<p>From looking at the accepted decision posts on this thread, it seems like Columbia rejected/deferred more ppl with high SAT scores (im gonna arbitrarily put that as 2300 +) than those with lower…</p>
<p>yep, just goes to show that SAT scores do not really matter at all. How you present yourself on your app is the most important thing.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - SEAS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: (one sitting) Total- 2250, Math-800, Critical Reading - 710, Writing-740
[</em>] SAT IIs: MathII-800, Chem-760, Biology M-770
[<em>] GPA: 99.4 Weighted
[</em>] Rank: 7/167
[<em>] Other stats: AP Music Theory-4, AP European History-4, AP United States History-5, AP Biology-5, AP Physics C Mech-5, AP Physics C E&M-5, NHS, Foreign Language Honor Society, Mu alpha theta, National Merit Scholar Commended Student, AP Award with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good, especially the short answer on my interest in engineering
[<em>] ECs: Varsity Tennis 3yrs, Leadership/Volunteering Club, Math League, Columbia University Science Honors Program, volunteered at XXXX Hospital, volunteered at equine assisted therapy program, volunteered playing piano at a nursing home, Piano student for 8 years with distinction on various international music exams, mediocre violinist, unpaid internship, can’t remember the rest.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: They offered to write them for me, so I’m assuming they are good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Small Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: My interview couldn’t have been any better and I thought we really connected.
General Comments: Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would be going to CU.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - SEAS</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: (one sitting) Total- 2250, Math-800, Critical Reading - 710, Writing-740
[</em>] SAT IIs: MathII-800, Chem-760, Biology M-770
[<em>] GPA: 99.4 Weighted
[</em>] Rank: 7/167
[<em>] Other stats: AP Music Theory-4, AP European History-4, AP United States History-5, AP Biology-5, AP Physics C Mech-5, AP Physics C E&M-5, NHS, Foreign Language Honor Society, Mu alpha theta, National Merit Scholar Commended Student, AP Award with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good, especially the short answer on my interest in engineering
[<em>] ECs: Varsity Tennis 3yrs, Leadership/Volunteering Club, Math League, Columbia University Science Honors Program, volunteered at XXXX Hospital, volunteered at equine assisted therapy program, volunteered playing piano at a nursing home, Piano student for 8 years with distinction on various international music exams, mediocre violinist, unpaid internship, can’t remember the rest.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: They offered to write them for me, so I’m assuming they are good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Small Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: My interview couldn’t have been any better and I thought we really connected.
General Comments: Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would be going to CU.</p>
<p>[ b]Decision: Accepted - SEAS**</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: (one sitting) Total- 2250, Math-800, Critical Reading - 710, Writing-740
[</em>] SAT IIs: MathII-800, Chem-760, Biology M-770
[<em>] GPA: 99.4 Weighted
[</em>] Rank: 7/167
[<em>] Other stats: AP Music Theory-4, AP European History-4, AP United States History-5, AP Biology-5, AP Physics C Mech-5, AP Physics C E&M-5, NHS, Foreign Language Honor Society, Mu alpha theta, National Merit Scholar Commended Student, AP Award with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good, especially the short answer on my interest in engineering
[<em>] ECs: Varsity Tennis 3yrs, Leadership/Volunteering Club, Math League, Columbia University Science Honors Program, volunteered at XXXX Hospital, volunteered at equine assisted therapy program, volunteered playing piano at a nursing home, Piano student for 8 years with distinction on various international music exams, mediocre violinist, unpaid internship, can’t remember the rest.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: They offered to write them for me, so I’m assuming they are good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Small Public School
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: My interview couldn’t have been any better and I thought we really connected.
General Comments: Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would be going to CU.</p>
<p>I’ve been lurking CC for a few days and I just saw this stats post get bumped so I thought I’d register and throw in my 2 cents, sorry for the late stats post!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - CC</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2370 – Math: 800, Critical Reading: 770, Writing: 800
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 800, US History: 780, English Literature: 710
[<em>] GPA: 3.818 unweighted/4.447 weighted
[</em>] Rank: Top 15%
[<em>] Other stats: 5’s in AP European History, AP US History, AP English Language, and AP Calculus AB, 4 in AP Chemistry; currently enrolled in AP Latin, AP Psychology, AP Calculus BC, and AP English Literature; AP Scholar with Distinction, National Latin Scholar summa cum laude, National Merit Semifinalist, National Honor Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good, I think, but not especially spectacular. For my general essay, I wrote about my love of the Bard and how that/my interest in theatre helped me grow, and for my “why Columbia” short essay, I wrote about how great I think the Core is. I didn’t have enough characters to say all I wanted to say, though, and it was sad.
[<em>] ECs: VP of a unique community service organization, VP of drama club, co-president of International Thespians Society troupe, VP of choir, speech/debate, summer theatre programs, intern job at local theatre, co-founder of community service theatre company, math tutor, creative writing workshop
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I never saw them, but I think they were good since I have a very strong relationship with both of the teachers who wrote my recs.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Again, never saw, but pretty good I think?
[</em>] Hook (if any): None, I don’t think? Other than my ethnicity, which I’m pretty sure is what did it for me.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Florida
[</em>] School Type: Private, College Prep
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: Low income household? Maybe?
