OFFICIAL Columbia University Class of 2017 ED [RESULTS ONLY]

kerplunk52 · December 6, 2012, 6:11pm

Decision: Deferred- CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take/submit
[] ACT: 30 (33E, 29M, 31R, 26S, 10W)
[] SAT II: didn’t take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86UW, 4.00W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/216
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP European History (4), AP Language (4), APUSH (4), AP Calc BC, AP 2d Art, AP Chem, AP Literature
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP 2D Art, Ceramics 4, Drawing 2, World Geo, Walking (required haha)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no major awards, but a few local (art contests, academic letter, CHSAA all-state academic)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Art Club (4 years, president), (WISE, 3 years), Varsity Soccer (Head manager 2 years, athlete 1 on JV), NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor 1 hour/week, other random things
[] Summer Activities: NYU Precollege
[] Essays: Common App was about my realization of wanting to be a photographer, extracurricular one was about my experience at NYU Precollege, Why Columbia I wrote about diversity, wrote about a book, and my desire to be a Visual Arts Major.
[] Teacher Recommendation: all fantastic, one from my Gifted Ed teacher, my English teacher, and my art teacher
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but I’m sure it was amazing. we have a great relationship.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Fantastic!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CO
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: small rural public, competitive
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I sent in arts supplement, probably the only reason I wasn’t rejected. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: supplement, recs, interview
[] Weaknesses: ecs, scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]**General Comments:**I am soooo suprised I wasn’t rejected, so I’m very happy with a deferral. It just goes to show that crappy scores and not great ECs like mine don’t mean an automatic rejection! Congrats to those who were accepted, and much love to those rejected. Remember, a college doesn’t make or break your life. Other deferrals, good luck in the RD round!

mrspotter · December 6, 2012, 6:11pm

Decision: Rejected - CC

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 780 W, 650 M, 750 CR = 2170
ACT: 32
SAT II: US History: 640, Lit: 660
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/300
AP (place score in parenthesis):5’s on US History & English
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Psych, AP Eng, AP Stats, Physics, TV News, Journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2nd place commercial statewide, gold-medal journalist nationwide
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tons. literally, my resume has 60 items.
Job/Work Experience: worked for former president of E! tv station, head videographer for a federal congressional campaign
Volunteer/Community service: over 700
Summer Activities: internship at congressional campaign
Essays: strong
Teacher Recommendation: Both should be pretty strong
Counselor Rec: strong, though shes flakey
Additional Rec: campaign manager
Interview: really well
Other
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: competitive public
Ethnicity: W
Gender: F
Income Bracket: both parents unemployed
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
Strengths: essays
Weaknesses: subject tests

WHY YOU THINK YOU WERE REJECTED:

I want to share this story with next years applicants. I have tried very hard to get into Columbia all of high school. I visited so many times, did an overnight, my essays (especially the why columbia) were so passionate, but I did not get in. Personally, although my scores werent the highest, I feel that this decision was partly affected because the only other person who applied ED in my school was ranked 6th and had slightly better scores and GPA. She also is the most widely know cheater in our grade and in our school. Like, serious stuff. Regrettably no teacher has ever been able to report anything more than a suspicion and no kids ever actually reported her. Life sucks sometimes, but you know what? This is Columbia’s mistake.

100point0swag · December 6, 2012, 6:14pm

Decision: Rejected - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2390 (800 CR, 790 M, 800 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 800 (USH, Math II, Chem)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77/4.00
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): All 5’s (Chinese, US History, English Language, Computer Science, Chemistry, Psychology)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Stat, Spanish 3 Hns, Physics Hns
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]MUN:
2x Best Delegate
3x Outstanding Delegate
1x Honorable Delegate
1x Verbal Commendation

Debate:
9x Best Speaker

PSAT/NMSQT Commended Student
AP Scholar with Distinction

etc. and more BS

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Founder Business Club
Senior Executive Board Model UN
Captain Debate Club
Co-Captain Relay For Life
Student Leader Church
Junior Varsity Track & Field

[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]Intern Siegel Financial Group
Intern Pinsent Masons LLP
Busboy SzeChuan House

[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]Volunteer Shadow Buddies

[li] Summer Activities:[/li]JHU CTY
Dale Carnegie Training

[] Essays: Pretty solid.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One is great, the other probably above average
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: Wonderful[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Lived overseas for four years?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, test scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]General Comments:
As expected.

overachiever01 · December 6, 2012, 6:17pm

Let me just say, anything can happen!

