chance me- columbia ED

collegedreamin22
Tue, 11 Dec 2018 04:02:23 +0000

So I know that there is no way to guarantee an acceptance, as the majority of “qualified” applicants get rejected, but I was just wondering if I have a shot
Columbia has been my dream school (know I shouldn’t have a dream school haha) for forever so I think applying ED gives me the best chance at admission.
So, here it goes…

Personal stuff:
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
State: MD
School: large, super competitive public school in a DC suburb
Intended major: biology, neuroscience, premed, something science-y

Stats:
GPA: UW 4.0 W 4.8
SAT 1: 1540 (770 both math and CR)
SAT 2: Math 2 790, Biology 800, World History 790
APs:
NONE FRESHMAN YR

SOPH YR:
AP NSL (5) AP French 5 (4)

JUNIOR YR:
AP World (4), AP Bio (5), AP Lit (5), AP Studio Art, AP Comp Sci (5)

SENIOR YR:
AP Chemistry (5), AP LANG (4), AP European History (5), AP Physics (4), AP Calc (5),

-i didn’t take the every AP offered at my school but I had a super rigorous schedule and took classes I was genuinely interested in

not sure about class rank but in the top 5% for sure

Extracurriculars:
JV Field hockey (1 year, captain), Varsity Field hockey (3 years, captain last year)
Nationally ranked squash player
Varsity tennis (4 years)
Half marathon runner
Debate team (there were tryouts and only 8 pairs out of 40 hopeful pairs got on the team)
Girls in STEM Club
Premed Club
President of Girl’s Self Defense Club
Girl Up and Intersect (Feminism Clubs)
National Honors Society and National Science Honors Society

Job/Internship Experience:
Internship for neuroscience at NIH
Performed research on Alzheimer’s at NIH
Experience in retail/worked as a server in a restaurant and a cashier at the local gardening center

Community Service:
Created and single handedly organized a 5k event for charity in my community
260+ hours of community service (special tassel at graduation)
Various community service jobs (working in a daycare over multiple summers, soup kitchens, food drives, stream clean ups)

Im not sure about my recommendation letters but I think i have unique written essays.

I also love reading, creative writing (wrote a 200 pg book for fun and its self-published so not that impressive), and I love to learn so I know that's important

I'm also vegan and care about my impact on the world, animal rights, and the environment but i'm super chill about it (I don't rub it in people's face)