<p>^^^I think he meant stellar for Ivy Leagues, and not state colleges lol.</p>
<p>Plus, scores are the most easily fluctuated. People take the SAT while sick, stressed, or otherwise. A “less than stellar” score doesn’t mean much. I feel blessed to be accepted to Columbia (obviously) but I’d like to think Columbia saw past my 1970 score and saw someone who had a story to tell and worked very hard to get where I am in life.</p>
<p>Scores are just a numbers game.</p>
<p>^^^ you give me hope ColumbiaDiva (i was deferred)</p>
<p>Can someone post the acceptance letter?</p>
<p>hey guys,
i know this is the wrong thread, but I wanted to see what had happened at the other schools too lol
i was deferred at cornell with a 1920 sat, 29 act, 610 bio, 580 math II (yes I know I can’t test well) but talked to a lot of other people who were rejected with 2350+ scores and 800 subject tests so it’s not all about the scores. I’m a white kid from jersey with no hooks, but I have some decent Ecs and a lot of leadership positions. I was wondering if anyone has any good advice on getting off the waitlist, as I assume it’s the same thing for Cornell and Columbia to get off. I’m going to call admissions tomorrow to see if I can boost anything. Any advice would be great, and now I get to apply to Penn :)</p>
<p>Yeah I mean a 2400 valedictorian who write a crap essay and whose teacher recs say “quiet kid, never contributes to classroom discussions” will offer no stimulation and really will not contribute in any signifcant way. A kid with 2250 who stays up all night doing extra research just for the heck of it and is a force to be reckoned with in classroom discussions shows more passion, vitality, and will have much more impact. :D</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
SAT: 2300 (800 Writ,760 Crit,740 Math)
SAT IIs:800 Math 2, 750 Bio E, 730 Chem, 640 German Reading
GPA:90.65 UW
Rank:School does not rank, likely top 10
APs:5 Calculus BC, 4 US History
AMC12: 94.5
Essays: Amazing. I got wildly positive feedback from everyone I showed it to.
ECs: Math Team Captain,Two Editorships,Self-study in German and two other languages,Flutist,Varsity Soccer,Peer Tutor
Teacher Recs: “Best I’ve ever written”
Counselor Rec: No idea
Hook:Jewish kid learning German</p>
<p>State:MA
School: Private
Gender:M</p>
<p>**Decision:**Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2350
[</em>] SAT IIs: Spanish 640, Chemistry 720, US History 770
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] APs: AP European History, Chemistry, Biology, US History, Art History, English Lit and Language, Government, Calculus and Studio Art
[<em>] Rank: Top 4 percent
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Very well written in my opinion.
[</em>] ECs: Was captain of JV Soccer and Swim.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One well written, the other decent.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Decent as well.
[<em>] Hook (if any): I was born Aphasic and I emphasized the struggle to overcome the stigma of speaking in front of people.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul][ b]Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>
<p>Decision: rejected</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:2030
SAT IIs: us 710 bio 730
GPA: 90.4
Rank: 22/149
Other stats: i honestly dont know what to put here.
Subjective:
Essays: everybody who read mine said it was amazing and i honestly dont know how it couldve been any better. but clearly columbia does.
ECs: french club, model un for 3 years, teen action club, teen advisory group, yearbook editor, newspaper writer since the sixth grade, science olympiad, publications
Teacher Recs: my teachers told me they wrote the best recs they have ever written.
Counselor Rec: didnt read but she included a bunch of good stuff from my childhood and colleges are supposed to love that but guess not.
Hook (if any): im an immigrant and have moved around for my whole life. i was born in the middle of a war and escaped only due to help from the belgian ambassador to the EU.
State or Country: bronx, ny
School Type: large public school that is pretty much failing and offers about nothing to its students.
