Chance me please!

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<p>Hi Guys! I'm new to the site but I think like a lot of people here, reassurance is what's keeping me from going insane from the stress. I'd really appreciate if you'd chance me! I'm generally looking at Ivies and schools like Berkeley, Stanford, Williams UChicago and all that jazz. THANK YOU!</p>

<p>SAT: 2110 (if I submit the SAT and ACT, will they be able to “choose” my ACT even though I’m required to send both?)
ACT: 33 (took once, taking again in October!)
SAT II’s:
Bio- 760
Physics 780
(others that are lower, again, will they only handpick the top two?)
10 AP’s total (AP English Lit, USH, Physics B, Physics C, Calc BC, World History, Macro, Mirco, Comp Sci A, Psychology) 5 senior year, (two self study) two 5’s and one 4 so far.
Rank 3/498 unweighted (this is actually incredible…)
GPA 97.2 unweighted
National Honor Society, High Honor Roll,
First Place, 7th Annual Fredric Chopin Piano Competition, Polish Festival
Third Place, Parillo Beethoven Piano Competition, Schenectady Symphony Orchestra,
Latin, Honorable Merit Cum Laude, State Competition
Level 6 (highest level) with outstanding scores for piano solo and ensemble, NYSSMA
Level 5 with outstanding scores for piano, ABRSM, New York, NY, 10
First Place, American High School Music Festival, Disneyworld, Orlando, FL,
Founder / President Model UN,
President, SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA,
Vice President, SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, 9, 10
Co- Founder “3” PIANO TRIO, Performed at Massry Hall, College of Saint Rose
Co-Founder THE LOW KEY PIANO QUARTET EMPIRE STATE YOUTH ORCHESTRA, We will perform at various venues in Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Sorok Island and Yeosu in chamber concerts
UGANDAN RELIEF INVISIBLE CHILDREN CLUB,
SCIENCE BOWL,
Selected from a competitive applicant pool to participate in regional and national competition, Washington D.C.
HISTORY BOWL,
State competitions
LATIN CLUB
Official Pianist, EMPIRE STATE YOUTH ORCHESTRA,
Performed at Troy Savings Bank Hall, EMPAC at RPI and Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center,
Invited to perform at the World Expo 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea; Beijing, Shanghai, Sorok Leprosy Island, Seoul,
Melodies of Christmas, Proctor’s Theater, (televised on CBS), Schenectady, NY, 11, 12
1st Chair Violin, SARATOGA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA,
Performed Here, There, and Back Again, Saratoga Arts Festival, Skidmore College, 11
Concert Master & Pianist, SARATOGA HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA,
Solo Concerts: BEEKMAN STREET ART GALLERY and FIRST NIGHT SARATOGA: 70 BEEKMAN STREET ART GALLERY, 9 fundraiser for art gallery
CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER,
CHINESE KUN OPERA Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, China, Summer 2011
Research Assistant
Studied the current dynamics of the ancient art of Kun Opera; interviewed and filmed famous singers and scholars, traveled China with PhD student.
Work will be submitted in published dissertation
BROWN UNIVERSITY SUMMER PROGRAM, Summer 2010
Philosophy Summer Student
Completed Course: To Be Human: Minds, Robots, Clones and Zombies
Received praise from the teacher as an impressive and talented student
LAKE LUZERNE MUSIC CAMP, Lake Luzerne, NY, Summer 2009
Piano Solo & Chamber Music Orchestra
Performed in chamber and group recitals; worked with Aniko Szokody of Franz Liszt Academy
NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY, Xian, China, Summer 2008
Studied Chinese language in private lessons with Professor Mei XiaoYun
XIAN MUSIC CONSERVATORY, Xian, China, Summer 2008
Studied piano under direction of faculty and professors
Orthopedic Department Volunteer, SARATOGA HOSPITAL,
Emergency Room Volunteer, SARATOGA HOSPITAL,
Volunteer, SARATOGA HOSPITAL NURSING HOME,
Featured article after receiving first place in Chopin competition</p>

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<p>If you plan to send both, get your ACT up to a 35 and your SAT to at least 2250, or your SAT to 2300 and don’t worry about your ACT, and I’d say you’re in… Even at Harvard. Then again, it’s really a crapshoot for all, but you have amazing chances, with the right SAT or ACT. Really, REALLY impressive musical achievements… I’d definitely send a supplemental recording of one of your musical performances, if I were you.</p>

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<p>Wow thank you! Yeah I do pride myself in how much I’m involved in music! I’m definitely sending both, and I’m retaking just the ACT since it was just one section that brought me down to a 33 from a potential 35 (oh well).
For some reason I was expecting like “0% chance anywhere you FAILURE”. It’s nice to have other people’s opinion. </p>

<p>And yes! you’re not the first one to suggest the CD/DVD type supplement. I’m in touch with a recording studio that I’ve gone to before, so that’s on its way.</p>

<p>THanks so much! If you have any “Chance me” threads I’ll be happy to give you my opinion!</p>

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<p>Hmm, mine’s on another account and I don’t wanna reveal my secret identity… I’ll post one on here in a bit. Though I’m a junior, so it’ll have predictions as well as actual figures.</p>

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<p>Isn’t a 33/36 better than a 2110/2400? I might focus on the ACT and not send the SAT. Your resume is, obviously, solid, but there are a lot of great candidates: nothing is making you pop as someone they’d snap up without a doubt or reject without much thought. So definitely no, not 0%, but getting in is really hard. Good luck!</p>

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<p>yeah a 33/36 is pretty much a 2250 on the SAT. I’m definitely concentrating on them. And thanks! It’s a crapshoot really. If I had snap up qualities then I’d probably not post here! But yeah I just hope everything is great enough for my application to be considered as a whole, and I hope they like me! </p>

<p>And as expected, getting in is hard for everyone, me definitely included! </p>

<p>I’m just concentrating on being myself too. None of the things I did on that resume is “for the sake of impresssing college”, and I hope they see that!</p>

<p>Good luck to you too!</p>

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<p>I just realized that you currently attend harvard! So good luck…with harvard!</p>

<p>I also had another question: Let’s say I submit all of my SAT II’s. Will they actually handpick those top two that I listed? They range from 650-780, so I hope they do. I didn’t have time to study for every one of them mostly because it was AP season and I had to divy up my time efficiently.</p>

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<p>Here’s my chance thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1211013[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=1211013&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Anyone who wants to chance me, feel free.</p>

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<p>Can’t you just send the top 2? I’m an old fogey and they change things like that all the time, so don’t ask me for sure, but I thought that that was possible. Also, high 600s in the SAT IIs won’t hurt you any, as long as they are not your highest SAT II. If they ranged from 680 on down, that would indeed be a problem. What other tests are they? If they’re humanities/language, I’d definitely include one of them (if it’s 670+; the 660-650 would be debatable) just to show that you can also perform at a high level in that subject.</p>

<p>All this is riding, again, on whether or not you’re able to pick and choose which SAT IIs you send, on which I do not have any useful information to give. :confused: Good luck!</p>