What are my chances at ED?

MyRealName
Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:23:28 +0000

My dad wants me to apply ED and I keep telling him I have little to no chance but he thinks I can get in. My major would be business management, second major finance economics, third undecided.

GPA: 95.76% *Low in comparison to many students at my school
SAT: 2270 (800 W, 760 CR, 710 M) *2 sittings, first of which was a 2240
SAT II: 740 US History, 770 Math II
Class Schedule: AP Physics B, AP Literature, AP Macroeconomics, Honors Calc, Honors Comp Sci
Class Size/Rank: 298, no rank

Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian-American
Income Bracket: ~200k
School Type: Public
Hooks: None
Essays: 8/10? I’m a good writer or so I’ve been told

Extracurriculars/Volunteer:

1. Coordinator at Atlantic Adult Day Care Center (many hours) - Worked with health patients, organized activities, helped the in-house doctor meet and treat patients, etc.

2. Assistant at doctor’s office (Many hours) - Helped meet and treat patients as well as handle the everyday workings of the office and the day-to-day operations

3. Volunteer at hospital - Greeted and met patients, helped overseer in hospital, assistant in filing, paperwork, and computer work

4. Economics Club, Vice President - Organized business ventures relating to the club, helped set up meetings and accomplish tasks relating to the club

5. Journalist for online website - Wrote articles and reviews for a music website that doubled as a blog, helped market the website as well as its related streams of revenue

6. Varsity track and field (1 season)

7. Street Vendor - Made $10,000 selling items as part of a licensed street vendor while in China

8. Tutoring English for Arabs and Chinese seniors

9. Write and record own music (nothing major)

Here are some of my school’s stats for Columbia:
Average Accepted GPA: 100.22 (I have a 95.76) *** My GPA is considered pretty low in comparison here, but I have shown a great upward trend since freshman year. Eliminate my freshman year grades and early sophomore, and I would have about a 99.33 average, hypothetically
Combined SAT 1600: 1449 (I have a 1470)
Single SAT 2400: 2150 (I have a 2240)
Combined SAT 2400: 2172 (I have a 2270)
Acceptance Rate: 29/452 (6%)

I also live in NYC and likely won’t need much financial aid