<p>Hi, I am currently a High School junior that is Asian Male and living in New jersey. I hope to get in to Columbia next, probably for finance/economics. I really like the campus and city atmosphere.</p>
<p>GPA= Weighted 4.6.
Unweighted = 4.1</p>
<p>SAT- 2300</p>
<p>Math- 800
Verbal- 760
Writing- 740</p>
<p>Sat IIs
Biology M- 710 (took this after Freshman year. probably a mistake)</p>
<p>Plan to take Chemistry, Math II, and US History in June.</p>
<p>Schedule This Year
AP Chem
Honors PreCalc
Honors Physics
AP US History
Honors LA III
Honors Spanish IV</p>
<p>Next Year:
AP Calc AB
AP Physics
AP Biology
AP Spanish V
AP LA IV</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
School Newspaper- Op/Ed Editor (probably Editor in Chief next year)
Key Club- Secretary (probably President/VP next year)
Asian American Club- Secretary (probably President/VP next year)
Debate and Forensics - 3 Year NJ State Lincoln Douglas Debate Qualifier. (probably Lincoln Douglas Debate Captain next year)</p>
<p>Participating
Environmental Club- 3 year participant (probably some officer next year)
FBLA(Business Club)- 3 year participant. Qualified for Nationals in Competitive Events this year.
School Literary Magazine- 3 years
Academic Team- Alternate 3 times
Mock Trial- 3 years
Tennis- 1 year
Marching Band- 2 years</p>
<p>Outside of School:
Piano 8 years- New Jersey Music Teachers Association (NJMTA) Piano Festival 7 year award of excellence. NJMTA Piano Audition 5 Year Solo Honors and 3 Year Duet Honors
HuaXia Chinese School Graduate</p>
<p>Volunteer:
150 Hours at Local Chinese school, helping teachers grade papers, teaching chinese senior citizens English, etc.</p>
<p>I'm particularly worried because of my lack of athletic ECs.</p>
<p>Prospective List:</p>
<p>Reaches:
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Stanford
Columbia
UPenn - Wharton or Econ </p>
<p>Matches:
UChicago
Northwestern
UC Berkeley
UMich
Georgetown
NYU Stern
UCLA</p>
<p>Safeties:
Lehigh
Rutgers</p>
<p>Both my parents are graduates of Columbia's graduate schools, but I'm not sure if that helps my undergrad admission.</p>
<p>My list of safeties is also really short, so I was hoping for more safety schools with decent econ/finance programs.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>