<p>congrats to everyone!</p>
<p>There's a chance I might be TAing for one of your classes next year :)</p>
<p>okay I REALLLLY didn't think I'd get in...totally surprised/shocked/going crazy</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED (College)
Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1520 (800 V, 720 M)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800 W, 750 Math 2C, 750 Bio</li>
<li>GPA: 3.9 UW 4.6 W (I'm estimating)</li>
<li>Rank: no rank, but top 1% of ~400</li>
<li>Other stats: National Merit Scholarship Finalist, AP Scholar, just run of the mill stuff mostly</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: coulda been better. i liked them though (sort of quirky, maybe?)</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: probably good/decent. My english teacher's was good, don't know about the other one</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: probably incredibly generic considering she doesn't know me that well </li>
<li>Hook (if any): I have an NIH internship (ongoing from the summer until the end of this school year), I have competed nationally in dance (a few awards), I can't really say, though, honestly, what must have stood out</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: Maryland</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Indian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strength: Grades, ECs Weakness: over-represented minority, scores aren't as great as other students
Essays</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No idea...
I thought Columbia focused on scores a bit more, and mine are definately not as high as some other students. I actually really wasn't counting on Columbia, I applied on a whim. </li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors:
I didn't have an interview, and I actually submitted my part II (the essay part) through snail mail (even though they stressed applying online). don't know if it mattered, though (i guess not?)</p>
<p>WOOOOT Columbia Class of '09!! :) Good luck to everyone on the waitlist, and for those of you who were denied, don't worry, I'm sure you'll end up someplace awesome!</p>
<p>rejected, nice</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 1550- 790 V, 750 M
* SAT IIs: 800IIC, 770 PHYS, 720 WRI
* GPA: 4.4 w, god knows uw
* Rank: 35/503
* Other Stats:
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Creative
* Teacher Recs: One wrote a great one to make up for it being late, the other was great too.
</code></pre>
<p>Admissions
* Counselor Rec: Great, counselor fell for the charm I guess...
* Hook (if any): I wrote a fugue which I think got me in. If you're a junior and you're reading this take the "favorite books" list seriously.</p>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: NJ
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
* major strength/weakness: Weaknesses: 35th in the f-cking class, Strengths: Piano (performed in China, and the fugue thing), I sounded to them like I was interested in their core curric., Recs.
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: the music, the essays, and maybe the SATs (certainly not the grades)
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: Overwhelming sexiness... (cough cough)</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
to Fu SEAS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:800M, 740 V
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 writing, 700 2c, 690 lit, 640 chem
[<em>] GPA:4.0 uw
[</em>] Rank: 1/~279
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: probably very complimentary
[</em>] Counselor Rec:very good
[<em>] Hook (if any):nothing big, some leadership
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: pa
[<em>] School Type:catholic hs
[</em>] Ethnicity:white
[<em>] Gender:male
[</em>] major strength/weakness:strength was transcript, weakness mabye the sat2's
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:my rank probably helped alot[/li][/ul]Other Factors:no interview</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!!!! (also accepted at Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Duke, Rice, WashU St. Louis)</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1400 </li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800/680/680</li>
<li>GPA: 4.7w</li>
<li>Rank:1/233</li>
<li>Other stats: 4s and 5s on APs, ranked #1 in nation last year for French Exam.</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Awesome (according to the people who read it)</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Made me cry.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: OK</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Emmigrated to the US 5 yrs ago from Cameroon, was in charge of a state wide French competition last year (about 1500 students attended), lead our soccer teeam to 3rd place overall. </li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: TX</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Black</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: I have no idea.</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: That, I will never know!</li>
</ul>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Columbia College)</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1530</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800,790,740</li>
<li>GPA: 3.9</li>
<li>Rank: 1%</li>
<li>Other Stats: 5s on APs</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: ++++</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: +++</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: no one cares :P</li>
<li>Hook (if any): enough </li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: CT</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Well-roundedness to the MAX. :)</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I wanted it. I love the school and I love life and it shows.</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: OK interview.... I immensely enjoyed my others, this one was.... eh......</p>
<p>I was accepted after having been deferred :</p>
<p>I just got a call... apparently my decision was messed up and I'll get an acceptance in the mail lol</p>
<p>hey that's a nice way to find out!</p>
<p>ACCEPTED TO COLUMBIA COLLEGE! (dreams do come true!)