Congrats to those in… SEE YOU NEXT FALL!

Good luck to those who were not accepted. Your journey does not end here; it just begins!

lioness4 · December 6, 2012, 6:17pm

100, didn’t you already post accepted??

feedback411 · December 6, 2012, 6:21pm

Decision: Accepted - CC
Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2400 Superscore (2 sittings)
[] ACT: Didn’t send
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 760 USH, 720 Physics
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.65 W / 4.0 UW
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/630+
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Calc BC & AB (5), AP Physics (4), AP Chem (4), AP USH (4), AP Psych (4) (took a bunch more, but only listed these)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):None… just AP Scholar w/Distinction & National Merit Commended & a bunch of small local awards from science fair and math contests[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Many, many club activities and leadership
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer for 4 years (300+ hrs), research intern at nonprofit org for 3 years, volunteer at senior center, research associate at large cancer organization… in total, probably logged in about 600+ hours of service
[] Summer Activities: Medical Intern at local surgery center for two summers… submitted paper on breast cancer
[] Essays: Unique topic but nothing terribly outstanding. My Why Columbia supplement was all about the Core but kinda generic.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Read one that was outstanding… others should be good but my teachers were extremely busy with other recs…
[] Counselor Rec: I go to an incredibly large public school but my counselor knows me well. Should be good. 
[] Additional Rec: None.
[li] Interview: Wasn’t offered one. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public…has not sent a student to an Ivy in years
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: Less than 50k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT I, valedictorian, GPA, hard course load, club activities, volunteer work
[] Weaknesses: SATs II’s, AP scores, no work experience, average EC’s; I’m pretty much the typical math-loving Asian male out there…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]General Comments:
Am in utter shock. I honestly can’t believe it. I was 100% expecting rejection… my supplements were rushed, I did them in a single night. My stats were truly my only strengths…

ANYWAY SO HAPPY! PM me if you also got accepted if you’d like to talk! (:

kremlinoncharles · December 6, 2012, 6:26pm

The racial disparities in these admissions results are surprisingly stark, in both these and the Dartmouth threads.

dessayer · December 6, 2012, 6:28pm

Decision: Rejected - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2370 (800M, 800W, 770CR, single sitting)
[] ACT: 35 (Single sitting)
[] SAT II: Math IIC (800), Physics (790), Chemistry (750)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/265
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang. (5), Statistics (5), Calculus AB (5), Physics B (4), Chemistry (4), French Lang. (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 APs, one AP independent study, student government class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, AP Scholar w/ Distinction[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (Club officer, committee chair, international delegate), NHS (Vice President), Student Gov’t, Youth & Government, lots of music including state competitions, several clubs
[] Job/Work Experience: Physics internship at Portland State University
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of NHS-related stuff, run a free tutoring program at my school
[] Summer Activities: Physics internship, enrolled full time at a community college on a whim, music camps
[] Essays: Thought they were good enough. My main essay was a little weird – it was about how I started sleeping less than two hours a night – but my English teacher recommended I go crazy with it because it doesn’t ultimately play that big a role. Maybe he was wrong
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure. One of them had to be good, other one was a total wildcard
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Also submitted a science supplement (research abstract from my internship)

