<p>well you have a typical chance if you play it the right way. you should've applied ED though if you wanted to go since you were 12..</p>
<p>Umm, hence why I DID, otherwise I couldn't have been deferred already. Lulz.</p>
<p>I just don't get how some people got reject/deferred with all their great stats while others with lesser stats keep getting in. I keep seeing all these 800's getting deferred, wow.</p>
<p>insanity91- THANK YOU...u read my mind. it's upsetting...</p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=blue][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): V:670 M:660 R:640
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: Lit.: 650
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): na
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: religion, culture, ethics, english 4, spanish 4, calc, physics, music performance and theory, government.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): n.a.
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): TONS
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Organic Farm, Farmers Market
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: TONS
[ *] Summer Activities: Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy, Study Abroad in Barcelona, Nat'l Cello Institute, Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School.
[ *] Essays: Very Unique
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Great
[ *] Additional Rec: Great
[ *] Interview: didnt have one
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): ca
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: tiny private
[ *] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[ *] Gender:f
[ *] Income Bracket:high
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: essay, recs, extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: sats
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essay
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>
<p>After a certain point, SAT Is are worthless (this comes from somebody with a 2320 800V/760M/760W).</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED CC (ED)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2140; 710 M, 680 CR, 750 W
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: Bio M – 630 (frosh), Math II – 710 (soph), Chem – 730 (junior)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): er... based on proportion, 3.64, but I’m not sure that’s right (4.1/4.5)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 – Chem, US History, BC Calc
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Language and Composition, Law and Government, AP Statistics, AP Biology, Authentic Science Research, Forensic Investigation, Advanced Composition, Concert Choir
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Junior Mathematics Award (2008): Junior with a high achievement in mathematics, Most Improved Debater (2007): school-wide recognition, Scholar Athlete (2008): varsity athletes who maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher, Mount Holyoke Book Award (2008): awarded to a Junior with high academic standing
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team (Event coordinator and treasurer), Math team (co-captain), NHS (co-chair of tutoring committee), Softball (starting varsity), piano lessons
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Library assistant (2 yrs)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring (2 hrs/wk), >400 hrs @ lab doing research on sickle cell disease
[<em>] Summer Activities: 2007: I worked with three other high school students to determine the effect of exercise on mice with different sickle cell mutations. The highest tolerance for activity was among a specific type of mutation, and doctors applied the results to treatment recommendations for sickle cell disease patients. 2008: I interned at Albert Einstein for the second year. I measured the urine osmolarity of sickle cell mice to determine the correlation between salinity and sickness. I also used High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Isoelectric Focusing to determine the mutations that the mice had inherited.
[</em>] Essays: I was told by about 10 people that it was fantastic and described me to a T. It was about how my furniture affected me as a person and reflected my past
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Chemistry teacher (fantastic, I read it and it went over my good qualities as a student and person); English teacher (I’m assuming fantastic, she’s a good writer and she liked me a lot)
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Quote from her: “I consider myself lucky to have been able to tell Columbia what I saw and heard” – so I assume fantastic as well. She knows me very, very well, I visit her almost once a week LOL I’m a stressed out person.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Potentially one that my mentor from my summer internship sent in, but I’m not sure if the admissions office ever got it since they don’t track the extra stuff
[</em>] Interview: awesome, the guy said I belonged at Columbia and he would do whatever he could to help me.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public, competitive, sends a lot of kids to top schools every year
[</em>] Ethnicity: Lebanese
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: >$100,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation graduate, lab work and 3 completed scientific experiments
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: I play a sport (and I have a good rank/percentile), my science experiments, my recs, and the story I told my interviewer about my love for the school
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores, junior yr grades
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: my science experiments, my recs, and the story I told my interviewer
[/ul]General Comments: OMG I’M IN COLLEGE AND I GET TO LIVE IN THE CITY FOR FOUR YEARS AND I GET TO GO TO COLUMBIA</p>
<p>Decision: Deferred</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Writing - 800; Critical Reading - 800; Math - 760 (2360)
[</em>] SAT II: US History - 800; French w/ Listening -800; Literature - 780
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.31
[</em>] Rank or percentile: I don't know, but definitely top 10%
[li] AP/IB Scores: AP Calculus AB - 5; AP US - 5; AP English Language - 5; AP World History - 4</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Major Awards: National Merit Semifinalist, school's undergraduate English award, Sewanee Book Award for Excellence in Writing, included in Young Pegasus anthology, a winner in Societe Honoraire de Francais creative writing competition
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Literary Magazine (Junior, Senior editor); piano lessons (13 years); dance (13 years); theater (2 years); musical performance group (6 years, stage manager, student leader)
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Community service in Thailand w/ Rustic Pathways (40 hrs); music achievement auditions (3 hrs); piano performance group at local nursing homes (20 hrs)
