<p>Hi guyz. I need as much advice as I can get. I am a white, non minority California resident and my parents make ok money. I go to a well known high school in south california...2000 students or so. I am ranked 43/561 ~ top 7% or so. I can maybe get that up a little more. </p>
<p>I want to major in music. The UC's look the best to me right now. Especially UCSC, UCSB, Cal, and USC. I do not know of any music colleges but if anyone knows of good ones that would be helpful (I am not positive music is going to be my sure major.. I may want to minor in it and major in economics or something on that line.) I did bad Sophomore year because of family troubles but did great junior year... dunno if its anything to mention in application or just leave alone because my gpa isnt too terrible. Here's the numbers.</p>
<p>Our scores are weighted where in a normal/honors class A = 4 points.. B = 3 points and so on. AP classes are weighted so that an A = 5 points B = 4 points. </p>
<p>Rank 43/561
SAT 1 2120 (Math 730 Verbal 670 Writing 720)
Dunno about gpas really. I think my Uc gpa is somewhere a little above 4.0.
Can anyone figure out my UC gpa? or tell me how to do it? I don't understand how the weighting works.</p>
<p>Freshman Year Grade
Honors HS English 1 B
Spanish 1 A
Honors Geometry 1 B
Beginning Band A
Biology 1 A
Honors HS English 2 A
Spanish 2 A
Honors Geometry 2 B
Wind Ensemble A
Biology 2 A</p>
<p>Sophomore Year<br>
Honors Humanities 1 B
Spanish 3 B
AP European Civ C
Wind Ensemble (adv) A
Chemistry 1 A<br>
Honors Humanities 2 B
Spanish 4 B
AP European Civ C
Wind Ensemble (adv) A
Chemistry 2 A
Jc Math course A (5 point scale)</p>
<p>Junior Year
AP English 1 A
AP Art 1 A
AP Physics AB 1 A
Honors Pre-Calculus 1 A
Honors Alg 3 A
Wind Ensemble (adv) A
AP English 2 A
AP Art 2 A
AP Physics AB 2 A
Honors Pre-Calculus 2 A
Wind Ensemble (adv) A
U.S History 2 A
Honors Alg 4 A
JC courseU .S.History 101 A (5 point scale)
JC course Spanish 3 A (5 point scale)
JC course Music Apreciation A (5 point scale)</p>
<p>Senior Year courses planned:
AP Gov 1-2
Wind Ensemble
Marching Band
AP Calc AB
AP Bio
AP Music Theory</p>
<p>EC's: mostly band related..even the community service is band related lol.
-My brother created an online business which I work 10 hours a week for. Working since Sophomore Year. (3 years)
-Planning to be a member of Esperanza (DCI Division II...takes up TONS of time)
-4 years enrolled in our nation known marching band (have won numerous awards as I was part of it)
-Played in traveling highschool Jazz band since sophomore (3d chair... junior and sr = lead trumpet)
-member of Youth Philharmonic Orchestra 3 years (principle trumpet 2 years)
-member of North County Community Band 3 years
-Have been playing trumpet along with private lessons for 8 years
-played trumpet for 3 student productions, pit orchestra
-Played trumpet for church performances 2 years
-2 years of conducting 2 shows for a large student put on production of various broadway plays.
-1/2 year freshman band, 1/2 year wind ensemble 2 (usually only for juniors/seniors) 3 years Wind Ensemble 1 ending as 3rd chair trumpet (most people only get in this band as seniors)
-2 year member of Amateur Radio Club - (Secretary last year)
-8 years piano lessons (quit in highschool to be in band) but continue to teach self.
-president and founder of my highschool's Musical Appreciation Club (2 years)
-Member of CSF (2 years)
-Many hours of community service (don't know exact numbers)
-Played various sports some for almost 10 years (soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball)
-Brother went to Berkeley and UCSC</p>
<p>I know I do not have perfect test scores but I hope my passion for music will make up for inperfections. What does everyone think? safety/reach/matches would be nice too. Thanks a bunch!</p>