Chance Me ED (class of 2025)

awang4
Tue, 10 Dec 2019 14:48:04 +0000

Hi guys! I’m a junior, but I just want to see where I am and where my application needs work Columbia is my top choice, so I’ll be applying ED for sure.

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1600
SAT II: not taken but aiming for 800 on Math II and Biology (considering taking English?)
ACT: 36
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.12 (not counting junior year)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Mandarin (4), APUSH (5), Calc BC (5), Lang (5), Gov (5), French (5), Human Geography (5), currently taking Biology, Physics C, Seminar, Statistics, and European History.
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
(Planned) Senior Year Course Load: AP Research, AP Microeconomics, AP Chemistry (double block at my school), AP Literature, Multivariable Calculus, French senior project
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Assorted awards from math competitions, mainly at the regional and state level (very competitive area)
Assorted awards from debate competitions, mainly at the regional level (very competitive area)
Assorted piano awards (mainly pre-high school, should I even include them on my app?)

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
NHS
NEHS
Mu Alpha Theta (Treasurer, aiming for President senior year)
Vote16 (Director of Field Organization)
Piano (since I was 5, so 12 years when I apply—I’m sending in a professional recording of my playing too)
Flute (since I was 10, so 7 years when I apply)
GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science)
Debate
Math Team
Ballet (I quit sophomore year—should I include it?)
(planned) Lacrosse

Job/Work Experience: N/A

Volunteer/Community service: minimal but I think I have ~60 hours total

Summer Activities: Debate camp

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biology (I want to go to law school though)
State (if domestic applicant): IL
School Type: selective enrollment public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Queer, female applying to major in STEM