<p>Age: 29 (at the time of application), 30 now.
Gender: F
Nationality/Race: Chinese American
Where do you live now: LA
SAT/GED/TOEFL scores: 2000 SAT, 4.0 HS GPA
Previous Undergraduate Institution: Santa Monica College
GPA: 3.9 (when they reviewed my application, my GPA was 4.0)
Work Experience: Music Producer/ recording artist/ songwriter/ model
Volunteer Experience: ASPCA
Essay: about my work, how living in asia was a real culture shock (i’m chinese but speak a totally diff language and have never lived/dwelled in Asia before) how I stayed there for over a decade and became fluent in the language and culture, made a pretty huge name for myself, worked with all the major record labels and intl fashion houses, my plan to always return to school, how columbia works into my plans, my present work, projects, investments, and deals, and how columbia was my dream school since high school (i went to a pretty competitive hs. A 4.0 gpa wouldn’t have cut it).
Recommendations: two recs from my east civ prof and english prof at SMC
Applied on: march
Decision: second week of May by phone and fedex
General Comments: SUPER THRILLED</p>