@“aunt bea”
Was just an example 
Also, I was talking about comparing the value of something like learning the trombone to the activities I have done. I’m not sure they would say one is better than the other-- they would be evaluated in different ways, making them hard to compare in terms of value.
Does my school have to be registered on Naviance? If not, are there any resources I can use?
Got it. Am I to assume that a 25th percentile score would really hurt my chances when compared to more average scores? I would imagine it varies greatly from school to school.
My mistake! To clarify, you are saying that (from your experience) students who apply ED, have average (in relation to other applicants) ECs, 75th percentile scores, great GPA, and tough courses have around a 75% chance of admission at Vandy, correct? All assuming that there isn’t a part of the application that would be cause for concern.
To clarify, this shows that there are no guarantees at a school like Brown; I was talking about having a good chance of admission to slightly-worse schools.
Regardless, that is very good information. I think I understand it pretty well now, thanks!
I’ll make a better chance thread later on when I have a more solid list
Thank you all! So much great information here, sorry if I’m being slow to understand some of it.