Hi all! Thank you for taking the time to read this tediously long post and please don’t be afraid to comment and tell me that I won’t get in at either of these places >.< . My high school is the #1 public school in my state, I did not take honors physics, I dropped off of the honors english path after freshman year to focus on music, did not take AP Biology junior year, could not take AP Spanish because of a scheduling conflict but I am a native spanish speaker and am planning on independently studying and taking the AP at the end of the year, and other than that have taken all of the hardest courses available. My cumulative GPA is 3.76 and my school doesn’t do rankings/honors. I’m applying early decision to Wellesley and my second choice is BU. Thanks for your help!
Grades: (first semester/second semester)
9th
Physics: (A/A)
Honors English: (A-/B+)
Honors Geometry: (B-/B-)
Spanish: (A/A)
Symphonic Orchestra (A+/A+)
World/US History I (A/A)
10th
Honors Advanced Spanish: (A/A)
English (A/A)
Honors Algebra/Trig: (B-/A-)
Honors Chemistry: (B-/B-)
Symphonic Orchestra (A+/A+)
World/US History II (A/A)
Yearbook: (A+/A+)
Government: (A)
Personal Finance (A)
11th
American Lit: (A/A-)
AP Music Theory: (B/B) Got a 4
AP Psych: (A-/A+) Got a 4
Honors Precalculus: (B/B+)
Honors Biology: (B-/B)
Symphonic Orchestra (A+/A+)
Editorial Leadership (yearbook): (A+/A+)
12th
Popular Culture in Contemporary Spain
AP Environmental Sciences
AP Economics
AP Calculus AB
Advanced Composition
Symphonic Orchestra
Planning on taking AP tests for Spanish, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, APES, and Calc AB
ACT: Composite 32 (Science 27, English 35, Reading 34, Math 32, Writing 8)
I also took another in which I got a 34 on math and a 10 on writing but a 29 overall, so I am going to retake and
hopefully do better on writing and math but if not I will just send in both.
Essay: Is on the path to being fairly good. I am writing about how the society I grew up in made me want to reject my Hispanic culture
Recs: Should be very good
Extracurriculars:
National Honor Society
Tri-M Music Honor Society
Preparatory Program (intensive chamber music program)
Violin lessons
Several superior rating 1s at district/state solo and ensemble
Scholarship recipient at my music school
All state orchestra 4th chair 1st violin
Youth orchestra in my city
Young People’s Symphonic Orchestra
Young People’s Concert Orchestra
Pit Orchestra
All Suburban Orchestra
Summer violin camps
Teaching violin lessons (free and paid)
Volunteering at middle school honors orchestra
Raised $3,000 in self organized fundraiser for a charity
Performing in various community service concerts (nursing homes, etc.)
Yearbook writer, editor, and business manager
Student Ambassador
Teen Leadership Program (summer)
Varsity Softball
National Honor Society
Event planner in Street Performance Club
Equine Assisted Therapy volunteer
If anybody has any advice as to how I could improve my chances at all, all suggestions are happily accepted! Please don’t be afraid to be honest. Thanks so much!