Chance Thread for Columbia University 2018

boom234
Sun, 10 Nov 2013 22:50:56 +0000

Really tough group

I’m a first generation American with Turkish parents , am fluent in Turkish and have dual citizenship

Scores
GPA-school has a weird system it is 4.0 unweighted though and top ten percent
SAT 2220 (800 CR, 690 math,730 writing with 11 on essay)
ACT 33 composite ( 34 math, 34 reading, 31 science, 31 English)
SAT 2- 800 World history, 770 Chem, 790 US history
AP exams- 5 on all , World history, Us Gov, Language, Stat, US History, Physics
AP scholar with Distinction

Courses 6 AP classes
Comparative
BC Calc
Literature
Psychology
Chemistry
Spanish

EC
Treasurer Spanish Honor Society ( 2 years member for 3)
Varsity Swim team member (3 years)
Captain of Club swimming team ( captain this year member for 6 years)
National Honor society ( two years)
Volunteer Long Island Pathology (two years)
Research assistant St. Luke’s Roosevelt hospital ( three years)
teaching English to kids in Turkey during Summer( one summer)
member SADD club ( three years)
member of travel soccer team ( two years)

The added up time is well over 1000 hours

Work experience
I worked as lifeguard over this past summer

Essays and supplement
Good but not perfect

Recommendations
Great letters of Rec, from both teachers guidance counselor, and research mentor

Side notes
Fluent in Turkish and English

Was Very ill for the last part of last year but didn’t miss a day of school and took all my exams and did very well on them

Father works at a Columbia affiliated hospital and I did research at that hospital

My parents have very busy schedules so I have to take care of my sister for most of the year and during the entirety of the summer except when we are on vacation

high school is only three year from 10-12 grade