Chance Me, Please

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<p>Another chance thread. I've read a lot of these and they started to annoy me, but now I suddenly feel a strong urge to see what others will respond with...</p>

<p>Race: Caucasian
I go to a public high school in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Rank: School doesn't rank, but probably in top 10%
GPA (UW): 3.83 GPA (W): 4.53</p>

<p>AP Classes:
AP American Government - 10th (5)
AP English Language - 11th (5)
AP World History - 11th (5)
AP Chemistry - 11th (5)
AP English Literature - 12th
AP Music Theory - 12th
AP Caclulus AB - 12th
My school offers most of the APs, so this isn't particularly impressive.</p>

<p>Current schedule:
Honors Physics
AP Music Theory
AP Literature
AP Calc AB
Honors Orchestra (been taking since freshman year)
Honors French 5
Computer Programming 1 (I need a tech credit to graduate)</p>

<p>SAT:
Reading: 750
Math: 760
Writing: 770
Total: 2280</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Chemistry: 710
Math 2: 740
World History: 790</p>

<p>ECs:
Mock Trial 9th-12th
Local Youth Orchestra (violin) 9th-10th (I did it all through middle school as well)
School Improv Troupe (co-founded in 10th grade, been a member since then)
Pit Orchestra for musicals (violin – got to play electric once too ^_^) 9th-11th, deciding between cast and pit for this year
School Play 11th-12th (significant roles)
Actor in senior project plays 10th-12th
Various improv classes 10th-11th
Violin lessons (since 3rd grade)
Philosophy Club 12th
Lead in student-run community play 11th
Actor in Traveling Shakespeare Troupe (summers before 11th and 12th grade)</p>

<p>Community Service:
None, really... I have participated in a cleanup of Rock Creek Park, though, at the end of 10th grade, but that lasted about 3 or 4 hours.</p>

<p>Job Experience:
None. I did intern with the organization that runs the traveling Shakespeare troupe for one week the first summer and then two weeks the second. And next summer I'm going to be working fulltime there helping younger groups.</p>

<p>I'm also a national merit scholarship semifinalist, and I'll have pretty good recs from my teachers, and an amazing rec from the woman who runs the Traveling Players Ensemble (the organization I mentioned).</p>

<p>I'm worried about my community service and job experience... I could've done much, much more than I have, and I think that reflects pretty badly on me. And, while I've done a lot of stuff outside of school, I haven't gotten awards or competed or anything like some of the other people who've been posting have.</p>

<p>My interests are chemistry/physics and theatre. I think I want to major in chemistry or physics and either minor or, if that's not possible, double major in theatre.</p>

<p>So... what do you think?</p>

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<p>Reed is more interested in your high school academic achievement and your ability to argue ideas well, etc. If you write a good essay, you're most certainly in. Make sure you visit, perhaps try for an interview, etc.</p>

<p>Academically, you easily fit the Reed mold. You have a good shot.</p>

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<p>Your record looks like a match for Reed, but essay is very important and interview is important. Reed has no minors, and double major is very difficult in four years; see <a href="http://web.reed.edu/academic/gbook/acad_pol/study_options.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://web.reed.edu/academic/gbook/acad_pol/study_options.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks, guys! It's nice to know I have realistic chance :-). And vossron, do you know what is required for a major? As in, how many courses in a particular field do you have to take to major in it? Because it sounds like a double major, especially in such disparate fields, would leave one with very few "electives."</p>

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<p>It depends on the major:</p>

<p>Chemistry:
<a href="http://academic.reed.edu/chemistry/Info.html/#chem%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://academic.reed.edu/chemistry/Info.html/#chem&lt;/a>
<a href="http://web.reed.edu/registrar/new_planners/chem_new.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://web.reed.edu/registrar/new_planners/chem_new.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Physics:
<a href="http://academic.reed.edu/physics/courses/requirements.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://academic.reed.edu/physics/courses/requirements.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://web.reed.edu/registrar/new_planners/phys_new.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://web.reed.edu/registrar/new_planners/phys_new.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Theater:
<a href="http://academic.reed.edu/theatre/requirements.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://academic.reed.edu/theatre/requirements.html&lt;/a>
<a href="http://web.reed.edu/registrar/new_planners/thea_new.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://web.reed.edu/registrar/new_planners/thea_new.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Especially with the high time requirements of Theater, a double major seems really difficult, if not nearly impossible.</p>

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<p>That would make sense. Thanks, vossron. I feel a lot better about applying now, even if I won't be able to do theatre as much as I had hoped.</p>

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<p>Your test scores are a little higher than my Reedie's, and your courses are more rigorous (though his school didn't have AP's). As vossron says, the essays and other factors are very important, though.</p>

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<p>your stats are definitely good enough to get you in..good luck</p>