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Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ch-ch-chance me please? SAT score has been updated. </p>

<p>White female from NY.
Public high school.
1st decile (top 10%, school does not rank)
3.9 UW GPA</p>

<p>SAT: 2120/1390 (CR 790, M 600, W 730)
SAT II: Biology M: 720, Literature: 730
AP: Biology: 4, English Language and Composition: 5</p>

<p>Senior Courses:
AP Spanish
AP Literature
AP Environmental Science
Precalculus
Government/Economics
Treble Chorus
Wind Ensemble</p>

<p>Clubs:
Conserve Our Wildlife Club (President)
Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity Club (Photographer)
Literary Magazine Club
Respect Committee</p>

<p>Music:
I've been playing bassoon for five years and I am very involved with music programs inside and out of school. I earned a 100/100 on my Level 6 NYSSMA solo evaluation in 2007. These are the groups I play/have played bassoon with:
Wind Ensemble/Orchestra
Woodwind Ensemble
Area-All State Band 2007, 1st chair
Community Orchestra
Student quartet outside of school
Graduation orchestra
Drama production pit orchestra</p>

<p>I also play bass clarinet and sing:
Marching Band (bass clarinet)
Treble Chorus (auditioned all-female chorus)</p>

<p>Athletics:
Okinawa-Te Karate (1st degree black belt, over 8 years experience)
Yoga classes</p>

<p>Volunteer Work/Employment:
ESL Student Tutor
Volunteer work during holiday season (band caroling at nursing homes, Salvation Army funrasing with band, organizing children's events etc.)
Computer Networking Assistant (summer job, 2007)
Organized 2007 Day of Silence at my school</p>

<p>Honors/Distinctions:
100/100 NYSSMA Level 6 Bassoon Evaluation
Social Studies Award
National Spanish Exam Recognition Award
National Honor Society inductee
National Hispanic Honor Society inductee
High Honor Roll (every quarter)
English Student of the Week (twice)
Science Student of the Week
Social Studies Student of the Week
Music Student of the Week
Phys. Ed Student of the Week </p>

<p>I am getting letters of reccomendation from a science teacher, an English teacher who loves me, and my bassoon teacher. I am also recording a supplemental CD that I will be mailing to colleges along with a musical resume and a photocopy of my NYSSMA score report. </p>

<p>So is being a bassoon playing black-belt enough of a hook? =b</p>

<p>Colleges I'm applying to:
Bard (1st Choice)
Vassar
Oberlin
Hampshire
Sarah Lawrence
Wesleyan University
Syracuse University
University of Vermont
NYU
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY New Paltz
SUNY Binghamton</p>

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<p>great chances</p>

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<p>Thanks--care to elaborate at all?</p>

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<p>C'mon, anyone else?</p>

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<p>Bump!!!!!!</p>

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<p>They all seem to be good matches for you. You might want to try for some slightly more competitive schools if there are any that you might be interested in.</p>

<p>You have solid stats, a clear passion, and a decent amount of ECs. While I'd have to say that nothing clearly stands out, your chances at all the colleges you listed are excellent, and you'd be matches for just about all of them. Apply away!</p>

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<p>Thanks! More competetive, really? I thought Wesleyan would be about as competetive as I could go, heh.</p>

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<p>It's a good, well-balanced list; I wouldn't go crazy with the Ivies unless you just have money to burn..</p>

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<p>Can I demonstrate my ignorance and ask how you can list your ethnicity as "white" and also be in the National Hispanic Honor Society? Just curious. Does it honor your work in the language or is it for Hispanic students only? I'd think Hispanic might still be a slight hook at many schools. </p>

<p>I think you have great list of schools and I pretty much agree with your perception of "reach". I also like your first choice! ;)</p>

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<p>Honestly, I'm simply not very interested in the Ivies--it's very doubtful that any would accept me, and it's not the environment I belong in, so I don't have to worry about burning any money on 'em. :)</p>

<p>National Hispanic Honor Society is based on grade point average in Spanish classes after 10th grade, not ethnicity. Confusing, isn't it?</p>

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<p>That's a lot like saying, "I got honors in Roman". Agreed on the Ivies. My brother did that. All he did with it was make more money than I do, but we know that's not important! Right? ;)</p>

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<p>Haha. ;)</p>

<p>Any other chances?</p>

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<p>B-b-b-bump!!</p>

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<p>Aaaaanyone?</p>

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<p>Perhaps if I said my grades were awful in my title I'd get more answers. :)</p>