Chance Thread for Columbia University 2018

StanleyJuCu
Mon, 11 Nov 2013 23:49:00 +0000

Stats:
GPA (weighted) 4.18 out of 5 scale. (My school doesn’t have much APs or Honors) Valedictorian. The school doesn’t do exact rank, but the counselor said he would mention it in the letter.
I’ve taken a combined 9 APs: 5s on Comp Gov, US Gov, USH, Micro&Macro Econ, Lan, Psych, Calc AB, a 4 on Euro History (5 of these are self studied, because my school only offers a very small number of APs)
SAT 1 710-800-760 cr-maths-wr (2 sittings)=2270
Two subject tests: US History: 780 Math 2: 800

Subjectives:

4 year of Lead Guitarist of my personal rock band, have 2 albums, 12hrs/week

4 years of School Math Team, Captain, 10hrs/week

3 years of JSA (Debate), President, 2 hrs/week

3 years of mentoring project, working with grade school kids, 4hrs/week

4 years of volunteering at a exhibition hall and a farewell institution, around 200+hours

4 years of Chinese Club, VP, 2 hrs/week

Columbia High School Visiting Students Program this summer, took Principles of Economics, got an A-, 6 weeks monday thru friday

3 years of NHS (6 out of 500+kids), treasurer, $2000+fundraising, 2 hrs/week

Paid Work: summer job at an investment bank, did a 21-page report on couple large firms’ financial status and presented to the senior colleagues, 6 weeks, monday thru friday

State Math Bowl 2nd place for two years

State Economics Challenge 2nd place in 11th grade

National AP Scholar

National Merit Scholar SemiFinalist (225 on PSAT)

School Social Studies Department Award

Essays:
-PS’s about my unique experience with an artist community in New York City and how I pushed myself out of my comfort zone. My supps are pretty good, did lots of edits and should be strong and special. maybe 8.5-9/10

Recs:
-Teacher recs and counselor rec are fantastic overall. They all know me really well. maybe 9/10

Supplementary Material:
-None, but considering sending some of my band songs or research papers.

Other:
-State: HI (lol, I know, maybe only like ten ppl are applying early to CC or Uchi this year)
-School Type: Non-competitive Private, religious, nobody applies ED to CC or UChi this year except me
-Ethnicity: Asian
-Gender:M
-Income: need no money from the school anyway
-Hook: None
-Major: Poli Sci
-U.S. Permanent Resident, Chinese citizen.
-Hook: First generation American applying from a very underrepresented state? idk