<p>I am a rising senior; my high school was ranked in the top 10 in the nation by the 2013 edition of US News and World Report.
Here are the schools I am applying to, which were chosen with an emphasis placed on the quality of their music programs; however, my major will be on the pre-med track:</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins
Cornell
Duke
Emory
Wake Forest
UNC
Georgia Tech
Rochester
Rice
University of Southern California
Northwestern</p>
<p>Test Scores (SAT):</p>
<p>Reading- 800
Math- 720
Writing- 710
Math II Subject Test- 740
Physics Subject Test- 700</p>
<p>AP Test Scores So Far:</p>
<p>Music Theory- 5
BC Calculus- 5
Physics B- 5
Psychology- 5
English Language and Composition- 5</p>
<p>Next year I plan to take AP Physics C, AP English Literature, AP US Government, AP Macroeconomics, and will also be one of five students selected by the school to take Multivariable Calculus.</p>
<p>GPA (weighted)- 4.9
GPA (unweighted)- 3.9</p>
<p>My high school does not release class ranks/percentiles to colleges</p>
<p>Accomplishments:</p>
<p>In 7th grade, I started a FLL Robotics team; placed 1st in the regional competitions and 2nd in the state competitions
Participated in Habitat for Humanity
Researching HDAC inhibition in the lab of a respected neuroscientists
National Merit Scholar semifinalist (might be a finalist, results are not out)
Started playing violin at age 3
Been concertmaster of my school orchestra and the regional orchestra
As part of my community service, I taught an underprivileged child to play the violin for one year.
Composing a full-length violin concerto as part of my high school's Senior Thesis
Regularly plays music for cancer patients and residents of senior homes
Started playing guitar at age 11, have been performing at local venues ever since
Went to the Berklee College of Music 5 Week Summer Program last year; auditioned and was placed in the top classes and ensembles.</p>
<p>I would appreciate if anybody has recommendations for other schools I should consider.
Thank you for your time.</p>
<p>hey man next time use this template:</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>Do you seriously have a 4.9? Does your school go off of a 4.0 max system? Anyways like everyone else says on this forum applying to any ivy is a crapshoot, nothing guarantees your admission. But academically you are great just work on ECs a bit more like do more community service and I’m sure you’ll get in.</p>
<p>4.9 unweighted off a 5 max. And thank you for the feedback!</p>
<p>Your test scores and GPA are really good! (pity your school doesn’t release class rank, that could have really helped you)</p>
<p>Just a note- colleges do not care about your middle school EC’s. Besides that, your EC’s seem OK, not spectacular, but not terrible.</p>
<p>Cornell, Hopkins, Rice, Emory, Duke, Northwestern, and Duke are low- mid reaches. Rest are matches.</p>
<p>Take what I say with a grain of salt though, I am only 16 and a rising senior.</p>
<p>By the way, could you chance me back? I would really appreciate it! ^_^</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1523385-chances-hypsm-ivies-will-chance-back-d.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1523385-chances-hypsm-ivies-will-chance-back-d.html</a></p>
<p>The reason I included some middle school stuff is because I saw something on the University of Rochester website that said that they give scholarships to anybody who placed in any FIRST Robotics league</p>
<p>Academics-wise I’d say you’re perfect!! EC’s are good but not outstanding
I’d say you can definitely get into Emory, Wake Forest, UNC, Georgia Tech, Rochester, and USC and a maybe for the rest
Keep in mind that I too am a rising senior so I could be completely wrong haha</p>
<p>You have great credential, but your SAT1/SAT2 scores are a little bit low for top schools. But if you choose schools that consider mainly CR+M, you should have a much better chance.</p>