Wellesley, Amherst, Rice, etc

<p>I've posted here before, but here's an updated list.
I would appreciate it if you could give a match/reach/slight reach/etc comment.
Thanks, I appreciate it :)</p>

<p>--Wellesley (This is my first choice)
--Amherst
--Rice
--Columbia
--Smith
--Williams
(I also applied to Harvard, but chancing people on Harvard is useless, so don't worry about it).</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian (South Korean and Bangladeshi) female, born in New York, currently live near Houston, Texas</p>

<p>SAT: 2230 [1530] 780M/750C/700W
SAT II: 760 Math II, 730 Biology E, 720 Literature</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 5.7826 out of 6.0
Unweighted GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0
Rank: 4 out of 567</p>

<p>Public High School
--Member of its Medical Sciences Academy
--Most Rigorous Curriculum Available
--Rarely sends graduates to top schools</p>

<p>Sent in a piano music supplement (Classical & Jazz)</p>

<p>Awards:
--1st Place National Champion, Health Occupations Students of America (11th)
--2nd Place National Runner Up, Health Occupations Students of America (10th)
--3rd Place State, Health Occupations Students of America (10th, 11th)
--1st Place Area Champion, Health Occupations Students of America (10th, 11th)
--National Merit Semifinalist
--Member of high school's Medical Sciences Academy [9th, 10th, 11th, 12th] Accepted as 1 of the 40 students for Internship and 1 of the 20 students for Advanced Internship.
--1st Place Houston Jazz Pop Festival (Piano)
--99% Texas Music Theory Exam
--1st place District Finalist, Computer Science
--Hugh O'Brian Youth Region Leadership Conference
--Highest Average in grade level in: Computer Science I, French IV, Algebra II, World Geography, Orchestra
--2nd place Korean Scientists and Engineers Contest
--Academic Excellence <a href="2%20Varsity%20Letters">11th, 12th</a></p>

<p>Internships:
--Neurosurgery Internship at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center
--Medical Internship at MD Anderson Cancer Center
--Medical Internship at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital</p>

<p>Volunteer:
--PASSPORTS (taught 5th graders from 2 different schools how to speak French) 30-50 hours?
--Southwest Memorial Hermann Hospital (Human Resources) 150-200 hours?
--Colony Baptist Church, Nursery & Vacation Bible School 25 hours?</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
--One-woman solo "rock" band- composes and records demos, played small houseshows
--Small publicity "company" that promotes local bands/musicians
--Health Occupations Students of America- 10,11,12 Vice Pres (12) Parliamentarian (10), 2 varsity letters, 1 National Championship, 1 National Runner Up
--Independently researched and wrote a computer program that automatically composes music through complex algorithms.
--French Honor Society- 11,12 Vice Pres, Public Relations Officer
--Varsity Orchestra- 9,10,11 Concertmaster/Principal 1st Violinist
--Piano- Headliner 6 consecutive years, winner of jazz contests, classical contests, theory contests, accompanied students at UIL solo & ensemble, featured soloist at school concerts.
--Houston Youth Symphony (Violinist)
--Instruments- Piano, Violin, Viola, Voice, Guitar, Bass
--Mentorship Program
Mentored freshman for the Medical Academy when I was a junior.
--Guitar Club [11th]
Member, Multi-instrumentalist (Bass, Guitar, Voice)
--National Honor Society [11th, 12th]
Member</p>

<p>And don't worry about back up schools.
I have guaranteed admission into any state school including UT Austin and Texas A&M.
yay for the top 10% rule.</p>

<p>good chance everywhere</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

<p>In at Wellesley and Smith. in at one of the others (don't know which).
I have been following you on another thread and you are popular for a reason. Believe in yourself! You have so much to offer!</p>

<p>Thanks danas! That really means a lot to me! I appreciate your reponse.</p>

<p>haha oh yeah, and I'll be fine if I make it into Wellesley and nowhere else.</p>

<p>Anymore input?</p>

<p>In wow, i would be VERY surprised if you didn't get into Wellesley</p>

<p>Thanks! Any thoughts on the others?
Realistically, I'm hoping for Wellesley, Rice, and Smith.
As for the others, I don't know how much of a shot I have.</p>

<p>Bump.
Anyone care to give me a match/reach/safety/etc ranking just for kicks? =)</p>

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Bump.
Anyone care to give me a match/reach/safety/etc ranking just for kicks? =)

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<p>Bump .</p>

<p>Wellesly-Match
Amherst-Slight Reach
Rice-Match
Columbia-Slight Reach-Reach
Williams-Slight Reach-Reach
Smith-Safety</p>

<p>Wellesley-good chance
Amherst-OK chance
Rice-in
Columbia-OK chance
Williams-OK chance
Smith-in</p>

<p>Thanks everyone!</p>

<p>Anymore thoughts?</p>

<p>Bump again .</p>

<p>u guys reallly underestimate Rice, verrrrry selective school!!!</p>

<p>Yeah since we live about 40 minutes away from Rice, pretty much everyone from my school applies there.
Even people who aren't in the top 10%
And only about 5 or so get in.</p>

<p>Anymore thoughts on my chances?</p>

<p>bump bump.</p>