<p>now if there is anyone who is willing: what can i do to improve/ prepare for SEAS. do i just study for physics and calc, and improve on Chem i sucked horribly on chem…then again only 2 out of 20+ got over a 2, and right now my English teacher is not preparing us well…and CU requires English.</p>
<p>Fair enough. But you should still learn a little tact - in other words, consider the feelings of everyone who was deferred/rejected before just posting a huge thing like you’re flaunting your subpar-ness. You gotta be careful.</p>
<p>And well, now you know what you’re up against next year. If you’re not ■■■■■■■■ and you really did score those 2s and 3s in AP exams as well as an 1820 on the SAT, you have a LOT of work to do before next August. Shoot, I know dozens of people attending my local state school with stats far higher than that - much less Columbia University. </p>
<p>Pour your heart and soul into independent study. Get tutoring if need be. Buy prep books and read them like a madman. Work hard, and it’ll pay off. Maybe you’ll even enter SEAS more prepared than others in the class if you really focus enough. Otherwise, you will have a tough time.</p>
<p>drake, good luck. make the next four years count.</p>
<p>Congratulations! I’m really happy for you; it’s nice to see students in the 1800 SAT score range getting chances at ivies. Now people won’t feel as hopeless as I did when I got my 1840 score the first time. :)</p>
<p>Because you’re black, kid.</p>
<p>I’m going to disagree with the majority here - i don’t think Drake was trying to gloat or brag, I don’t think he was trying to show anybody up, and I think his questions were sincere. At least, they very much have the ring of sincerity to them.</p>
<p>Drake, one piece of advice I might tell you is that SEAS is not a monolithic entity - many different majors vary considerably in difficulty. For some, you have to work very hard but you don’t have to be a genius to get A’s (i.e., Operations Research, EMS, Earth & Envir. Eng). For others, you can get away with slacking considerably as long as you’re really smart, but generally speaking only the really bright kids in the class consistently get A’s (i.e., Comp Sci, Comp Eng, Applied Math). For a few majors, you basically have to bust your arse AND be really really smart in order to do very well (i.e., Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, Biomedical Eng). You’ll get a feel for it after talking to people.</p>
<p>There are also a lot of things you can do to help yourself succeed at Columbia that have nothing to do with your innate intelligence. For example: The most difficult thing to learn at a top college is time management. Learning to budget your time, avoid procrastination, only accept a reasonable amount of activities, and accurately estimate how long things will take you - that is VERY HARD TO DO and few Columbia students master it, but it doesn’t take smarts so much as maturity. For example, everyone jokes about procrastination, but while most are joking, a few are joking and getting their stuff done on time. It may seem sometimes like it’s a common and accepted practice, but those who succeed are usually able to focus themselves.</p>
<p>There are lots of resources available on campus to help students succeed. Remember, it’s in the administration’s best interests to see everyone who they admit (1) come to campus, <a href=“2”>B</a> do well in all their classes**, (3) graduate, (4) love their experience at the school and look back on it fondly, and thus (5) donate, and live life in a way that’s a credit to their school. They will help you and will bend the rules occasionally if necessary. As long as you’re willing to work hard, you should be able to make it just fine.</p>
<p>Man you hit the jackpot. Damn luck, I wish I had some. Very surprised that Columbia would take the 1800’s SAT, even with affirmative action. Worked my butt off to pull my SAT score to the Columbia mid-range, but I don’t see how that helped me. Damn luck. The real world is like this I guess, no use moaning over why others got stuff. Congrats.</p>
<p>Denzera </p>
<p>…finally thank you so much…that was what i needed. And i realize, now that I should have worded the topic better, not to be flamboyant, but that was the easiest way to get senior memebers to look at it… mk thats enough to that i dont plan on tellign ppl my scores i college…i just wanted to get a good idea on whats instore for me…</p>
<p>so now…enough with that tense situations… off to lighter questions…</p>
<p>does anyone know if CU has a Weightlifting club? lol</p>
