Aiming at Great Schools.. Chances.?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA :3.8 (unweighted)
Rank: 15/110
Sat:2150
And Sat 2s, i took 4 . got 700s on them.
5 APs by senior year.(next year)
AP Stats
Ap Literature
Ap european history
AP Calculus
AP physics</p>

<p>All Eastern Choir (very prestigious)
NJ County Choir for all 4 years.
NJ High School Regional Choir for all 4 years.
NJ All-state choir. all 3 years. ( seniors cannot audition for all-state. )
Select High School Choir all 4 years.
Select Mens Choir all 4 years.
High School Musical all 4 years. Recieved solos and parts all 4 years.
High School Marching Band 3 years. (sophomore to Senior)
School Newspaper 3 year.
Church acapella group all 4 years. the group performed various times throughout the year. No prizes.
Church praise band 3 years. (soph. to senior) . Lead vocal and guitarrist.
NJ Youth Singing Contest all 4 years. Recieved various prizes such as one month free to a Music academy ( worth 850$), trumpet, etc.
Christian Club Officer 3 years. ( Sophomore to Senior).
Piano 3 years(soph. to senior)</p>

<p>Aiming at
NYU
University of Michigan
Duke
Columbia( really desiring to be here)
Darthmouth</p>

<p>i emphazied alot of my time on musical activities. so i was pretty much busy the whole year, singing in different choirs throughout the year, singing every week at church worship with the band, and starting piano at sophomore year practicing at least 2 hours a day, also performing alot at various performances, etc. u noee~
well alot of my counselor and teachers say i have a fairly well chance, not because my scores and gpa arent the best, but their fairly well -rounded, but my ECs are amazing. well any other perspectives? btw im a junior going to senior. i put 4 years for some of my ECs because i know i will be doing those activities next year 2.</p>

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<p>NYU is a safe match
Mich safe match
Duke reach
Columbia reach
Dartmouth reach</p>

<p>But they're low reaches...all of those. u have as good a shot as every other applicant there.</p>

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<p>bumpp.. anyone?</p>

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<p>I second lolok1214's views on your chances. I say apply to all of them, and you'll be fine.</p>

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<p>How are you going to fit all that music stuff on? Dont colleges only give like 8 spaces?</p>

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<p>to lakers- really? .. i thot u printy it out on a seperate sheet. well i wouldnt noe cuz i didnt start for applications yet. but really? o.O</p>

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<p>gjwhddn..
you should go on each school's website and print their apps. Some schools have more spaces than others but each app is different. ie Harvard gives you one line to list some nonacademic honors and Stanford requests that you not send resumes or extra stuff outside of music tapes, slide...etc</p>

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<p>any other feedback?</p>

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<p>Check the colleges' websites to see if submitting a demo cd of your music might be useful. </p>

<p>Your weak point is your class rank - unless your school is well-known to Columbia, Duke and Dartmouth, your ec's may not make up the difference unless they are looking for singers this year. If your HS keeps a list of acceptances by SAT/GPA, take a look at that to see where you stand. Just remember - the class of 2006 will have it harder, admissions-wise, than 2005. And if you are looking at the USNWR data - that is from 2003!</p>

<p>Apply ASAP to Michigan - if you are accepted there (and really like it), the rest of your list is top-heavy but ok. If you are not so sure of Michigan, look for another good school with a reasonable (>40%) admit rate.</p>

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<p>wuts some other good schools that i may have a chance?</p>

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<p>Duke is a great school but other schools easier to get into-Bucknell and Holy Cross both very good.</p>

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<p>so my lacking factors for the admissions process to the top colleges i listed are :class rank
SAT scores
GPA</p>

<p>i will try to improve on them the best i can at senior year.
any more feedback or chance predictions?</p>

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<p>um, your music ec's aren't exactly what I would call "amazing". Anyway, try cornell, u of chicago, the uc's save berkely, and dartmouth.</p>

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<p>isnt darkmouth suppose to be harder than duke?</p>

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<p>they're actually quite evenly matched in my opinion. I wrote dartmouth since it's within your range at a slight reach.</p>

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<p>I agree with seth blue that your music ecs arent amazing. But you show strong dedication and interest. Try applying to some music camps like Interlochen.</p>

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<p>hahaha. isnt all eastern pretty cool though? i mean though its the whole east coast of the NJ of the best singers.</p>

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<p>gjwhddn, I am very big into music and applied ED to Columbia and was accepted. There is a very big push in the arts at Columbia (talk to Jono and Shostakovich as well on this site for good info).</p>

<p>Hit me up at Teedoff101 on AIM if you want to talk about anything Columbia.</p>

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<p>any more feedback?</p>