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Oregon
[] School Type: Public, wealthy area
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 65k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Numbers, essays (or so I thought)
[] Weaknesses: Not many extracurriculars
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not really sure. If I had to guess, I didn’t show a strong enough focus in any one area. I would love recommendations (posted in the other board) or critiques to help me when writing my other apps to competitive schools[/li][li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No other EDs. Maybe I’ll do Barnard[/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Just wanted to post my stats to let others rejected know it’s not about the numbers. Columbia was my dream school but for some reason I’m not that torn up, so that’s great

cneogy · December 6, 2012, 6:29pm

What do you mean by this? elaborate

newfavourite · December 6, 2012, 6:31pm

Decision: Deferred- CC

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170, didn’t submit
ACT: 33 superscored (35 E 36 R 32 M 30S) 32 highest composite
SAT II: 780 USH, 640 Spanish Listening (bad day…I honestly feel that this was the reason I wasn’t accepted since I am Hispanic)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 UW, 4.6 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17/~500
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Stat 5, AP Human Geo 5, AP Eng Lang 5, AP Chem 4, APUSH 5, AP Psych 5
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Lang, AP Comp Gov, AP US Gov, AP Micro, AP Lit, AP Calc BC, two standard graduation requirements
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Scholar, National Merit Commended, AP Scholar w/Distinction, National Spanish Exam Medalist, outstanding student awards from school
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Literary Magazine (Editor-in-Chief), National Honor Society (Volunteer Coordinator), Habitat for Humanity (VP), Model UN (numerous awards), Library Volunteering (2 hours/week since May 2010), EHS, SHS, Mu Alpha Theta
Job/Work Experience: none for pay
Volunteer/Community service: library volunteering + numerous honor societies = TONS OF SERVICE ha.
Summer Activities: Gov School, helping at my dad’s office, R&R
Essays: Common App about my mixed heritage…used a puzzle metaphor throughout. I really liked it and got good feedback short answers about breakfast at tiffany’s, gov school, my room. Overall, I loved my essays/short answers and thought they reflected me very well.
Teacher Recommendation: Should have been amazing! One from my APUSH/AP Gov teacher and one from my AP Human teacher. They both told me they wrote great recs!
Counselor Rec: probably good, but somewhat generic.
Additional Rec: from the volunteer coordinator at the library…hopefully it got there because she mailed it in haha.
Interview: Super duper amazing. Made me love Columbia even more <3
Other
State (if domestic applicant): TN
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: very competitive public
Ethnicity: hispanic/french
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Middle Class leggo.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
Strengths: essays, ecs (I think), recs, interview
Weaknesses: scores are low compared to other applicants.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They saw enough in me to like me, but not enough to love me. Happy I wasn’t rejected! Although I’m not looking forward to waiting…oh well. It’s all good.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Fordham with a full tuition scholarship!
General Comments: It feels kind of weird to be deferred, but I am so happy that I wasn’t flat out rejected. To all accepted: my sincere congratulations. You all have worked so hard to get here and totally deserve it! To all rejected: COLUMBIA DOESN’T DESERVE YOU. Keep your head high and work hard on those RD apps! To my fellow deferred peeps: We have bright futures ahead of us, whether Columbia is a part of it or not. I’m looking foward to chilling with you all the next few months as we wait for March to come.

80922908 · December 6, 2012, 6:41pm

Decision: Accepted - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (M: 770, CR: 770, W: 780)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: Math II: 790, US History: 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School Doesn’t Compute
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): I’m pretty sure my predicted score (IB kids will understand what I mean) is 45
[] Senior Year Course Load: Mathematics HL, Economics HL, History of the Americas HL, English A1 HL, French B SL, Physics SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN Club (Student in-charge and President of school MUN - member of 12 conferences in total), Student Council (3 years - House Captain and Faculty appointed representative), Theater/Drama (started last year, but significant involvement in school productions), Editorial Board (Editor-in chief for one year), a small list but I spent a large amount of time on each and showed commitment
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching the children of a local village English, Mathematics, and Science
[] Summer Activities: Model UN
[] Essays: To be honest, I really had jitters about them. Sometimes I would think they were great, other times I would find the unintelligible. Trust what you write, as hard as that might be. Don’t worry if you spend a lot of time writing, or if yoou don’t produce a large amount in terms of volume (in one sitting). Even still, the time make good thoughts accumulate in your head.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think they were really good! I chose my two favorite teachers
[] Counselor Rec: I think it was pretty good!
[] Additional Rec: No
[] Interview: No

