<p>Hi everyone. I'm a long time lurker of this site and I've always been especially interested in the chancing topics that deal with the schools I'm interested in. I figured that instead of trying to base my expectations off of others, I'll try being chanced myself.</p>
<p>I'm a white, female, non-religious person from rural Nebraska (town of <4000 people).</p>
<p>Chance me for (any or all):
WashU
Grinnell
Colorado College
Rice
Reed
NYU
Northwestern</p>
<p>High school: public, ~370 students, not very competitive at all, no AP courses offered</p>
<p>Academics
GPA- 4.0/4.0 (either my school doesn't do weighted GPAs or I don't know how to calculate mine)
Rank- tied with about 4 people for 1/85</p>
<p>Test scores
ACT- 32 composite (R-36, S-30, E-33, M-29; W-10/12)
SAT- 2030 composite (M-670, R- 690, W-670&10/12)</p>
<p>ECs
-marching, concert, and pep band (four years; first chair and section leader)
-jazz band (two years, first chair)
-concert choir and show choir (two years; I also play in the show choir band sometimes)
-foreign language club (four years; Spanish)
-one act play productions (three years)
-choir club melodramas/musicals (three years)
-math team (four years)
-mock trial (two years)
-speech team (two years)
-history club (one year; this is the first year it's been offered)</p>
<p>Honors
National Honor Society (inducted in 11th grade)
High Honor Roll (every semester so far-awarded for 3.75+ GPA)
Student of the Month (awarded 3 times so far, for "strong leadership, academics, and character)
English & History Awards (these are given at my school to the best student according to the teachers of each core subject)
Academic and music letters (every year so far)</p>
<p>Volunteer Work
Red Cross Bloodmobile volunteer
Salvation Army bell ringer
Humane Society volunteer
My band has played many shows after which we donated the profit to charity.
I participated in a group that helped clean up some of the destruction in Galveston, TX after Hurricane Ike</p>
<p>Other Work
I was a barista at a local coffee shop for a year and a half, but the business dissolved.
I play bass guitar in a locally successful band.</p>
<p>Recs
-band/music theory teacher will show that I am a great leader and very dedicated to what I do
-psychology teacher/mock trial coach will say that I'm accomplished both in and outside of the classroom</p>
<p>Misc.
-first generation college student
-living on or below the poverty line
-I'm fluent in Spanish as well as English.</p>
<p>I would say that my main "hook" for colleges is my talent in the fine arts, specifically music. Though I don't plan on studying it in college I have been an active participant in every music program my high school offers and the band I play in has been my main source of income for many years.</p>
<p>I'm interested in studying some kind of science, specifically biochem.
If the schools I have listed don't seem like fits for me (or you just know of something I might be interested in), I'd love suggestions. I cant try to chance you back but I don't know how good I'd be at it.</p>