Hello… I posted in the columbia thread as well. I really want to go to columbia for computer science/math and want to know if I have much of a chance. I plan on EDing to columbia’s engineering school. I live on long island btw.
I have a ~96% unweighted and 100+% weighted. I used collegeboards conversion for the gpas.
According to conversion chart on collegeboard:
Unweighted GPA - 4.0
Weighted GPA - 5.0
-AP/IB/honors courses
I am still taking the courses but am in IB chem, physics, english, spanish, and math. I took the AP calc BC test and will recieve my score soon. Will take AP comp sci next year.
No class ranking but am in top cohort for a class of 574.
SAT
1460 800 math, 660 reading/writing - Hoping to have improved this last test
800 Math II
Will take physics this june
-ECs
I have been on the math team since 8th grade and am on the county team. I was president when they had one in 9th grade. I have been in science bowl since 8th grade. Was captain and president in 8th and 11th grade. I am also Vice president of our Math Honors society. I have been on brainstormers team as well. This year I researched with a researcher at Columbia and this summer I am continuing the work as well as starting another project with a Professor at stony brook university.
-Accomplishments
USA Math Talent search HM
NY State Math League First Place
JSHS Long Island semifinalist
LISEF Science Fair- Third Place
A lot of county math awards
Minor local Science Fair awards
Hong to be published for this years and next years research projects
I do community service and tutor underprivileged children. I was on JV tennis and am a black belt in tae kwon do. I also am an all county vocalist and have gotten a 100 on level 6 NYSSMA.
-Recs
My mentor has written me recs for summer programs and I think he will write run for this. He is a cornell and columbia alumni and is a researcher at columbia. I also think he is a grad school admissions officer at columbia as well but I am not sure how much weight that has. The recs he wrote me for programs are very good though. My math teacher will write a rec and I think it will be good as I am the only junior in the class of seniors of IB HL Math 2 and she likes me. I am trying to figure out who else to ask. Probably will ask my US History teacher.
Do I stand a chance? Any help would be very appreciated.
Also, would a grad school admissions officer and researcher’s rec help very much?
Lastly, does living in NY hurt my chances?