Official Columbia University 2016 RD Results

i8themonster
Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:21:41 +0000

Decision: Accepted - SEAS

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800M 760R 740W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 MathII 750 Biology, 740 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.92
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2nd decile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Music Theory [5] USHistory [4] Computer Science [4] Biology [5]
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ (Micro/Macro), APC Physics (Mech/E&M), AP Statistics, AP BC Calc, AP English Lit, AP Chemistry, Chemistry TA
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME Qualifier 2011 & 2012, National Merit Finalist, NCWIT Winner, Robotics Stuff
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics (Leader), Technology Club (President), FBLA (VP), Speech & Debate, Swimming, National Honor Society (Officer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Research at a top Medical University, Making Websites for companies, Machining job, Teaching Piano
[] Volunteer/Community service: Children’s Summer Camps, Benefit Concerts (Piano)
[] Summer Activities: Research, working at a tech company
[] Essays: a bit unconventional
[] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing
[] Counselor Rec: Good?
[] Additional Rec: Not Used
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 150k+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Different mix of activities
[] Weaknesses: Not top grades
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have no idea actually
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

ACCEPT: MIT, CMU, Cornell, UCLA, Notre Dame, UChicago
WAITLIST: Penn, Duke, Stanford
REJECT: Princeton, Harvard, UCBerkz, WashU

[/ul]General Comments:

This is so weird. Oh well!