What are my Chances for an Ivy League *(SO FAR)*? Thanks!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>RESUME</p>

<p>Honors/Awards
-Spanish National Honors Society
-National Honors Society
-Tri-M International Music Honors Society
-Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society
~A Tri-State (NY, NJ, CT) Competition.
~Nine groups out of sixty groups that auditioned were selected for this honor
~Young Musician’s Concert
--Performance at Alice Tully Hall
~Strings International Music Festival Scholarship
--invited to have master classes with renown musicians from the Philadelphia
Orchestra<br>
-Tilles Scholar Award (C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival)
~one of few chosen for scholarship into the festival
-LISELA (Long Island Science Education Leadership Association) Award
~awarded for excellent leadership role in Earth Science
-Earth Science Leadership Award
~awarded for excellence in Earth Science
-Honor Roll
~all four quarters of the high school years</p>

<p>Clubs/Activities
-Member of Mathletes
~team was ranked 2nd place in Long Island
-Member of the Ping-Pong Club
-Member of the Chess Club
-Tri-M (Modern Music Masters)
~chamber ensembles
~performances
~master Class with Shanghai Quartet at Tilles Center
-GERF (Geological and Ecological Resource Foundation)
~one of few selected to give presentation to Board of Education about earth science
and the importance of setting up this foundation at school; foundation would serve
as a visual aid for earth science students, making it easier and more fun for them to
learn.
-LISFA (Long Island String Festival Association)
-All-County NMEA (Nassau Music Educators Association)
~Principal Cellist
-All State Conference NYSSMA (The New York State School Music Association)
-School Symphony/Chamber Orchestra
~Principal Cellist</p>

<p>Athletics
-Swimming (Varsity)</p>

<p>Community Service/Work Experience
-In-School Volunteering
~Chairperson for Nyssma Festival
--checked attendance for incoming Nyssma auditioners
--helped in setting up rooms for festival
[12+ hours]
-Gig Performances
~churches (mass accompaniment)
~parties
~country Clubs
--performed for the Master Works Foundation at Woodbury Country Club
~Weddings
-North Shore LIJ (Long Island Jewish Hospital)
~office work
~equipment management
~patient care
[50+ hours]
-LuHi Tennis Camp at SportTime
~Volunteer Counselor (PIT): Person In Training
--aided in running camp
--served lunch
--office work
--organizing equipment/t-shirts
[200+ hours]</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (almost certain)
SAT 2: Biology M-710
I'll probably take 3 more; math IC, Chem and US History next year, and probably two or three more during the senior year.
AP: Euro-?</p>

<p>I HAVENT TAKEN THE SAT YET SO CAN ANYONE GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHAT A GOOD SCORE WOULD BE? I ALSO TAKE AP EURO THIS YEAR AND IM GOING TO TAKE AP US NEXT YEAR, AND PROBABLY 6 MORE APS DURING THE SENIOR YEAR.</p>

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<p>gun for a 2250 or higher.</p>

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<p>o aight thx. but if that is a little hard for me, is 2100ish good enuf too? just wondering. ill still try to get 2250, but just to be safe. i wanna know if 2100 is good too. thx for ur advice!</p>

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<p>Don't "shoot" for a score, just try to do as well as you can.</p>

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<p>4.0? that's pretty low unless you're talking about unweighted.</p>

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<p>o aight ill try my best. and sup, 4.0 is low for weighted? wow...... i should try to raise it i guess?</p>

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<p>Let me rephrase that. 4.0 is definitely a bit low for Ivy League schools, but it's still a relatively competitive GPA. In other words, don't hope to get into Harvard or Yale with that score. I'd suggest taking a few more AP's because though you have very strong ECs, academic still tends to count for more at the Ivy level.</p>

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<p>yea i know how important academics are. i thought i was actually doing really well, but i can see how competitive it really is to have a high GPA than other applicants...... ill definitely try harder now. thx for ur advice.</p>

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<p>I had the same experience, ur not as competitivew as u think</p>