Brown and Cornell?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everybody :) I'm currently a junior in HS and I'm a very serious violinist. I really want to apply to Brown, Cornell, U of Chicago, UCLA and CU Boulder. Since I've been home-schooled since first grade, I have no idea if my test scores are good enough for these colleges so it would be great if anyone could advise me if I have any chance for these schools and also some constructive advice on what I could work on for my senior year would be much appreciated. Thank you. </p>

<p>*Female</p>

<p>*Caucasian </p>

<p>*Home schooled</p>

<p>*SAT(March 2011) - C-770 M-770 W-770</p>

<p>*SAT II(Nov 2010) - German-760, French-800</p>

<p>Accomplishments and Music Competitions:</p>

<p>*Finalist, International Tchaikovsky Violin Competition for Young Musicians. </p>

<p>*Semi-Finalist, International Menuhin Violin Competition.</p>

<p>*Guest Principal Second Violin, Gustav Mahler Youth Symphony Orchestra 2010.</p>

<p>*Finalist candidate for admission to the Curtis Institute of Music in 2008.</p>

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<p>Your test scores are definitely up to par. I’m not sure how homeschoolers are viewed though, sorry :confused: However, your violin accomplishments are significant and your passion is clear, which will help you a lot in admissions :)</p>

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<p>Littlepenguin, Thanks so much for your insight. I really appreciate it. (:</p>

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<p>SAT: great.
SAT subject tests: great.
Your numerical stats match all of the colleges on your list.
Your dedication to music is certainly something spectacular!</p>

<p>I would just recommend working on your essays. Being homeschooled gives you a different perspective from a majority of students here in the US. </p>

<p>Don’t procrastinate on those apps!</p>

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<p>Oh, and I should be more specific about each particular college. Based solely off of these stats:</p>

<p>Brown: reach (for anyone).
Cornell: high match / low reach.
U of Chicago: reach.
UCLA: most likely a match (are you a CA resident?).
CU Boulder - match / solid.</p>

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<p>@violistchan Thanks for “chancing”. That was very nice of you : )</p>