), Physics (800), Biology M(780)</li>
<li>EC's:</li>
<li>local awards for violin competition, 11 year of violin playing, regularly plays in a local church's symphony orchestra</li>
<li>Tutoring: high school subjects tutor at a local Indian tuition centre (almost 1 year)</li>
<li>Rec's should be very good as my profs were very eager to write them (but problem is the classes are very big and they don't know me very well)</li>
<li>Essays: gonna be about what I learned from tutoring and how it relates to my violin playing (a bit on how I was trained in China and kept treating it like a technology), and probably gonna tie everything together with some broad statements on how everyone has a diff. piece of reality and how it's more about finding the right fit rather than submerging flaws and living up to standards</li>
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<p>Anyways, that's about it. Nothing spectacular (except perhaps the grades...). But yea feel free to comment.</p>

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<p>Sounds as good of anybody… at any rate, it’s a little late to chance at this point. Do your best with the essays and good luck!</p>

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<p>i’ll read your essays over. pm them</p>

4

<p>I’ll give the essays a read too, if you need someone else to share some feedback</p>

5

<p>I’ll look at it if you want</p>

6

<p>I’ll take a look. =)</p>

7

<p>how long is your short answer?</p>

8

<p>Sure I’ll take a gander.</p>

9

<p>i’ll take a look…</p>

<p>pm me</p>

10

<p>i’ll read it for you. pm me</p>

11

<p>I’ll comment on it for you; PM me</p>

12

<p>I’d like to read it please pm me</p>

13

<p>PM me, I’ll read it for you.</p>

14

<p>pm me i’ll read :)</p>

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<p>You have a strong shot, and I think it helps you’re applying to the Fu Foundation School of Engineering, instead of Columbia College (where most applicants will apply.) </p>

<p>If you need someone to critique your essay, I’ll also be happy to help.</p>