Chance Thread for Columbia University 2018

satman1111
Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:31:47 +0000

Wow, I’m doing Columbia ED, and I’m really scared after reading all of these, but here’s my stats:

GPA unweighted: 4.0
GPA weighted: 5.15 (A+= 98.0 or higher: regular class A+: 4.5, honors class A+: 5.5, AP class A+: 6.0)
Rank: 1/435
SAT: 2240 single sitting (680 CR 760 M 800 W - 12 essay) retaking for CR. With luck, I’ll score 740+
Subject Tests: 800 MathIIC; 780 Bio M; 770 US history
AP: (AP scholar with distinction)
Junior year: 5s- Bio, Psych, Calc AB 4s- Lang, US history
Senior year: Calc BC, Stats, Chem, Physics B, Physics E & M (self-study), Enviro. Science (self-study)

ECs:
Marching Band/Concert band (clarinet, mellophone) - soloist on mello. (a huge band that performs at national parades, like The Tournament of Roses, and The Presidential Inauguration)
Jazz Band (trumpet) - soloist
Woodwind Choir (oboe/bassoon) - soloist
Boy Scouts (patrol leader, other leadership; working on Eagle Scout Project, lots of community service with this)
NHS (peer tutoring, other volunteer stuff)
Science honor society
Tri- M music honor society (Vice-President)
World language honor society
Tennis varsity
Swimming varsity (I’ll hopefully be a captain this year)
Math league (only Senior Year)

Major: Molecular Biology/Neuroscience/Biochem./Biophysics - haven’t decided yet (on the pre-med route)

Common app essay: several readers and people have told me it’s very well- written; it’s about my passion for music

Supplemental essays should be nice.

Recs should be good.

No hooks or legacies :(

Male from New Jersey, Income: ~$40,000