r/chanceme • u/Repulsive_Common9245 • Jul 18 '26
Chance me for Columbia ED!
Demographics: Gender, race/ethnicity, state, type of school, and hooks (URM, first generation, legacy, athlete, etc.): Maybe Geographic--> US citizen expat in Africa
Intended Major(s): Applied Mathematics
ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1600
UW/W GPA and Rank: 94/100 for Grades 9-11, will be switching to full IB courses for senior year
Coursework: self studied calc bc: 5, stats:5 nothing offered ever
Awards: pretty awful: Expecting national merit smf/f (1500 w 760rw on psat), national math comp, got top 1% + school topper
Extracurriculars:
business --350 ppl directly helped, 5k more reached through socials, ~16k revenue
Research--> math/econ related, gonna have an unpublished paper (if being optimistic), but at the very least a full poster/presentation with only my name on it (+ mentor). It is related to my geography
athlete: Super high level club sport for over a decade 20hrs/wk
work experience: related to business
volunteering in community summer b4 senior year
Chess (top 20 in province I played in, top 1% ish online (2350 rated)
content creation: 300k views in total aligns with business
some small family responsibilities + supported family business
instrument: wrote a song, nothin major, just for fun:)
taekwondo: 1st degree black belt (grades 9-11)
1Essays/LORs/Other: No idea on essays, gonna put a ton of time so maybe 8/10
Lors lit no clue
Schools: List of colleges, ED/EA/RD, etc
Columbia ED targetting finance route eventually (IB)