<p>I go to TJ, so I'm in-state. I'm going to be a senior this fall, and I am a Chinese girl.
4.032 weighted GPA
2310 (800 M, 800 CR, 710 W) SAT
800 Math II/740 Literature SAT IIs
7 APs by the time I graduate (Music Theory, BC Calculus, US History, Physics (Mechanics and E&M), Government, Statistics and Literature)
I am taking challenging courses such as Optics and Quantum Physics next year, so I'm hoping that makes up for my lack of APs.</p>
<p>I am a member of NHS and the Russian Honor Society.
I will have been a member of the state championship winning marching band for four years and I am a section leader.
I will have been a member of the world finalist drumline for three years.
I tutor underprivileged kids near the school.
I play in my church orchestra.</p>
<p>There's this ridiculous thing called Family Connection that is linked to our Blackboard accounts and I saw it today and nearly died. It doesn't look like I can get into any college now... If my chances are awful at UVA, what other schools would you recommend?</p>
<p>Okay, do you know anything about marching band and drumline? We actually are. We’ve been state champions for two years in a row. We made WGI world finals last year at Dayton. Be careful not to sound like a dummy when posting.</p>
<p>I’m VERY familiar (and a big fan) with marching band and drumline. When someone says their school is the state champion, it would imply that ALL schools from that state participated…not a competition sponsored by a private organization.</p>
<p>What’s you unweighted GPA? (Not that I think it’ll really matter – you go to TJ, your SAT score’s pretty sweet, and you’re in-state. If I were you, I’d consider myself in.)</p>
<p>Unless there is some kind of strange dynamic that will come into play because there are so many qualified students from TJ applying, you are almost certainly in.</p>
<p>flavoric3, if you’re interested in doing Marching Band in college, you might want to meet with Bill Pease or Drew Koch and make your intentions clear (and also get a sense of their program). Kids with art/music talent get an extra edge in admissions. There was some talk a few years ago of special scholarships for Marching Band members but I don’t know whether that ever materialized.</p>
<p>I think when discussing championships, especially for something such as marching band, it would important to disclose what division/chapter/group you are a part of and the specific award. My high school was ACC TOB Champions for like 5 straight years…in their group. While it is a huge honor and included a large number of schools, it is also relative to the contest, size of the band, etc.</p>
<p>I mean comon…your stats are good enough, you are probably into Uva and probably a few ivies as well, you should know this, be confident. If you are worried about your qualifications for Uva with those stats I should consider myself extremely lucky to have gotten in.</p>
<p>My counselor said that since there are so many TJ kids applying it’s a lot harder to get in. My unweighted GPA is only like 3.6 something. I know a lot of kids at school are more qualified than I am; that’s why I’m worried. </p>
<p>We were in USSBA 4A. Is it weird to just look up those guys and send them an email? Because I’m definitely doing marching band in college.</p>