Chance me?

Applying to College
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<p>Some Colleges I'm interestested in:
John Hopkins
Washington University in St. Louis
Rice University
UCLA or UCSD</p>

<p>I'm not exactly sure of my chances of getting in, so I'm just looking for some, any, feedback, would be amazing. Thanks to anyone that reads this. (:</p>

<p>Freshmen Year:
Adv. physics.
Lit
Agebra 2/Trig
Dance/PE
World history
Symphonic Orch
German II</p>

<p>Sophmore year:
AP US History
AP Physics B
Adv. Chemistry
Pre Calc
Chamber Orch
German III</p>

<p>Junior Year (current):
AP Chemistry
AP Calc AB/BC
AP Lang and Comp
AP Music Theory
AP German IV
Symphonic Orchestra
NM hist/Free Per. (:</p>

<p>Senior Year (planned):
AP German V
AP Computer Sci
AP Literature
AP Biology
Symphonic Orch/health
Econ/Government
Co-op (working at Los Alamos National Lab)</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.5</p>

<p>Leadership Positions:
Cafe Scientific Teen Leader
Starter/Captain of Hip Hop Dance Club
Treasurer for Junior Hospital Volunteers
NYLF Participant (Medicine)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Church Youth Group (Worship Leader; vocal/guitar)
All State Musician (more info later)
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra
Ensemble Club (going around the town playing tunes for fun. (:)</p>

<p>Awards:
NHS
Top scores for ensemble performances
All State Violin: Principle Symphonic Orchestra
Engineer Night - physics sounds and waves
Nominated for Natural Helpers
Design a Bookmark Art Contest Winner
Art Display (gonna see what I can make of this this summer)</p>

<p>Thanks again, for any imput. (:</p>

<p>I haven't taken the SAT or ACT yet, but predicting from my PSAT/PLAN scores... it'll be somewhere around a 2000 on SAT and 31 on ACT.</p>

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<p>bump.
Also, if not these schools, I"m looking for recommendations of med school/pre-med programs, and dual enrollment for a minor in music. And a good symphonic orchestra!</p>

<p>Thanks. (:</p>

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<p>Your GPA is going to be your biggest issue here. It’s low for all of the schools you listed.</p>

<p>Your ECs seem a bit bland, too. You’ll need to emphasize that you’ve actually done something. Also, participating in NYLF is not a leadership role. Listing it as one will cast doubt on the substance of your other leadership positions.</p>

<p>I’d classify them all as reaches.</p>

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<p>I’ve always known that my GPA was pretty low, but I was hoping that number don’t count for everything in this case.</p>

<p>As for emphasize, I’m definitely going music for the awards achieved. But, could you clarify ‘bland’ as well? Thanks. (:</p>