Where should I apply?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Grades:
3.8 Unweighted - Top 10 % (Cum Laude)</p>

<p>SAT - 2300 - 760 Reading 740 math 800 writing -
SAT II - 800 W. Hist, 800 Am. Hist, 710 Bio (Freshman), 790 Math IIc, 780 Physics</p>

<p>AP Classes:</p>

<p>Soph
European History (5)</p>

<p>Jr.
American History
Physics C Mech
Environmental Sci.</p>

<p>Sr.
English
Chem
Physics E/M
Spanish
Advanced Topics in Mathematics (Not an AP, I am taking a BC Calc level course over the summer)</p>

<p>Sports(including senior yr):
Varsity Football - 2 years
Varsity Track - 1 year</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
- 2 Weeks at Uncle's Law Firm
- 4 Week Research Internship at Not-For-Profit Pakistani Environmental Outfit.
- 4 Week Internship at Pakistani microfinance bank (this summer)
- President - Face2Face Club (HW help to immigrant children)-
- Peer Tutoring Program</p>

<p>Add't: Very good teacher, counselor recs - my high school is competitive, we send up to 40 to the Ivy League every year. I am of South Asian heritage, and am looking to study either engineering or economics)</p>

<p>Schools (I live in NY)
Columbia (1st choice)
UPenn
Cornell
Johns Hopkins
Georgetown
Northwestern
UCLA
Michigan
Emory
Lehigh</p>

<ul>
<li>What are my chances at Columbia/Penn, and which one should I apply ED to?</li>
</ul>

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<p>ok numbers. bad ECs. given that you apply ED to columbia or penn (btw, the two are similar in selectivity so if columbia is your first choice then apply ED to columbia), you should have a 50% shot</p>

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<p>Bear in mind that a) Columbia's application has a lot of writing on it and b) You're not just asian, you're from NY, which puts you in an incredibly selective pool.</p>

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<p>hey firefox, whats wrong with my ec's (btw I forgot to mention that i am also a longtime volunteer at a local nursing home)</p>

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<p>well, maybe "bad" is a bit too harsh. but still, i don't see enough commitment/leadership</p>