<p>D: I'm really nervous about applying to my dream universities in fear of rejection! Help me out please? </p>
<p>Columbia and NYU are my top choices. :-/ Columbia mostly. </p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 W (Ranked first)
SAT: 2310
SAT 2 Math: 800
SAT Chemistry: 800
SAT Physics: 780</p>
<p>AP Psychology: 5
AP Comp. Gov.: 5
AP Biology: 5
AP English Language: 5
AP English Literature: 5
AP Environmental Science: 5
AP Human Geography: 5
(all self studied)</p>
<p>Senior Class Schedule:
AP Physics
AP Chemistry
AP Biology
AP English Language and Literature
Arabic (4th Year)
AP Calculus AB
AP Computer Sciences
Religious Studies (4th Year)
Self-Studying World History (not offered at school)</p>
<p>ECs:
- 50+ hours volunteer work at local hospital
- Started volunteer group at that same hospital
- 100+ hours group community service
- Debate Club founder and president ( 2 yrs.)
- Environment Club (2 yrs.)
- Drama Club ( 3 yrs.)
- Lend A Hand community service club founder and president ( 2 yrs.)
- School President
- Yearbook photographer (1 yr.)
- Swim Team ( 4 yrs.)
- Won National Environment Awards
- Won City Art Competitions
- Won various awards for writing (Scholastic Art and Writing Awards); Various works published in local magazines etc.
- Camp Counselor in summer at city club (paid job)
- Part time job at local film festival
- Held and started various fund-raisers
- International Honor Society
- Recognized nationally for volunteer work
- School Honor Society
- Valedictorian (to be at graduation ceremony)</p>
<p>Others:
- Strong teacher recs.
- Strong essays and writing skills
- Egyptian/Turkish Ethnicity
- Fluent in Arabic (4 yrs. study and nationally tested)
- Graduating from well-known private school in Abu Dhabi</p>
<p>Please help! I'm nervous as hell and want to know if I have a shot at any of them..... Thanks in advance!!!! Really appreciate it!</p>
<p>What major are you applying to?</p>
<p>You definitely have the academics necessary for the schools. I would be surprised if you did not make it to NYU as the top 50% have a SAT an avg. of 2007 (2165-1850). Your ECs show dedication, however, it looks a bit messy and I cannot determine your exact passion or interests. You definitely show that you are a capable leader and dedicated to your community.</p>
<p>You have good chances at Columbia and Princeton, but they are reaches for everyone. For NYU, I think it is a match, but I have not done a lot of chances thread so bear with me that these may not be wholly accurate.</p>
<p>I’m either going pre-med, biomedical engineering, or genetic engineering. I won’t be applying for aid either, and will most probably will be applying to Columbia ED. Would that change anything? </p>
<p>Yeah, my ECs are pretty diverse :S, but it’s just because I’m interested in so many things! Now I’m worried that my ECs don’t show relative passion toward medicine. Would it help to say that my father is a well known doctor with prestigious awards and publications? I guess it wouldn’t count for much though… v.v :S
More thoughts??</p>
<p>so you actually took those AP classes right and didn’t just take the AP tests for them? If you took the classes then I’d say in for NYU, most likely in for columbia, and honestly princeton’s a *<strong><em>ing reach for everyone but you have a decent shot so chillll dude lol btw how the *</em></strong> did you handle all those extracurriculars?! ****! lol</p>
<p>He self-studied them all Chandler… rather impressive. I’m guessng in your school you can’t take AP classes until you’re a senior? So you’re probably tied with a bunch of other students that have gotten straight A’s?</p>
<p>@Kieran: Yeah ^.^" 'Tis a shame my school doesn’t offer them until senior year. 
Oh and thanks! @all! <em>blushes</em> I’ll admit I really don’t have my of a social life outside of my ECs and studies, but it doesn’t bother me all too much 
Thanks for all the answers! I really appreciate it!!</p>
<p>Your scores are top notch. Every year, many ivy leagues go through multiple steps in the application process and they accept 10 % of apps about based on top notch applications before reject 20 % and sending the remainder to a second reading. I feel like you are only low reaches for your columbia, etc and everywhere else you’re in, especially if you can get some more leadership/focus with your ecs. chance be back please! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1184427-chance-me-stanford-etc.html#post12987422[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1184427-chance-me-stanford-etc.html#post12987422</a></p>
<p>oh yeahh way for me to not read the whole thing lol well dude i think u’ll be fine, try not to stress urself out and don’t forget you’re only young once so don’t be afraid to ease up a little and have some fun! just saying cause i know soo many people like you. college is important but not enough to lose your whole teenage life over just in my opinion</p>
<p>Thanks Chandler! Feeling a lot more confident in applying now And yeah, we’re young once, so we should make the most out of it. :D</p>
<p>for suure and you should feel confident! omg real talk dude which is why once you’re at columbia you better rage it at all those NYC hot spots!! hahaha omg i’m a horrible influence but whatever. basically just don’t turn into one of those people who looks back on their college life and all they can remember is studying, working, and being exhausted all the time because there’s just no way that can really be what makes you happy.</p>