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Old 01-29-2007, 09:59 AM   #1
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Location: Ellicott City, MD
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Chances for UMD (college park), Brown, John's Hopkins, UMiami, UPenn?

Age: 16
School: River Hill HS (ranked nationally...VERY competitive school)
Class rank (as of 10th grade): 54 (out of 340)
Average GPA (unweighted): 3.8
Average GPA (weighted): 4.3

Classes:
9th grade-
~Software Applications 1
~Health/P.E. (required)
~Algebra II GT
~Biology 1 GT
~English 9 Honors
~US History Honors
~Latin 1

10th grade-
~Precalculus GT
~Latin II
~Chemistry 1 GT
~English 10 GT
~Government and Politics AP
~Orchestra I
~Technology Systems

11th grade-
~World History Honors
~Functions/Trigonometry (was very sick in 10th grade and missed a lot...needed review)
~Orchestra II
~Engineering Design
~English 11 Honors
~Physics GT
~Psychology AP

12th grade plan for next year-
~Biology AP
~Calculus AB AP
~Statistics AP
~Anatomy/Physiology
~English 12 Honors
~Orchestra III
~String Ensemble

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PSAT: (really bad)
167 - combined
48 - Writing Skills
56 - Critical Reading
63 - Mathematics

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Clubs/Organizations
~NHS (2007)
~Future Educators of America (officer) (2004-2007)
~Book club *creator of club/president*

Awards/Achievements
~MSMTA Spring Festival Piano Solo: Honorable Mention (2003)
~MSMTA Piano Concerto Competition: Honorable Mention (2003)
~MSMTA Junior Distinguised Music Achievement Award (2004)
~Scholar Athlete (2004-2006)
~Honor Roll (2004-2007)

Sports
~Freshman Volleyball (2004)
~JV Crosscountry (2005-2006)

Community Service/other extracurriculars
~Play violin at church (2005-2006)
~Raised $593 dollars for Habitat for Humanity/article about it in newspaper
~Classroom aide at the elementary school (2005)
~Private piano lessons (1996-2003)
~Private violin lessons (1998-2007)

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Yeah my PSATs suck, but I'm taking the SAT in March...
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Old 01-29-2007, 10:29 AM   #2
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if u can bring ur SAT scores MUCH higher, then you have a shot at these schools.
Otherwise, hope for U Miami or UMD
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Old 01-29-2007, 11:05 AM   #3
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Forgot to mention that I do pit orchestra (Wizard of Oz, Guys and Dolls, Music Man) (2005-2007), and I was in the HCC (Howard Community College) String Orchestra in 2006...not that it much matters, but I do a lot of musical activities.
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Old 01-29-2007, 02:40 PM   #4
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Given your current stats:

UMD (college park) - Possible.
Brown - Very big reach
John's Hopkins - Big reach
UMiami - Possible
UPenn - Very big reach
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