<p>If you've started reading this, thanks! Here are my stats:</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 - it's an honors credit, though)</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:
Miscellaneous:
Mock Trial 9th-12th
Philosophy Club (Secretary of Ethics) 12th</p>
<p>Violin:
Violin lessons (since 3rd grade)
Local Youth Orchestra (violin) 9th-10th
Pit Orchestra for musicals (violin got to play electric once too ^_^) 9th-11th, deciding between cast and pit for this year</p>
<p>Acting:
School Improv Troupe (co-founded in 10th grade, been a member since then)
School Play 11th-12th (significant roles)
Actor in senior project plays 10th-12th
Various improv classes 10th-11th
Lead in student-run community play 11th
Actor in Traveling Shakespeare Troupe (summers before 11th and 12th grade, will be working there next summer)</p>
<p>Community Service:
None, really.</p>
<p>Job Experience:
None. I did intern with younger groups at the Shakespeare troupe, though, and will be working there next summer fulltime.</p>
<p>Awards:
AP Scholar with Honor
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist (so far)
Maryland Distinguished Scholar Honorable Mention</p>
<p>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>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. I don't know how Macelester deals with that.</p>
<p>I know that my ECs are a lot more focused than many of the other lists I've seen on CC, and I think they demonstrate my passion for theatre. How much do you think my ECs will affect my chances of admission? People on the Swarthmore board told me to basically make myself "the theatre guy" to the admissions office by visiting several times and meeting with the head of the theatre department, by writing about it in my essays, etc. Do you think Macalester cares as much? Macalester is much further away than Swarthmore is, so it would be a lot harder to make myself known (email is, of course, always a viable option).</p>
<p>I'd appreciate any input! Thanks in advance :).</p>