Chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wake Forest University
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<p>I go to a non-ranking, rural, no APs, 1 honors, class of 227 high school. It's not great at all.</p>

<p>Stats:
- African-American Male
- (Parents make around 70,000 - 80,000/year; neither graduated from college)
- GPA: 3.64UW
- ACT: 21 Composite (Yes, I'm bringing it up + I am taking the SAT in Oct.)</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>9th Grade:
Marching Band
Jazz Band
Concert Band
Gadsen State Honor Band</p>

<p>10th Grade:
Marching Band, soloist
Jazz Band
Pep Band
Concert Band</p>

<p>11th Grade:
Marching Band, soloist
Jazz Band, soloist
Concert Band
Trumpet Section Leader
1st Chair Trumpet
Lead Trumpet (Jazz Band)
U of Alabama Honor Band
U of North Alabama Honor Band
U of Montevallo Honor Band
NHS
Job at Chick-Fil-A working 10-15 hours/ week</p>

<p>12th Grade:
Marching Band, soloist
Jazz Band
Concert Band
Trumpet Section Leader
1st Chair Trumpet
Lead Trumpet (Jazz Band)
U of Alabama in Birmingham All-Star Marching Honor Band</p>

<p>In addition to all of these obvious accomplishments, I have volunteered around 100 hours to beginning, intermediate, and advanced trumpet players outside of school.</p>

<p>I will have GREAT recommendations + essays!</p>

<p>I just want to know my chances</p>

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<p>Bump......................</p>

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<p>What classes have you taken? You def. need to have a high SAT (Wake, as you are aware, does not accept the ACT). The ACT equivalent means that you need to prep a great deal for the SAT. What's your rank?</p>

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<p>Even though there's no APs, still make sure you take the hardest curriculum available to you, and try to get that SAT as high as possible. I'm not really too great at judging chances though...best of luck!</p>

<p>If you get in and decide to come, we'd love to have you in marching band...we're going to lose a bunch of trumpets to graduation this year.</p>