<p>What are my chances for these selective LAC's?</p>
<p>GPA (unweighted): 4.0
ACT:1st sitting: 34 (R-33/ S- 33/ M- 35/ W- 35/ Essay- 8)
2nd sitting: 34 (R-32/ S-34/ W-34/ M-36/ Essy-9)
SAT (I think that I should not send this and only send the ACT?): 2230 (CR-680/ W-770/M-780/ Essay-8)
PSAT- 213 (may make Natl Merit; no cutoff over 213 in our state in past 5 yrs)
SAT II's: Math2- 800/ U.S. History- 760</p>
<p>COURSES:
9th- Honors Algebra II (did Honors Algebra in 7th and Honors Geo in 8th)
Honors Govt
Honors English
Physics
Spanish 2
Band, choir, PE
** Our 9th gr is in the Jr High and we cannot take AP's.
10th-AP World (4 on exam)
Honors English
Honors Bio
Honors Precalc
Spanish 3
Band/ Health
11th- AP US
AP Lang
AP Calc BC (scores on these 3 exams are pending)
Honors Chem
Spanish 4
Band/ Choir
12th (coming up):
AP Chem
AP Psych
Honors Pop Culture (English)
Calc 3 at local university in fall/ TA for our HS Calc teacher in spring
Band/ Choir/ Show Choir (a credited class)/ Personal Finance (required to graduate
in my state)/ Creative Cuisine</p>
<p>EC's: 1) All-State Band (9,10,11; auditions for 12th gr in Nov.)- 1st chair percussion
each year
2) Percussion Ensemble (10,11,12)
3)Marching Band (9,10,11,12; Field Commander in 12th)
4)Percussion Lessons at Univ of Missouri for 6 years
4) District and State Music Festival- "I" ratings on marimba solo (10,11)
5)Piano lessons for 12 years: * 2nd in state of Missouri at State Federation
Competition,
winning a scholarship to Breezy Point Fine Arts Camp for
piano.
*Won 75-point Federation cup (11)
* 3rd in state for 4 years (4th,5th,6th, and 9th grades) in
state MMTA (Missouri Music Teacher Assoc) competition.
* MMTA- "1" rating at state competition for past 11
years.
*Guild Piano Auditions- highest rating for 12 years
6) Voice- voice lessons for 2 years/ Choir (9,11,12)/ Show Choir (12)
All-District Choir (11,12
7) Volunteering:
a) Piano recital monthly at nursing home (9)
b) Piano recital 2-3 times a year at Univ of MO Adult Day Connection
(an adult day program for the elderly)
c) Food Bank (2 hrs a month in 9th gr)
e) Rock Bridge Reaches Out (ourHS volunteering club)- volunteer
weekly at the Intersection helping underpriveleged children;
in 12th gr I am a Co-Leader for the Intersection volunteer project.
f)Plan to set up a volunteer project to raise money for our local autism center
in my role as NHS VP (my brother has autism, so I have a vested interest!!)
8) NHS- Vice President (11,12)/ NJHS- VP (9)
9) Natl Spanish Honor Society (11,12)/ Jr High Spanish Honor Society President (9)
10) Calc Club
11) May join Math Team next yr (how important is being on an academic team?)
12) Church Youth Group
OTHER HONORS:
1) Shelter Insurance Scholarship ($1500 given to top 2 9th graders)
2)VFW Competition "Patriots Pen"--won 1st in post and $500 (8)
3) VFW Competition "Voice of Democracy"- won 1st in post and 2nd in district
and $700 (9) and won 1st in post and $300 (11).
4) Spanish National Exam- won Bronze Medal (11)
5) Other band and choir school awards</p>
<p>Summer Experiences:
1) Christian Sports camp each summer for past 8 years
2) Summer 2012- will work 1 week as a Jr Counselor at a gifted student camp,
College for Kids, which I attended for 4 years.</p>
<p>What do you think? Do I have a chance at these colleges? Should I kick out my SAT and not send it? Thanks a lot for responding!! I'll chance you back.</p>