Musicman23

Please Chance Me!


Stats:
- Male
- Suburb of Boston, MA
- Junior, rising senior.
- GPA: 4.69 out of 5 weighted. approximately 90 unweighted
- class rank: 18/385
- SATs CR/M/W: 710/790/770 = 2270
- SAT II: US History - 700, Math 2: 800

Honors:
- National Honor Society
- Senior District Concert Band

Outside Interests:
- Brass section leader and lead trumpet of high school marching band
- High School jazz band
- High School Literary Magazine
- Peer Tutor
- Temple Youth Group (VP of Communications)
- Temple Acting Troup
- Conductor of Student run jazz band
- High School Pit Ensemble (For School Musical)
- I compose music in my spare time


Scholastic Honors:
- Award for Academic Excellence

Leadership:
Head of entire brass section of my high school marching band for 3 years. I'm on the exec board on my temple youth board as well.

Volunteer Services:
- Tutoring 4 years
- Soup Kitchen 5 hours every other week

Employment:
- Music Educator at my temple
- Camp counselor

Sending in an extra recommendation from my marching band director.

Summers:
- Jazz program at Brandeis University
-Berklee Jazz Weekend.

Atomspatz

Your chance is as good as anyone's. The extracurricular music will certainly help here at Vassar, but err on the side of caution with supplemental recommendations. Unless you truly think your band director can clarify more than your musical experience already does, it's a risk to clutter your application with more paper.

peggysue

Your academic stats are good, but you didn't mention AP classes. Without 3 or 4, I'd say it's a reach. And an extra recommendation is fine, but limit yourself to three total- so two from school.

Musicman23

Thanks, the feedback is helpful. Yeah im taking three APs this year, Calc BC, Physics, and US Government.

OldbatesieDoc

I think you look good. Just do well this year.Being male will help at Vassar