Please, what are my chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Greetings,</p>

<p>I am going to retake the SAT and the SAT IIs most probably. But these are my stats as of now. I also want to know if I have a better shot ED, or RD?</p>

<p>Background: Born in Bangladesh, moved to New York when 2yrs old, live in family with household income of 85,000 b/f taxes are taken out.</p>

<p>Stats:
Class Ranking: 7/300
Weighted GPA: 102.8
SAT: Math: 690 Critical: 660 Writing: 720 Total: 2070
SAT II Physics: 740
SAT II Math Lev. 2: 740
SAT II Literature: 720
AP Grades Last Year: 3, 3, 4
AP This Year: I am currently taking 5 APs.</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Tennis Team--3 yrs
School Radio--2 yrs
Mathletes--4 yrs
Science Olympiads--2 yrs
Physics Olympiad--1 yr
Volunteered At Local Hospital--1 yr
SWEEP--1 yr
Anchor Club--1 yr
Key Club--1 yr</p>

<p>Research:
-Performed Research at well-ranked state university with a professor. Still have my report. Overall grade was A-, but nothing was published.
-Currently Researching at a National Lab nearby
-Currently enrolled in a new research class given in my school using online classroom technology.</p>

<p>Essays:
-They are very good, I am a very good writer, my teacher who read one of them said that it was one of the best he read from anyone in the AP Lit. class.</p>

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<p>^some chance, but chances are low, nothing much stands out, for all the science research, you math and science test scores are low. Research is meant to show deep interest in a field that you are great at, if you can't demonstrate high ability, research can just be seen resume building. Much of you ECs also look like resume building rather than serious commitment. ap grades are low and the south asian ethnicity works against you. you obviously have a better shot ED, but chances are slim either way.</p>

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<p>Yeah, it hurts, but I have accepted as this being very true.</p>

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Yeah, it hurts, but I have accepted as this being very true.

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<p>Huh?</p>

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Essays:
-They are very good, I am a very good writer,

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<p>Oh really?</p>

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<p>SAT could be higher.</p>

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<p>South Asian hurts you? If that is so, can't he just mark it as "unreported" or whatever the equivalent option is? Or would that hurt more?</p>

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<p>nothing really 'stands out' to me. i see nothing here that would make an admissions officer say "hey, this person has a real spark to them" and give you the benefit of the doubt. a lot of those activities are 1-year, too, which says "resume-building" more than "genuine passion".</p>

<p>are you in the NYC public schools? Didn't see a location or a description of your high school's environment.</p>

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<p>No, I'm in a Long Island public school. We usually send about four students each year to top 15 schools. So will this help me or hurt me?</p>