koreanxpanda

gpa: 3.62 at one of the top public high schools in nashville which does NOT rank
current ACT score: 29 (low i know but for ED the middle range was 30-33)
ethnicity: asian (korean)
income: around 55 k
gender: f
first generation

national honors society, spanish honor society, mu alpha theta, youth in government club-> model un, youth legislature,
flute 10 years- made midstate every year
solo and ensemble- rated superior 5 times for solos and 2 times for duets
section leader in wind ensemble
i participate in the pre college music program at vanderbilt
i've played with the nashville symphony, played for the church
church leader, i was treasurer, and vice president
i was on the interpretive dance team at church and performed in front of several churches
ive played piano for about 11 years
i've done piano guild, played about 20 recitals
50 volunteer hours at a hospital
about 10 with an animal rescue center
about 100 with a burma refugee center which i taught english
also i was apart of a summer institute at the metro public health center where i created a project to fight teen smoking and presented it in front of the board of health
i've been in chorus for about 2 years

i also hold a part time job tutoring

college hook: immigrant parents, dad had cancer which led me to my interest in medical research hence the internship, and a drug addicted brother


my common app essay is about my brother's drug addiction
and also i interned at one of the medical research centers at vanderbilt.


do i have a chance?
also this professor at vanderbilt told me he would talk to admissions to help my chances too..

the main reason why im asking is because im trying to decide to apply for questbridge (binding)