Official Columbia University 2016 RD Results

leviator
Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:50:39 +0000

Decision: Waitlisted - SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2280(CR-740, M-790, W-750)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Physics-800, Math level II 780, Chem level II 780
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Indian Curriculum, GPA not calculated.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but top 5% (out of 290)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): -
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):-
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, Computer Science (CBSE curriculum which is comparable to AP in science subjects besides English)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None of the sort. A lot of in school and local awards, academic and non-acad. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Quiz Team(All four years), Volleyball, Science Club, School Council(Prefect), Student Council, Girl Guide
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teacher for Youth-for-Youth program (40 hours), Fundraising, community events.
[] Summer Activities: IIT coaching classes, Education Trip to Kenya
[] Essays: I thought they were rather good, as did my teachers.
[] Teacher Recommendation: One English and One math teacher. Both of them have known me(and liked me) for two years, and I am sure they were excellent.
[] Counselor Rec: Generic, but good.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: no [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Dubai, UAE
[] School Type: Private, large school, 8000 students
[] Ethnicity:Indian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: 70000$
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation in US. Girl applying for SEAS? I don’t know, nothing else really. [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Transcripts, SAT, essays, recos
[] Weaknesses: EC’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied for aid. Apparently Columbia is more selective in the acceptance process when an International student applies for Fin aid, and a substantial amount at that.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected at MIT. Counting on Waterloo, CA, and NUS/NTU in Singapore. Or else, heading back home to India.

[/ul]General Comments: I really really wanted to get in, and it was so evident in my essays. Columbia is my dream, and if accepted off the waitlist, I’d die of excitement :D