Please Chance Me for ED! :)

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<p>Sex: Female
Race: Asian
Ethnicity: Chinese
Major: Math
Career Interests: Academia, Scientific Research (Would it be better if I put down undecided instead, as I am Asian and it might actually hurt my chances of getting into Columbia?)
High School: public school in Pennsylvania</p>

<p>GPA: 4.95
Class Rank: 4/814 (This because 3 people are tied for 1st with a 5.0. However, if I graduate with this year's class, I will be 1st.)</p>

<p>SAT: 2250
SAT II: Math II (800), US History (770)</p>

<p>APs
Sophomore: AP US History, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, AP Stat (I got all 5s on my AP exams. No one else at my school has ever taken more than 3 AP classes sophomore year.)
Junior: AP US Gov, AP Econ, AP Chem, AP Calc BC</p>

<p>Senior Course Load: Honors English 3, AP Econ, Honors Physics, AP US Gov, Honors French 4, AP Chem (I will also be taking Calculus 3 and Linear Algebra at Lehigh University.)</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
AP Scholar, National Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Principal's List</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
Math League student representative (2nd place at Bloomsburg Competition, 3rd place at Lehigh Compeition)
French Club (volunteered for Boys and Girls Club of America, international student assembly, elementary world language education program)
Chinese Club founder and president
Science Fair Club founder and president (1st place at regionals, 3rd place and $100 at states)
Science Olympiad secretary (2nd place, silver medal)
Teen Advisory Board president
Youth Group leader
volunteered over 300 hours at hospital
research in biology lab at Lehigh University (neuropeptides and brain aging, used ImmunoCytoChemistry)
church pianist (also won 3 awards for piano, taught piano to little kids for 2 years)</p>

<p>Summers
Freshman: Honors Precalculus with Trigonometry class through CTY Online, Teen Advisory Board president, Youth Group Leader, volunteer at hospital, church pianist
Sophomore: Calculus 2 class at Lehigh University (got the best grade a class full of college students, will get a great supplementary letter of recommendation), research in biology lab with neuroscience professor at Lehigh University (should get another great supplementary letter of recommendation), Teen Advisory Board president, Youth Group Leader, volunteer at hospital, church pianist</p>

<p>Additional Info:
I am applying for early admission (waive senior year to go to college early, running out of math and science classes to take) under ED. Columbia is my #1 choice.</p>

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<p>normally i would say you’ve got a great shot; the waiving sr year factor is the variable here which casts a bit of doubt. you have to go the extra mile to prove you’re ready (which it does look like you are) but even so, write a very very good essay that projects an image of confidence based on experience.</p>

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<p>On the other hand, I can understand why you’d want to get the hell out of Allentown a year early.</p>

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<p>Haha. You’re from Allentown too?</p>

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<p>Did you get in?</p>

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<p>No, I got deferred. :(</p>

<p>But I’m going to send them a letter with more information. I think it was the fact that I’m still a junior that got me deferred, so I’m still being hopeful.</p>