<p>Hi,</p>
<p>As a junior I was wondering if anybody could help me out since I am VERY eager to apply early decision for Columbia.</p>
<p>My GPA is a 4.0 out of 4, and our school does not rank.
My SAT is a 2120 (800 math, 710 writing, 610 reading)
SAT 2 Physics - 700
SAT 2 Math 2 - 740
As a soph I took AP Calc AB/ Physics B and received 5's on both.
As a junior I am taking Calc BC, Physics C and English Lang, as well as all honors (besides 3 classes which are part of my technical school's requirements that I take technical courses)</p>
<p>I am part of the Physics Club and partook in the Olympiad and Physics Bowl.
Also part of the Math Team and partook in a many many competitions.
Part of the ski club as well.
I have worked as a lifeguard for almost a year now.
Done community service hours at a video internship studio and at a youth cancer club.
Also done community service at my school as a computer science major representative for open houses.</p>
<p>In 7th and 8th grade I went to the CTY Johns Hopkins Gifted and Talented Summer Programs and I will be going to another program (most likely the one at Columbia) again this summer. </p>
<p>I am a very strong soccer player and might even play D1 or D3 in college. I have played varsity for my school for 3 years and am currently playing on a club team which is in a national league. I have been playing soccer for 14 out of the 17 years I have been alive and I have a huge shelf with medals, ribbons, trophies and certificates (in our economy first place wins a piece of paper!)</p>
<p>My mathematics is extremely strong (I will be majoring in Applied Mathematics/Applied Physics) but my english is what is bringing me down, especially on the SAT. As english was my 3rd spoken language (Russian was my first spoken language as I was born in Russian and then Spanish) it drags down even my physics and mathematics where I am unable to understand these SAT problems where they intentionally sabotage the wording..</p>
<p>I REALLY want to go to Columbia and I will be applying early decision (yes the binding one) so please help me out!</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your time.</p>