[<em>] Summer Activities: Dystopian literature course (Duke TIP, 2005); Writing with power course (Duke TIP, 2006); Utopian literature course (Duke TIP, 2007); Creative writing course (Walnut Hill, 2007); Community service in Thailand (Rustic Pathways, 2007); Creative writing (Columbia HSP, 2008)
[</em>] Essays: Strong
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I chose not to see it, but I think they were probably quite good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Same as above
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: Good (we went quite a bit over but it was good conversation, not just me rambling...I think.)</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Location: Texas
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: F
[<em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Don't think so </p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Writing, music, academics
[</em>] Weaknesses: No extensive community service, no job
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No obvious hook, weaker extracurriculars</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Devastated, of course - but I haven't wanted anything so much as getting into Columbia. My fingers are crossed for RD! Congratulations to all who were accepted!</p>
<p>good luck everyone come RD!</p>
<p>Deferred =(........</p>
<p>This is kind of late... ):</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): V:800 M:780 R:750 (2330)
[</em>] SAT II: Bio: 780, Math II: 800
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio (5)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook/Magazine Photo Editor, Varsity Swimming (Captain), Model United Nations, European Cultural/Political Club (President)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: YMCA Instructor, Teacher's Aide at Summer Program
[</em>] Summer Activities: Museum Internship (Two years), Lots of lab Research
[<em>] Essays: Perhaps too impersonal/philosophical
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Great/Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[/ul]Other[list]
[</em>] School Type: Small public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Income Bracket:low</p>[/li]
<p>I really hope the formatting works out, haha.</p>
<p>^ wow. that makes me scared. good luck in april!!</p>
<p>yeah it does, duchess has good stats :(</p>
<p>does anyone know what the acceptance letter says? I read the rejection letter on another thread.</p>
<p>Cool thanks, that's nerve wracking, so basically starting with "Congratz" versus a description of the school etc. lol...</p>
<p>i'm really late in posting this, but for future reference...</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (ED - CC)</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2360 (800 CR 760 M 800 W)
[</em>] ACT: 35 (36 M 36 E 34 R 33 S)
[<em>] SAT II: 800 french, 790 lit, 740 math 2
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn't rank but 3/137
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 french lang, 5 japanese, 5 eng lang, 4 ush
(school doesn't offer AP classes)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: most rigorous
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national french contest (ranked from 1st-5th nationally throughout HS), NMSF, school awards</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): choir, math team (captain), environmental group (prez), founded a club, volleyball (3 yrs varsity) and track (4 yrs varsity + captain)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: lab work/research
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: went on a mission trip summer after freshman year and then did follow up work with the same organization until this year; also, some political involvement
[</em>] Summer Activities: see above; took some college classes
[<em>] Essays: honest but not thrilling
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn't see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn't see, but I'm pretty sure GC thinks I am insane
[</em>] Additional Rec: from research advisor</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[</em>] School Type: competitive private
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: f
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): research, can speak four languages reasonably well (learned all but English the hard way, in school :D) </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SATs
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: aucune idee[/li][/ul]General Comments: gl to RDers!</p>
<p>That sounds awesome.</p>
<p>Can I ask... all of you guys listing your extracurriculars.. how could you possibly fit all of that into your online app? Wasn't there limited space?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted (ED</p>
<p>Objective: **[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 710 W 640 M 800 CR
[</em>] ACT: Didn't take it :3
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Lit 740 Spanish
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Like 60/200ish
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lit (5) Lang (5) Macro (4) Spanish (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None taken yet.
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Classes - HL Chem, HL English, HL History of Americas, HL Psych, Theory of Knowledge, SL Spanish, SL Math Methods
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Computer Club (Secretary), Anime Club, Drama Club
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 1 month of Party City (Go go Halloween employment)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 156 hours. Mentioned taking care of my ill grandparents everyday for 2 years as well.
[<em>] Summer Activities: Not much. Wrote my extended essay, volunteered at library.
[</em>] Essays: Pretty excellent. Reflected on my late grandfather's passion for bread and baking it precisely and with love, ideals that I hope to gain.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: The best I've ever read. My english teacher LOVES me.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Dunno!
[<em>] Additional Rec: n/a
[</em>] Interview: AWESOME. We connected on a totally personal level, he was a writer too and we just chatted about our literary interests. Totally cool guy.
[/ul]Other*[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: 3rd in the nation, go Suncoast.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Half Cuban, thus Latina.
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: <60k when my dad isn't in the equation (as well he shouldn't be)
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): 1st gen, URM
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: SAT Score, my hooks, my ultra competitive, amazing school. IB.
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT Score, GPA.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Magic
[/ul]General Comments:*
:)</p>
<p>
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State (if domestic applicant): CO
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<p>Intermountain represent! <em>Sits down</em></p>
<p>bump… this is a good reference and should be stickied.</p>