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<p>hi, i would really appreciate it if someone would chance me. i am very hard working and it is my dream to go to columbia, but i want to be realistic. thanks! i really appreciate it!</p>

<p>grade 9-
class/ semester 1 grade/ semester 2 grade/</p>

<p>Honors English 9/ A/ B+/
Honors Geometry/ A+/ A+/
Honors World History/ A-/ C-/
Hebrew Language/ A/ B+/
AP Biology/ B/ B/</p>

<p>AP scores- AP BIO- 4
Extra Curricular- Community theater performance of the secret garden
Violin lessons
Summer Job as Student Aide at summer school
Volunteering at Mentally Disabled Childrens Program- about 50 hours
Marketing Manager For a Magazine</p>

<p>grade 10<br>
class/ semester 1/ semester 2/
AP English Composition A */ A/
AP Government A/ A/
AP Environmental Science A / A/
Hebrew Language B+ / A/
Art Pass/ Pass/
American Sign Language n/a / A/
Honors Algebra 2 A / A+/</p>

<p>AP Scores-AP GOV- 4
AP ES- 5
AP English Composition- 4
Extracurricular Activities-Community Production of Annie
Co-President of Social Action Group
Violin Lessons
Volunteering at Mentally Disabled Childrens Program- about 25 hours
Volunteer Tutoring- about 20 hours
Full Summer Paid Internship at Salk Institute
Marketing Manager for a magazine
*credited 10th grade summer course
--Pre-Calc-- independent study over summer A credit</p>

<p>grade 11
class semester 1/ semester 2
AP English Lit. A / A
AP Chemistry B+ / A
AP Art History A+ / A+
AP Calc AB A / A
Hebrew A / A+
Honors Latin A / A</p>

<p>Projected AP Scores--- AP English 4
AP Chem 4
AP Art History 5
AP Calc 4
Extra Curricular- Community Production of Wizard of Oz (wicked witch)
Violin
Soccer
President and Founder of a Social Action group
Produced a CD for charity
Volunteering for a Childrens Mentally Disabled Institution- about 35 hours
Tutoring- about 15 hours
paid full Summer Internship at biomedical research institution
Marketing Manager for a magazine</p>

<p>projected 12th grade grades</p>

<p>classes semester 1 / semester 2
AP calc bc A / A
AP u.s history B+/ A
AP phycology A / A
honors physics A / A
hebrew A / A
Latin 2 A / A
Shakespearean A / A
lit class</p>

<p>ap projected scores- ap calc bc- 4
apus- 5
ap psyc -5
ap music theory(independant study) 5</p>

<p>extracurricular activities- community theater production- peter pan (peter pan)
violin flute piano lessons
25 hours of tutoring
30 hours library volenteering
soccer
President and founder of Social action group
Marketing Manager for a Magazine</p>

<p>year after high school plans- a gap year in isreal in a religious institution
other- i skipped 8th grade</p>

<pre><code> semester 2 of ninth grade my parents were splitting up so that caused a lot of stress and some bad games

 semester one of tenth grade i lived with another family and went to school in another city, the family i lived with was unstable, and i had to move back, and my grades and finals and everything got all messed up so i had to do first and second semester of tenth grade in one semester (including starting and studying for all ap's)

 i took ap bio at age 13 and got a 4

 all four years of high school i attended a dual curriculum school. it was secular academics and religious subjects (we had at least 6 classes of jewish classes each year). both types of classes had tests, finals, projects, and nightly homework. because of this, i had school until five, and had little time after school   

i want to be a biomedical researcher and want to major and get a phd in biology

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<p>so please let me know what you think!</p>

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<p>You’re missing some of the most important stuff, like SAT, SAT subject tests, GPA, or the ACT. All of these AP’s and out of school shenanigans come second to these mandatory requirements. These are also usually the main indicators of ones chance, of you’re not being recruited for a sport or something.</p>

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<p>sorry-
here is my sat stuff ( i forgot to put it on my post)</p>

<p>sat II’s

  • modern hebrew language 790
    -Biology M 750
    -Math level 1 760</p>

<p>sat’s</p>

<p>reading- 750
math-730
writing-720</p>

<p>grade 9 gpa
semester 1- 4.6 semester 2-3.8
grade 10 gpa
semester 1- 4.6 semester 2-4.7
grade 11 gpa
semester 1- 4.5 semester 2- 4.5
grade 12 gpa
semester 1-4.6 semester 2-4.875</p>

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<p>OP- I think you may have a decent chance. I go to a Jewish high school also, so I know how you feel with ending school at 5. My problem is, my gpa may be around a 3.9 when I graduate from hs (I’m a sophomore so last year it was a 3.8ish and now it will be a 3.9) but I don’t have a lot of time for extracurriculars because of the long day. How did/do u manage your time? Do u think colleges would understand these things?</p>

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<p>when you apply to college, your high school will send what is called a school profile with any other official materials (such as your transcript). That profile will detail information about the school, what courses are offered, and what opportunities the students will have. Columbia wants to know how well you are doing within the context of your school, so class rank and rigor of curriculum is somewhat more important than straight-up GPA. It looks like you have a very rigorous course load and have done well academically, which is good. Your test scores are good but not amazing, I might retake it to try for a 2250+. Focus on your essays - almost all Columbia applicants have high numbers, the essays are where the school is able to see if you are a good fit. You might also want to reorganize your list of ECs in order of importance and focus on playing up the ones that really matter to you. Good luck!</p>