chance an anxious international for SEAS?

quag_mire
Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:27:59 +0000

Hi, im an international applicant to Columbia SEAS, i just moved to the US an year ago from Indonesia. I applied to Financial Engineering

STATS

SAT MATH : 740
SAT WRITING : 750
SAT READING : 730
SAT TOTAL : 2220

SAT II —> Math Level II : 800
Physics: 790

My school doesnt provide rank or GPA, but most of my grades are A, including honors/IB/AP classes…my UW GPA comes out to be about 3.82

AP SCORES : AP CALC BC = 5 , AP PHYSICS C (Mech) = 5, AP MACRO ECON = 5 (ALL SELF STUDY)

SUBJECTIVE : -All 4 years of Debate, won awards at many tournaments, including state level, was vice Captain.
-Helped organize funfairs to raise funds for Tsunami victims in Indonesia; I was in charge of the student group that led this effort (This was when I actually was living in Indonesia)
-Visited a bunch of orphanages in Indonesia and helped make renovations
-Leading role in 10th grade annual school play
-Captain of School Science Team; won 3rd place at a citywide science fair
-Have national level awards for mathematics…I took an exam administered by the university of Cambridge in UK, and I got the highest score in that examination in Indonesia, so I got an award for that

Hook : International student, NOT APPLYING FOR AID, LIVED IN 3 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, INDIA, INDONESIA, and USA…wrote about this in my essay…I guess I played the diversity card well, hope that helps…emphasized international upbringing in the essay…also on the list of the books read, I guess I kinda sounded intellectual by listing books such as “The God Delusion” and “The 48 Laws of Power” (which i actually read)

Do I have any shot at SEAS?