Apollo1331

Approaching Senior; Asian male from Texas; not US citizen, international student, canadian citizen
SAT I: 2030; 700M 670CR 660W (retaking in October...hopefully low-mid 700s on all subjects)
Rank: 2/352
GPA: 4.0 (on 4.0 Scale) and 101.95 (on 100 point scale)
SAT IIs: Math IIc-760; Bio E-640

Hardest courseload; will have completed 11 AP classes upon senior graduation. Two foreign languages: 3 yrs in Latin, 4 yrs in Spanish. 4 years of sciences, history, mathematics, and english.

Freshman Year (2002-03)
· Church pianist and worship team keyboardist
· SWT Young Pianist State Competition-3rd place
· Baylor/Waco National Piano Competition- Honorable mention and half scholarship
· Invitation to Summer Baylor Piano Institute to perform at a Master Class with Prof. Bohlen
· McLennan Community College State Piano Competition-1st place
· Awarded an advance measure from CHS advance measure review committee for outstanding piano performance
· Summer- Volunteer at Hematology Oncology Associates of South Texas (HOAST)
· 2003 Musical Arts Center of San Antonio (MACSA) performance honor roll
· Active Tuesday Junior Music Club member/performer
· Spanish Club Reporter (Freshman Representative)
· Student Council- Spirit and Pride
· UIL Literary Criticism participant
· UIL Poetry Interpretation-2nd place at district meet, 4th place semi-finalist at regional meet
· UIL Solo/ensemble- 1st division solo at region, 1st division saxophone quartet at region, 1st division woodwind ensemble at region, 1st division jazz ensemble at region, 2nd division medal solo state, 2nd division saxophone quartet at state
· CHS Little Theatre Company (LTC) member
· Soloist in church musical
· United States Achievement Academy- Mathematics Award
· CHS Theatre Award for Outstanding Poetry Interpretation
· CHS Band Awards: Solo Award and Ensemble Award

Sophomore Year (2003-04)
· Selection to be a member of Youth Leadership New Braunfels
· UIL Region Marching Contest Winner, UIL Area Marching Contest Winner, UIL State Marching Contest Semi-finalist
· Fredericksburg Marching Contest-1st place
· Harlendale Marching Contest- 1st place
· All-district, all-region, and all-area band; qualifier for state auditions (2nd chair)
· Spanish Club Secretary
· Student Council- Spirit and Pride
· Latin Club Officer- “fabres”
· UIL Poetry Interpretation, Science, and Math Participant
· CHS Little Theatre Company (LTC) member
· United States Achievement Academy- Minority Award
· ITS (International Thespian Society) member
· Active Tuesday Junior Music Club member/performer
· Pearl Amster Concerto Competition- finalist
· Baylor/Waco National Piano Competition- honorable mention (3rd place) and full scholarship
· UIL Solo/ensemble- 1st division solo at region, 1st division saxophone quartet at region, 1st division woodwind ensemble at region, 1st division jazz ensemble at region, qualifier for state on saxophone quartet, 2nd division saxophone quartet
· TMTA local level- 1st place winner and advancement to district level
· TMTA district level- 1st place winner and advancement to state level
· UIL District: Poetry Interpretation-3rd place and advancement to regional level
· National Honor Roll Inductee
· National Achievement Academy award
· UIL Regional: Poetry Interpretation: 3rd place Semi-finalist
· Volunteer at New Braunfels Public Library
· Church pianist and worship team keyboardist
· 2004 Musical Arts Center of San Antonio (MACSA) performance honor roll
· CHS Band Awards: Region Band Award, Area Band Award, Solo Award, Ensemble Award

Junior Year (2004-2005)
· CHS Head Drum Major
· ITS (International Thespian Society) member
· CHS Little Theatre Company (LTC) member
· Spanish Club Secretary
· Student Council- Spirit and Pride
· Active Tuesday Junior Music Club member/performer
· Church pianist and worship team keyboardist
· Volunteer at New Braunfels Public Library
· CHS Band Assistant Quartermaster
· Harlendale Marching Contest- 1st place, including Best Drum Major
· UIL Region Marching Contest- 1st division
· Brackenridge UIL Tournament- 3rd place in poetry interpretation
· Member of CHS UIL “winner’s circle”
· UIL Poetry Interpretation, Science, and Math Participant·
All-district, all-region, and all-area band; (2nd chair); 1st alternate for Texas all-state band
·National Honor Society member
·UIL Solo/ensemble- 1st division solo at region, 1st division woodwind ensemble at region
·TMTA local level- 1st place winner and advance to district level
·TMTA district level- 1st place winner and advance to state level
·Pearl Amster Concerto Competition- finalist
·Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship- Gold State Winner (top three in state)
·McClennan Community College State Piano Competition- 1st place
·Selection as a school representative for 2005 summer Boys State
· CHS Band Awards: Region Band Award, Area Band Award, Solo Award, Drum Major Award

Extra Curr. hours:
Band- Approximately four hours per day during marching season, and four hours per week during concert season
Public Library Volunteer- Two times a week, four to five hours per week
Church pianist- Twice a week, two hours preparing, two hours playing periodically through service
Church Youth Group- approximately fourteen hours per week
Separate Piano repertoire- approximately fifteen hours per week
Spanish Club Secretary- Approximately two hours every week
UIL poetry interpretation practice- approximately one hour per week
National Honor Society- approximately thirty minutes per week
Tuesday Junior Music Club- approximately three hours per month, 5 months each year


My essays will be pretty good; teacher recs will be exceptional, about 2 outstanding recs

Rice-ED
U Penn, Duke, Stanford, NWern, WUSTL, Darmouth, Cornell, U Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame...

what do you guys think?? lemme know! THANKS!!

PavelB

Check out Trinity University. I heard it's awesome, but isn't that competetive and trying to get diverse students in.

NoFX

you are wayyyy better than the average applicant for Trinity!!

I see a lot of 'member's but not alot of 'captains' or 'presidents' or 'vice-pres' or blah blah
You should try to get some leadership positions.
Great awards!!
And PERFECT GPA. Near perfect rank.

I would say, with 2 or 3 more leadership positions (not as big as school president.. jsut like, organiser of xy event, or maybe just starting up a little club and stuff) you'd be a shoo in for Rice ED. Well not a shoo-in. A fantastic chance!

Rice-ED = great chance

U Penn = match/reach
Duke = match
Stanford = ...average chance... you'll be let down with your lack of leadership positions because alot of strong stanfford applicants will be leaders of every single clubs in their school..
Maybe below average because alot of intels apply to stanford so competition is tough..
NWern = (i don't know much about northwestern)
WUSTL = match
Darmouth = dunno (i odn't know much about dartmouth)
Cornell = match/reach
U Chicago = match/ (saftey)
Johns Hopkins = match
Notre Dame = match/saftey.more saftey

but since you're an intel, all the 'match'/saftey/good chance blah blah would be quite lowered down.
It sucks that you're an intel. You'd have such a goooood chance at nearly all those schools!

taj

how will his being an international student lower his chances?

hajy

do you need financial aid? but u have greet chances.