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): FL
[] Country (if international applicant): India (US Permanent Resident)
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Indian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: <$20000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My achievements have been made in the context of a father who suffers from mental illness, who would for years prevent me for leaving home for anything but the trip to school. I implicitly mentioned this in my personal statement, and asked my teachers and counselor to substantiate. I also receive a 75% scholarship to my IB school, and am the only student to receive this (among a student body of about 700)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, Academic Record, ECs (maybe?), Essays (didn’t realize this till the decision), Achievements made under very adverse circumstances
[] Weaknesses: Volunteer Experience, ECs (maybe?)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays showed a strong strand of positivity and idealism, which I think is a fundamental part of who I am. I think my circumstances and achievements showed my ability to persist for what I believe in, a quality I think the adcoms appreciate.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]General Comments:

I am shocked, elated, baffled, content, and happy at the same time! Columbia Class of 2017!!! Roar Lions!!! To all those who worry - be it about the strange transcripts their school issue, the hotchpotch of their academic records, whether their extra-curricular activities are suitable, and (the ephemeral question) whether their essays are good - I say, DON’T. Have faith in yourself, and in God. When you want something with all your heart, things work out in one way or the other.

And one last thing, I need to thank the community here at CC. The “chances,” and “results,” pages are often criticized, but they’ve taught me so much over the last one and a half years. I wouldn’t know things as simple as the Noncustodial Waiver form, or as major as the workings of Early Decision, without it. Thank you!

karatekid666 · December 6, 2012, 7:01pm

Decision: Rejected - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 32 highest sitting, 33 comp (34E, 35M, 35R, 29S, 10E)
[] SAT II: 760 M2, 730 Lit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school does not calc UW… weighted is 3.674/5.00 (highest in class is 4.4)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): world history, stats, comp sci, lang, chem, bio, calc ab, calc bc, macro, micro, lit, physics c mechanics, physics c e&m, psych
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap calc bc, ap macro, ap micro, ap lit, ap physics c mech, ap physics c e&m, ap psych and others…
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None, really… does National Achievement Semi count? and AP Scholar w/Honors
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (state medalist yadayada); Math Varsity League; couple other smaller clubs which I held leadership positions in, NHS etc…
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Many hours in hospital; overseas aid work (Ethiopia); Tutoring
[] Summer Activities: Volunteering
[] Essays: 7/10 across the board
[] Teacher Recommendation: Strong
[] Counselor Rec: decent, but prob not very personal
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Great! was with alumna of my high school-- she was very nice, but new

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Northern VA
[] Country (if international applicant): Murica
[] School Type: Public, competitive (top 100 as ranked by usnews)
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: high
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Rigor of courseload, recs, sat subjects, act is on par
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: relatively poor academic record
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: first decision thus far!

[/ul]General Comments: Here’s some advice to all of you Ivy dreamers out there: work hard. No aspect of one’s application can compensate for a sub-par academic record. I was hoping that with decent scores, nice recs, and being an ED URM applicant, I could somehow have a shot. NO. WRONG.

You’re not inherently special. Get over yourself. You have to buckle down and put in the hours to achieve A’s. Turn of the computer, quit reading these forums, quit dreaming, and do something. For all you Freshman and Sophomores reading this: ANYONE CAN MAKE IT INTO AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL IF YOU PUT IN THE TIME.

Finally, always remember that where you go to college isn’t everything. In fact, it means very little of anything in the larger scheme of things. So good luck and happy studying.

UChicagoHopefull · December 6, 2012, 7:10pm

Rejected CC
SAT I: 2360 (800 CR, 760 M, 800 W)
SATII: 750 US History, 730 Literature
GPA: 3.7 UW (With an extremely rigorous courseload)
Essays: I thought they were great
Teacher Recommendations: Outstanding
Counselor Recommendation: Don’t know
ECs: They were many and varied and I was head of several of them- I’m too disappointed to go into more detail.

