Chance Me @ Ivy League

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am currently a Junior at my high school. Please "chance me" and/or offer insightful opinion on my chances at the Ivy League schools, Stanford, and Duke.</p>

<p>SATs:
Mathematics: 800
Critical Reading: 740
Writing: 710
Single Sitting: 2250
Best: 2250
(Note: I will be taking them in October again)</p>

<p>Grade Point Average:
Unweighted: 4.0
Weighted: 4.20/4.5 (4.2 = A in Honors/AP, 4.5 = A+ in Honors/AP).</p>

<p>Classes:
Freshman Year: All Honors or highest level.
Sophomore Year: All Honors
Junior Year: All Honors and AP United States History, and AP Chemistry
Expected AP Grades (AP US: 5, AP Chem: 4-5)
Senior Year (Tentative): AP Econ (Micro+Macro), AP BC Calculus, AP Spanish, AP Literature, AP Physics, Honors Orchestra</p>

<p>Activities:
Chamber Music (Quartet) as a Viola Player
Founder of Student-formed Piano Quintet as a Viola Player
School Honors Orchestra as a Viola Player for many years
Treasurer/future-President of Model UN school delegation
Treasurer of Origami Club
Leader (We have no titles) of Multicultural Issues Club
Member of National Honors Society
Tutor on behalf of NHS for Mathematics
Tutor of Viola
Member of the Community Service Club
Volunteer at Local Hospital
Volunteer at Suicide Helpline, involved with training new volunteers and event planning.
Volunteer at Local Science Museum
Volunteer at Chinese School</p>

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<p>Your grades and SATs are good, and you have a lot of good ECs. The only problem is that your ECs aren’t focused. They seem to be a random assortment of clubs in different disciplines. Try to stress one or two areas and show that you have a passion. Ex: Try to show that you have a passion for the Viola</p>

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<p>I do realize I have a lot of extracurricular and I understand they are not really focused from this point of view. However, this is basically a huge list of everything I have done. The focuses are science and social science. The majority of my time is spent in those areas. While music is important, the activities above, except orchestra, were freshman year endeavors…and really no longer relevant. Would it be advantageous to leave those out of a college application?</p>

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<p>yes. no one will care what you spent freshman year doing and then quit. adcoms want to know what you’re passionate about and what you’ve shown committment and dedication in. </p>

<p>A more narrow scope with more depth will be more impressive than every endeavor you’ve undertaken since the 5th grade.</p>