Applying to Columba (ED)

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>currently a junior, going for a double major in physics and biology</p>

<p>SAT- 2180 (superscore), taking again in march
critical reading-690
math-720
writing-770, 10 essay</p>

<p>SAT 2s-
Math 2-pending
Physics-pending</p>

<p>GPA-3.7ish, with a huge upward trend
freshman year report cards, 91, followed by 89
sophomore year report cards-89, followed by 92
last report card-98.5 (extreme rise)</p>

<p>rank-unknown</p>

<p>recommendations-not received yet</p>

<p>Ap classes-
World history-4
US history-pending
Calculus AB-pending
Calculus BC-pending
English-pending
Biology-pending
physics-pending
Macroeconomics-pending</p>

<p>also plan to take science research next year with a good friend of mine.</p>

<p>extracurriculurs-
-aquarium volunteer
-library volunteer
-math team
-math peer tutor
-science olympiad team (earth science and building a rube-goldberg machine, placed in the latter)
-my friends and I tried to get my school to run AP bio, succeeded
total hours-approximately 120</p>

<p>awards-
-psat commended, possibly semifinalist or finalist, don’t know yet
-schoolwide olympiad, second in chemistry
-citywide olympiad, 9th in building a rube-goldberg machine
-trying for the highest ap award possible (ap national scholar, I think its called)
-trying for regents scholar award
-trying for intel finalist</p>

<p>hooks-mother very sick from colorectal cancer, all housework falls on me, which caused a drop in my grades, followed by a rise. my friends and I tried to get my school to run AP bio, succeeded.</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting in, and what should I improve on if they are low? If I forgot to add anything, don’t hesitate to ask.</p>

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<p>everything looks really solid to me. i would us reccomend to try to keep that gpa up. you are taking strong classes and are involved in good ECs, which should help you. ok this is probably a stupid question, but what does superscore mean? and i wouldnt mind a chance back :slight_smile: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/861966-chance-me-please-cmu-cornell-wvu-others.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/861966-chance-me-please-cmu-cornell-wvu-others.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>superscore is the combination of the highest sections of the sat that you’ve taken. An example of a superscore would be an 800 in math being counted, despite the fact that you had a 700 the previous time. I don’t even know why I wrote that, I only took it once.</p>

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<p>will chance back</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>I agree with blueandgold. It will still be a low reach because it is very competitive. However, I would not be surprised if you were accepted. Your GPA and SAT look good and your hooks and ED application could put you over the top. Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance Back:<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/838563-30-act-what-my-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/838563-30-act-what-my-chances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>thanks for the comments so far</p>

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<p>more opinions would be nice, please.</p>

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<p>Everything looks pretty good. Your upward trend in grades will impress the Columbia. SAT score is great. It’s a reach for anyone but I think you have a fighting chance. Good luck!</p>

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<p>alright, so as I can see, I’m on solid ground and the only thing left is to maintain high numbers. k, thanks.</p>

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<p>I think it’s a reach, and not a low one. Columbia is incredibly difficult to get into; their applicant pool is extremely strong. I don’t know if you have the SAT scores, the GPA or the ECs to be accepted. You should work on your ECs and on your GPA. </p>

<p>Chance me back please!
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<p>thanks for the opinions.</p>

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<p>I would recommend doing at least 1 more SAT II just to make up a bit for GPA, but besides that your ECs look really good and I really wouldnt worry …some notoriously difficult schools will be an obvious reach for pretty much anyone</p>

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<p>From the info you’ve given I can see that you’re very interested in math/science (correct me if I’m wrong) because it shows through the subject tests you’re planning on taking, your courses, extracurriculars, and activities… it’s a good thing and I encourage you to keep that up. However, I do think that while your SAT is very good, if you can, then try to boost it up above 2200/2250.</p>

<p>I’m really sorry to hear about your mother’s illness. My dad was diagnosed with colon cancer when I was a sophomore and high school has been incredibly difficult for me-- I understand how hard it is to juggle caring for your parent/family members, intense school work, and activities. One thing I’d encourage you to do is tell your counselor about this (if you’re comfortable with doing so, of course). I’m not saying this so that you can gain ‘pity points’ thru his/her recommendation, but I am very close with my school counselor whom I’ve confided in about my dad’s illness/my struggles and he discussed it in my college recommendation and explained how it had & has affected my academic performance. </p>

<p>I admire your strength very much and I hope you are accepted ED!</p>

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<p>thanks for the help so far.</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>It’s iffy. It’s a reach, not a high one. Your numbers and EC are are better than the average applicant, but no where near the top. Columbia only takes the top 15% of applicants, so being in the “average good” range (75%ile) is probably not good enough. Hopefully your ED will boost you into the top 15%. GL! </p>

<p>What race are you?</p>