<p>The Yalies made it work....All I did was copy and paste their initial thread.</p>
<p>for some reason, the yalies have this real commaderie I have yet to see on any other board, I mean lots of people get along here, but not like the yalies</p>
<p>theyre all fake</p>
<p>celebrian..do u ever sleep??</p>
<p>hahahahahaha yes I do, I slept from 2:15-9:40 actually, I know it seems like I spend all my time here doesn't it! :p <em>looks around</em> i'm not obsessed</p>
<p>hahaha its saturday too..get a life! go sleep..ur a freaking senior member and ur only a junior! thats obvious evidence of obsession =O) hahah</p>
<p>my mom always told me I never knew when to shut up! :p</p>
<p>u workin at target yet?</p>
<p>yeah, i'm too lazy to change my profile though</p>
<p>OK I decided to predict decisions. I was rejected last year, and I think all of you are being far too optimistic. Though Columbia is extremely difficult to get into, the 15 applicants that posted here are ridiculously qualified, so I couldn't stay with their 28% ED acceptance rate and had to make it higher.</p>
<ol>
<li>AngelNikki1- 1510 (750M, 760V) SAT II-750US/760Wr/620Spanish ... Decent ECs: President of a service organization, write for a newspaper (circulation 70,000, sent a sample article), NHS, SHH, Dance, 200 or so hours of volunteer work, held down a job for 2 years. I think my recommendations are good, rank 27/540 in my class, 4.0 GPA, my essay may have been risky but I loved it...I think the only thing I might be lacking on is leadership. What may really hurt me is that I'm from the suburbs of Philly so there's a lot of really qualified applicants!!</li>
</ol>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<p>2.Antisthenes- 1560 (800v, 760m), 720w,800,800. Good recs (one of them is for sure, the other is kind of a wild card, but should be quite good). Good/great essay, so I've been told. Pretty good ECs (4 or so 4-yr activities, leadership positions). 3.7 GPA, top 16% class rank, ugh.</p>
<p>REJECTED</p>
<p>3.calla66- 1500 (800m, 700v) 780 IIC, 700 bio, 740 writing. recs from teachers and counselor are good. GPA 4.5; rank 3/160 top 2%. Essay is on the "risky" side and is really creative according to English teachers who have read it (I used two points of view and talked to the reader). ECs: all state orchestra 2 years, member of 6 other orchestras (concertmaster in 3), a lot of working with 6th graders and worked at a tutoring center for kids, some volunteering, but not a significant amount, VP of nhs. asian female</p>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<p>4.Contessa- 1590 (800v, 790m), 750w, 800 chem, 780 lit. great recs :-). risky essay. president of: amnesty int'l, indian american society, mathletes, we the people constitution team; editor in chief of lit magazine. columbia SHP. 97 weighted. top decile. indian female. long island, new york.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<ol>
<li>DaniLanchy - 1470 (690v, 780m) 720w, 720iic, 750bio-m. 4.5 weighted, 3.8 unweighted, 8 of 409. One excellent recommendation, one good. Ive been told the essay is good (I have a unique story). Secretary-General of MUN Program, Varsity debate team 3yrs, student council 4yrs, art/crafts club secretary (more for fun), teach bible class every summer for 5 years, work with childrens home.</li>
</ol>
<p>DEFERRED</p>
<ol>
<li>Freakish- 1510 highest (800 v,710 m) 620w,690,700. EXCELLENT recommendations from two teachers, supplemental from editor of a real newspaper I write on,great interview, good ( or so I've been told)essay, recommendation from an alumni representative who is in contact with the admissions office and spoke to them and gave them some of my movie reviews (from the newspaper) yesterday.</li>
</ol>
<p>REJECTED</p>
<ol>
<li>gl0ry - 1540 (M800 V740) 760/740/710; Strong recs/strong essay/great interview; Rank: 13/733; State Officer for FBLA; 1st Place at FBLA State Leadership Conference for 3 yrs; Coordinator of Nationally sanctioned triathlon; Gold and Silver Medals on National Latin Exam; NMSF; Chinese Female.</li>
</ol>
<p>DEFERRED</p>
<ol>
<li>jskim3487-1490(780m, 710v) 800-writing, 760-IIC, 790-Am. History, 670-chem, 620-Bio. GPA-4.5 (equivalent of A+..my school's kinda wierd...it doesn't use 4.0 scale..)
