<p>Scores:
2230 SAT
All 4s and 5s on AP tests</p>
<p>ECs:
Orchestra... oboe for 9ish years also private lessons
Modern dance with awards for 8 ish years about 3 hrs per week
A friend and I started a club/organization supporting school children with supplies in Cambodia. behold many fundraiser and supply drives.
I am president of the Environmental Club
I am in the NHS, Science Honors society and French Honors society
As mentioned I did a summer program (APEA) at CMU and got As in my classes
Assistant teacher at a religious school (2 years)
Pit orchestra at school... 6+ hours per week
600ish community service hours
Science Olympiad
Run an academic summer program for local elementary schoolers (2 years)</p>
<p>Awards:
AP Scholar
Merit Scholar
dance awards... various
National History Day made it to state level twice
Several county science exposition awards in biochemistry
Honor roll</p>
<p>Coursework:
3.85 GPA
Will have 14 APs
Competitive High School</p>
<p>I will have fairly good (at least well edited and worded) essays
Very good recommendations</p>
<p>Do I have a chance. Thanks</p>
<p>Hey there! I’m also an Emma who is a rising senior (also interested in NU and Williams too!)
SAT and APs are very good, I’m in the same ballpark. I talked to an admissions officer at Williams and he said that if you have a 720 or above in each section of the SAT, then you are deemed highly competitive, and also if you have a 740 or higher on your SAT IIs (you didn’t post, but keep that in mind)
Your GPA is great and you took an extremely challenging course load (14 APs by the end? That’s like 2 or 3 more than the record at my school!) so KUDOS.
Your list of extracurriculars is stellar. Really. Science, community service, and music seem to be your fortes, which is great. I read from the NU thread that you want to do Environmental Studies (Williams is great for science), so the science stuff is great. Also, both NU and Williams have great orchestras (NU has Bienen, Williams has the Berkshire which is half students, half-professionals) and the fact that you play the oboe is a big plus, as that is a kind of obscure instrument haha. And your community service work is outstanding, congrats on being so active in your community!
I think that you have a great chance anywhere you go, but keep in mind that adcoms are SO temperamental and you never know what will be the breaking point.
Good luck, fellow Emma! Maybe I’ll see you in one of these places :)</p>
<p>Ha! Hi Emma! Thanks for your reply. Good luck to you as well with the admissions process next year! :)</p>