OPERA SINGER - Needs Help!

<p>Ok Guys & Gals,
So i would consider myself a very unique candidate for the universities I am applying to. From fifth to tenth grade i sang at the Metropolitan Opera as an opera singer/vocalist. I performed in over twenty five different operas (1000+ Performances). This was a tremendously tolling experience, and affected my ninth and tenth grade g.p.a detrimentally (though hopefully not too badly). Anyway, i provided my universities directly below, and my stats below these. Thank you for your time and consideration. Please be candid with your advice.</p>

<h2>Here are some of my stats/extra-curric: </h2>

<p>School Type: Private/Top 10 in the U.S
Rank: Does not give rank (currrently 10-15 /120 est)
APS: Eliminated APS (Intensive/ AT = AP) </p>

<p>G.P.A/Courses</p>

<p>10th Grade: Decent
Classes: More Rigorous</p>

<p>U.W: 3.64
W: 3.80</p>

<p>11th Grade: Better
Classes: Most Rigorous, Double History Major, 8 Majors</p>

<p>U.W: 3.72
W: 3.85</p>

<p>12th Grade: Projected - Best
Classes: Most Rigorous in grade, AT Physics, At Chem, AT Calc BC, AT French for natives, AT English Senior Seminar, European Int. History, G.Comm Major, etc. </p>

<p>U.W: 3.85
W: 4.30</p>

<p>SAT(s): </p>

<p>SAT 1: 2100 - low for my schools (i will retake in October for 2200+)
750 W (8 Essay = bizarre 78/78 Sentence stuff)
700 R
650 M - low for schools</p>

<p>SAT2s:
Math 2c: 700 - low for my schools (will retake in November for 750+)
US Hist: 700 - " "
Literature: Not taken yet (730 + Hopefully)</p>

<p>Extra Currics:
Varsity Soccer: 4 YEARS - CAPTAIN
Varsity Tennis: 4 YEARS - WILL BE CAPTAIN
Model U.N: 10th, 11th, 12th
Acapella: 9th,10th, 11th, 12th,
H.S Chorus: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Met. Opera Children's Chorus: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Hospital Work: 9th, 10th (200 Hours)
Community Service Program: 9th, 10th (200 Hours)
Internship w/Prof (Stanford): Summer of softmore year
Internship w/Prof (Columbia): Summer of Junior year
Think Quest Nat'l Website Comp: 3rd Place 8th Grade, 3rd Place 9th Grade,</p>

<p>Other Information: </p>

<p>Ethnicity: Iranian/Mexican
Languages Spoken: Fluent : English, French, Farsi
Functional: German, Spanish</p>

<p>Recommendations: 2 Teachers (History + English): Glowing (My history teacher admits i am one of the best he has ever taught in 25+ years)</p>

<p>Supplmt. Recs: Glowing: Humanity/Sociology Department Chairs at Columbia (whom i worked with)</p>

<p>Essay: Should be excellent - about my experiences at the Met Opera with pavarotti (very unique topic)</p>

<p>Universities I Am Applying To: </p>

<p>1.Stanford - SCEA - my top choice BY FAR!!!</p>

<p>If not admitted to Stanford:
2.Yale
3.Columbia
4.Princeton - not so sure yet
5.Dartmouth
6.UPenn - not so sure yet
7.Johns Hopkins
8. Brown - not so sure yet
9. Georgetown (6 + Family member went here!!!)
10.UChicago
11.Tufts
12.UCLA (Safety?)
13. NYU (Safety?)</p>

<p>So basically, I would appreciate some advice. Be as candid as possible, but mainly please chance me for STANFORD - it is my DREAM school!</p>

<p>Please Post your opinions! Thanks a bunch!</p>

<p>Your extracurriculars would be very good if you had participated more in 11th grade...it looks like you dropped everything except music. UCLA is definitely not a safety, assuming you're applying from New York. I'd say NYU is a low match/high safety. Don't apply to any Ivies if you don't absolutely love them because their applications are ridiculously annoying. Good luck!</p>

<p>Thanks comptine, i guess i don't make this very clear above. But i have continued every extra curricular activity, through 11th grade, albeit the Metropolitan Opera - which i had to stop because my voice dropped haha (and i couldnt sing soprano anymore). I'm a tenor now though so no worries.</p>

<p>Bump up!
10 Char</p>

<p>Bump!
10 Char</p>