Chance Me - Northwestern, Rice, and others

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi! I’ll be a high school senior this fall, and I plan on doing a dual degree in college – Music Performance (I play the French horn) and Engineering. </p>

<p>I’m planning on applying to Northwestern, Rice University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Johns Hopkins, Oberlin College, University of Southern California Boston University and University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (as well as University of Florida and Florida State University as safeties) – What are my chances?</p>

<p>GPA UW – 3.944</p>

<p>AP classes and exam scores:
9th grade - Human Geography (5)
10th grade - Music Theory (5), World History (4)
11th grade - Biology (5), Calculus AB (5), US History (5), Psychology (5), English Language and Composition (5), Spanish Language (4)
12th grade - Physics, Calculus BC, Chemistry, American Government, English Literature and Composition</p>

<p>Class rank: 9/742 (top 2%)</p>

<p>SAT scores (taken once):
Composite: 2310
Critical Reading – 790
Math – 800
Writing – 720 </p>

<p>SAT subject tests:
Math Level 2 – 800
Biology – 800
US History – 790 </p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
Marching band – Mellophone section leader for 2 years
Florida Youth Orchestra – Co-Principal Horn
High school’s Wind Orchestra – Principal horn
National Honors Society
Foreign Language Honors Society – Executive Board
MusicMakers! Camp counselor for 1 summer
Bit by Bit (therapeutic riding center, horse riding for kids with disabilities) – volunteer for 3 years
245 volunteer hours</p>

<p>Honors/Awards</p>

<p>Academic:
National Merit Finalist
National AP Scholar</p>

<p>Music:
New World Symphony Side-by-Side Ensemble (3rd chair)
“Superior w/ distinction” rated solo (Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1, op. 11, mvts 2&3) at 2013 States Solo & Ensemble
University of Miami Frost Honor Band: Wind Ensemble (3rd chair)
2013 All-County Gold Orchestra (1st chair)
2013 All-County High School Honor Band (1st chair)
USF Festival of Winds Wind Ensemble (1st chair)
“Superior w/ distinction” rated solo (Morceau de Concert) at 2012 States Solo & Ensemble
2012 All-County Gold Orchestra (2nd chair)
2012 All-County High School Honor Band (4th chair)
2012 All-State Concert Band (8th chair)
2011 All-County High School Honor Band (7th chair)</p>

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<p>NWU: Reach
USC: Match
Rice: High match
UIUC: Low match
JHU: High match
UMI: Match
BU: Low match
UF: Low match (extremely unpredictable)
Oberlin: Low match
FSU: Safety</p>

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<p>Great credential. I think UMich would be the best fit for you. It got great engineering and music school both in the North campus. You should have no problem getting into CoE, but Music performance is mostly depending on audition.</p>

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<p>Also, what chances do I have of getting merit scholarships from these schools?</p>

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<p>Anyone else? 100+ views but only 2 responses…</p>

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<p>bump…please chance me!</p>

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<p>bump bump…</p>

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<p>Match for a lot of those schools (sorry I’m really lazy and don’t wanna individually chance you).
With your SAT scores and whatnot I would recommend that you also apply to an even more competitive school, just for kicks. Have you looked into Cornell or UPenn?</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>NWU: Match
USC: Low Match
Rice: Match
UIUC: Safety
JHU: Match
UMI: Low Match
BU: Safety
Oberlin: Safety
FSU: Safety</p>

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<p>Thanks for the chances! Anyone else??</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>IMO, everything looks very good. I’d say you could go almost anywhere.</p>

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<p>bump bump…</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>Did you make sure that your intended double major is possible to do at all these schools because I know some schools might not let you so double check</p>