Can I get into Columbia Early Decision? Thank you and much love!

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<p>So as the title says! Can I get into Columbia Early decision? I’m doing early decision as I love Columbia and I am committed to go and why not if the ED admission rate is higher?</p>

<p>Gender: Male</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian-American </p>

<p>School in grand ol’ Montana! Born and raised…Not many opportunities or AP classes. No honor classes offered. I tried my best to take as many as I could and utilize what I had!
Goals:Really any Ivy but I am in love with Columbia</p>

<p>School: Has about 2000 kids. </p>

<p>GPA Unweighted: 4.0</p>

<p>GPA Weighted: About 4.3</p>

<p>Class rank: I’m 2 or 3 out of about 300</p>

<p>Courses:
Pre-highschool/middle school but highschool credits:
Algebra 1
Geometry
Spanish 1</p>

<p>Freshman:
Spanish 2
Algebra 2
Freshman Science
Advanced Montana/Global Studies
Computer Apps+Keyboarding
Freshman Health
English 1
Freshman Band</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Pre-Calc
Symphony Band (Top Band of 3)
Statistics
Spanish 3
Sophomore health
English 2
AP Biology
AP European History</p>

<p>Junior:
Symphony Band Again
Spanish 4
AP Physics
AP US History Combo/English 3
AP Calculus AB+BC</p>

<p>Senior:
AP Gov
Philosophy
AP Chemistry
AP Psychiatry
AP English
AP Spanish
Symphony Band
Multivariable Calculus at local college. (I skipped 2 years of math and exhausted all math classes at my local high school) </p>

<p>College exam scores:
SAT 1:
Verbal: 660
Math: 780
Writing: 710
Total: 2150-- I know this isn’t good and I’m retaking it in 2 months shooting for 2250. </p>

<p>SAT 2:
Math 1: 770
Math 2: 800
Biology: 760
Physics: 750
U.S. History: 790</p>

<p>ACT: NO retake
English 29
Math 36
Science 36
Reading 36
Composite: 34</p>

<p>AP Tests:
Biology-5
Euro-5
U.S History- 5
Physic B-5
Physics C E&M-5
Physics C Mech- 4
Calc BC-4
Calc AB-3 But I had mass allergic reaction this day and hope to make that known. If that makes sense. </p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities! (Yay…)</p>

<p>Band- I’ve played saxophone for about 7 years now. I’ve made top band as a sophomore which is rare here and I’ve made All-State Band for three years. I was 5th and 2nd chair at All state Band. I’ve done countless concerts, solos, etc. Not much to say. </p>

<p>Soccer: Played since I was very little. Played competitive club team where we won numerous tournies. I played for the high school froshmore team as a freshman and was made captain and MVP of the team. JV for sophomore year. However, I was cut my junior year where soccer ends. But I write about this in my essay and how I change focuses in my life as difficult as it was. Really was. </p>

<p>Student Council:
Just a member. Liked it. Didn’t do much. Did this for 3 years now. </p>

<p>National Honors Society:
I did this my junior year and will be in it next year as a senior. At our school, one can only join as a junior where you apply to it and see if you make it!</p>

<p>Youth member:
Church youth member. Just religious. Some community service. </p>

<p>Boys & Girls Club.
I did this since 8th grade. Love it! I’ve volunteered atleast 300 or 400 hours. I’ve done the summer program where I mentor children. I got granted the award of “Youth Representative” and I was also the youngest member to be on the Board where I help with the political and economic decisions of the club. I’m getting a scholarship to go to college which is soooo nice. Love this place and all the little rascals I watch over. I just sounded sooo cheesy. </p>

<p>Spanish Club: Since I was a freshman. I am secretary of this club. We did salsa lessons…etc. Stereotypical Spanish club. </p>

<p>Amnesty Club: I joined this junior and will be in it senior year. I just did this because the club needed some diversity because it’s a international club. Theres like 10 asians at our school so I promised my friend to do it. It’s fun. </p>

<p>Robotics Club: Junior year and Senior year. I would have started earlier but this club was made this year (my junior year). I was stated the president of the First Robotics Club at our school! History. But we did good too! 3rd at regionals in St. Louis and we made it to nationals in Salt Lake! Nerds. Except I didn’t do much on the robot. I was the social face of the club. The club was filled with many nerds. I just helped out socially. Yay.</p>

