I seek reassurance! Musician's chances at Ivies/Top LACs?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So, all of my apps are sent... Now I wait... Ugh :(</p>

<p>SAT I: </p>

<p>1520 (800v 720m) </p>

<p>SAT IIs:</p>

<p>Writing: 800
U.S. History: 800
World History: 800
Literature: 780
Math IIC: 730
French: 780</p>

<p>AP National Scholar</p>

<p>(Euro - 5, US - 5, Human Geo - 5, World - 5, English lang/comp - 5, Music Theory - 5, Psychology - 5, French IV - 5</p>

<p>Rank: 9/1170
UW GPA: 3.81
W GPA: 4.89 ( my school is crazy about weighting grades)</p>

<p>E.C.s</p>

<p>Violin - concertmaster of the orchestra, concertmaster in all region, 2nd chair in all-state, other various awards.</p>

<p>Piano - taken lessons for 4 years, but I have progressed pretty quickly. I've won a few local competitions.</p>

<p>Ice Hockey - 'AA' in 9, 10, 11, but had to quit because of an injury. Played all-region.</p>

<p>Model U.N. - Ambassador for various countries, vice president</p>

<p>President of philosophy club</p>

<p>Amnesty - vice president </p>

<p>-I've taken political science and music composition classes at Rice University. Got an A - in the pol.sci. class and a B+ and an A in the composition classes. </p>

<p>-Intern at a local law firm for 2 summers</p>

<p>-Worked for a risk management/consulting company 1 summer. </p>

<p>Essays - I thought they were decent...Other people thought they were good, but I don't think they were anything to scream about... Maybe, though, u never knkow.</p>

<p>Recs - should be excellent. I go out of my way to become involved with my teachers.</p>

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<li>My transcript is a bit skewed. I have all As in humanities/social sciences classes, but in 2 math classes, I got low Bs, bringing down my uw gpa. I suck at math.</li>
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<p>Colleges I applied to:</p>

<p>Harvard
Princeton
Dartmouth
University of Chicago
Georgetown
Rice
Middlebury
UT - Austin Plan II</p>

<p>What do you guys think? I feel I have a solid chance at all minus HP, but I am kind of worrying about my essays now. I think I tried too hard to be quirky and esoteric. Oh well. At least I managed to keep my pedantic rhetoric under control.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Oh, btw, I sent in a music demo, and I want to major in either political science, philosophy, or international studies.</p>

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<p>I think Harvard and Princeton will be a stretch, your stats are really good, and it seems like you had a hook in music, so I think you have a chance. But of course, that depends on your essays too. As long as they weren't too off the wall, I think you should be fine. You have a really good chance at Dartmouth, but its hard to say for sure since Ivies are so weird and random about admissions these days. I'd say that for Chicago, Georgetown, etc., you're in.</p>

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<p>HPY are always stretches, even as a top grade musician. Many, many talented musicians, particularly pianists and violinists at these schools. Your academic profile certainly has you in the running, and the rest is just really a lottery ticket. Good luck, as you certainly do have the material for these schools.</p>

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<p>your class has a 1200 PEOPLE?!?!?! wow.</p>

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<p>coming from a fellow applicant with a music hook, i think you have a great chance at all of those schools - even harvard and princeton. did you send a cd and/or a resume detailing your musical experience?</p>

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<p>how many competitions have you won?</p>