Columbia University Official Class of 2011 Early Decision Results

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: V 530 M 800 W 600
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math IIC 800 Chem 800 Physics 800
[<em>] GPA: 3.1 / 4.0 uw
[</em>] Rank: 20 / 101
[<em>] Other stats: various math competitions
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: mediocre
[<em>] Teacher Recs: i don't know
[</em>] Counselor Rec: i don't know
[<em>] Hook (if any): my interest in math & science(?) short height (165cm) never been to US before(?)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Canada
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: unique face, big head,
General Comments: i think i am lucky or maybe adcom liked my face and body.(?)</p>

<p>The results are almost 100% asian ?</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED TO COLUMBIA COLLEGE</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: Math 680 Critical: 620 Writing: 490 (I messed up)
* SAT IIs: Math IIC: 630 Spanish: 500 Chemistry: 700 ( I studied my ass off )
* GPA: 3.2 UW 3.2 W
* Rank:N/A (Top35 Nevada Public School)
* Other stats: AP Chem 3
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<p>[ b]Subjective:**</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: My best part
* Teacher Recs: My teachers loved me. I was unique.
* Counselor Rec: Okay
* Hook (if any): African (I'm originally from Djibouti in Africa)
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<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: US
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: African-American?
* Gender: M
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<p>Other Factors:
General Comments: I believe my essay got me in. I lived in Djibouti for 10 years and it was helpful. I'm VERY EXCITED! WOOO</p>

<p>Well there's chickensoup88 and vbmaxx2.</p>

<p>Accepted :)</p>

<p>I'm an URM. :P</p>

<p>From the Harvard EA board...
CONGRATS to all who got in!!! I envy you that you have your decisions now and don't have do endure this ENDLESS waiting! Still a week of that left for us...will probly be the slowest week of our lives...</p>

<p>For those rejected/deffered...dont lose hope! there will be LOTS of us from LOTS of schools who get the same things. Practically everyone I see is qualified for any top school, we will all get in someplace that we will be happy.</p>

<p>Anyway, Back to the waiting...</p>

<p>I'm an ORM. We should hang out :P.</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800M 800V 740W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730 700 710
[<em>] GPA: 4.0w, somewhere in the .2s uw, ouch
[</em>] Other stats: Math Team Cap, AIME qualifier, NMSQT semifinalist, Newspaper editor, and a couple other ECs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Interesting. Kind of pessimistic.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One good, I think. One lost.
[*] Counselor Rec:good[/ul]</p>

<p>Decision: Deferred CC</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2290 (800 M, 760 V, 730 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 M II, 730 P, 760 B-M
[<em>] GPA: 92.59
[</em>] Rank: No rank
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Very good, supposedly
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Unknown
[<em>] Hook (if any): Interest in physics and international relations
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[<em>] School Type: Magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: South Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
Recommendation letter from Dr. Allan Blaer</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

<p>She should have died hereafter;
There would have been a time for such a word.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury
Signifying nothing.
-Macbeth, from Macbeth, Act V Sc. V</p>

<p>*Decision: Rejected *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2250
[</em>] SAT IIs:none
[<em>] GPA:approx. 90
[</em>] Rank:none, prob top 10%
[<em>] Other stats:strong music ec's, school involvement etc.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:alright
[<em>] Teacher Recs:excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec:none
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:Canada
[<em>] School Type:public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Chinese
[li] Gender:Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments: Considering that my secondary school report, counselor rec, and SAT II's were all missing, this rejection isn't a big surprise. Yes, I screwed up, big time. My SAT I's were also VERY late. Congrats to the rest of you. I'm hoping I'll have better luck RD. :)</p>

<p>hey my first post ever on these forums even though ive been reading them for about a month :P </p>

<p>Well im really really happy for all those who got in and will be joining me in Columbia College Class of 2011 :) </p>

<p>I applied to the class of 2009 and got accepted but had to defer my enrolment for 2 years because im a singaporean male and therefore have to serve 2 years military service. So ill be starting school with u guys next september :)</p>

<p>to revolution: i got a general CU email as well, so dont worry about it =)
SEAS '11 babyy!!
and to those who were deferred/rejected good luck in RD, i'm sure you'll end up somewhere amazing!</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED SEAS</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 780 M/730V/780WR
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 IIC/800Physics
[<em>] GPA: 3.4 UW
[</em>] Rank: 40%
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Excellent
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Outstanding
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Outstanding
[<em>] Hook (if any): ridiculously tough course load, bunch of sports
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type: Top ranked private school
[</em>] Ethnicity: asian
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]Other Factors:AIME, Nat'L French Competition, absurdly good recommendations, club president, lots of ecs, quite good interview
General Comments: school's clout helps</p>

<p>*Decision: Accepted! *</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2310 (800 W, 790 M, 720 R)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 M IIC, 770 US History
[<em>] GPA: 3.85 UW, 4.3 W
[</em>] Rank: Doesn't rank
[<em>] Other stats: National Merit Scholar, Mt Holyoke Book Award (one of four juniors chosen for book awards), Department Awards
AP's: US History 5, BC Calc 5, English Lit 5, Psych 5, German 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: About my dad's death and the effect it had on me. Solidly written, I think
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good- she was my teacher, too
[<em>] Hook (if any): Taking a year off, moved alone to New York and am attending Pastry Arts education
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California/New York
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Applied last year and was deferred, rejected. Reapplied this year
General Comments: I'm in shock. The high this year is incredible even compared to the low I experienced last year.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to CC</p>

<p>Stats:
Check new york magazine - I was a 'super-applicant' so my scores are a matter of public record. Unfortunately, everyone realized how un-super the scores were. It was quite an ordeal.</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: great
* Teacher Recs: great
* Counselor Rec: great
* Hook (if any): debate, interest in semiotics and postmodernism
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<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: NY
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Caucasian
* Gender: Male
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<p>2 supplementary recs from my debate coach (Columbia grad), and a professor of graduate English at UToronto </p>

<p>Member of the alternative school - see New York Magazine.</p>

<p>Thanks to everyone for providing their riveting commentary.</p>

<p>Are you seriously Jeremy Sklaroff?
On the Princeton forum, I was arguing that you were my favorite of the Super-Applicant bunch =P</p>

<p>haha Anyway congratulations!</p>

<p>Deferred-CC, this is my first post, as my name entails. i am very disappointed with this, but what have you all heard of Deferrels eventually being accepted?</p>

<p>Why yes, I am. And yes, I saw your stalkerish postings.</p>

<p>But I'm actually kind of intrigued. Facebook?</p>

<p>haha yes, wasn't it all so enjoyable?
I'll pm it to you, I guess.</p>