<p>Because I love Nashville and the people there were pretty friendly when I visited ago, why not try? Chance me and I suppose I'll hope for the best!</p>
<p>This Is Me.
Asian American.
New Jersey.
Public school, quite competitive, 20 APs offered.
Sends students to Ivies and top 10 colleges every year.
Class Rank: Reported in quintiles. Top quintile.
7 APs to be taken by senior year. That's the standard amount for top students (highest ever was 10 because of school system)</p>
<p>GPA: ~3.7, will be between 3.67 and 3.74 depending on marking period. Includes awards in Accounting and Symphonic Band.
SAT: 1390/2120, 1540/2340
PSAT: 219. Commended likely.
SAT II (expected) Math II 800 US History 750 Chemistry 700
APs (expected) Chemistry 4 US History 5 Language 4</p>
<p>ECs (by senior year):
-I play the alto and baritone saxophone, clarinet, trumpet (haven't played in forever), and marimba.
-Marching Band - Section leader, soloist, Assis. Drum Major (11th) Drum Major, Vice President (12th). 4 years. Band awards.
-Indoor Drumline - Marimba player. 2 years. Band awards.
-Pit Orchestra. 2 years.
-Rowan Youth Orchestra - Trumpet player. 2 years.
-Tri-M Honor Society. 2 years.
-Online Text-Based Writing. 4 years. (Online text-based role-playing game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
-NaNoWriMo. 3 years. I can't finish these on time..
-Interact Club - Vice President. 3 years.
-DECA - Won awards in states and regionals. 2 years.
-UPenn Lab - Volunteer work at the environmental medicine technician lab. 3 years.
-UPenn Biomedical Research Academy - summer program. 1 year, summer.
-Chinese School Volunteering - former volunteer officer. 2 year.
-Virtua Hospital Volunteering. 1.5 years.
-NHS. 1.5 years. (Running for officer, no idea how it'll go.)</p>
<p>Recs: English, Music, History. All good in their own ways.
Essays: I can write very well. I'll manage.
Major: undecided.</p>
<p>I love that you put Nano on there! I always put it on lists, but I’ve never seen anyone else do it! :)</p>
<p>^People don’t put NaNo just because it’s not highly regarded or official. I mean, it’s probably more beneficial to say “Author of three short novels” than it is to say “3x NaNoWriMo”.</p>
<p>Anyways. Solid profile. Struck me as a decent student all around until I saw the research, lab, and hospital work. Those are huge points on applications. Only thing you should worry about is your GPA. Might consider dropping an AP if you don’t think you can bring your GPA up next year.</p>
<p>I think your chances are really good. Vanderbilt will love that you bring some diversity to campus. Your SAT’s are exceptional, as are your SAT 2’s. I think your class rank is more important than your GPA. Write a good common app essay - it’s your only chance to really present yourself in an interesting light - they don’t have any additional essays on their supplement. Why not ED 1? ED 2 is odd because I think it means 1. you didn’t get into your first choice ED or 2. you didn’t get your act together to meet the ED 1 deadline. Remember they only accept or reject during both ED rounds - there are no deferrals.</p>
<p>Haha, I want to save the ED 1 for the school I’d be 100% all in to attend. I like Vanderbilt but if I ED, get accepted, then find a reason severe enough to hate it, I’m donions. </p>
<p>But thanks for the chances, guys, it’s really giving me some hope on my future. I know the GPA could be a huge nail in the coffin considering that Vandy is a top 20 school, but the feedback helps me. </p>
<p>I put NaNo because I love writing ideas that sprout in my mind, and because writing has always been my forte. I just lacked the time (attention-span) to finish it for two years -_-</p>
<p>Well, looks like it’s possible I go ED1 here over my other prospects. GPA is likely around 3.68 unless changes occur.</p>
<p>Would I be a dreamer to say that I have a good ED1 chance then?</p>