meghara

4.0 gpa - 30 act - 1 of 250 - top 5%

extra curriculars:

champions(mentoring middle schoolers about the dangers of drug use) - track - Black Belt in Karate- jazz band - pep band - wind ensemble(principle chair) - letter in band - show choir band ( letter in choir - 5 best band awards - lead player) also, im drum major of the marching band - jazz camp several summers as lead player - perfect score at state solo&ensemble
Treasurer of Senior Class - attended leadership conferences & nominated for congressional leadership conference but didnt attend cause it seemed like a waste of money - Representative of State Student Government

Freshman Year:

geometry
honors biology
humanities english&history (world) courses
geography 1&2
Spanish 2
gym,health etc. home ec..
band

Sophomore:

algebra 2
pre-ap english
ap us history
earth/general science
psychology
computer applications
band

Junior Year:

ap government
algebra 3
AP english (lit&language)
chemistry
spanish 4
band

with electives thats 7 credits every year.. next year is my senior year and im trying to focus on the things i like best i.e. languages and history. math and science pretty much kill my soul and are the reason i didnt get a 33 on my act. ( 35 English - 33 Reading - 25 Math - 28 Science (10 Writing)) so heres my schedule as of this summer - any input or advise is much appreciated!

Advanced Speech OR AP european history
brit lit/novels
AP stats 1
anat&phys
French 2
German 1
AP Macroeconomics
band

I know for sure that i have one STELLAR letter of recommendation from my soph. english teacher, and my counsellor will deliver a super letter and i have a couple if math teachers who are sure to be very helpful so thats not what im worried about..
and im not worried about my essay because im planning to be super passionate and as powerful ad i can be in my writing. so all of that is alright i think.. but im worried about whether i have enough extra curriculars. i mean, theyre all music, and i dont want to major in music? weird how that turned out but either way i want to major in Russian.
and im most concerned about my ACT because i could get 36 on both english and reading, but science ad math will always be average at best, and they'll always pull me down. is a 30 worthy of Columbia with my resume?
p.s. im white lower middle class
THANKS!!!!

CrystalJ

Retake your act! You can study for math and do better. Research some strategies for the science section; I'm sure you'll be pleased with your new, much better score.

scottdisick

Yeah you don't really have a chance. You won't even be in AP Calc by the end of high school, which does look bad to most ivy leagues. At Columbia you will be required to take math and science to some degree, so if they really are the bane of your existence, ask yourself why you even want to go to Columbia.