Chances Evaluation thanks.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>SAT: Aiming for 2190-2250
SAT II: Biology 710 (will take three more, US, Chem, and Math IC)
PSAT: 2030
GPA: 96.5/100
AP: Euro 3 (Taking AP US this year, and probably 6 more APs during senior year)
Ethnicity: Asian Male
School: Blue Ribbon School in Long Island, NY; Very competitive</p>

<p>***Leadership/Office Positions</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:

  1. Music {Cello Playing} (7 years: 10-15 hours per week, 48 weeks per year)
    Individual Accomplishments (9-12)
    -All State Nyssma Conference (11)
    -All County (9-11)
    -------<strong><em>Principal Cellist (10)
    -------</em></strong>Co-Principal Cellist (11)
    -LISFA (9-10)
    -------<strong><em>Associate Principal cellist (9)
    -School Symphonic/Chamber Orchestra
    -------</em></strong>Treasurer (11)
    -------<strong><em>Principal Cellist (10-12)
    -------</em></strong>Co-Principal Cellist (9)
    Group Accomplishments (9-12)
    -Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society Competition: Performance as a String Trio/Participation as a String Quartet (9-11)
    -------<strong><em>Founder and Leader of String Ensemble
    -------Strings International Music Festival Scholarship
    -------Letter from the Town Clerk congratulating us for representing and contributing to the town
    -World Journal Youth Talent Recital Competition (11)
    -------Winner as a Trio and Quartet
    -------Invited back to perform for Secretary of Labor and other famous business celebrities
    -Gig Performances as a trio and other quartet ensembles (9-11)
    -------played at numerous churches for mass accompaniment, played at private and big parties, played at country clubs (performed for the Master Works Foundation at Woodbury Country Club), and played at numerous weddings.
    -------</em></strong>Leader of the gig groups; arranged job dates and times, rehearsal dates, music preparation</p>

<li><p>Tri-M (Modern Music Masters) (10-12)
-Tri-M International Music Honor Society (11-12)
-------<strong><em>Vice President (hoping for this position) (12)
-------</em></strong>Co-Treasurer (11)
-------***Music Librarian (11)
-Performances/Ensembles
-------Benefit concerts and nursing home trips as Trio, Quartet, and Quintets
-------Honored Master Class with Shanghai Quartet (10)</p></li>
<li><p>Journalism (11-12)
-“Pulse” (Nationally Recognized)Newspaper Club (11-12)
-------<strong><em>Layout Editor, Copy Editor or Features Section Editor (hoping for one of these positions) (12)
-------Newspaper Staff: Reporter (11)
-Adolescent Asthma Action Program (AAAP) Community Medical Newspaper (11-12)
-------</em></strong>Editor of Newsletter
-------***Steering Committee: Organizer/Reporter
-------Letter of Recommendation
-Win/World Language Literary Magazine (11-12)
-------Submitted and published many Spanish articles (11)</p></li>
<li><p>Community Service/Work Experience (Summer of 9th and 10th grade, through beginning of 11th grade)
-North Shore LIJ (Long Island Jewish Hospital) Volunteer [50 hours]
-------did a lot of office work; filing, charting and mailing envelopes, managed and transported medical equipment, and organized clerical projects.
-------Letter of Recommendation
-LuHi Tennis Camp at SportTime Counselor [200 hours]
-------aided in running the camp; helped clean up, served lunch, did a lot of office work, organized events, and organized equipments and camp t-shirts.</p></li>
<li><p>In-School Volunteering (10-11)
-GERF (Geological and Ecological Resource Facility) (11) [50 hours]
-------Volunteer Researcher for Pawpaw Plant Research: took measurements of plants, watered plants, and aided in research
-Music Festivals (10-11) [25 hours]
-------Volunteer Chairperson for Nyssma Festival (10)<br>
-------Volunteer for helping set up All County festivals (11) </p></li>
<li><p>C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival (Summer 10th Grade: 5 hours per week for 3 weeks)
-Honored Master Class with Larry Dutton of the Emerson String Quartet (10)
-Chamber Orchestra
-------***Co-Principal Cellist (10)
-Best Ensemble Award: awarded for demonstration of skill, enthusiasm, and dedication towards various chamber music (10)
-Tilles Scholarship Award: scholarship into the festival (10)</p></li>
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<p>Academic Honors:

  1. National Merit Commended <a href=“11”>hoping for this to happen this year</a>
  2. National Honor Society (11-12)
  3. Spanish National Honor Society (10-12)
  4. LISELA (Long Island Science Education Leadership Association) Award: awarded for excellent Leadership Role in Earth Science (9)
  5. Earth Science Leadership Award: awarded for Leadership excellence in Earth Science (9)
  6. GERF (Geological and Ecological Resource Facility) Presentation: one of few students in school selected as a great honor to give a presentation to the Board of Education about earth science and the importance of setting up this facility at school; the facility would serve as a visual aid for earth science students, making it easier and more fun for them to learn (9)</p>

