Can I get into Columbia RD? Full stats here

kidfromvirginia
Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:42:44 +0000

It’s clearly too late for me to ED to Columbia (also I EA’ed to Yale) but I am wondering… can this mate from Virginia get into Columbia RD? I will set this up in the format of the Results thread to make it easier for you guys. If you could give me a specific percentage, that would be better/more convenient. Thanks in advance chaps!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2360 SAT I single sitting
SAT II: 750 literature /740 biology SAT 2’s (taking lit in jan hoping for 800)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8/3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): currently top 1.5% of ~1000 class, probably will go down
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 5 5 5 5 3 4
Senior Year Course Load: all AP’s except for yearbook and band (for art credit haha)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): two national awards for service (one was a big deal, other wasn’t really), silver medal on French National Exam, NMSF, AP Scholar with Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (editor in chief), political service club (founder), community service club (president), band (saxophone player), Young Democrats (treasurer), French National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: summer job working for governor’s office
Volunteer/Community service: see service clubs
Summer Activities: one prestigious summer program (leaving out specifics for anonymity)
Essays: i’m currently trying to decide which one to use for this one… one’s about a personal topic that matters a lot to me and another is about how an experience of mine shaped my personality. which should i use for columbia’s comapp?
Teacher Recommendation: one great, one probably complimentary but nothing stellar
Counselor Rec: good, she and i are pretty close friends
Interview: does Columbia have interviews? if so, i think i would do okay - not great, but definitely not bad.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: very competitive in VA
Ethnicity: white
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: applying for FinAid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: SAT 1, EC’s (?), recs maybe
Weaknesses: SAT 2’s, maybe essays in comparison to some of the applicants from my school, rank