<p>Hi everyone I could really use some help here as I am stressing out and growing grey hairs far before my time! My parents are only willing to pay for something of equal or lesser value to a SUNY school. Because I'm an out-of-stater, I'm not sure if I would get a lot/any money to the commonwealth college in UMass. I would love to come here, but it is completely contingent on whether I could get a significant scholarship or not.</p>
<p>I am a junior in high school (in Long Island) with a 94.25 average weighted. On the SAT and ACT cold and got an 1820 and 27 respectively. I am hearing back in a few days about my most recent SAT score that I believe I did much better on.</p>
<p>Extra-curricular wise, I am very well rounded. I am in my high school jazz band as well as another honors band composed of the finest musicians in nassau and suffolk county. I am also an all-county jazz tenor sax player as well as an All-State jazz sax player for both bari and tenor sax. I am in mock trial, model congress, and the Youth Leadership group of our community. I was in the pit orchestra for several musicals, on the comedy team for a variety show our school presents, and am a columnist/copy editor/assistant op-ed editor of the school newspaper. I have won the award at Adelphi's Press Day for best feature article on Long Island. I also founded my own jazz quartet and have played at charity events/school functions/paying gigs. Other work experience includes being a caddy at a country club and a cabana boy at a beach club. I also volunteered a summer at a nursing home.</p>
<p>I am in the national honors society, quill and scroll honors society (journalism/writing), thespian honors society (theater), Tri-M honors society (music), and have silver cord (for 30 hours of community service per year). </p>
<p>I enjoy writing and public speaking and I am very interested in law.</p>
<p>I have taken several AP classes this year and last year as well as a rigorous schedule next year to show I am still willing to challenge myself. Next year's schedule (in no particular order):</p>
<p>AP english
AP environmental science
AP statistics
AP government
college economics
college spanish
wind ensemble
theater
gym/lab
lunch</p>
<p>I think I'm a good enough writer to write a very good essay and recommendation-wise, the superintendent of schools asked if she could write one for me, so I think I'm pretty set in that regard as well. What really concerns me is if my GPA is too mediocre/borderline for Umass's honors college standards as well as my somewhat sub-par standardized exam scores. While those grades are not final, and I am still yet to take a US history and Mathematics I SAT II, I am very nervous about my probability of getting a significant scholarship. Please chance me and help assuage my nerves!!! Also, how good is UMass's pre-law programs/potential majors to help me out for law school???</p>