High GPA, low SAT Columbia and Cornell(Engineering)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Korean female, Korean high school, major Engineering</p>

<p>GPA : UW 3.95/4.0 W4.94/5
Rank : N/A (estimated top 3%)
Class size : 160</p>

<p>SAT : 1840 M800 V520 W520(I have one more chance in nov.)
SAT II : MathIIC 800 physics 730</p>

<p>AP : Calculus bc 5, physics b 5, mic econ 4, mac econ 3</p>

<p>Classes:
10th :
Korean reading
Ethics
Korean History
Social Studies
Math 10A
Math 10B
Science
Technology&Home Economics
Physical Education
Music
Fine Arts
English 10A
English 10B
spanish I</p>

<p>Grade 11:
Korean Literature
Information Society&Computer
Math I
English Reading Comprehension I
English Reading Comprehension II
English Conversation I
English Conversation II
spanish Grammer
spanish Conversation I
Subject Research
International Economy
International Politics
Practice in Arts
Korean Tradition and Culture</p>

<p>Grade 12
Korean Reading
Probability&Statistics
Differentiation&Integration
Practice in P.E.
Practical English
Culture of Enlgish-speaking world
English grammer
International Law
English Reading Comprehension
Information Science
Understanding communities
spanish reading comprehension
International diplomacy</p>

<p>EC:
Educational programs for gifted students by busan city govenment- 9th(valedictorian), 10th
one of six korean student delegations of intergovernmental program with Philippines goverment - 12th
Cultural Exchange program with the American School in Hialeah Camp(10th)
captain of human rights education dep. of amnesty international youth group(10th 11th 12th) - i did variety of activities here and got an award
voluntary work(reporter) at Migrant Workers TV in Korea - 12th
Volunteer Work in China for four days-10th 11th
volunteer work in rural part of korea-10th 11th
representative of school sport team- 9th
school tennis team- 10th 11th 12th
taekwondo and kendo since i was young
summer program by korean movie association 10th
voluntary work at the 1st busan international kids' film festival 12th
International work camp in korea (kid and society)-12th
voluntary work at local library- 10th 11th 12th
costume play at busan comic world-9th 10th</p>

<p>awards:
computer&creativity contest 2nd prize in busan city
letter of commendation from korean red cross association
english speech content in my school 3rd prize
School Abroad Experiences Presentation Contest bronze medal
model student of school (3 times)</p>

<p>Note : my school doesn't offer Oversea study program and the curriculum is solely concentrated on preparing for the Korean SATs and very rigorous. it also has not offered natural science programs based on students' preference and closed all natural science programs since i was 11th.</p>

<p>i want to know my chances at columbia fu foundation and cornell.
thank you:)</p>

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<p>Ok. Just purely looking at your stats and ecs. very good gpa. That would probably beat almost everyone apply to Ivies and you have a very low SAT. Cornell and Columbia are possible, depending on how they look at your school and weight your GPA. They may or may not consider a lot of those courses as honors. Engineering is easy to get into at the Ivies so I think you may have a chance.</p>

<p>As I told the other korean from your school, international applicants are extremely tricky since you do not know how good their extracurriculars are since they are unheard of in the US, but for extracurriculars you seem to be doing well.
"model student of school" <-- That sounds pretty good.</p>

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<p>You are borderline based upon your SAT I CR score and your rank (top 3%). In my view, you will be declined at Columbia and accepted at Cornell, but you are close for both schools and the decisions on both could go either way.</p>

<p>Write a good essay, speak to your strengths and passion, and have good recomendations--that's all you can do--then hope for the best.</p>

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<p>you probably have a chance getting into engineering.</p>

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<p>calcruzer hit the nail on the head</p>

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<p>ehh...those two 520s dont look pretty...if you get them up to at LEAST 650, you'll have a much better shot at both columbia and cornell</p>

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<p>i think i will do better november...(i should...). any way thank you.^^</p>

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<p>I almost never agree with Calcruzer and this is another example. There are too many Asian internationals with better scores applying to these schools.</p>

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You are borderline based upon your SAT I CR score and your rank (top 3%). In my view, you will be declined at Columbia and accepted at Cornell, but you are close for both schools and the decisions on both could go either way.

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<p>Cornell's engineering is the best in the ivies and therefore tougher to get into than Columbia.</p>

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<p>Cornell engineering better than Columbia's? NIMHO</p>

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<p>I'm not basing it on my opinion, its pretty widely held that Cornell has the most reputable engineering program in the ivy leagye. Almost all college rankings put them at the top in engineering. That said, the Columbia engineering program is also really, really good.</p>

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<p>I'm a white female from the suburbs of Philly.</p>

<p>Rank: N/A (estimated top 5% of class)- class size 260
SAT: CR 670, Math 680, Writing 730
II's: Math 700, Lit 670
GPA: 3.9
School is a top public school in PA</p>

<p>EC's: Intern for a State Representative (helped with outreach to constituents), director of high school affairs for Sestak for Congress, Model UN, Newspaper op-ed editor, President of Young Democrats at high school, Varsity girls ice hockey team, model congress, student council, National Honors Society</p>

<p>AP's: Bio, Gov't (5 on test),Stat, Economics, English
Honors included a gifted interdisciplanary course in 11th grade- American lit and history combined
took most competitive classes (advanced, honors, AP) but not FL
FL: Spanish</p>

<p>Awards: Cornell Book Award, Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award</p>

<p>Summer: graduated from Yale's government camp (yeah I'm a loser), took a class at Brown and one at Penn State, also volunteered with a State Representative (40 hrs a week before senior yr, all summer)</p>

<p>I'm applying to Penn ED, I am very interested in their Philosophy, Politics, and Economics joint major. What are my chances???
Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Raise your SAT's and I think you'll have a very good shot at columbia and cornell engineering. BTW, you have a great GPA and EC's. Also, make sure your essays are strong. Nameless1, just make your own thread.</p>

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<p>I am not sure… well, if you are attending a high school in Korea, that means you are an international students. you know, these days, Chinese and Indian international students are increasing dramatically. getting into prestigious colleges is becoming really hard.</p>

<p>some prestigious high schools in Korea has a very high SAT scores and many good AP scores. They also have fantastic extracurricular activities.</p>

<p>If you write a good essay, the story can change, but I think you should really work to increase your scores. Columbia Fu foundation is less tough than Cornell engineering school, but Cornell Engineering is REALLY HARD to get in.</p>

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<p>To be honest I don’t think your sat scores are that much of a problem (800M) and lower cr and writing. It’s probably just a language barrier</p>