I just want to say that I was miserable when I learned I had been rejected but seeing so many other extremely qualified applicants in the same boat makes me feel better about myself. Congrats to those who got in and good luck to those who were deferred.

Calendar · December 6, 2012, 7:17pm

Decision: Accepted - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 36 (E:36, M:35, S:36, R:36, E:10)
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 770 Bio E, 740 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5(Calc, Stat, WH, USH, Bio)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: All AP-level or beyond
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Great
[] Job/Work Experience: Good
[] Volunteer/Community service: 2 Summers Hospital, 1 Summer Lab
[] Summer Activities: see above
[] Essays: good
[] Teacher Recommendation: good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public Magnet (extremely competitive)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, grades
[] Weaknesses: essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]General Comments:

Philovitist · December 6, 2012, 7:33pm

Well, you did have a shot.

OrangeD00D · December 6, 2012, 7:53pm

Decision: Accepted - CC

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 800CR 690W 680M
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 770 Math II, 750 Spanish, 740 Bio-E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19 out of 625
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish (5) Spanish Lit (5) English Lit (4) US History (5) Bio (5) World History (5) 
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Four APs and two Community COllege classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): GSA (President & Founder), Drama, Mock Trial
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours with Constitutional Rights Foundation
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Great, unique essays
[] Teacher Recommendation: Stellar
[] Counselor Rec: Stellar
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Good

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Latino
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, course load, GPA
[] Weaknesses: SAT, lack of ECs and summer activities
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no clue!!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[/ul]General Comments:
Oh my god! I didn’t think I’d get in! Not in a million years. :D

Elhondar · December 6, 2012, 8:28pm

Decision: Accepted - SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (800 math 730 reading 720 writing)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2 800 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/400ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5) Calc BC (5) Micro (4) Macro (4) Stats (5) Chemistry (5)
[] Senior Year Course Load: Spanish 5, AP English 12, AP Government, AP Physics B, Calculus 3 (1st Semester), Intro to Discrete Math (1st Semester), Numerical Methods (2nd Semester)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AMC 12b State Winner
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country running (Team Captain), Cross country skiing (Team Captain), Mentorship at an environmental science lab doing soils and waters testing
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer Science Specialist at a local museum
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teen Science Volunteer at the same museum (before I got hired)
[] Summer Activities: Job, Classes at my local university
[] Essays: Pretty Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: I only read one, but it was extremely good
[] Counselor Rec: Very good
[] Additional Rec: I had my boss write me a rec letter, and it was excellent
[li] Interview: No actual interview, but I met the ad com officer that was going to read my app and made a really good impression. He had forgotten where he’d parked at my school because it was so dark out, and I showed him where his car was, and I made some pointed statements about my app so that he’d have a face to put to it. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Alaska
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good rec letters, legacy, test scores, and extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: My essays could have been better
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: legacy, test scores, rec letters, geography, ED, everything possible except URM or first gen really
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Colorado School of Mines (safety school)

[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone else who got in, and my deepest condolences to those who didn’t. I’m sure you’ll get in somewhere else!

serenavanderful · December 6, 2012, 9:22pm

Decision: Accepted - CC

(excuse my lazy typing…just tired and excited lol)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (super score) R 800 M 630 W 690 (2 sittings)
[] ACT: 31 (got a 30 the second time, obv. didn’t send lol)
[] SAT II: 720 Lit 770 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Eh…mine’s weighted, let’s say 3.8 at the lowest
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Euro
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP psych
ap lit
ap gov
3 governor’s school math/science classes

[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Spelling bee va state champ beta convention, etc…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Art museum volunteer leadership program, 2yrs peer mentor
NHS, President + member
Scholastic Bowl
Tv quiz show, won 2 matches
[] Job/Work Experience:
Amusement park 1 summer
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Math science camp over summer, art museum, local schools, research station near my home
[] Summer Activities:
Harvard Summer School - 8 credits (A and a B…completely earned those!!)
[] Essays:
*common app = talked about my nutshell moment
short answers:
—Anne Frank my fav book
—read vogue, huffington post, atlantic, etc.
—the core is what attracted me
[] Teacher Recommendation:
2 from gov school, math/science—excellent
[] Counselor Rec:
Excellent—she’s great
[] Additional Rec:
Took a risk in submitting one, from my Harvard professor this summer. Prob very good
[li] Interview:[/li] None (submitted my app too close to deadline I assume)

