Chance Me? It's kind of a weird one.

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>I'm an out of state student applying. I'm a bit curious as to what you guys think of my resume. It's really heavily focused on one subject.</p>

<p>3.87 UW GPA; 4.41 W GPA
Rank: 6/402</p>

<p>SAT I: 1990 -_-
SAT II: Biology 730, Math II 710</p>

<p>Classes worth noting:
Freshman Year: Honors Geometry and English
Sophomore Year: AP World History
Junior Year: AP Calc AB, AP English Language, AP US History, AP Biology, and AP Spanish
Senior Year: AP Calc BC, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, AP Physics, and AP Government</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:
National Honors Society
Youth Symphony Program
Youth Symphony String Quartet
All-State Symphony Orchestra
High School Orchestra String Quartet
Private Violin Lessons
Private Piano Lessons
Teaching private lessons on violin
Teaching private lessons on piano
Martial Arts (Taekwondo)
Tennis
Volunteered at a hospital, a homeless shelter, and my church as a guitarist (Sums up to a little over 200 hours)</p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar
1st Place in state-wide string competition
I don't know if this considered an award non-musically speaking, but I was the concertmaster of the Youth Symphony and the All State Symphony.</p>

<p>If you guys would like me to be more descriptive about something just let me know.</p>

<p>So...yeah I mean it doesn't look like a lot in text but my life was dedicated to music since I had thought for the longest time I was going to be a professional musician. Simply put things changed around sophomore/junior year, I am no longer pursuing music as my professional career, and now I'm really trying to pursue academic-related stuff (which is why I took on more AP classes junior year). I am applying to UT, but with just two particular strengths do you guys think that I have a chance of getting in?</p>

<p>Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. :)</p>

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<p>Being OOS makes admissions a lot harder to predict and each major/college has their own set of standards as well.
Honestly, it may be in your advantage to feign interest in music for your application as admissions really loves to see passion and commitment. I know it’s morally questionable but sometimes you just have to play the system if you want to get what you want. Otherwise, your class rank and SAT score should make you competitive enough to have a real shot at getting accepted.</p>

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<p>thanks for the response frever. yeah i feel like i should take full advantage of any music opportunities if that means i might have a better chance of getting in…but we’ll see. i’m still thinking about it!</p>

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<p>Just wondering, why did you lose your interest in music?</p>