Do I have a chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White male from MA, low income family, parents are separated, current junior looking at these schools: Williams (top choice), Amherst, BU, Harvard, Yale, University Central Conn., UMASS Amherst, Brandeis, Dartmouth for a double major in Music and Chemistry
Stats:
SAT: 2000
SAT II: Bio 800
Math II: havent taken yet
Chemistry: havent taken yet
Class Rank: 2/250
GPA: nonweighted 95%
weighted not calculated until senior year
Classes:
Freshman Year
Honors Biology B+
Honors World History A-
Honors English B+
Jazz Band A
Freshman Seminar A
Geometry C+
Spanish II B</p>

<p>Sophomore Year
Honors Algebra II B+
Honors Chemistry A-
Honors English II A
Honors US History A
Jazz Band A
Piano Lab A
Computer Tech. internship A (independent study on network administration and PC Repair)</p>

<p>Junior Year
AP Physics B A+
AP US A
AP English Lang. A
AP Biology A-
Pre Calc A-
AP Biology Independent Research A+
Science Mentor A+ (teachers aide for a middle school general science course)</p>

<p>Senior Year
AP Calc AB
AP Euro
AP Lit
AP Chem
Jazz Band
Senior Project
AP Music Theory</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Job: Currently working as a Physical Science Technician with the US Geological Survey (2 years), hands on lab experience performing analysis on sediment and civil engineering tests; gave 1 lecture to visiting Doctors of Geology and Geophysics over the past summer</p>

<p>Music (Sax)
Lead Alto sax player for jazz society
1st chair Alto Sax player for concert and jazz band (high school)
2nd Chair District Jazz Festival (2008)
4th Chair District Jazz Festival (2007)
4th Chair District Concert Festival (2008)
Been playing for 10 years
Currently have 3 private lessons a week on Classical Theory, Jazz Improv, and Sax lessons
Currently have own quartet that plays paying gigs</p>

<p>Athletics
2 black belts in Tzu Jan Kun Do Kung fu and Wah Lum Kung Fu
Been doing it for 13 years
Countless district and state awards from when I was younger</p>

<p>Misc Clubs:
National Honor Society
Environmental Club
Gay Straight Alliance
Cape Cod Jazz Society
Concert Band
Jazz Band
200+ community service hrs tutoring and aiding the network administrator repair and maintain school computers, designed school website</p>

<p>Awards:
Service Above Self Award
House B Recognition Ward
some others</p>

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<p>top schools like williams, amherst, harvard, yale, and dartmouth are very high reaches; the courseload and gpa seem fine, but with the expected increase in applicants and the already staggering competitiveness of these schools, the ECs and SAT score looks weak. since you have a concentrated interest in music, the leadership is fine, but not much.
best of luck.</p>

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<p>i forgot to mention I was drum major for my high school marching band for the past 2 years and next year</p>