muzzyg10

Please chance me for Columbia ED. I am also applying to UChicago EA, U Mich EA, and UVA EA. I attend a highly competitive and ranked public high school in New Jersey that sends around 30-40 kids to Ivy League/Top Schools every year. I will be applying to Brown, Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Wash U, Vanderbilt, and NYU regular

Stats:
SAT 1: 2310 - 750 Reading - 790 Math - 770 Writing
SAT 2:Chem- 800, US History- 800, Bio- 780
GPA (Out of 4.0): Unweighted: 4.0 Weighted: 4.429
Rank: Top 5%, probably 2/361

AP:
Soph: Only 2 offered
AP Bio (5)
AP Euro (5)

Junior:
APUSH (5)
AP French (4)
APGOPO (5)
AP Chem (5)

Senior Schedule
AP Econ
AP Physics
AP Lang
AP Psych
AP Calc BC

Major Awards:
Merck State Science Day- ranked 2nd in the State individually in Biology and team ranking of 1st in 2011, team ranking of 2nd in state for chemistry in 2012
UPenn Book Award
New Jersey Science League and Chemistry Olympiad Participant
Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award
AP Scholar with Distinction

Extracurriculars:
Model UN- 4 years, Secretary senior year
Debate- 4 years
Soccer- 4 years, Varsity 2 years, JV Captain
Track- 4 years, Varsity 2 years
Model Think Tank Club- Founder and President
Tutor biology and math, tutor inner-city kids for the SATs
Band- 4 years, accelerated music program, fall band
Future Physicians and Nurses Club- 4 years

Volunteer: 100+ hours at hospital, 100+ hours at local doctor's office, tutoring

Summer:
20+ hours internship at doctor's office
Research Internship at UMDNJ studying Disease Progression with Medical Students
Job at the YMCA as a babysitter
Tutoring

Hooks: None, I don't know if having citizenship in three countries is considered a hook

Essays: Describing my tri-cultural background, how I used my background to help a friend adjust to the new culture in the USA and overcome prejudice

Teacher Recs: From AP Chem teacher and AP US teacher- should be great
Counselor Rec: Should be great

muzzyg10

I'm planning on going to medical school

midnightbloo

Obviously you have all the required scores to get in. Now it all comes down to ECs and your essay. Your achievements in science will really help you and it is clear from your awards to your Bio SAT and your chem teacher's recommendation letter that this is an area in which you have a strong interest and can excel. I also think you chose a good essay topic and one to which I feel adcoms will respond well.

I actually think you have a good chance of getting into Columbia, and definitely the others schools to which you are applying early. I'm not exactly familiar with the prestige of the awards you received and the competitions but if they are highly regarded, you may even have a shot at Harvard or Yale. But to be honest, unlikely. Your involvement in athletics definitely helps though, as you've obviously excelled in the sciences but still spent a lot of your time with sports. It looks like your heart is set on Columbia since you are applying early. I have a strong feeling you will get in. My friend's SAT score was almost 200 points lower than yours and she didn't win any major award nor was she a part of a URM and got in early. I would be shocked if you didn't.

Hope that helps! Let me know if you have anymore Qs.

muzzyg10

thanks i appreciate your response

cortana431

Very good chances, probably a bit above average for Columbia and for RD I think you'll get into at least one or a few of the ivies and peer schools.

Great work and good luck! I'm also on the Pre med track for medical school

muzzyg10

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