<p>Hello, I'm a prospective student for the piano dept. at JMU.
-My GPA Weighted is a 3.87
-My GPA Unweighted is a 3.4
-SAT scores: 2400/1900; 1600/1320 (650 Reading 670 Math)
-I'm a Full IB diploma candidate
-My grades dropped through sophomore and junior year when my grandfather (father, he raised me) died, and me and my grandma started running out of money. I've gotten better emotionally, and now my grades are more like my normal 6-7 A's and 1-2 B's per report card.
-I did marching band 11th and 12th grade year. I was drum major last year, and I'm band captain this year
-I'm in Mu Alpha Theta
-I have been taking classical piano lessons for 12 years
-I am ranked 25 out of 324, so top 7.7%
-I've taken 5 years of Spanish, 2 years of German, and 1 year of Latin
-I attended the Governor's Foreign Language Academy for Spanish, so I'm fluent spanish
-I am the pianist for my school's gospel choir
-I am going to join principal's advisory board and superintendant's advisory board this year
-My principal is going to write my letter of recommendation</p>
<p>What are my chances, I'm applying early action. </p>
<p>Also:
I played for the head of the piano department at JMU this week, and he was very impressed. He said I would be accepted to the music department with one of their larger scholarships. He said he really wants to attend JMU. Would it be wise for me to mention this on my application?</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>