i lurve columbia!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Lovers and friends, would you mind chancing me?!</p>

<p>About me:
from Maryland/junior/black</p>

<p>ok so here goes:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.95 (UW) 4.64 (W)
Rank: 15/331 -- My school has the most competitive kids you will ever meet so in that respect, I guess my school is competitive
PSAT: 222 (79 CR; 70 M; 73 W) -- I love my score!
AP: Government-took the class (5), Human Geography-Self Study (5), Psychology-Self Study (5)</p>

<p>Junior Year Classes:
1) AP Calc AB
2) AP English Land
3) Band (top ensemble, audition only)
4) AP Environmental Science
4) AP World History
5) AP Biology (still really happy about that A on that test!!)
6) Honors Spanish 4
7) I'm also self-studying European History AP and Art History AP this year
[I'm definitely getting a 4.0 junior year btw based on my midterms/1st/2nd quarter grades, that is unless I get C's over the next two quarters... but i doubt that will happen]</p>

<p>(outstanding ECs):</p>

<p>Junior Statesmen of America (founder/president) awarded national chapter of the month!!
Future Business Leaders of America (MD State officer/school parliamentarian -- heavily involved)
Piano (student at Peabody & played for 10 years)
County Government- (Environmental Sustainability Commission Student Commissioner) personally selected by my county executive to serve on this commission (he actually called me over winter break to tell me!)</p>

<p>School ECs:
Drama (2 supporting roles, lots of plays/musicals)
Band (first chair/wind ensemble - flute)
Student Government (rep to the board of ed)
County-wide student council (health/social issues coordinator -- organizing fundraiser to raise money for Save Darfur Coalitions at every public in the county)
Ecology Club (VP)
Cure club (VP public affairs)
Best Buddies
Tutor for NHS
Member of National Honors Society
Member of the Maryland Technology Honors Society</p>

<ul>
<li>Selected for a couple prestigious leadership programs in my county</li>
<li>passions lie within the arts (i do lots of art, plays, music)</li>
<li>did Summer@BrownUniversity this summer</li>
<li>I started my own tutoring company (I get paid!)</li>
</ul>

<p>Columbia is one of my favorites!</p>

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<p>looking pretty good, if (A) your school is as competitive as you say, and (B) your score on the SATs mirrors that of your PSAT.</p>

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<p>Looks good...I echo Denzera's sentiment...get those SATs the same as the PSAT and you are really looking good...also you should visit if/once excepted and do perspectives of color weekend at Columbia (I have friends who did it and chose to matriculate because of it :)</p>

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<p>Very good chances, but try to sound less arrogant, adcoms usually don't like that... I'm sure the tone of your application will be more humble, right?</p>

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<p>Are you male or female?</p>

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<p>Don't assume your SAT will be as high as your PSAT though. PSAT math is easier than SAT math and it's your worst section. Considering the word "Unctuous" has appeared on a PSAT and you got a 79, I'm preeeety sure you don't need to study for that section.</p>

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<p>based on the profile I would wager $20 to your $10 that the OP is a guy.</p>

<p>not that I think it makes a huge amount of difference in his app, in this case.</p>

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<p>hahah yeah i'm a guy</p>

<p>oh the woes of being "artsy"</p>

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<p>He's URM, assuming those grades--- you are in.</p>