[] School Type: Public rural…1st ivy leager in 10 years? lol Some girl got into MIT a few years back
[] Ethnicity: Not going to say
[] Gender: Not going to say
[] Income Bracket: Ditto
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): - [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Academic background, recommendations, essays/short answers
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores, awards
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong academic background and I think the harvard grades helped me. And the fact that I went to Harvard, and STILL chose Columbia said something!!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: None, ED binding as I wanted!!

Good luck to everyone!! See ya later

meh1995 · December 6, 2012, 9:29pm

Decision: Waitlisted - SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (780 M, 800 CR, 710 W)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 780 Math II, 720 Physics, 740 Lit, 700 USH
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9ish UW, 4.3-4.5ish W (too lazy to calculate)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not sure exactly but I’m somewhere in the top 8 out of 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (5), USH (4), Lang (5), Psych (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Comparative Government, AP Econ, AP Calc AB, English 12, Yearbook (ha), AP Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Semifinalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth & Government, Environmental Club, Track & Field
[] Job/Work Experience: Private Tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Peer tutoring, volunteer w/ special needs kids at my school, stuff w/ the environmental club
[] Summer Activities: Nada. I’m lazy.
[] Essays: Common app was good. Had a few people read it and they all liked it. Supplements were written about 12 hours before they were due. They actually weren’t bad, but they weren’t good either
[] Teacher Recommendation: I got to see one of them and it was fantastic. I know the teacher on a pretty personal level. The other one was probably good, if pretty generic
[] Counselor Rec: Again, good but probably generic
[] Additional Rec: none
[] Interview: Went really well.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Not sure… 120k?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college student, woman in engineering? (don’t know if that counts…)[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT I is solid, that one rec was great, and my interview was awesome
[] Weaknesses: Physics SAT II didn’t go so well, plus I got a B in Honors Physics last year, which isn’t so good when you’re applying into engineering. I hate when people blame their grades on their teachers, but my physics teacher last year basically stopped teaching us 2nd semester
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Supplement essays, Physics scores, and the fact that Columbia is just hard to get into in general
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Don’t know yet; will find out about MIT soon

[/ul]General Comments:
I’m actually pretty happy. I probably won’t get in RD, but only like 20% of people get deferred, so at least they saw something I guess

LionsRunner · December 6, 2012, 9:44pm

Decision: Accepted - CC

Objective: SAT I (breakdown):2270 CR-800 M-770 W-700
ACT: N/A
SAT II: Math Level II- 800 US History- 760 Biology- 750
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.83
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):7/349
AP (place score in parenthesis):All 5s (European History, US History, Psychology, Biology, Calculus AB, English Language)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No Academic
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track (captain) state medalist, Indoor Track, Cross Country, Volleyball
Job/Work Experience: Volunteer at a Rehabilitation center
Volunteer/Community service: Philabundance/ Organized a track meet for inner city kids
Summer Activities: Running, People to People, Volunteer work
Essays: Common App one was excellent, supplements were shady
Teacher Recommendation: probably good
Counselor Rec: Hes new, but he thinks Im a genius
Interview: Had one. It went interviewy?
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Philadelphia
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Urban, Ghetto, Public ~1200 kids, Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited for track (I can run in circles!!) with solid academics, female in math

Reflection
Strengths: Growth (grade improvement every year), Track
Weaknesses: No big academic awards, missed National Merit by a point
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Track + solid applicant
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t apply anywhere else
General Comments: SO FRICKING EXCITED!! I WAS IN THE CITY YESTERDAY AND THE ANTICIPATION WAS KILLING ME (even if decisions are 9 days early)

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