<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 690 CR/790 M/700 V (12 Essay)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 Lit/730 Chem/740 Math I/770 Math II
[<em>] GPA: 3.9ish uw, 5.0ish w
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats: Took 1 AP sophomore year, 5 junior year, and 4 this year; about a million ECs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: the long essay was my essay from Chapel Hill (personal statement)
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I suppose they must've been good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: All I know (thank you Chapel Hill for telling me on the phone...) is that it said I was a curve breaker, I dont' know anything else
[<em>] Hook (if any): Um, I'm a girl who wants to major in chemistry?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: North Carolina (come on and raise up)
[<em>] School Type: Charter
[</em>] Ethnicity: doubt I listed it, it's complex. I look white.
[li] Gender: female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I thnk my interview went pretty well, though I worry that I grossed the woman out a bit because my shoulder popped four times during the interview (I'm a gymnast, I crack a lot for no reason) General Comments: This is amazing! I got rejected at Dartmouth and Harvard before going to the gym tonight and when I got back I told my mom I was off to get my last rejection. When she heard me scream she knew I got in! The only bad part is if I'd've gotten rejected I'd've known where I was going next year, but now I don't.</p>
<pre><code>* SAT I or ACT: 2050 (750 M, 650 CR, 650 W)
* SAT IIs: 660 Math 2, 710 Chem, 700 Physics
* GPA: 3.75
* Rank: 6/380
* APs: 5's Calc and Stats; 4's Physics and English; 3 Spanish
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs: inconsistent, I did many different activities for about 2 years each at different times, ROTC, Cross-Country, Orchestra, Journalism,
* Essays: Very Good
* Teacher Recs: Minimal
* Counselor Rec: Very strong
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State: NV
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: Costa Rican
* Gender: Male
*Other thoughts: They gave me a likely letter, I'm happy to be going to Columbia
</code></pre>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: CR 770 M 800 W 700
[</em>] SAT IIs: 3 800s
[<em>] GPA: ~3.9 -4.0
[</em>] Rank: N?A
[<em>] Other stats: 3 5s on AP
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: probably pretty good since they didn't get me rejected lol
[<em>] Teacher Recs: didn't read, but probably awesome
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I really liked it
[<em>] Hook (if any): I probably had some hooks hehe
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New England
[<em>] School Type: competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: didn't take many AP/Honors compared to other applicants from my school. Didn't have anything too spectacular like INTEL, etc. Had an interesting history. General Comments: Wow I'm so surprised that Columbia didn't reject me. I guess I still have hope. We'll see. If I don't get off the waiting list, I will still be very happy to go to either Cornell or Dartmouth. I never thought I would actually make to the Ivy League this far. Thank you everyone. Good job and good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2390 (800m, 800v, 790w)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 770 Chem., 770 Span., 750 Math I, 730 Bio. M
[<em>] GPA: 3.67
[</em>] Rank: No rank, somewhere in the top 11%
[<em>] Other stats: AP's... Chem. 5, Euro. 5, U.S. 5
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Okay
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Good, not great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Great
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: Private boarding
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: Top boarding school, good interview</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2310 (800W/800CR/710M)
SAT IIs: 760 Lit, 700 US History
GPA: 3.9/4.5
Rank: 4/375
Other stats: 5s on AP US History, English Lit, English Language
Subjective:
Essays: Excellent
Teacher Recs: One decent, one outstanding (from my college professor in English, saying I was a better writer than his doctoral candidates)
Counselor Rec: Good
Hook (if any): Major national debate and forensics awards (quarterfinalists at nationals, state champions, etc.), tons of great ECs, from underrepresented state (KS)
Location/Person:
State or Country: Kansas
School Type: Mediumish public, 1200 kids
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors:[list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars/Awards: Debate and forensics (extensive awards in both), writing awards, class president for three years, editor-in-chief of high school newspaper, section leader in top women's choir
[</em>] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Essays, debate awards, graduate school-level work in English.
[*] Other thoughts: Accepted at Yale, UVA (with Jefferson Scholars full ride), Wellesley, UNC already and rejected at Princeton. So it goes. I'll be taking UVA's offer, but good luck to everyone, whether it's at Columbia or elsewhere!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2400 (800 CR, 800 M, 800 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 World Hist, 800 Math L2, 750 US Hist, 740 Lit
[<em>] GPA: 4.0 UW
[</em>] Rank: 1/425
[<em>] Other stats: 5s on AP US Hist, World Hist, Human Geo
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Related first experience at karaoke bar to mishap at piano recital and how I learned from the latter
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Somewhere along the lines of "best of career"
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[<em>] Hook (if any): Well-rounded? Don't know if that's even a hook anymore.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Georgia
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: I am involved and assume leadership roles in many activities. I think my interview also went pretty well. Most importantly, my picture was irresistible. General Comments: I haven't even been to NYC, but I'm starting to like it more already!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2260 (750 CR/ 710 M/ 800WR)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Bio-E, 770 U.S. History
[<em>] GPA: 4.45 weighted
[</em>] Rank: Doesn't Rank, but top 10 ish out of 300 ish
[li] Other stats: 5's on AP U.S. Hist / Macro Econ / Bio</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Wrote about how i like to save everything because I associate my memories with who I am
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I don't know, but i think they were pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Above Avg.
