Hello, I am a high school senior looking to send in applications soon. Match and Reach schools I plan on applying to are
Syracuse University
University of Rochester
Northeastern
Swarthmore
NYU
Notre Dame
Bowdoin
Amherst
Brown
UPenn
Major: CS, Music Technology (If offered)
Stats Include: 1530 SAT Superscored, 4.0 UW GPA, Top 2% class rank,
Classes I took: 8ish honors, 8ish classes through local colleges, AP Gov (School doesn’t offer many APs), Independent Study AP Music Theory, rest of schedule filled out with requirements, and relevant and often rigorous electives.
Don’t know if NY Regents are all that significant, but did receive 98 for chem, 99 for English, 99 For US History, 94 Algebra 2/ Trig, 98 World History, 95 for bio.
ECs:
Cross Country, Indoor Track, Track - Captain of xc this year, not notably fast but competitive enough to run at some smaller LACs.
Electronic Music Composition/Production - Gained considerable skill in this after 3.5ish years of practice, beginning to develop own organic-focused, neuro-influenced sound. Will have a portfolio for this to show off some sound design as well as full electronic compositions and a piano composition. Have mastered audio for a 20 track amateur Various Artists album that I helped also organize through …
My Electronic Music Leadership thingy: I do something relatively significant that I don’t want to go deeper into here.
Peer Tutoring: Just did some weekly peer tutoring in math and chemistry
Other Volunteering: I am not someone that has racked up hours, but I have made an entire science presentation (related to my CNYSEF project for which I received honors) for an elementary school science presentation, do some things for NHS,
If anyone would be willing to also offer any advice relating to getting scholarships for some of the more expensive colleges on the list (NYU, Northeastern, etc.) such as if I should retake the SAT etc., that would be much appreciated.