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<p>Hey I was wondering if this looks like what GC tends to like for music/creative writing majors:</p>

<p>*GPA: 4.19 weighted (going to rise)
3.82 unweighted (same)
*Rank: 31/317
*SAT: (they're not fair)..writing 610, crit reading 520, math 550.
*ACT: Taking it June 10th.
*9th grade i took almost all honors (I have 2 B's on my transcript and 1 b+), 10th grade i took 2 honors but got A's across the board, this year (11) i took 1 ap and 4 honors and have all A's. Next year, I am taking 4 AP's (2 AP and 2 ap weighted honors) and 1 actual honors class.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/interesting facts:
*People to people student ambassador program (summer of 2002)
*GLSEN board member (helps teach others about diversity)
*junior mendelssohn choir (2 years i a row, and soon to be next year!)
*voice lessons (past 2 years and when i was 8 and 9)
*piano lessons (11 1/2 years)
*cantoring for my rabbi for high holidays
*jazz choir (including a performance at PNC park, Pittsburgh's baseball stadium--soon to be 2 years)
*chamber choir (most elite choir in high school-soon to be 4 years)
*County chorus
*Showchoir in middle school (7th/8th grade)
*District chorus
*Played piano for high school orchestra in 9th grade
*3 piano competitions in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade
*Classical Singer competition
*Music Theory class over the summer (coming)
*National Honors Society
*Played piano/sung in numerous nursing homes for the past several years.
* (I might be writing for the local "free" newspaper to get experienced w/writing).<br>
*6 months of Saxophone (5th grade!)
*1.5 years of guitar in 8th/9th grade
*Anime Club in 9th grade.
There are about 3 or 4 I forgot about by the way ^_^</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Hi Jeremy I saw your post on the Miami-Ohio thread, too. Sounds like your list is very similar to my D's. By the way, I'm a Gettysburg Alum.</p>

<p>I think your GPA is great, your ECs are excellent (I note they're mostly for music), but the SATs are low. My daughter's CR and CW numbers are higher (Math is exactly the same) but she took it again in May and won't hear until tomorrow. Hopefully Math will go up. She considers G-burg a reach school.</p>

<p>Are you going for a Music Major? Have you visited yet? My suggestion is that you get an interview--my SATs were also low (GPA was also high), but I think the interveiw really clinched it (albeit 30 years ago!) I think in your case it could really help you. Make sure you learn as much about G-burg before you go and ask lots of questions in the interview. Act really interested! I would also suggest you make a trip when classes are in session and ask if you can sit in on a class.</p>

<p>My D will be applying, but not EA (thus the legacy status loses its impact). Good luck...let me know how it turns out!</p>