[</em>] Hook (if any): NJ Gov. School? My teacher (doctor at princeton) wrote me a greatttt sup. rec. </p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Factors:
E.C.: Editor-in-Chief of Newspaper, Head Delegate of Model UN, Section Leader Marching Band, Varsity Debate, DECA
Awards: Some MUN and Debate Awards, Book Awards, Nothing Really Outstanding.</p>
<p>General Comments:
I still can't believe it. I picked up the package and screamed like a little girl and threw it back on the ground again. My mom thought i had impaled myself with something. It's between Uchicago and Columbia. Congrats to all!!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800 M 800 W 780 CR
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 700 Spanish, 690 Chem
[<em>] GPA: 3.97 UW, 4.52 W
[</em>] Rank: 1/125
[<em>] Other stats: 4 AP Bio, 5 AP US Hist, 5 English Lang
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: One about learning to balance team v. individual in cross country, one about watching a kid jump out of a moving car and die
[<em>] Teacher Recs: both were pretty good I assume
[</em>] Counselor Rec: pretty generic but nevertheless good
[<em>] Hook (if any): Hispanic?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New Mexico
[<em>] School Type: small Catholic school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[li] Gender: male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: EC's cross country/track runner (team state championship in cross country), student government (class treasurer), NHS, National Spanish Honor Society (Vice President, but technically president because our elected president left haha)
National Merit Scholar, National Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar General Comments: Aah I wanted to get in! I got rejected to my first choice and then waitlisted here....but at least I got into Harvard and Princeton. But still, this sucks!! I'd rather be at Columbia</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800CR 780M 80W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800IIC 800Bio-M 790USH 580Spanish (oops)
[<em>] GPA: 4.0UW 4.4W
[</em>] Rank: School doesn't show ranks to colleges, but I'm 2/760
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I liked it; it was a "Who Am I" essay that was pretty well-written and uniquely structured that I felt really portrayed my personality
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good? Don't know; we're not allowed to read them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same as Teacher Recs
[</em>] ECs: Singing, clarinet, Girl Scouts (Silver Award), volunteer camp counselor one summer, volunteer at a local theater, took spanish over the summer because I didn't have room in my schedule, Gay-Straight Alliance, Math Team
[<em>] Hook (if any): Woman going into math/science?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Minnesota
[<em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: If I was going to get it, it was going to be because of my music. I'm a really good singer and clarinet player (my youth orchestra played Rite of Spring this year). I also think my interview went pretty well; the guy said he thought I'd be a good fit. In addition, my local news station did a segment on me that he told me to send in (it showed my interests, activities, and a lot of my personality). General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in! I doubt I'll get off the wait list to join you, but I'm sure you'll all have a great time.</p>
<p>I wouldn't be so quick to judge your chances luce, it seems to me that you're a pretty strong waitlistee! The question is: Do you want to be on the waitlist? Looking at your profile, it seems as though you have prob gotten into similarly competitive schools, no?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 800 CR 790 M 770 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC 760 Chemistry 690 Literature
[<em>] GPA: 3.89/4.30
[</em>] Rank: School Doesn't Rank
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Really good, I spent all of winter break and upwards of 15 drafts on it. I really, really tried to get in here.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Amazing, I'm sure of it.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Glowing as hell. She loved me.
[<em>] Hook (if any): First generation college student, I'm also half Pakistani half Chinese.
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Most competitive public high school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Chinese/Pakistani
[<em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors:** I'm play jazz, was first chair in Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, I'm in the youth all-star band for my city. I founded and am president of a jazz society at my school, and helped organize a huge jazz dance as a fundraiser for music. I'm a National Merit Finalist. I did a lot of other </em>* too, it's just I can't remember everything. General Comments:
This makes me so sad because I really feel like I should have gotten in SOMEWHERE. I got rejected from the whole ivy league, including Penn. This was the best I did (getting waitlisted). The bad thing is that MY WHOLE SCHOOL got rejected from the Ivy League, and I go to a school where usually 20 or 30 people go Ivy. At least 40 of us have >2300 and >4.3, and stellar extracurriculars, and we're all really sad. I got into Wellesley, NYU (Presidential Scholar), all the UCs, and waitlisted at JHU. I guess I'm going to Berkeley.</p>
<p>Columbia was sort of my first choice, up with two other schools (that I got into). I'm definitely staying on the wait list. If for some reason I get off the wait list, I'll have to make a decision. I'll certainly be happy at one of the other two, but I don't want to rule Columbia out just yet, you know?</p>
<p>luce, well it seems as though you're not dependent on getting off the waitlist, so I guess you're not too sad? </p>
<p>sofi, what happened at your school? What you described sounds seriously like a nightmare! I can't believe that you didn't make it into an Ivy, it's almost ridiculous. Was your high school involved in some sort of scandal?</p>