<p>there’s a gym. people lift weights there. you can probably make friends and lift weights together and stand around in your muscle shirts talking about lifting weights.</p>
<p>i’m not sure what a club would have to do with it, unless you want the Columbia administration to buy your HGH shipments for you :)</p>
<p>While I understand what Denzera is saying, I would like to add that proper grammar and spelling are often essential to being taken seriously. </p>
<p>Typing quickly is no excuse for compromising the basic principles of English. Regardless of where you go and what you do, I think that you will find that writing in a comprehensive and mature manner will help you out.</p>
<p>I meant competition style - ill check online if they do. i was not able to visit the gym at my stay, and the online web page show only a couple of pics that are too small to see on my comp. Does anyone know if the equipment is regularly maintinenced.</p>
<p>“Typing quickly is no excuse for compromising the basic principles of English. Regardless of where you go and what you do, I think that you will find that writing in a comprehensive and mature manner will help you out.”</p>
<p>yeah…so used to being able to type lazily on video games that i have become lax…i dont even bother capitilizing my I’s on forums. Shame on me. However i do take acedemics seriously and would not even think about it in an essay.</p>
<p>Alright bro, I look forward to meeting you. :P</p>
<p>“does anyone know if CU has a Weightlifting club? lol”</p>
<p>just start one! :)</p>
<p>Congratulations on getting in-this is pretty incredible, regardless what your intentions for posting this were.</p>
<p>Yeah, SEAS ain’t a joke, but you seem pretty set on making the most of your experience at Columbia, which is great. I think a lot of people on this forum, once they get in, glory in either making RD applicants feel like **** or doling out advice they suddenly feel like they’re qualified to give.
You’re the first one I’ve seen who (at least this early) is thinking ahead, and wondering how to make the most of your education. Like confidentialcoll said: go easy on the workload for the first year. You’ll be doing Chem your first year and it’s a royal pain in the ass–not because it’s difficult but because it’s so damn big–and all the nutso premds take it (I was one of them…once, then I sold my soul).</p>
<p>You’ll do great. SEAS isn’t a joke, but it’s not impossible. Like denz said, if you’re reasonably smart and have a lotta drive (which you do), you’ll make it.</p>
<p>Thanks, I will start my study on chem lol out of about 20 ppl only 3 passed on the Ap test…and they were in Bio ap or UIL or both…everybody else got lower than a 3 class avg was like a 1.xx…</p>
<p>Since all seas Students have to take Chem does anyone have anything that they know I need to study for…for the first couple months?..and can some one give me an example of the physics problem sets… O if you have one scanned i could work on it…Is it like the ap test or dependent on the prof</p>
<p>this topic is no longer why i got in …i understand but i have so many questions about life in seas, and i have read all the links for CU on the main thread…I have also read the seas catalogue. nothing is like asking the students though. </p>
<p>Should i start a new topic for my questions with a better topic name or should i use this.</p>
<p>unless i missed a link talking about this…then a url would be very helpful thanks in advance</p>
<p>ahh i also have to add this: how are the Proffs for the core can you choose Proffs and which would be the best to choose.</p>
<p>rather than trying to get a jumpstart on homework - which isn’t a long-term viable strategy for you - I’d recommend checking out the [Double</a> Discovery Center](<a href=“http://www.columbia.edu/cu/college/ddc/]Double”>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/college/ddc/) and asking them what resources they’d normally recommend for students without an extremely-rigorous high school curriculum.</p>
<p>thanks for the link ill check it later tonight when i return. I dont mean to get a jump start on hw i just want to see the format and the kind of questions they ask, and how the answers will be given.</p>
<p>I would hardly say that he’s “showing off” or anything. Not anymore than anyone else does when they make posts about their “stellar scores”. He’s not shoving it in your face, as you weren’t forced to look at this page. Jealousy is such a bitter thing…</p>
<p>Congratulations drake333 & good luck! :)</p>
<p>3/3 columbia applicants accepted from my school with ACT (below 30) and SAT (Below 2100).</p>