<p>So... I applied to SEAS, and I didnt get a likely letter. Can I still get in? Im an international from Guatemala...</p>
<p>Male, Ethnically Asian but have grown up in Guatemala since 3 years old
GPA: 4.00 Weighted Rank: 1/90
Junior AP: Microecon, Spanish Language, English Language
Senior AP: Calculus, Spanish lit, English lit, Biology, Macroecon,
SAT: 760 CR 800 M 790W (2350)
700 chem 740 Math IIC 780 Spanish (My school's chemistry is not that strong i guess...blah)</p>
<p>Rotary Club Leadership Award
Outstanding Student Award (one student chosen for each class, based on academics and EC)
Distinguished Honor Roll (96 av. and above) for 4 years in Highschool
Academic Excellence Awards in all subjects (93 av) except Spanish and P.E
Church Worship and Band leader
Model UN secretary attending BosMUN
Varsity Basketball Most improved player of 2006 (Freshman and Junior)
Varsity Knowledgebowl 3rd place in Central American International Tournament
Piano: Have played for 7 years, Pianist for School Musical "Little Shop of Horrors" after auditioning, Music Festival Award
Guitar: Have Played for 5 years, Lead guitar, Band Leader
Drums: Beginner
Community Service Trip to Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
Different types of community service in Guatemala (Dont know how many hrs exactly, but it should be around 150 to 170hrs)
Worked as Translator for community service team in Mexico
Worked as math tutor for middle schoolers 7 hours/month
Member of The National Honor Society
Class President for 3 years
School Newspaper "The Sting": one of main editors
CTY Princeton 2006 Global Politics and Justice
AP Scholar (If it matters)</p>
<p>Essay: 1. Defeat after running as the presidential candidate for the student government elections. (My personal purpose and what I learned from the experience)</p>
<p>Rec Letters: Brilliant. (My AP bio teacher knows me very well, so he wrote 3 pages. I actually read it and it was fantastic)</p>
<p>CAN I STILL GET IN WITHOUT A LIKELY LETTER?</p>
<p>I know its kinda stupid to ask this just a few days before admission desicions but I won't even check my desicion if it is impossible to get in without a likely.</p>
<p>With a 2350, and from an international at that, you have nothing to worry about. Just calm down and take a deep breath, its all over in a few days.</p>
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CAN I STILL GET IN WITHOUT A LIKELY LETTER?</p>
<p>I know its kinda stupid to ask this just a few days before admission desicions but I won't even check my desicion if it is impossible to get in without a likely.
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<p>Did you even stop to ask yourself what would be the point of delaying the decision date if only ppl with likely letters were going to be let in anyways?</p>
<p>"I know its kinda stupid to ask this just a few days before admission desicions but I won't even check my desicion if it is impossible to get in without a likely."</p>
<p>I guess there's still time to withdraw your application if you didn't get a likely letter :D</p>
<p>I was just overreacting and exaggerating a bit i guess. Sorry for the stupid post. I was kinda worried that hundreds of ppl got likelies here in CC. Honestly, I kinda felt angry cuz Columbia is definitely one of the schools that I would looove to attend.</p>
<p>P.S I know you John. You were with Farzad at princeton right? How are you doin dude</p>
<p>josuechapin: CC is very far from representative of the applicant pool of most schools. The majority of the people here are probably within the top 10% of applications Columbia gets, so seeing 4 or 5 likely letter posts here does not mean that 400-500 likely letters went out.</p>
<p>Just relax; read a book, go to a movie, hang out with friends. You shouldn't be stressing out! It's the second semester of your senior year!</p>
<p>I ought to give mike a reward for smartest fella.
People who post their stats here are only a few from the ENTIRE applicant pool. We all have a better shot than we think.
Good luck all, I'm not stressing this anymore.
Thanks mike</p>
<p>Yeah I was with Farzad, and then me JJ, Roger, Juan, Jeff and someone else all got kicked out...that was a sucky way to end it, but yeah who was your RA? I'm still trying to figure out who you are.</p>
<p>Ahhh that's crazy, yeah I remember you, maybe we'll both end up at Columbia next year? I don't have nearly as impressive stats as you but my dad, two uncles, and two aunts all went to Columbia, so we'll see what happens.</p>
<p>gotcha. i thought for a sec you were another one of those pathetic rich kids who ends up getting into a top-tiered school by having legacy and stats not all that impressive (not that legacies don't get denied), which, to me, is quite exasperating.</p>