Chances for Columbia and a few others?

baldrick
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:32:31 +0000

Okay, I’m applying ED to Columbia, but if I don’t make the cut (or get deferred), I’m applying to Princeton, Reed, NYU, Yale (which I might do EA), Vanderbilt, Kenyon, MIT (I would do linguistics there, most probably, but it’s a total shot in the dark), Dartmouth, Amherst, and a few others. Yeah, it’s a lot.

Intended Major: Philosophy, minor in French
Sex: F (I know girls have a slight disadvantage)
GPA: W:4.336 (unweighted is unavailable due to technical difficulties)
Rank: Top 5%

SAT: 2170 composite, 800 CR, 730 W, 640 M
SAT II: 780 US History, 520 French (Retaking without doubt)
ACT: 32 composite, 35 Reading, 34 English, 29 Math, 28 Science
AP: Euro (5), APUSH (5), Lang/Comp (5), Chem (3), Calc AB (2)

ECs: Mock Trial (3 years, first as Head Defense Attorney, then Secretary, now Captain)
Environmental Club (3 years, Vice President)
National Honor Society (2 years)
National English Honor Society (2 years)
International Thespian Society (2 years)
Mu Alpha Theta (3 years)
La Soci