<p>I'm a junior in an INCREDIBLY competitive NYC high school (every college has heard of us). I'm aiming for a top-tier liberal arts school (Vassar, Williams, Amherst, Wesleyan, Oberlin, etc); I'm interested in Yale or Brown as well, but I know they're reaches. So, advice? Chancing for the colleges I've mentioned? Advice on how to stop my impending nervous breakdown?</p>
<p>My specific questions are at the bottom. </p>
<p>SATs (only took a practice without studying): 2180
- CR: 770
- Writing: 760
- Math: 650</p>
<p>GPA: 95.4 (average in my school is a 93) </p>
<p>Sophomore Grades:
- English: A
- Latin: A+
- Chemistry: A
- History: A
- Math: B+
- Theater Production: A
(keep in mind that all of these are at least equivalent to honors-level classes)</p>
<p>Junior Classes: English, AP Latin: Vergil, Physics, US History, Math</p>
<p>Senior Classes (all electives):
- English Teaching Internship
- Ancient Greek Independent Study/Latin V
- Organic Chemistry
- EITHER International Relations OR Constitutional Law
- EITHER Honors Calc OR AP Stat
- James Joyce elective (we read Ulysses and Portrait of the Artist over a semester)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- Stage Manager for 4 mainstage productions at school (very selective; leadership position)
- Assistant Stage Manager for a professional company that produces theatrical concerts
- Fairly serious pianist for over 10 years; I'll probably submit an arts supplement. I haven't entered any competitions, though.
- Mock Trial lawyer for 3 years (no leadership position, though)
- Volunteer at National MS Society for 100+ hours (working to recruit other volunteers)
- Mannes School of Music Precollege Program
- Selective chamber music camp for 3 years
- Stage crew for 3 years
- Revisions Editor for Lit Mag (1 year)
- Studied Spanish in Mexico for many years as a kid
(I plan to do more theater internships.)</p>
<p>Awards/Achievements:
- Two national Scholastic Writing medals (one silver, one gold)
- Multiple regional Scholastic Writing awards over the years
- Highest score in CTY Verbal exam in 9th grade (cannot remember what it's called)
- Various National Latin Exam awards over the years</p>
<p>I'll have great recs and great essays (writing is definitely my strong suit), so that's not something I'm worried about.</p>
<p>QUESTIONS
- GPA too low?
- Do I need a science/math SAT II? Right now I'm planning to take English, Latin, and USH. I probably wouldn't do well in Math II, but should I take Math I or Physics?
- I have decent ECs, but the fields I'm interested in (mostly theater) aren't necessarily fields in which I can win awards, publish papers, or do anything that appears incredibly impressive. Any advice on competitions to enter/more leadership positions to get/starting my own service or EC opportunity?
- My school doesn't offer very many AP classes, and it offers very few in the fields I'm interested in (we mostly have science APs). Is this a big problem?
- Is Organic Chemistry impressive? Are the rest of my planned senior year classes?
- I'm a double legacy at Oberlin; does that help?</p>
<p>Thank you for any help you can give!! If you need more information, just ask. I know I don't have many stats, so it might be hard to give advice/chance me, but I figured it couldn't hurt to throw this out there, and I really want to know if I'm on a decent track/what I should be doing differently...</p>