Chance me for Columbia ED!!

NWdivisionCHAMPS · 11-06-2009, 01:51 AM

Hey everyone. Sent my Columbia ED application a couple days ago, pretty anxious of my chances. Will chance back if you leave a link :]

-1st generation student from WA
-Asian-American (korean)

STATS:

GPA: 3.98 UW
RANK: 15/506
SAT1: 2240, 2230 (Superscore: 2280 [690cr, 800m, 790w])
ACT:33 composite (30eng,36math,34rdg,32sci)
SAT2: 800 math level 2, 770 chemistry, 720 biology
5 on IB Chemistry SL, 5 on IB Spanish SL, 4 on AP Stats

IB Diploma Candidate
"Most rigorous courseload"

Senior courseload:
IB Senior English, IB Biology 3/4, IB Theory of Knowledge, AP Calculus BC, IB Physics, IB 20th cent. World History

EXTRA-CURRICULARS:

In-School Related:
-Math Team- Junior-Class President, President (placed 4th in mu alpha theta nationals this year)
-National Honor Society- President
-Math Tutoring
-C-team/JV Boys Basketball- "Most Inspirational Player Award"
-Federal Way Boys&Girls Club Basketball Coach/Camp Counselor
-Key Club

Out-of-School Related:
-Federal Way Youth Ecology- vice-president (environmental club)
-City Youth Commission Officer- vice-chair
-Church Youth Group- Youth Group President

Awards:
-Just listed my top 5 math team awards (4 from nationals, 1 from state)

-Letters of rec's are decent. had an english teacher who liked me a lot but probably pretty generic letter. math teacher wrote me an 850 word rec. it had good stuff explaining my role in math team as president but the grammar is pretty bad and had a like 12 sentence paragraph ahah. should be pretty good though.

-Personal Essay kinda sucked. got mostly positive responses by the end, but i felt it was weak. 460 word essay.

-Very good interview. Went about an hour and had good convo. She e-mailed me later saying it went very well.

What are my chances for columbia!?!?! I will chance back!

Sangwoo Kim · 11-06-2009, 05:03 AM

You have great SAT, GPA, and EC!!
Also I think your EC is focused because you have participated in activities or competitions related with math..
I think you will be accepted!! ha ha
My Chances for Brown??

FuturePRrep · 11-06-2009, 06:08 AM

I think you will be accepted

Your grades are fantastic and the test scares great! and if you got an email saying the interview went great totally means you're on their radar. Your essay was probably fab and you're just being modest. and applying ED - so in!

Let us know when you get in!

Columbia College Chicago

NWdivisionCHAMPS · 11-06-2009, 03:52 PM

thanks! bump more opinions please!

chanced back

Salvilatino24 · 11-06-2009, 04:38 PM

Wow, i wish I had all your grades and stuff. Help me out, with my post?

NWdivisionCHAMPS · 11-06-2009, 06:47 PM

thanks chanced back. bump

irish89 · 11-06-2009, 07:11 PM

yeah no doubt. you're grades are excellent, EC's are very good .
i think you'll get in...let us know in december =)

NWdivisionCHAMPS · 11-06-2009, 08:04 PM

Thanks :] good news to receive such positive remarks.

I will definitely inform you guys of my decision. However, I made a couple typos on my application that I really hope will not be detrimental to me. My essay is also somewhat weak. Hopefully ED pulls me through. Thanks for the support guys!

Smakarella · 11-06-2009, 09:03 PM

You're in. For sure. Jealous!

NWdivisionCHAMPS · 11-07-2009, 03:23 AM

haha thanks for your opinion. bump more please.

NWdivisionCHAMPS · 11-07-2009, 03:04 PM

bump just a couple more opinions

wtan · 11-07-2009, 03:36 PM

Looks good. Although i dont know about just listing MAO trophies for the awards. For mine I just listed multiple Mu Alpha Theta National and State first places for one award.

NWdivisionCHAMPS · 11-07-2009, 03:49 PM

really? how did you do that? i thought each constituted as one award... sigh.. haha

PolandSpring123 · 11-07-2009, 03:52 PM

Holy **** you're good at math. lol. I think you have a very good chance. Chance me please.

Chance me for Villanova?

NWdivisionCHAMPS · 11-07-2009, 06:23 PM

chanced back. bump!