Chance a nervous Author?

<p>Stats</p>

<p>Here are my grades for gr. 10,11,12</p>

<p>Grade 9
math: 92
english: 94
geo: 93
french: 93
science: 91
weighted gpa: 92.6%
unweighted: 92.6% (Rank 2 of around 100 plus student)</p>

<p>Grade 10
math: 93
english: 92
history: 99
french: 89 (yea…)
science: 93
computer science: 95
weighted gpa: 93.5%
unweighted: 94.2% (Rank 2 of around 120 plus student)</p>

<p>Grade 11
math: 96
AP stats: 97
english: 96
AP american history: 98
Economics: 99
biology: 96
chemistry: 96
philosophy: 98
weighted gpa: 97.0%
unweighted: 97.2% (Rank 1 of around 120 plus student)</p>

<p>APs include 10 courses: all 5s (about half are self studied)</p>

<p>SAT I: 2400
SAT II: Math 1 - 790 European History -800 Biology - 780</p>

<p>Extra Curricular</p>

<p>School ECs: President of Student, Volunteer Commitee, Editor of School paper, Model UN (in New York) best delegate for Environmental Program, Head of Student Council (organizing all school events), volunteered to build a school in Kenya.</p>

<p>Outside School: Currently in the process of publishing a novel on family experiences and how they relate to all Americans ability to make change in the world. I talked about my Father and mother coming from Kenya to U.S. and his experiences with only 20$ to their names in moving. I also explained why I value education because my father and mother had to decide who would study at the higher education level, since there was little money for both to attend university, after my mother’s father left her as a child.</p>

<p>I also explained my Experiences dealing with mother passing away from cancer and grandmothers death shorty after. In my essay, I wrote about her story and how she had to raise my mother and her sister alone, and how I am inspired by her example of strength.</p>

<p>To conclude the book, I explained the second part of the novel: why I wrote the book and how it applies to all the potential readers. I wanted to give back to the land where my parents were born in a way to thank my mother, grandfather, and father for their persistence on my behalf. I have already begun to raise funds for an annual project to build schools in Kenya, but I want to take it further with the book. In short, I wanted to share my experiences with other youth in the US and begin something far greater than my own experience.</p>

<p>Anyways, thanks for reading (if you got through all of it lol). I was wondering what my chances were at a columbia acceptance?</p>

<p>you’re nervous…?</p>

<p>Urgh. No offense intended, but I don’t believe you’re nervous for a second. </p>

<p>You’re not even shooting for Columbia by your post history.</p>

<p>I don’t participate in ‘look at me’ threads.</p>

<p>Ram Jam off the top rope!</p>

<p>Nothing is for certain. OP, you still need to impress the admission officers. They probably won’t accept you if you come across as arrogant or too nervous.</p>

<p>Don’t feed the ■■■■■.</p>

<p>^Has it been proven? The OP has been posting in several other fora as well.</p>

<p>i posted in other threads so i could get a wide variety of opinion for the schools i plan on applying to: harvard, columbia, princeton, and yale.</p>

<p>at this point, whether you think im a ■■■■■ or not, i’ve gotten some very helpful advice from a wide range of people anyways.</p>

<p>If what you posted is veritable, then I say you have excellent chances to get into almost ALL of the schools you mentioned.</p>

<p>Not to downplay the race thing, your ethnicity, your superb academic achievements, and your outstanding EC will work together in favor of you. Good luck!</p>

<p>PS I guess some people are simply jealous of your 2400 SAT and near perfect GPA. What adds to their envy is (I hate to bring it up, but it’s true) your race. just don’t give them the satisfaction</p>

<p>lol thanks epaminodas</p>

<p>in truth, my academics in grade 9 and 10 is the only real thing i was worried about</p>

<p>as far as race goes, I guess i cant do much about that</p>

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<p>Honestly, who says “fora”?</p>

<p>"Honestly, who says “fora”? "</p>

<p>People who know the conventions of the English language.</p>

<p>I never knew that fora was an alternate form. Interesting.</p>

<p>Forum is a latin word, so its “correct” plural form would be fora.</p>

<p>e.g. spectrum –> spectra
datum –> data
stadium –> stadia, etc</p>

<p>But nowadays a lot of the older rules are expiring, giving way to the rule of thumb of adding “s”</p>

<p>According to [forum</a> - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary](<a href=“http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forum]forum”>Forum Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster) and [forums</a> definition | Dictionary.com](<a href=“http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/forums]forums”>FORUM Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com), both forms are correct.</p>

<p>that’s true, language is mutable.</p>

<p>Dare I say that the OP will be waitlisted at Columbia. Columbia will most likely guess that he will get into HYP, and in addition will choose H/Y/P over Columbia.</p>

<p>^maybe. But I don’t think Columbia will stoop to the ignominious level of WUSTL.</p>

<p>lol. I hope you’re not really nervous. You have a ridiculously perfect record. I’m scared to meet people like you at school next year, as I have a fear of feeling inadequate. Hopefully all of them go to CHYMPS. </p>

<p>Seriously (assuming you/your resume are real), congrats. Sounds like you’ve worked hard and done well. You have the best chance that can be reasonably expected to get into the school of your choice. I’d be surprised if you didn’t get in wherever. Except maybe MIT because I don’t think there was research on your post. But I kinda just skimmed it.</p>