<p>Internships: Sophomore summer I did a Biology internship where I did PCR, gel electrophorisis, etc under a researcher at our local college. This summer, I got asked to do a Physics lab where I learned about solid oxide fuel cells (Yay for alternative energy) and did many labs and calculations like stoichiometry in the real world and making super conductors etc. </p>

<p>Peer Tutoring: I don’t know if this counts. But hey why not? I peer tutored alot of kids in math because I’m good at math. Its my strongest field of academics except on that one ap test…sadly. </p>

<p>Korea: I worked in Seoul, Korea (I’m Korean) in a hospital to learn korean, but to volunteer and see health care in a different country/system of health care. This was over the summer. </p>

<p>Basically, can you give your honest and candid input! Thank you guys so much!! :)</p>

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<p>First: Retake the calc AP because the ivies will want to know your true abilities.
Second: About how much money do your parents make? Are you first gen?
Third: Uh, if you’re going for a math intended major, you have no chance at all. >.>;
Sorry, but you didn’t do any math activities like ROSS, MOSP (didn’t even take the AIME, more importantly), etc.</p>

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<p>I don’t think any such math activities are offered in Montana! And if they are I wouldn’t have any knowledge of it! And I can’t take it again prior to college apps! </p>

<p>I am first generation. Are you a college student? Or a high school student as well? </p>

<p>Thank you for the honest opinion :)</p>

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<p>Oh and I’m not doing a math major for sure.</p>

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<p>Your EC’s lack a strong pattern. Even still, if you raise your SAT by a significant amount you might have a chance.</p>

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<p>Wait… is this a recycle of the Yale chance thread? lol</p>

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<p>Montana makes things interesting… but there’s nothing else setting you apart from the pool.</p>

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<p>I LOVE COLUMBIA TOO!</p>

<p>I think you would be an amazing canidate for Columbia! Your EC are amazing! Start working on your essay!</p>

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<p>First of all, unless you raise your SAT to a 2250 or higher, SUBMIT YOUR ACT!! Lol. Your ACT is pretty strong, so if you don’t raise your SAT, make sure to submit that…</p>

<p>With good essays and recommendations, I’d say you definitely have a decent shot! :)</p>

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<p>Wow thank you everyone :slight_smile: But Yeah, but plan its to hopefully break 2250!! And I hope so :slight_smile: And my common app essay is done :)</p>

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<p>I doubt you’ll get in with a 660 reading or a 29 ACT sorry.</p>

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<p>…but the composite was a 34!^ Don’t listen to him/her; it’s not like you plan on being an english major anyway.</p>

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<p>^^ Thank you so much! :slight_smile: Your encourage means alot more than you would think! So thank you very much :)</p>

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<p>Did you really not take English your junior year?</p>

<p>Don’t worry about your AB calc mark. Your BC one will override it. Ask your counselor to write about it briefly in his/her letter.</p>

<p>Play up the Montana angle. Do you like rodeos? Anything like that will be interesting.</p>

<p>Play down the Asian/pre-med stuff. I do hope your essay has nothing to do with being a doctor.</p>

<p>Ask your counselor (or you can do it yourself) to contact the Columbia admissions office to find out if one of their representatives will be visiting Montana this fall, so you can get a chance to meet him/her. Put on your social face. </p>

<p>I used to give this kind of advice for a living.</p>

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<p>^^ hahah im not that stereotypical asian :slight_smile: I am aware the asian is not a URM and I will not play that card…at all. I do not like rodeos but I did take Junior year english. It was a AP Us history combo with english III. </p>

<p>But no I don’t even want to be a doctor! I promise lol but yeah hopefully my counselor can do that. But should I call now? or when? </p>

<p>Thank you so so so much1!!</p>

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<p>Are you sure you even want to go to Columbia? If you get in, the Core will take up your first two years there. The Core leans pretty heavily on the humanities, which doesn’t seem to be your forte (especially English). If you think you’re up for it, definitely bring up those CR and writing scores, or adcoms might have the same concerns.</p>

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<p>Call next week. Adcoms are putting their trips together now but are also busy with the new students arriving on campus. Since everything was messed up because of Irene, I imagine everyone has been pressed into meet-and-greet service. Also, most adcoms like to meet the students they admitted.</p>

<p>Good luck. Columbia offers a wonderful education and the opportunity to live in NYC is a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing.</p>

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<p>AP Psychiatry? Not sure about that one . . . how does it make you feel when people ask you about that class?</p>