<p>Uniqueness: I’ve founded an ensemble in 9th grade and carried it out through 12th grade by going on various competitions and winning them, and also serving the community as a group throughout the years. </p>

<p>Essays: I plan to write about how “music” has enabled me to express myself in new ways, how great it felt to play for others, how it made me into a leader, and how great it felt to help others through music as well.</p>

<p>Recommendations: I’ve received great supplementary letters from my bosses from the medical journal and from the hospital. I’ve also received a super recommendation letter from my earth science teacher. She knows me very well and I was AWARDED the recommendation letter for outstanding performance and leadership in class. My Spanish teacher this year says I’m the “best student” so I will get a letter from her too. I hope to become really familiar with my guidance counselor as well, and my music teacher will write me a superb recommendation too.</p>

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<p>haven't you already posted this here before?</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=1402960#post1402960%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=1402960#post1402960&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>just so you know, you won't find out about national merit status until the fall of senior year.</p>

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<p>woo89: Please stop posting until the end of your junior year or the beginning of your senior year. Just focus on what you need to do to make you stand out of your applicant pool. Or you will spend too much time here and reduce your chance in Yale. You know, if you don't waste your time posting the same thread over and over, you would do better and add more to your application. So, please stop.</p>

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<p>yo give the kid a break, its tempting for juniors. woo89 - you obviously care alot about music and its definitely great that you've won stuff and distinguished yourself. just be aware that when you're applying with a focus on a special talent like music, you're throwing yourself into a pool of highly competitive people who are also extremely gifted at music. that's why its hard to evaluate chances, because you distinguished yourself in long island but we all have no idea if theres some person in PA that plays for a huge, travelling orchestra that has national acclaim.<br>
so its okay to post and ask questions but as far as realistic evaluations, only the admissions people know the full story, all we can do is guess.</p>

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<p>I'm not trying to be mean or stop him from posting here. It just annoys me to see his same thread over and over and over and over without any change.</p>

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<p>writing an essay about music is... how does one say? O yes, not a good idea. Unless you are going to write the absolute best of all time life changing music essay. It just so turns out that a very good percentage of ivy applicants are very musically gifted and accomplished. While this was special in high school among groups of people who did not play music, writing about music does not make one stand out here... at all. and..... YOU'RE A JUNOIR, STOP STRESSING OUT! THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO NOW EXCEPT STUDY FOR SAT'S (WHICH REALLY DON'T MATTER AS LONG AS YOU GET ABOVE 2000), AND KEEP GETTING GOOD GRADES!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>SAT's dont matter as long as you get above 2000...</p>

<p>hmm, you mean someone with 2330 is roughly the same as someone getting 2030, everything else being equal ? Or even 2230 is no different than 2030 ? </p>

<p>Agree that writing about your love of music is so common, already evident in your EC, unless you intend to study music.</p>

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<p>Hmm... deja vu...</p>

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<p>I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea to write about music if you've got a unique slant on it. For example, I talked about my favorite piece of music and my favorite book and how they represent my outlook on life. I'm planning on a double major in english and music so I think it conveyed my personality and interests pretty well.</p>

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<p>i think u have low chance
the reason why your avg is high maybe because of grade inflation at ur school
this is evident in your sats and sat2s
raise your test scores and id say you have a fair chance</p>

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<p>Scores aren't everything, even at Yale.</p>

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<p>i disagree with some of the things said above...
I think that your EC's are incredible. Your school probably experiences some grade inflation, but you can pull up your test scores and noone will be the wiser. I think that if you chose to write about music, you will have to work harder to make your essay unique... On the other hand, music is very clearly your passion, and I'd say you would write the best essay about something you are passionate about. Also, I am a junior as well, and I think that it is just fine that we are stressing out about getting into college, and it is certainly not too early to start...</p>

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<p>How are you going to get this all on your applicatioN?
because it ain't gonna fit and not everything you mentioned is necessarily worth mentioning.</p>

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<p>Your chances are quite low. As another poster already said, many applicants to Ivies are good at music, and while you look very good, there is always someone better. My advice is to improve your grades and test scores so you're not relying on the cello to get you in.</p>

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<p>Wow, way to be completely off base. Why would you say such a thing? The "always someone better" logic obviously can't apply, or else the class would consist solely of concert-master, valedictorians with 2400's.</p>

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<p>i must sasy you hsave plenty of music extracurricular activites. good luck</p>

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<p>Asian male, lol.</p>

<p>What are you planning to major in?</p>

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<p>i actually am interested in majoring in the sciences, maybe become a college professor for a science field. music will probably be my minor, even though i have passion for music. the music world is so competitive.</p>