What about with the ACT!!!??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>What are my chances of acceptance? What should I do to improve my application?</p>

<p>EVERYONE...since I am a minority would I have a good chance if I took the ACT also and got about a 32??? That is better than what my SATs are but would that make a significant advantage due to me being a minority, lots of hours of community service, leadership, and valedictorian!!!!!</p>

<p>Background:</p>

<p>Hispanic, Puerto Rican (born in NYC)
Florida resident</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 7.0 Weighted and 3.96 unweighted (on a scale of 4.0)
Rank: 1/588 (valedictorian)</p>

<p>AP classes: (Separated by grade level 10th grade to 12th grade)
-keep in mind that my school has a block schedule so I can take only four AP classes a year and keep in mind that I have also taken Honors classes)
All A's in...</p>

<p>10th
AP Biology (3)
AP World History (3) </p>

<p>11th
Projected scores from many practice tests
AP English Language (4)
AP U.S History (5)
AP Chemistry (3)
AP Art History (5) (taken online)
AP Microeconomics (5) (taken online)</p>

<p>Senior schedule
AP Physics
AP Calculus
AP English Literature
AP Macroeconomnics (taken online)
AP Computer Science A (taken online)
AP American Government (taken online)</p>

<p>SAT:</p>

<p>Critical Reading: 650
Math: 680
Writing: 650</p>

<p>SAT II:
(taken in 10th grade)
Biology E: 660
World History: 610</p>

<p>Organizations and clubs:</p>

<p>National Beta Club
Chess Club
Marching Band (only in 9th)
Concert Band (only in 9th)
Church Band
Spanish National Honor Society
National Honor Society
Social Studies Honor Society (only 10th)
Mu Alpha Theta (math club)
Jr. Civitan
Key Club
Student Government executive council (10th and 11th)</p>

<p>Leadership:</p>

<p>First chair trumpet concert band section leader (9th)
National Beta Club community service Executive (10th and 11th)
National Beta Club President (12th)
Student Government Executive council
Church Usher
Mu Alpha Theta Historian</p>

<p>Community Service:</p>

<p>300 Hours
HELPING SCHOOLS:
I am very passionate about the promotion of education so..
-reading tutor for inner city elementary students at a reading summer camp
-operating school with principal because no one else but teachers were there (public communication through conversation at front office, phone, and intercom)
-Compassion for people with promotion of education will transfer when I am of service as a doctor (I can use this as an essay to show a memorable experience and passion)</p>

<p>OTHER SERVICE
- help elderly home
-Cystic Fibrosis walk
-Help at Childrens Healthcare Fair
-Metropolitan Ministries helping pack and sort food for needy in inner-city</p>

<p>Awards and Recognition:</p>

<p>-Cystic fibrosis special recognition
-Published literary work in school literary Magazine
-Nominated for national youth Leadership Forum on Medicine
-Who's Who</p>

<p>No job
Normal unknown suburban High School(will college consider the average SAT score for the school is 990?)</p>

<p>Goal: Pre-Med major</p>

<p>what are my chances at..</p>

<p>Duke
John Hopkins
Yale
Princeton
Harvard</p>

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<p>lol, can you say grade inflation</p>

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<p>7.0?! Dear lord.</p>

<p>My own high school awards a .5 boost for any grade above a 3.0 in an AP Class. That's it. Our valedictorians have a 4.2 at the very most. </p>

<p>Jesus christ.</p>

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<p>7.0....holy elephant manure!!! :0
That ain't possible on a 4.0 scale, sweety. I don't care how many overrated AP classes you take. That's like getting an 18 on a scale of 1 to 10. Unless, of course, they teach a new method of averaging grades at your school.</p>

<p>990!! That's cow dung! They don't even have those kind of averages in Deep East Texas!!! And people can hardly talk here, forget read and write.
Oh, I get it this is one of those trick brain teaser/joke things.... well, it's not even funny.</p>

<p>oh, yeah, you don't even mention Columbia and this Columbia's section of the forum. ;)</p>