NYU, Syracuse, Ithaca, VCU, JMU, CNU...I have no idea how I stack up

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a white male from Northern Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and my scores/EC's are pretty decent, but I have no idea which schools will take me. Also, no one from my school has applied to Ithaca so I have no idea what their standards are. I'm applying to VCU, CNU, JMU, and NYU for Music Education. I'm applying to the Bandier program at Syracuse and Ithaca for Theatre Arts Management</p>

<p>GPA: 3.56W (We only weigh AP's +.5 and don't weigh honors, so it seems low)
Courseload: 6 AP's; 10 Honors</p>

<p>SAT: 660 Reading
650 Math
640 Writing
1310/1600 1950/2400</p>

<p>AP's:
World History:4
English Lang:5
US History:4
Music Theory:2009 exam
US Gov:2009 exam
English Lit:2009 exam</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
Marching Band (Hornline Captain) 9-12
Symphonic Band (principal clarinet) 9-12
Madrigals (Student Director) 11-12
Fall Play 9-12
Spring Musical 9-12
CAPPIES Critic 11-12 (Theatre reviews have been published in Washington Post)
International Thespian Society 9-12 (Historian)
Tri-M Music Honor Society 11-12
NHS 10-12
Key Club 10-12</p>

<p>My low GPA is due to the fact that I stay after school almost every day until around 6pm doing extracurricular things. Also, I have not had time to get a paying job. I did hold a volunteer job at a local food bank though.</p>

<p>Awards/Honors/Misc.
Attended the Governor's School for Performing Arts during Summer 2008
Received the Patrick Gilmore award two years in a row (given to most outstanding underclassman in the band program)
Won a soloist award at the Heritage Music Festival in Atlanta
Received the Departmental award (Fine and Performing Arts)-2008
Successfully auditioned for All-District and All-State band
Finalist for the Washington Post Music and Dance Scholarship</p>

<p>Any thoughts/comments are greatly appreciated!!</p>

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<p>bump...</p>

<p>I'm an AP Scholar, I forgot to put that under the Misc. categories.</p>

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<p>You should land admission to VCU (probably in the honors program) and CNU. JMU could be tough, because of your GPA, and the large number of kids from NOVA who will apply. Cannot say much about NYU, Syracuse and Ithaca.</p>

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<p>I agree with the dude above me... im applying to syracuse 2 (top choice) and id say ur in there</p>

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<p>I applied to JMU EA...so that should theoretically help my chances, right? Also, for JMU there's the audition portion of the admissions process since I'm applying to the music school. My counselor warned me about the low GPA factor though. Thanks for your advice so far.</p>

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<p>Bump....any help is appreciated. (I really hate bumping, sorry)</p>

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<p>UPDATE: Deferred from CNU.</p>

<p>Now I'm scared for the rest of them...</p>

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<p>i made my website about the two schools bc i went to both of them</p>