Ethnicity: yugoslavian
Gender: female
Other Factors: my interview was actually amazing. he told me i was the ideal columbia student. guesssss not.</p>
<p>comments:
worst day of my life. i still tear up when i hear columbia. i just cant believe im not going here.</p>
<p>
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<p>the interview is unfortunately only one part of the app. But honestly, I would look forward to other colleges and making the most of them, you never know - you might enjoy them and reap greater benefit from another place than you would Columbia. Columbia has it’s flaws like every college does, its not worth getting so worked up about it. Columbia wasn’t my first choice when I applied, but it worked out in the end, and became a place I loved, most people have the same experience when they end up at College X or Y, reality can often differ from your and others’ perspective. </p>
<p>Finally if all fails and if you hate the school you ultimately attend and still really want Columbia, you can always apply to transfer. But good luck on those other apps, and enjoy the second half of senior year - it’s usually a good time.</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED -SEAS **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Composite-2270, Critical Reading-760, Math-790, Writing-720
[</em>] ACT: Composite-35, English-35, Math-36, Reading-34, Science-36, Combined Writing/English-31
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800-Math 2, 750-Chem, 710-US History, 710-World History
[</em>] GPA: 4.0
[<em>] Rank: 5/1047
[</em>] Other: I have taken a ridiculous number of APs, and everything else is either Honors or Gifted. the exception would be minors and Intro to Engineering, which I took because I wanted to take 6 APs this year and they couldn’t schedule all 6 of them without taking away lunch and so I had an extra period which I use for that class. I’ve taken AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP English Language, AP US History, AP World History, AP Statistics and I am taking AP Calculus BC, AP Physics, AP Government, AP English Literature, AP Spanish, AP Psychology. So far, I’ve gotten 4 5’s and 2 4’s, which makes me that National AP Scholar thing. I’m also a National Merit Semifinalist. But I forgot to put both of them on my application… but it might have been on my transcript.</p>
<p>[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I wrote about 9/11 and being a Muslim for the Common App essay. I was afraid to use it because I didn’t want to exploit the event, but I did see it happen from my second grade window. So I described that, but I tried to make it more about me and the issues I face with dealing with my religion. The other ones were crap, written once with no revisions. Nothing was written well or very stylistically. However, I did try to convey how much I really love Columbia in the one short answer.
[</em>] ECs: NHS, Indian Cultural Club, Bengali Cultural Club, Key Club, Bollywood Dance, Design Jewelry, Reading Olympics, Girl Scouts, Tutor, Volunteer at Nursing Home
[<em>] Teacher Recs: One of them was from my favorite teacher who has admitted I am her favorite student. The other doesn’t exactly like me too much but I know he writes pages.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: It’s a big school. She barely knows me.
[li] Hook (if any): The two things going for me were culture and volunteer. I had no leadership. I put a lot of New York into my essays because I used to live there. I also love Columbia and I’ve been there so many times and I worked hard on that short answer putting in so many details that I’ve learned on campus and stuff.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[</em>] School Type: Public, One of the Largest in the State
[<em>] Ethnicity: Bengali
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]</p>
<p>General Comments:
So before I was really doubting how I got in, but typing all this up has given me a little more confidence in me and my acceptance. I still think there were so many people that deserved it more than I did. Two guys that got into Cornell and I are the only people that got into Ivy League from our school. Even our valedictorian was rejected. So it’s kind of a big deal. Also, since there has been discussion on financial aid, tuition plus room and board is more than what my parents make a year. I hear Columbia is pretty generous; I don’t think they deserve to be accused of caring about money.</p>
<p>Wow, congratulations proggostickkk! I’m Bangladeshi as well, and my main hook is culture too. Nice to see the Bengalis spreading around the IV Leagues :)</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted-SEAS **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Composite-2240, Critical Reading 670, Math 800, Writing 770
[</em>] SAT IIs: 650 Math I, 740 Biology M, 790 Chemistry, 800 Math II
[<em>] GPA: 4.481 Weighted
[</em>] Rank: 19/320
[<em>] Other stats: 5 AP Statistics, 5 AP Chemistry, National Merit Commended Student
[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Decent, mixed reviews. Wrote about how the universe intrigued me.
[<em>] ECs: NJ Math League, NJ Science League
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably very good from chemistry teacher and decent from math teacher
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably not very insightful as my guidance counselor barely knew me.
[</em>] Hook (if any): Worked at Columbia Medical Center for a summer paid internship. Received a stellar recommendation from the principal investigator.
