Official Columbia University 2016 RD Results

redmen1220
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:39:05 +0000

Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (710 CR, 790 M, 740 W)
[] ACT: 34 (35 E, 35 M, 34 R, 32 S)
[] SAT II: 800 World History, 770 Chem, 770 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2 of 500
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (Lit, Chem, USH)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, Calc AB, Physics, Language, Spanish
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): umm, QuestBridge?

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Several clubs, but I mostly focused on music: Marching Band (Drum Major), Concert Band (1st Chair), Orchestra, out-of-school bands, organized a large charity event.
[] Summer Activities: Band Camp, Drum Major Camp
[] Essays: One about band and how I’ve matured from it, the other about growing up and supporting my family.
[] Teacher Recommendation: AP Chem and USH teachers, didn’t read them
[] Counselor Rec: Loved me, didn’t read it
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] School Type: Very crappy public, never sends to Ivies
[] Ethnicity: Jordanian (marked Caucasian)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Under 40,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Low-income, gay catholic arab?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Decent academics, strong personality shown in my essays
[] Weaknesses: Lack of awards or national recognition
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My unique life situation, and the fact that my teachers knew me very well.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Harvard (attending), Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell, Amherst, Wesleyan, Vassar, University of Illinois. Wait-listed from Princeton, Columbia, Duke, and University of Pennsylvania. Rejected from Yale (EA).

[/ul]General Comments: Acceptances are a crap-shoot. Apply to as many as you can and just be honest in your application. Where you end up might not be where you thought, but everything works out for the best.