one of the recommendation should be good, the other decent..essay is okay, i think...good interview..mediocre ECs..lot of volunteering but few leadership positions in school..</li>
</ol>
<p>DEFERRED</p>
<ol>
<li>kissoffxo-1440(750 m, 690v) 750-1C, 620 Lit, 620 wriing, 4.4 weighted, 3.6 uniweighted. both recommendations great. started anti substance abuse club. academic decathalon. 4 years tennis. 2 years ASB class vice-president. president amnesty international. some volunteering. essay pretty good. southern california. korean.</li>
</ol>
<p>REJECTED</p>
<ol>
<li>opalstar (ED) SAT 1350 (730 V, 620 M) 700 Writing 700 Literature 630 Bio. Awesome recommendations(both said best student encountered in career), great interview, good essay, 4.67 W, 3.9 UW 15th out of 670, Student Body President, Editor of School Newspaper, President of French Club, Secretary of NHS, Co-President of Math and Science Appreciation, Drill/Dance Team Co-captain. Summer workshop for Journalism, Girls' State. Cancer research fund and library volunteer. Haitian-American female from New Jersey.</li>
</ol>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<ol>
<li>rp123 - ED SEAS, Female, NJ, Highly competitive magnet schoo, 1410, 750IIC, 740W,660Chem, toughest possible courseload, have taken APs since 9th grade, 7 altogether, good work exp, scientific research project, great ECs international touring dancer, unique essay, amazing rec and one good one, rank 10/246, good interview</li>
</ol>
<p>DEFERRED</p>
<ol>
<li>rushinrunner - (ED) SAT-1450 (800M, 650V) 720Writing, 750 Biology, 700 Math IC. 99 out 100 GPA, ranked 15th out of 530. One excellent recommendation and one good one. Good essay. Good (long) interview. Father graduated from Columbia University. Captain of the Cross Country team and current captain of Indoor Track, went to National Finals last year. Science Research paper published by North East Educational Research Association.</li>
</ol>
<p>REJECTED</p>
<ol>
<li>silver_wavez (ED from an Intl school in Singapore; nationality = Korean; sex = F) 1350 (680 M, 670 V) rather bad SAT 2 scores (670 writing). Excellent school grades/transcript predicted between 41-43 out of 45 for IB. School does not rank. 2 AMAZING teacher recommendations (history and English) and 1 good rec from math teacher (so Ive been told by my cousellor). Activities pretty focused on art, photography, community service and dancing. 2 strong leadership positions. Have been told that my essay is really good. I think I had a really good interview as well. Supplementary material pictures of my oil paintings.</li>
</ol>
<p>REJECTED</p>
<ol>
<li>smithk(ED) - 1340(700 V, 600 M) 640Writing, 740US History, 690Biology. 4.10 weighted, 3.9 unweighted. Excellent Recomendations from AP Spainh and AP English Teacher. Swimming, NHS, SHS, Gerbil "Buisness", Studying Spanish Abroad, lots of volunteering. Really good essay on my Gerbil "Buisness. good interview. black male</li>
</ol>
<p>REJECTED</p>
<ol>
<li>specktackyoulerr- 1510 (770V, 740 M) 780 Writing, 760 Literature, 750 Math IC. GPA around 96 (school does not weigh grades). Excellent recs from Eng Teacher, Law Teacher, and Prof at University of Toronto (I work for him as a research assistant), all of whom have known me for around 3 yrs. Mediocre GC rec (2 GCs for a school of 1300, so the counselors dont know the students too well). Interview went well-- she said "Columbia would be lucky to have you"-- hopefully this counts for something. Essay on life-altering car accident in ninth grade. Bad ECs because I have had to work 20+/wk (Library and University of Toronto) for the past 3 yrs to help support my family: Environmental Club Executive (member for 3 yrs); Tutor (within school and as volunteer); School Newspaper Co-Founder, Co-editor. Wored throughout all summers and attended one session at the Columbia SHSP. Asian Canadian student, although I have lived in Beijing, NYC and Toronto (I dunno if this will help). Applied for alot fin aid (hopefully CU is truly need blind to Canadians as they promise).</li>
</ol>
<p>ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Let me know what really happens to you guys - you should again make this list after the decisions are posted - I'm applying transfer</p>
<p>finally..one honest person..</p>
<p>good luck copper</p>
<p>Copper where did you end up going?</p>
<p>copper i just tried private messaging u but ur not accepting them..would u be willing to predict my chances</p>
<ol>
<li>silver_wavez (ED from an Intl school in Singapore; nationality = Korean; sex = F) 1350 (680 M, 670 V) rather bad SAT 2 scores (670 writing). Excellent school grades/transcript predicted between 41-43 out of 45 for IB. School does not rank. 2 AMAZING teacher recommendations (history and English) and 1 good rec from math teacher (so Ive been told by my cousellor). Activities pretty focused on art, photography, community service and dancing. 2 strong leadership positions. Have been told that my essay is really good. I think I had a really good interview as well. Supplementary material pictures of my oil paintings.</li>
</ol>
<p>REJECTED</p>
<p>why the freak am i always getting rejected
can we just freaking ban this board.. i hate this i really do....... it makes me so sad and depressed....</p>
<p>god what is your problem.. just cus u got rejected.. now i have to be told that i'm a reject too..
