Decision: Accepted - CC
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): didn’t sent
ACT (breakdown): 34C - 35 Math, 35 Reading, 34 Science, 31 English
SAT II: 800 MathII, 730 Physics
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92 UW, 4.76 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on APUSH, BC Calc, Spanish, Lit, Stat 4’s on Gov’t, Physics C Mech
IB (place score in parenthesis): 5 IB Music SL, 6 IB Spanish SL
Senior Year Course Load: IB HL Math, Multivariable Calc, IB English, IB Spanish 6, IB History, Theory of Knowledge, IB Physics HL
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NCTE Nomination (English competition), Nat’l Merit Commended, AP Scholar, nothing major…
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-President of a tutoring organization that reaches 400 kids each semester, manage three high schools, and run a summer camp entirely by kids
-Internship with engineering company, with research probably being published
-Piano 14 years
-Track and Field 4yrs (indoor/outdoor) – hurdles
-Model Congress – honorable mention Princeton Model Congress
-VP of NHS
Job/Work Experience: none paid
Volunteer/Community service: basically my biggest EC was all about volunteering
Summer Activities: Internship, running the summer camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
I really worked on these essays for so long…I really think they were the best they could be
Common App: 10/10 (lol I had a typo too, I guess they overlooked it)
Why Columbia: 10/10 it was one of my best essays! I loved it
EC Essay: 9/10
Major Essay: 10/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: Physics teacher, also club sponsor, think he really liked me 9/10
Teacher Rec #2: English teacher, nominated me for the NCTE award, 9/10
Counselor Rec: Think she understood where I was coming from and my educational intentions, didn’t have too many interactions with her 8-9/10
Additional Rec: English teacher from ninth grade, she loves me, 10/10
Interview: It went pretty well, I think she understood why I LOVED columbia and why I wanted to be there
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Physics and Philosophy
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Competitive Magnet Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: my essays were really good, and they reflected the best side of me. I think my interests also came across in my recs and it really fit with Columbia’s core
Weaknesses: standardized test scores, that typo
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Showed a good fit for the school
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: nowhere yet
General Comments: REALLY EXCITED TO BE A LION! To everyone who didn’t get in, don’t worry, you’re going to be a great student somewhere else!