Chances RD at Columbia

Colleges & Universities Columbia University
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<p>After applying EA to Stanford, I found out that I was Deferred. I applied to Columbia as my second choice and I’m just wondering what you guys think… </p>

<p>First Generation College Student, Immigrant, blue-collar background (dad-car mechanic, mom- factory worker). Also, Columbia loves my H.S., we’ve had many acceptances in the last several years (with nearly 100% acceptance rate for those that applied ED). I had a good interview and he said he would write me a very very good recommendation. </p>

<p>School Type: Public
Location: CA, USA
Race/Gender: Chinese
Prospective Major: Economics, Political Science
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
Weighted GPA: 4.32</p>

<p>SAT I Scores
SAT I Math: 760
SAT I Verbal: 720</p>

<p>SAT II Scores
SAT II Writing: 720
SAT II Math IIC: 800
SAT II Molecular Biology: 790
SAT II Chemistry: 730</p>

<p>Long-form Info</p>

<p>Extracurricular Info

  1. Key Club President 10-12
    *Biggest club at H.S. of 3100 people. Most well-known and recognized.
  2. Young Musicians Program - Piano, Clarinet 9-12
    *very selective full scholarship music program at UCB
  3. Asian Pacific Islander Committee- Public Relations Chair - 10-12
  4. ASB Treasurer - 12th grade.
  5. Youth and Government - National Issues Commission Chair this year- 3rd year
    T and E I - Speaker
  6. Maverick Institute - Founding Member.
    *Only Youth think-tank around. (maybe world?)
  7. Principal’s Student Advisory Board- Eight Students selected out of 3100 to be on this board.
    8.Gen Dean Local Chapter president - 11th grade… until he lost in the primaries.
  8. JV Football - Freshman + So. year
  9. National Honor Society - Generic.
  10. National Merit - Commended (missed semi-finalist by one point)
    AP Tests -
    Biology - 5
    Calculus B/C - 5
    Statistics - 5
    Chemistry - 4</p>

<p>Approx. 200-300 hours of volunteering.</p>

<p>Senior Schedule -
AP Physics C
AP Literature
AP Economics / AP Government
Math 53/54 M/H at UCBerkeley (Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra)
Math TA</p>

<p>Most of my Bs that I have received are from Freshman year. (4 Bs in freshman year, 2 Bs in combined Soph+jr year) So without freshman year, my Unweighted GPA is about a 3.94.</p>

<p>Other Info
School size - 3100
Dad- No college degree. Car Mechanic, but owns his own shop now.
Mom- No college degree. Factory Worker.</p>