o this is soo bloody great....
thanks for ruining my night</p>
<ol>
<li>AngelNikki1- 1510 (750M, 760V) SAT II-750US/760Wr/620Spanish ... Decent ECs: President of a service organization, write for a newspaper (circulation 70,000, sent a sample article), NHS, SHH, Dance, 200 or so hours of volunteer work, held down a job for 2 years. I think my recommendations are good, rank 27/540 in my class, 4.0 GPA, my essay may have been risky but I loved it...I think the only thing I might be lacking on is leadership. What may really hurt me is that I'm from the suburbs of Philly so there's a lot of really qualified applicants!!</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>deferred, excellent stats, but not really "stands out", read essay</li>
</ul>
<p>2.Antisthenes- 1560 (800v, 760m), 720w,800,800. Good recs (one of them is for sure, the other is kind of a wild card, but should be quite good). Good/great essay, so I've been told. Pretty good ECs (4 or so 4-yr activities, leadership positions). 3.7 GPA, top 16% class rank, ugh.</p>
<ul>
<li>Accepted, high scores, activities</li>
</ul>
<p>3.calla66- 1500 (800m, 700v) 780 IIC, 700 bio, 740 writing. recs from teachers and counselor are good. GPA 4.5; rank 3/160 top 2%. Essay is on the "risky" side and is really creative according to English teachers who have read it (I used two points of view and talked to the reader). ECs: all state orchestra 2 years, member of 6 other orchestras (concertmaster in 3), a lot of working with 6th graders and worked at a tutoring center for kids, some volunteering, but not a significant amount, VP of nhs. asian female</p>
<ul>
<li>accepted (not 100% sure), but good commitment to music</li>
</ul>
<p>4.Contessa- 1590 (800v, 790m), 750w, 800 chem, 780 lit. great recs :-). risky essay. president of: amnesty int'l, indian american society, mathletes, we the people constitution team; editor in chief of lit magazine. columbia SHP. 97 weighted. top decile. indian female. long island, new york.</p>
<ul>
<li>Accepted, great scores, clubs, leadership.</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>DaniLanchy - 1470 (690v, 780m) 720w, 720iic, 750bio-m. 4.5 weighted, 3.8 unweighted, 8 of 409. One excellent recommendation, one good. Ive been told the essay is good (I have a unique story). Secretary-General of MUN Program, Varsity debate team 3yrs, student council 4yrs, art/crafts club secretary (more for fun), teach bible class every summer for 5 years, work with childrens home.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Deferred, not super excellent - read essay</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Freakish- 1510 highest (800 v,710 m) 620w,690,700. EXCELLENT recommendations from two teachers, supplemental from editor of a real newspaper I write on,great interview, good ( or so I've been told)essay, recommendation from an alumni representative who is in contact with the admissions office and spoke to them and gave them some of my movie reviews (from the newspaper) yesterday.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Accepted, good scores, great recs, publications</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>gl0ry - 1540 (M800 V740) 760/740/710; Strong recs/strong essay/great interview; Rank: 13/733; State Officer for FBLA; 1st Place at FBLA State Leadership Conference for 3 yrs; Coordinator of Nationally sanctioned triathlon; Gold and Silver Medals on National Latin Exam; NMSF; Chinese Female.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Accepted, good scores, good rank, good clubs (a little too typical though) </li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>jskim3487-1490(780m, 710v) 800-writing, 760-IIC, 790-Am. History, 670-chem, 620-Bio. GPA-4.5 (equivalent of A+..my school's kinda wierd...it doesn't use 4.0 scale..)
