I was recently rejected from Columbia SHP; is this going to hurt my chances of getting in to SEAS?
I will be applying ED; am i a competitive enough applicant?
Gender: Female
Income: will not be needing aid
URM?: nope, Indian
State: NJ
Intended Major:
probably biomedical engineering, or something math/science/engineering related
GPA UW: 94.5/100 we don't weight
Class Rank: we don't report rank; probably top 10/70 though
Subject Tests:
MathII- 780
Bio- 740
Physics in october- estimating at least 770
SAT: 2260
CR 710
Math 780
Writing 770
APs: estimating 5 on AB calc and bio
Courses: I go to a Magnet school, where all courses are considerd Honors level
9th Grade:
Biology
Tech
Combined Algebra
Spanish I
World History
English I
Fitness
Foundations of Science/Data Analysis
10th Grade:
Chemistry
Physics
Tech
Pre-Calculus (skipped geometry over the summer)
Spanish II
U.S. History I
English II
Fitness
11th Grade:
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Physics C: Mechanics
Tech
Spanish III
U.S. History II
English III
Fitness
12th Grade Anticipated:
AP Physics C: E/M
AP Literature
AP Chem
AP Euro
Multivariable Calculus-(self studying BC calc over the summer)
Fitness
Tech
Comm Media (we have to take "arts" requirement to graduate)
Extracurriculars:
Varsity Tennis (9-12)- co-captain 11th and 12th
Dance-
Bharatanatyam since age 6; have completed an arangetram (solo dance recital symbolizing graduation)-highest possible achievement
FOGANA dance competition summer of 08- 1st place Regionals; 2nd place Nationals; also participating this summer, going for 1st place nationals
Active member of:
National Honor Society
Student Council
Science Olympiad- secretary '08-'09; treasurer '09-'10
Math League
Volunteer work:
hospital: 100+ hours
library: 50+ hours
Junior Year Summer:
Paid internship at an engineering company in NYC; 3 days a week, 9-5:30 for 9 weeks
also:
teaching dance at my dance school
volunteering at hospital
my recs are going to be great
i'm not sure what a powerful essay topic would be, I was thinking about writing about my whole dance experience and how I changed and learned from it..but idk.
any feedback appreciated; esp. about the rejection from SHP. I'm REALLY worried about that.
