<p>Hey guys! Im hoping you can chance me for the following schools: Vanderbilt, Brown, Columbia (I know the last two are a stretch, but the main reason Im asking is because Im trying to decide whether to apply ED II at Vandy, which is binding). Basically what I want to know is this: If there is a high chance of me getting into Vandy without early decision, then I wont do ED because I want to see if I get in elsewhere. But if theres no real chance Ill get into Brown/Columbia and my chances at Vandy would be greatly improved by doing ED, then Ill do ED. Hope that makes sense.</p>
<p>Female
Location: West Virginia
Ethnicity: Mixed-race (white/Filipino)
Intended Major: Hoping to double major or major/minor in Computer Science and Art.
GPA 4.5 w 3.5 uw</p>
<p>SAT: 2180; 780 CR; 660M; 740W (not the best math score, I know
)
SATII: **710 Chemistry, 620 Math II, 630 French with Listening
**ACT: No scores yet, but Im expecting a pretty high score. It felt way easier than the SAT and I finished all the sections.
APs: sophomore year: Chem-4
Junior year:US History -5; Eng Lang -5; Studio Art Drawing-5; Physics-4; French-2 (sort of made up for this with the SATII test). AP Scholar with distinction</p>
<p>Senior year course load:
-Webpage (honors credit)
-AP Art History
-Health (needed to graduate)
-AP Literature
-PE (also needed to graduate)/College speech semester 2
-AP Government
-AP Computer Science
-Calculus (honors)</p>
<p>Work Experience: Im a private art tutor for a 4th grader. I visit him every other Sunday and teach him art.</p>
<p>ACTIVITIES:
-Visual arts = I spend 5 hours in a painting studio every Saturday morning for a class, participate in community art shows (won awards at several), do art related service projects and fundraisers
-Work extensively on the school website through coding, site maintenance, and graphic design
-We the People constitutional hearing class and team leader
-Tutor 3rd graders twice a week in an after school program
-French Club president 2010-2011 (we serve one-year terms)
-Visual Arts Club president
-Class leader for the We the People constitutional law competition (mock hearing sort of deal). Led class to a regional win, and then to a state win this past week. Won the exemplary student award at the state level.</p>
<p>Examples of community service:
-Taught a free, 5-day childrens art class
-Hand-customized TOMS shoes to raise money for the TOMS charity
-Submitted works for a charity art show
-Participated in numerous charity/ awareness events dealing with rural poverty in West Virginia
-Currently organizing a student art show with Visual Arts Club
-Tutor kids after school twice a week</p>
<p>**
Awards:**
-National Merit Semifinalist
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-National French exam high ranking 2 years
-Various local and state art show awards
-French Award (school level)
-National Beta Club member
-We the People Exemplary Student
-WV State Social Studies Fair 3rd place</p>
<p>Teacher Recs: One from my US History/AP Gov teacher. He absolutely loves me, and when he showed me my rec letter I seriously almost cried. He also discusses my leadership role in the WTP competition. The other is from my AP Compsci/Webpage/First year compsci teacher who loves me a lot too. She discusses my abilities in the arts and how that meshes together with graphic design/coding in her classes.</p>
<p>So yeah, I know Columbia and Brown are a stretch but I'd like to know if I have any real chance at either, or even Vanderbilt for that matter. Thanks!</p>