Hey guys!
I am a senior from a small town and a small high school without much diversity. I applied early action to Boston College. It is my first choice school. I also submitted two slideroom videos, and I was contacted by the BC director of bands who has advocated on my behalf to the undergraduate admissions.
STATS:
Applied Early Action
Top 10%
Class Rank 4/125
Graduating with honors & distinction
32 composite score, 9 on writing for ACT.
I didn’t take the SAT or SAT Subject tests
3.89 unweighted GPA, my school doesn’t do weighted.
I am in: Marching Band (Clarient Section leader), Concert Band (Clarinet/Bassoon Section Leader), Latin Club, Beta Club, NSHSS member, Theater (Assistant director/musical director), Chorus, Girls Choir, Church pianist, Pep Band (Clarinet Section Leader), and invited to joing a college membership close to NSHSS.
I study piano and bassoon with college professors. In addition, I attended governor’s school for the arts and girls state during the summer of my junior year. I also participate in all state band programs.
Senior course load: Dual-enrollement Composition I & II, Dual-enrollement Finite Math and Statstics, AP US Goverment, Honors Pre-Cal, Marching Band, Concert Band, Honors Anatomy, and Leadership developement. I also took two dual-enrollement classes my junior year: US History I & II and Western Civilization I & II. ( I have a total of 27 college credit hours by graduation.)
First generation college student, child of immigrints, China and Taiwan. My parents are both retired as well.
Letters of recommendation: Math teacher, Latin Teacher, Biology Teacher, Piano Professor, and Bassoon Professor (Both are tenured and have been teaching for over 20 years)
Awards: Excellence in Theater 2013-2014, Instrumentalist Magazine Musicianship Award 2012-2015, Excellence in Economics, Excellence in English II, Superior Rating at Piano Festivals (2 years, I maxed out on the levels to compete in)
Governor’s School of Arts, Girls State.
Major: Nursing
Applied & Accepted: University of Alabama, University of TN, Knoxville, East TN University, Middle TN University, Belmont University, Maryville College, Lipscomb University.
I have applied EA to: Geroge Mason, Boston College, Northeastern, & Case Western ( had a great CWRU phone interview with my admissions counselor)
I am appling RD: Vanderbilt, Emory/Oxford, Harvard, UPenn, and Dartmouth
Please chance me!