General Comments: Like I said, I’m pretty sure that my ethnicity did it for me (I’m even a Kluge Scholar, so…), but I’m still stoked to be going! Columbia has been my dream school for so long!</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I: 2030
SAT II: US history 750 (crammed in 2 weeks. knew nothing before) BIO M 760
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2nd
Major Awards
- Highest O level results in the country: 10As
- 4 As at A Levels (kids normally do 3 subjects) and highest raw marks in class of 2010
- Runner up in Malaysian/Sri Lankan Law Olympiad
- Commended with excellence in Intl Essay Anthology 2010
- Head Prefect
(I have my final A level results because I am on a gap year)</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
- own a sustainable Tshirt line
- Winner of National Scrabble tournament when I was 12
- 1 Hour radio interview
- MUN
- represented school in national debating and national quiz
- Catwalk model for 2 shows</p>
<p>Sports:
Captain of school soccer team
Currently assistant coach at school
Was in Division II of national swimming team 2 years back.</p>
<p>Drama: Just got cast in Oscar nominated director’s (Deepa Mehta) new movie (Midnight’s Children based on Salman Rushdy’s novel). I get to act alongside Irfan Khan, Soha Ali Khan, etc.
- Was in a Broadway show in Sri Lanka
- Won best actress in school competitions for 4 consecutive years
- Directed school musical with 78 kids (including costume design, make up, lights, sound, choir, choreography, etc) and sold out a 700 seat theatre for 3 nights.</p>
<p>Journalism:
Manager of school website and prospectus
Senior editor of school magazine
photographer and comic artist for school newspaper</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
- assistant soccer coach at school
- art teacher for 120 kids aged 10-19
- school photographer
- worked at renewable energy company
etc</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
- hundreds of volunteer hours
- exhibitions to auction off paintings for cancer hospital being built
- work with Zonta Intl
- president of initiative at school to build Braille libraries in war torn areas</p>
<p>Essays: common app was original (about painting myself but it was an extended metaphor)
Teacher Recommendation: great
Counselor Rec: great
Interview: nope. </p>
<p>Country (if international applicant): Sri Lanka
School Type: Private, best in country
Gender: F</p>
<p>While I looked over every single person who was rejected, accepted, and deferred, I have not seen one person from Alabama. I am starting to wonder if I am the only person who applied from my state for regular decision.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Columbia - CC 
</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2310; R:790, M:770, W:750
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 800, US History: 790
[<em>] GPA: WGPA: 4.639, GPA: 3.944
[</em>] Rank: 7/654
[li] Other stats: National AP Scholar by Junior Year: World History (5), European History (5), English Language/Composition (5), Statistics (5) Physics C: Mechanics (5), Calculus BC (5), Human Geography (4), US History (4)… French Language - 2 (but we don’t talk about that one haha)</p>[/li]
<p>Classes taken senior year: AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, AP Literature, AP Environmental Science, AP Microeconomics (1st Semester), AP Government (2nd Semester), Multi-Variable Calculus (Above Calculus BC), Honors French VI (Above AP French V), Philharmonic Orchestra (Top school orchestra)</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Essays: Pretty clever essays if I can say so myself. Common app essay was about how I learned to appreciate Rap and Hip Hop music as an art form (Let me know if anyone wants to read it). Columbia Short answer was about how amazing the core curriculum would be, and how I would love to have an emphasis on discussion, etc. </p>[/li]
<p>[li] ECs: President of Walton Chamber Music Society (VP Junior year), Vice President of NHS, Secretary of National French Honors Society, Wednesday group leader for Walton Community Outreach, 2nd Chair Violinist in Walton Philharmonic Orchestra, Student leader at non-school affiliated community service tutoring program</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Teacher Recs: Pretty solid at least. One from my Physics teacher who taught me for my junior AND senior year. Another from my AP Literature Teacher who I’m really close with and who LOVED my sister when she came through here.</p>[/li]
<p>[li] Counselor Rec: Probably pretty good too!</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Hook (if any): Created a social networking site designed to encourage high school teenagers to connect with each other socially. peers4peers.org… but it got hacked and defaced recently. </em>. Good thing it was still normal during college decisions :D</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Marietta, Georgia
[</em>] School Type: Top Public School in Georgia (Walton High School)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments:
I’m really lucky to have gotten into Columbia! Accepted by Rice and Georgia Tech, Waitlisted by Harvard and UPenn Wharton, and Deferred then Rejected by UChicago :/. College results seem pretty random this year, and I hope everyone got in where they wanted. I certainly did! :D</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Stats:
SAT: 2410
SAT IIs: 660 bio m, 710 math i
GPA: 4.32
Rank: 15 of ~425
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: Solid IMO
ECs: Health Occupations Students of America, Academic Challenge Team, wrestling captain 3 years, TSA, Spanish Club
Teacher Recs: Solid IMO
Counselor Rec: Solid
Hook (if any): Unknown
Location/Person:
State or Country: VA
School Type: Medium/ Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Other Factors:
General Comments:</p>
<p>My son was deferred. Had SATs 2280, amazing ECs and national awards, excellent gpa, lots of APs (all 5s). He didn’t have an interview. Do you think that’s why he was deferred instead accepted?</p>
<p>limabeans, the interview does help give the college a more “well-rounded” view of your son as an applicant but it doesn’t make or break an application almost ever.</p>
<p>And for anyone looking at this, don’t worry if you are a Columbia hopeful, just do what mhs189 did 2 posts up and get a 2410 on your SAT. Anyone can do it.</p>
<p>^^HAHAHAHAHA You are JustRidiculous :)</p>
<p>To clarify (and not to rain down on any parades but just so we don’t demean mhs189 by falsely labeling him/her), mhs189 received a 2110 (SAT 750 M 660 V 700 W) from his other post: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1007616-chance-me-ivys-will-chance-back.html#post11263271[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1007616-chance-me-ivys-will-chance-back.html#post11263271</a>
He’s also an athlete.</p>
<p>this thread makes me wish i wasnt an asian male -.-</p>
<p>I just skimmed last years ED results. It was so depressing. There were so many people with such great stats who were rejected or deferred. It will probably be like that this year too unfortunately. Good luck with your decisions Columbia applicants class of 2012.</p>