Stats: (Deferred ED)</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1420 (770V, 650M)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 750/690/690</li>
<li>GPA: 94.5/99</li>
<li>Rank: unranked</li>
<li>Other stats: 4/5/5/5 on AP exams, currently taking 5 APs</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: some of my best work</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: the one i read was amazing! other one was from a current Columbia Graduate student</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: I'm assuming it was good </li>
<li>Hook (if any): strong music ECs, submitted supplemental CD</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: CT</li>
<li>School Type: REALLY competitive Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: great recs and essay, extensive music ECs</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: was really proactive, sent numerous letters and an extra teacher rec after being deferred. I'm pinching myself right now!</li>
</ul>
<p>**
Accepted Columbia College
**
*Domestic *</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 1360/IIC 750/MBio 740/Writing 720/29
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 3.95 uw, 4.33 w, 3/251
[<em>]APs / other stats: Calc BC(3); US History(4); Bio(5)
[/ul]
Major awards/ECs:
[ul]
[li]RSI@MIT[/li][</em>]NIH Individual Grant recipient
[<em>]Stanford CCIS
[</em>]JSHS Regional Finalist
[<em>]National Merit Commended Student
[</em>]AP Scholar
[/ul]
Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Williams admission officer wrote: "Few students have the self-awareness and confidence to do what you've done; and, fewer still, to articulate life experience as you did;" MIT educational counselor said very-well crafted and clearly very well-thought out; a wonderful, very moving essay, which reveals a great deal about your growth as a person.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: the top student of my entire career, Hes the type of student every teacher wishes they have in their classroom
[<em>]Counselor Rec: best one written in her career, Youd be crazy not to take him
[</em>]Hook (if any): immigrant (1994); poor, uneducated, but hardworking family on government subsidies (income: 15K); held a job for 3 yrs in high school to pay for tuition; gay; went to Williams Multicultural Weekend in October; completed three different research projects but never bothered to enter them into S/W or INTEL; researched with Harvard Medical School scientists and collaborated with postdocts.[/ul]
Personal:
[ul]
[<em>]Location (State or Country): CA
[</em>]Ethnicity & Gender: Vietnamese Male
[<em>]Major strength/weakness:
[</em>]Your thoughts on your decision: I was accepted because I went to RSI; I wrote something really personal and original in the "Why Columbia" section[/ul]
Any other comments: Sorry for taking someone else's spot.</p>
<p>Accepted, Columbia College</p>
<p>1530, 3.9ish, ~25-30/370 (cut-throat competetive school though), national merit finalist & hispanic recognition, 3 5s and a 4 on APs, Columbia sibling.</p>
<p>Static are you not coming to Columbia? Anyways, congrats!</p>
<p>Sigh... rejection. I'll be at Williams next year.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected (originally deferred ED)
Stats:</p>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1390</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 740 710 640</li>
<li>GPA: 102.(something)</li>
<li>Rank: 7/250ish</li>
<li>Other stats: active in everything... music, athletics, academics, community service</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: I think they were good.. lol</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: I didnt read them, but I guess they were good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: dunno what she wrote, horrible counselor, but she probably tried her best</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none</li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country: New York</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strength: School Grades, music, active in community Weakness: SATs/SATII, AP</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: there were many people in my school who ranked above me... also, columbia is very selective so they obviously took the best. congrats to all who got accepted!!!</li>
</ul>
<p>Other Factors: </p>
<p>oh well Columbia ~ u were my first choice, but 2nd choice UPENN isnt so bad! :)</p>
<p>Static...Congratulation:) You are in the same boat with my S.
Williams and Columbia. Any leanings yet?</p>
<p>Accepted (CC).</p>
<p>Check out my PR Stats profile, if you must, for the stats.</p>
<p>Accepted! (Columbia College)</p>
<p>Stats: 2.9 UW 3.3 W; SAT: 920 Act 19; SATII: 370, 340, 540; Rank: 118/426
EC: Debate Club only
Awards: National Honor Roll
Teacher Recs: Unique
Counselor Rec: Generic
Essays: Education is important (Awesome I thought)
Interview: I was late but it went well
Reason why they accepted me: No Clue! Just another unsolved mystery
Background: Asian Male
Both Parents attended Stanford University
I live in San Francisco, Cali</p>
<p>I'm a Columbian Woot Woot! Yeah!
To those rejected/waitlisted...remember wherever you end up, it was for the best.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (Fu)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1460
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740/780/710
[<em>] GPA: 3.8uw/4.4w
[</em>] Rank: 9/496
[<em>] Other stats: dunno
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: great
[<em>] Teacher Recs: gr8
[</em>] Counselor Rec: gr8
[<em>] Hook (if any): none?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Illinois
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean
[<em>] Gender: male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: good subjective stuff... ECs werent that great
[*] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: i thought my essay let them see who i was [/ul]</p>