one of the recommendation should be good, the other decent..essay is okay, i think...good interview..mediocre ECs..lot of volunteering but few leadership positions in school..</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Deferred, scores are good, but extracurricular is weak</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>kissoffxo-1440(750 m, 690v) 750-1C, 620 Lit, 620 wriing, 4.4 weighted, 3.6 uniweighted. both recommendations great. started anti substance abuse club. academic decathalon. 4 years tennis. 2 years ASB class vice-president. president amnesty international. some volunteering. essay pretty good. southern california. korean.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Deferred, good credentials, but SAT might be too low</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>opalstar (ED) SAT 1350 (730 V, 620 M) 700 Writing 700 Literature 630 Bio. Awesome recommendations(both said best student encountered in career), great interview, good essay, 4.67 W, 3.9 UW 15th out of 670, Student Body President, Editor of School Newspaper, President of French Club, Secretary of NHS, Co-President of Math and Science Appreciation, Drill/Dance Team Co-captain. Summer workshop for Journalism, Girls' State. Cancer research fund and library volunteer. Haitian-American female from New Jersey.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Accepted, good clubs, SAT scores are low, but minority status will help.</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>rp123 - ED SEAS, Female, NJ, Highly competitive magnet schoo, 1410, 750IIC, 740W,660Chem, toughest possible courseload, have taken APs since 9th grade, 7 altogether, good work exp, scientific research project, great ECs international touring dancer, unique essay, amazing rec and one good one, rank 10/246, good interview</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Accepted, SAT - ok, being in that school and science research will help</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>rushinrunner - (ED) SAT-1450 (800M, 650V) 720Writing, 750 Biology, 700 Math IC. 99 out 100 GPA, ranked 15th out of 530. One excellent recommendation and one good one. Good essay. Good (long) interview. Father graduated from Columbia University. Captain of the Cross Country team and current captain of Indoor Track, went to National Finals last year. Science Research paper published by North East Educational Research Association.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>(not predicting for myself) </li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>silver_wavez (ED from an Intl school in Singapore; nationality = Korean; sex = F) 1350 (680 M, 670 V) rather bad SAT 2 scores (670 writing). Excellent school grades/transcript predicted between 41-43 out of 45 for IB. School does not rank. 2 AMAZING teacher recommendations (history and English) and 1 good rec from math teacher (so Ive been told by my cousellor). Activities pretty focused on art, photography, community service and dancing. 2 strong leadership positions. Have been told that my essay is really good. I think I had a really good interview as well. Supplementary material pictures of my oil paintings.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Accepted, great credentials, international student</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>smithk(ED) - 1340(700 V, 600 M) 640Writing, 740US History, 690Biology. 4.10 weighted, 3.9 unweighted. Excellent Recomendations from AP Spainh and AP English Teacher. Swimming, NHS, SHS, Gerbil "Buisness", Studying Spanish Abroad, lots of volunteering. Really good essay on my Gerbil "Buisness. good interview. black male</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Accepted, scores are a little low, but clubs and minority status help </li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>specktackyoulerr- 1510 (770V, 740 M) 780 Writing, 760 Literature, 750 Math IC. GPA around 96 (school does not weigh grades). Excellent recs from Eng Teacher, Law Teacher, and Prof at University of Toronto (I work for him as a research assistant), all of whom have known me for around 3 yrs. Mediocre GC rec (2 GCs for a school of 1300, so the counselors dont know the students too well). Interview went well-- she said "Columbia would be lucky to have you"-- hopefully this counts for something. Essay on life-altering car accident in ninth grade. Bad ECs because I have had to work 20+/wk (Library and University of Toronto) for the past 3 yrs to help support my family: Environmental Club Executive (member for 3 yrs); Tutor (within school and as volunteer); School Newspaper Co-Founder, Co-editor. Wored throughout all summers and attended one session at the Columbia SHSP. Asian Canadian student, although I have lived in Beijing, NYC and Toronto (I dunno if this will help). Applied for alot fin aid (hopefully CU is truly need blind to Canadians as they promise).</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Accepted, good credentials, international student</li>
</ul>
<p>My Top 3
1. silver_wavez
2. Contessa
3. Freakish</p>
<p>My Top 3
1. silver_wavez
2. Contessa
3. Freakish</p>
<p>AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW thank you so much.. was this just out of sympathy cus people made me so depressed before..?</p>
<p>cus now ill be more depressed if it was out of pity....</p>
<p>but u really did put a smile on my face.. thank you sweetie!</p>
<p>and btw.. why the hell... "finally..one honest person..</p>
<p>good luck copper"</p>
<p>is copper honest... why would he/she know what is right and wrong? the admissions game is a complete mystery to all of us..</p>
<p>Copper, you rejected rushinrunner, you have no idea what's you're talking about. He's a legacy ED athlete with a good interview. Come on!</p>
<p>Just because you were rejected doesn't mean these people will be. We don't know what your application looked like, and it's impossible to go off of one experience you had being rejected from columbia</p>
<p>rushinrunner why did you put me in your top 3? ...... jus curious</p>
<p>Yea Copper post your stats.</p>