Chance Thread for Columbia University 2018

bowlerific
Sun, 10 Nov 2013 22:04:36 +0000

Yikes you guys are all really competitive applicants. I feel inferior. Anyway,

White, Male
-Studying Mathematics
-I attend a magnet school (The Science and Math Academy) located within another school
-GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.2 weighted (4.3 after this year)
-Class Rank: 8/321
-1 AP Sophomore year, 4 Junior year, 5 Senior year
-SAT combined: 2230-730 critical reading, 760 writing, 740 math (taken twice)
-SAT II: Math II: 800, Physics: 750
-AP Tests taken so far: AP World History (4), AP English Language and Comp (5), AP Calculus AB (5), AP Physics B (5), AP U.S. History (5)
ECs:
-Teacher’s assistant at local Hebrew school 4 hours a week since 8th grade
-Varsity Volleyball player
-Varsity Tennis player
-Captain of Latino Dance team
-Spanish National Honors Society
-National Honors Society
-Member of Temple Youth Group
-Communications Vice President for Temple Youth Group
-Weekly tutor for Algebra II, AP Calculus AB, and AP Physics B students
-Academic team
Essays:
Strongest ones are the Columbia College specific question about my major and my CommonApp essay, weakest is probably talking about the most significant book, play, etc.

Applying ED and have a small connection in the admissions office, don’t know how significant it is. No financial aid needed.