Hi! I’m currently a junior interested in studying music performance with a minor in computer science at Stanford. I’m by no means putting all of my eggs into that basket, but it is my top school, and I’d like to know if you guys think my extra curriculars are on par?
Blue Star Regiment (Marching Band): 9-12
11: on-field drum major, drum captain
12: member of percussion leadership team, BSR president
Blue Star Regiment (Winter Drumline): 9-11 (not offered 12th)
9: snare (reserved for junior/senior)
10: marimba 2 (specified because of sharp transition from marching snare to marimba, co-pit leader (reserved for junior/senior)
11: drum major, co-drum captain
Blue Star Regiment (Wind Symphony): 9-12 (reserved for junior/senior)
11-12: principal percussionist (also for choir concert needs 11-12)
Independent Band Events (High School/Independent)
10: 1st place for original marching snare drum solo
11: Musical Pit Percussionist (Footloose)
11: RUSD Choir Masterwork Percussionist (Carmina Burana)
12: Performed with RCC’s Marching Tigers for French New Year’s Parade
12: hoping to audition for All-State Concert Band for Percussion (by no means am I “expecting” to make it, but I’m working hard towards it)
10-12: Percussion Solo Performer (School Red Cross Concert, Band Showcases, etc.)
9-10: Percussion Summer Camp (Pacific Crest and System Blue)
9-12: Drum Corps Enthusiast (Have Auditioned for Pacific Crest, Blue Devils, and Watchmen)
AcaDeca: 11-12 (nothing significant here, fun times with friends though!)
CSF: 11-12
12: President
Independent Interests/Hobbies
-Card Magic (self-taught)
-Rubik’s Cube Enthusiast (Personal Record 17.83 seconds, self-taught)
-Self-taught Computer Programmer (fluent in python, java, c, and javascript)
-learned via MIT OpenCourseWare and EdX (I’m going to list the classes, but haven’t been able to list them as of yet. Schools include: Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Berkeley)
My SAT 1 is 2030
SAT 2’s scores aren’t out yet
ACT scores aren’t out yet
ranked 16 out of 525
GPA is 3.86
First Generation College Student
This isn’t a “what are my chances” thread, at least it wasn’t intended as such. I was hoping you guys could give your opinion on my extracurriculars and hopefully respond with some schools that might be a good fit? Thanks for reading thus far!