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Large Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[/ul]
General Comments: Showed a general upward trend in grades. Progressed from a 4.1 freshman year, 4.3 sophomore year, and a 4.8 junior year (weighted). My rank jumped from 35 sophomore year to 19. The jump in GPA was largely attributed to me taking higher level courses (weighted 1 point higher) that were unavailable to me during my freshman and sophomore years.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted SEAS **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2300
[</em>] SAT IIs: Chem 740, Physics 730, Math I 770, Math II 800
[<em>] GPA: 3.94 (weighted)
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats: ACT 34
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Common App about my little brother, my cats, video games, and my obsession with perfection
[<em>] ECs: Lots of violin, decent community service
[</em>] Teacher Recs: good i guess? never read it 
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ^
[</em>] Hook (if any): Violin recording + art portfolio
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Massachusetts
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]
**Other Factors: ** i had a really good interview, more than two hours long.
**General Comments: ** I applied to SEAS, so being female must have helped. good luck to all deferred!!! make good use of your 11:11’s, trust me it works.</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT:2020.
- SAT IIs: 750 US history, 620 math II, 680 literature
- GPA: 4.111 weighted.
- Rank: 4/340
- ACT: 29
- APs: US History 4, English language and comp. 4, Physics 3, currently taking English Lit., Gov. and Politics, Calculus AB, Psychology
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: Really good in my opinion, several teachers also complimented it. Talked about my passion for journalism
- ECs: Teen Court, President: Amnesty International Club, write for local newspaper, volunteer at church, Model UN club, Science Club.
- Teacher Recs: One from my journalism teacher was incredibly flattering, Did not read other from English teacher, but I’m sure it was equally flattering.
- Counselor Rec: Unsure, my counselor quit, but I think it was written well.
- Hook (if any): Editor-in-Chief, school newspaper, Teen Court?, live in NM
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: New Mexico, US
- School Type: Public
- Ethnicity: Hispanic
- Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: </p>
<p>General Comments: I don’t know what did it for me, but being accepted made me feel incredibly validated – like all my hard work paid off. And I’m amazed that I got in seeing some people who got rejected with higher test scores, better schools, etc.</p>
<p>your rank, ethnicity, and state did it for you in my opinion.</p>
<p>david505, if you’re not a ■■■■■, then you give me hope.</p>
<p>^ Semi-confirmed not ■■■■■</p>
<p>^ why would ya’ll even assume its a ■■■■■…? -.-</p>
<p>^ agree
@purepecha
Btw, realize that someone else getting in does not improve your chances. There’s a lot of factors that go into admissions. Only you can improve your own chances.</p>
<p>i posted this in another thread, but i guess this is the official-official one</p>
<p>Decision: CC ACCEPTED! </p>
<p>Stats:
SAT:2120
SAT IIs: 770 us history, 720 lit, 690 french
GPA: 3.8 unweighted, 4.2 weighted
Rank: school doesnt rank
Other stats:32 act (35 english/writing, 31 math, 26 science, 11 essay), high ap scores (4 on euro, 5 on english lang, 5 on us history, 3 on french lang) and 7 ap classes total (3 more this year)
Subjective:
Essays: being a child actor in theatre on broadway/national tours, very good
ECs: varsity cheerleader (4 years, captain), journalism (4 years, award wining, honors society (quill&scroll), editor in chief/section editors of newspaper, editor of literary magazine, national high school institute for journalism), theatre (leads in shows (usually 3-4 a year), monologue/shakespeare contest winner (2 years)), choir (honors choir, soloist, a cappella choir, contemporary ensemble (leader), comedy improv (outside of school - 8 years, professionally trained w/ second city/groundlings), president of town’s teen council, community service honors society (+350 hours), french honors society, math honors society, music honors society, student tour guide for admissions department, student council, math tutor, mentoring program for middle school (big sister-little sister program), internships at LA theatre production company and independent marketing firm.
Teacher Recs: I was not allowed to read them, but I was told they were very strong
Counselor Rec: ^ same
Hook (if any): professional actor on broadway
Location/Person:
State or Country: los angeles, ca
School Type: independent (private)
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: female
Other Factors: didnt apply for financial aid, headmaster wrote a letter on my behalf (he usually selects one student a year to write for), really awesome interview (1.5 hours!), only person from my school applying ED
General Comments: honored and humbled, yet thrilled and astounded at the same time! congrats to everyone else who got in, and best of luck to everyone! no matter where you all go, i’m sure it will be the perfect fit for you. roar, lions roar!</p>