Chances?

<p>Background: White female from a small Virginia school</p>

<p>SAT: CR - 800, M - 660, W - 730
SAT IIs: U.S. History - 750, Literature - 720, Latin - 640 (ouch)
GPA: 97%
Rank: 6/227
APs: 5 on Calc AB, 4 on U.S. History, 3 on Latin</p>

<p>Most challenging courses available / current courses:
AP English Lit, AP Latin Lit, AP Environmental Science, AP U.S. Government, Audition Band and Audition A Cappella Chorus, Independent Study in Poetry</p>

<p>EC's:
Writing: have attended UVA Young Writer's Summer Workshop, Advanced Poetry Session; Columbia University Summer for H.S. Students Master Class in Poetry; have 3 poems published in Mimesis, an international journal of poetry; won a poetry contest 3 years in a row that was judged blindly by a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize; currently working on an independent study in poetry with that poet as my mentor</p>

<p>Others: Drum Major of Marching Band junior and senior years, Clarinet Section Leader, First Clarinet in High Band, Vice-President of Choral Department, District Band, All-Area Band, All-State Alternate, District Chorus, Piano for 14 years
President of Latin Club, President of Amnesty International, NHS, Key Club
Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) delegate
Volunteer Office Assistant at a river conservation society (2 hr/week)</p>

<p>Work Exp: Piano Accompanist 6hr/wk for Avery Ballet Company, accompany master classes with Amy Watson (of the Royal Danish Ballet)</p>

<p>Essays: Very strong, prose poem
Recs: Very strong (one from college professor/poet)</p>

<p>Hook: My independent study with a Pulitzer poet and extensive writing experience, I submitted a writing portfolio with my applications.</p>

<p>Thanks!
Rebecca</p>

<p>you should get in. Your chances are high. I don't think that I need to tell you that though.</p>

<p>You have a good chance, just as many many applicants do. It's a very competitive school to get into. You might want to try and get your math SAT score up a little bit, maybe over 700 though.</p>