Honest opinions of my chances at HYPS?

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<p>HOnest opinions for my chances at HYPS??? </p>

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<p>ok so i'm an asian female and want to apply to stanford early and apply to the ivies regular decision. i also want to consider a joint program-such as harvard-new england conservatory. i really want to separate myself from being another typical asian..and bring out my passion for music and helping others</p>

<p>stats</p>

<p>GPA: 4.5 weighted 4.0 unweighted rank: 4/450 (.02 away from 2 ppl tied for 2nd)</p>

<p>Honors/AP taken: (i take the most challenging courseload offered each year by my school)
Honors English 9, 10, 11
Honors world geography, world history
Honors Alg II, Precalc
AP CALC AB
AP PSYCHOLOGY
AP US HISTORY
AP CHEMISTRY
AP PHYSICS</p>

<p>AP courseload next year: stats, econ, spanish, lit, bio, gov, calc bc</p>

<p>ECs
-PIANO---winner of regional, national, international piano comps. also been a guest artist seven times with four orchestras
full scholarship recipient to study music at local Cal STate university..so i've been a part-time student there since beginning of jr year, the minimum age i can apply
-member of my university choir, and my own Piano Trio at the university
-Student Government-Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior Class President
-National Honor Society
-Honors Team in Academic Decathlon
-Mathletes
-Volunteer at local senior home since freshmen year..i also give recitals at various senior homes but don't accept their offers to pay me lol
-tennis (played on team at my racquet club as well as varsity tennis freshmen year but couldn't anymore to focus on piano..still play on the side)</p>

<p>awards/honors
-prizewinner of virginia waring intl piano comp 2007
-Invited to the Oberlin Intl Piano Comp this summer..so we'll see how that goes!
-1st prize in three concerto comps held by stockton symphony, cal state sac symphony, central valley youth symphony
-1st prize and prizewinner in many solo comps held at universities throughout cali. also, national finalist+scholarship recipient of the NY piano comp at manhattan school of music
-6 year scholarship recipient by my city's symphony league
-fourth in regionals in acadeca team and top 4 in regionals in mathletes (do these count since they're team awards and not individual ones?) </p>

<p>Jobs
-Piano Accompanist for local church
-Accompanist for a local high school's musical theater
-Tutor
-Private piano teacher
hoping to get a job during summer</p>

<p>oh...and SAT, which i'm really worried about. it's really hard too because i'm an asian and they expect the 800s, which i don't have. </p>

<p>math: 720 writing: 720 (essay 10) cr: 760
i think i will retake...those scores were all on my second sitting</p>

<p>subject tests: chem from sophomore year: 670 =( i didn't take it seriously
i just took math ii, lit, and history today..pretty confident on history and math and think i got killed by lit. </p>

<p>also taking ACTs next week.</p>

<p>please give me your honest opinions, suggestions, and/or thoughts! feel free to ask any questions!</p>

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<p>Umm, you have a small chance at getting into some of HYPS, but it's unlikely. Actually, I think the only Ivy you have a good chance at is Cornell. Apply to some other good schools: Chicago, NWern, WashU, Hopkins, etc.</p>

<p>Oh and MIT will love you for being a girl, so you might wanna try that.</p>

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<p>Apply. Your stats aren't odd-man-out at HYPS, so you should take a chance. People have been admitted with much less. SATs along the average for those schools, a demonstrated talent/passion for piano/music, strong course load and high rank, demonstrated and continued leadership capability. </p>

<p>Actually, this is quite a resume.</p>

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<p>thanks enderkin</p>

<p>s snack: my counselor suggested MIT as a possibility also..but i'm not planning to major in any science/math field. i want to major in international business. why do u think i have a small chance of hyps? is it becuz of scores? and/or probably becuz i'm asian...darnit.</p>

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<p>Only you and your teachers know if you're truly outstanding in music. IMO it would take that for you to get into HYPS because of average scores and nothing else that stands out coupled with being Asian. Hopefully you're from South Dakota.</p>

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<p>How about a 5-year double-degree program at Oberlin College and Conservatory? BTW, their East Asian studies program and campus EC's from Asia House might be appealing to you. With your academic and musical accomplishments, plus the Asian background, you have so much to offer there. You mentioned "passion for music and helping others." At OBerlin they'd welcome all of that, including the "helping others" because of their long history of progressive social change. From the l9th century, they graduated the first black college students in USA who were runaway slaves, and became the first coeducational college in USA. However, you mightwant to define what you mean by "helping people" with specifics; perhaps it's your tutoring, or something you didn't list above, but get specific. Anyway, you sure do sound "Right Fit" for the challenging Double Degree at Oberlin!</p>

<p>See how you like it this summer there. It's a lot more interesting in the school year, with the campus full of students (2800) than summer, so use your imagination there.</p>

<p>I don't see why you think you have to present 800's b/c you're Asian. If anything, it's great to show your wide range of activities and scores above 700's. Don't get stuck on "I have to produce 800's b/c I'm Asian." You're BETTER this way, IMHO. Anyone above 720 can DO the academic work; after that, a college or uni wants to know "what else do they have to offer." So don't sweat bricks over your SAT scores any more. If they come up, fine; if not, still fine.</p>

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<p>Since you want to major in international business, try something more related to that field. From your resume, all I can see is piano piano piano basically. Does your school have DECA? Or any business related courses?</p>

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<p>Rice has an excellent conservatory program.</p>

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<p>try for the HYPS........u never know! :cool:</p>

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<p>To be honest, your stats look very much like that of a piano major. I honestly can't find any ECs that shows your passion in International Business.
Have you considered going into music? If you did, I think you would have very high chance of being accepted to some great conservatories.</p>

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<p>I think you have a decent chance of being admitted to 1 or possibly 2 of the HYPS schools. Obviously, your stats are amazing like all of the other HYPS applicants, but it does happen to be a crapshoot, so you most certainly have a shot.</p>

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<p>well i think that going into piano performance will be too narrow given that i know i can excel at other things...i just really want to have a backup ya kno? that's why i'm thinking about applying for joint programs like harvard-new england so i can do both. besides applying to hyps, i'm also going to try curtis, juilliard, and peabody just to see what will happen =)
colleges don't require you to state a major on your app right??</p>

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<p>no unless your applying to eastern kentucky- u have to state your major- it has to be either lawn mowering, cow milking or lumber milling for your major there</p>