Please Chance Me for Columbia ED?

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<p>Heyyy pleeease chance me haha. I already submitted my application but I suppose I just really want some feedback and some idea of what I should expect. Thanks! :D</p>

<p>Asian Female
Fairly competitive high school in CT (sends 5-8 kids to Ivies and top schools every year)
SAT: 2220 R-670, M-750, W-800
SAT II: Chemistry-790, Latin-660, Chinese-800, Math II - taking in November, so that my Latin score wouldn't be considered.
GPA: 4.286 weighted
Class size: approximately 300
AP Scores: AP Stat-5, AP Lang & Comp-5, APUSH-5, AP Chem-4
Current APs: AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Latin, AP Bio, AP Calc BC</p>

<p>Achievements</p>

<p>National Merit Scholarship Commended<br>
AP Scholar with Honors<br>
National Latin Examination
“Maxima Cum Laude” (silver) 9th grade
“Summa Cum Laude” (gold) 10, 11
St. Lawrence University Book Award for Community Service<br>
Headmaster’s List (GPA of 4.00+) for all semesters so far
National Honor Society - President, 12
National Latin Honor Society -Founder, President,11,12
Modern Musical Masters: National Music Honor Society - Secretary, 11,12
Mu Alpha Theta: National Math Honor Society 11,12
National Science Honor Society 12
Wind Ensemble First Chair & Section Leader - 12</p>

<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<p>Biology Club - Founder, President, 10, 11, 12<br>
Student Representative Council - First Vice President,9, 10, 11, 12
Drama Club - House Manager & Program Designer, 11, 12
Annual Battle of the Houses -Captain, 10, 11, 12<br>
Annual Earth Day Celebration - Chairman & Founder,11, 12<br>
Class Office of 2010 - Class Treasurer, 9, 10<br>
Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestra - Principal Flautist, 9, 10, 11, 12
Ludlowe Leaders (peer orientation) - 11<br>
Prospect (school newspaper) - Staff Writer, 9, 10<br>
JV Volleyball - 9,10<br>
Track and Field - 9</p>

<p>Community Service</p>

<p>*Vitas Hospice Care, Fairfield, CT
Office administrative volunteer; 10, 11, 12
~200 hours
*The Perch (school store)
Cashier, bagger (bagging bagels and muffins), 9, 10, 11, 12
~50 hours </p>

<p>Summer Experience
National Student Leadership Conference, Medicine and Health Care, Washington DC, 2008
Research internship in Immunology Department, Yale University, 2009</p>

<p>Essay is decent I believe, teacher recommendations should be good. Please be honest :)</p>

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<p>Your reading score is kind of low, but otherwise I’d say you have a legit shot–it’ll down to your essays and how you compare to the rest of the applicants.</p>

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<p>Ahh yeahh I know. I took the sATs twice and while my M and W scores improved CR is actually the exact same…lol. So much for preparing for an entire summer</p>

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<p>BUMP. Anyone else? Please? Haha :)</p>

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<p>Bump? Really…? No one?</p>

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<p>why does taking Math II take your Latin SAT out of consideration? Columbia only requires 2 SAT subjs.</p>

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<p>Well I was thinking they might not consider Chinese since I am a native speaker, and if they take the highest SAT II scores then I am hoping for a high score for Math II, does that make sense?</p>

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<p>ohh yeah. i see. i think they’ll take chinese into account. your sat subjs and ECs are good :)</p>

<p>im also an ED app. i sent it in on friday! did you apply to SEAS or CC?</p>

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<p>im pretty sure they will consider the chinese sat II regardless if you are a native speaker. but if you still want math then go for it. if you’re planning on pursuing something mathy or science related then i guess the chem and math sats would be more appropriate.</p>

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<p>Ahhhh great now I reallllly regret doing Math II now haha, waste of my time. I also put Math II there as my second SAT II on my app. Great. now I have to do well on this one even though Math and I just don’t get along even though I am Asian…blehhhhh
I am applying to CC</p>

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<p>dumb q : what’s the difference between SEAS and CC?</p>

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<p>SEAS is School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
CC is Columbia College.</p>

<p>On topic, I think you have a good chance! It depends on your essays, now :)</p>

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<p>Thanks so much :slight_smile:
For my essay I wrote about my name and how it has defined me and how I would rather not be called “Lindsay”. I thought it fit the question nicely but I was afraid that it might become too prosiac since every Asian kid would write about it…I hope I distinguished mine enough though, with humor and unique perspectives.</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot! Good luck :)</p>

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<p>Thanks :slight_smile:
I really hope so haha</p>

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<p>Waitlist at best. There is nothing that shows you are an exceptional talent beyond HS other than the Youth Orchestra. Plus, your essay topic is not helpful in showing your talents in the areas of leadership and scholarship.</p>

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<p>Hmmmm well I didn’t want to brag in the essay haha, but I don’t know. My hopes arent too high either tbh</p>

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<p>You’re Asian, and your application is starting off with the assumption that you’re an Asian Robot. Your number one goal in the essays is to dispel this beliefs. Why waste this chance on an essay that essentially talks about nothing of what you’ve accomplished? </p>

<p>A recent Princeton study showed that Asians were three times less likely to be admitted to the top tier of colleges versus whites with similar academic and extra-curricular profiles. As the data shows, you cannot apply to schools at this level thinking you will be judged under the same criteria as your mostly-white classmates.</p>

<p>Think!!! PM me for details on what to do next.</p>

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<p>IceFire, people who tell you you won’t be admitted and/or will certainly be wait-listed are not – surprise! – Columbia Admissions counselors! Nor are they clairvoyant (I’m quite sure) so I think you should relax now, after all these years of hard work, and just try and believe in yourself. Be proud of how much you’ve accomplished! And try to have a positive attitude. No one knows how your future will play out but rest assured many fine schools would be honored to have you. Which college you go to is not as important as what you do with your life in the long run. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Original Poster asked for opinions, and I gave mine with reasons (very specific ones, too). IceFire can ignore me if she chooses. Obviously she is a good student, but so are most of the applicants to Columbia. And we all know that fewer than 10% of these applicants will be accepted.</p>