Russian immigrant Columbia please chance :]

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I am a senior, applying to Columbia College ED with legacy, came to the U.S. two years ago, want to study international politics/economics. My grades suffered during my sophomore and junior years due to my weak English language skills. However, I attend a school that is in the top ten in the nation, which does not rank its students.</p>

<p>Also applying to: Brown, Harvard, Upenn, U of Southern California, Georgetown, GWU, Barnard (basically part of Columbia) and a couple of other schools.</p>

<p>Here is my profile:
Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 4.00
GPA - Weighted: 3.75</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT I Math: 750
SAT I Critical Reading: 620
SAT I Writing: 680
SAT II Literature: 580
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 790
SAT II French: 650
AP Calculus BC: 5
AP Computer Science A: 4</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Significant Extracurriculars: Model UN, Russian Culture Club, "Free Expressions" political student magazine, UNA-USA local board intern
Leadership positions: President of Russian Culture Club, Co-editor of "Free Expressions"
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Ping Pong, club
Volunteer/Service Work: Russian-American Association, SCOPE, Inc., School's Tech Support Group - total of 96 hours
Honors and Awards: My Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, Red Diploma grad of Moscow School of Music #19 (2006)
College Summer programs: UPenn Pre-College - course in International Politics.</p>

<p>Currently taking:
AP Marcoeconomics,
AP U.S. Govt,
AP Statistics,
AP Human Geography</p>

<p>Fluent in Russian & English, studying French.</p>

<p>Do I have some chance of getting into any of those schools I mentioned?
Please do provide feedback.
Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>пик пик пишите</p>

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<li>How do you have a higher unweighted than weighted GPA?</li>
<li>Have you considered taking the SAT again or the ACT to bump up your scores?</li>
<li>Are there any other EC's that are more in-depth? (have required more time commitment)</li>
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<ol>
<li>They should be the other way: unweighted - 3.75, weighted - 4.0</li>
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<p>I'm sure you'll have a shot at Columbia ED.</p>

<p>I also think you're probably in a USC and GWU.</p>

<p>The Ivies are a crapshoot, but there's no harm in giving them a try :)</p>

<p>Try to get the SAT Critical Reading up if you can...however, that is quite impressive for someone who learned most of her English in the past 2 years. That's better than most native speakers! </p>

<p>Good luck, let me know how it goes!</p>

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<p>Hmm, your SAT's aren't that good, but in the range!
I think you have a good change at ED Columbia, and most of the others too. Big reach at Harvard, Brown and Penn though (but big reaches for everyone!)</p>

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<p>Hi,
I wanted to ask you a question:
First I would ask why you would have a weighed GPA less than the unweighted GPA.
I also wanted to recommend taking the SAT so that you would have a greater possibility of getting into the university you want to. I would definitely think that if you get a better grade especially in your math and writing part. It is very good to try for the best and that will help you a lot. Good luck!!</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot to all of you who took your time for leaving me a feedback.</p>

<p>Again, my GPAs are switched:
Unweighted - 3.75
Weighted - 4.0. (don't know how to edit my messages here)
Harvard, Brown and Penn are indeed my high reaches (shot at the sky).</p>

<p>Question:
Would my participation at a summer program at Upenn increase my chances there by much?</p>

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<p>beee beee beee</p>