Can u see passion in me? *(Not asking for chance)*

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Extracurricular, Personal, Volunteer Activities:

  1. Cello playing (7 years: 20 hours per week, 48 weeks per year)
    -School Symphonic/Chamber Orchestra (Principal Cellist)
    -LISFA (Associate Principal cellist)
    -All County (Principal Cellist)
    -All State (Alternate)
    -Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society: Performance at Alice Tully Hall as “Syosset Trio” [Leader of Trio]
    -----Strings International Music Festival Scholarship
    -----Letter from Town Clerk congratulating for representing the Town of Oyster Bay</p>

<li><p>Tennis camp volunteering (Summer 9th Grade: 5 hours per week for 8 weeks {200 hours})
-LuHi Tennis Camp at SportTime Volunteer Counselor: aided in running the camp; helped clean up, served lunch, did a lot of office work, organized events, and organized equipments and camp t-shirts-----Letter of Recommendation for excellent work and dedication to work.</p></li>
<li><p>C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival (Summer 10th Grade: 5 hours per week for 3 weeks)
-Leader of Trio
-Honored Master Class with Larry Dutton of the Emerson String Quartet
-Chamber Orchestra (Assistant Principal Cellist)
-Best Ensemble Award: for demonstration of skill, enthusiasm, and dedication towards various chamber music
-Tilles Scholarship Award: scholarship into the festival</p></li>
<li><p>Hospital Volunteering (Summer 10th grade through first quarter of 11th Grade: 6 hours per week for 9 weeks {54 hours})
-North Shore LIJ (Long Island Jewish Hospital): did a lot of office work; filing, charting and mailing envelopes, managed and transported medical equipment, and took care of patients-----Letter of Recommendation for excellent work and dedication to work </p></li>
<li><p>Tri-M (Modern Music Masters) (10-12)
-Tri-M International Music Honor Society
-Secretary or Vice President (hoping for office position by senior year)
-Performances: Leader of “Syosset Trio”
-Honored master class with Shanghai Quartet </p></li>
<li><p>Newspaper Club (11-12)
-Editor (hoping for this position by senior year, ill work really hard and focus on this club especially)</p></li>
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<p>(Hoping to Intern in biological or chemical engineering next year and also conduct research at Stony Brook University for Intel next summer)</p>

<p>Academic Honors:

  1. Spanish National Honor Society
  2. National Honor Society
  3. Earth Science Leadership Award: awarded for Leadership excellence in Earth Science
  4. LISELA (Long Island Science Education Leadership Association) Award: awarded for excellent Leadership Role in Earth Science
  5. GERF (Geological and Ecological Resource Foundation): one of few students in school selected as a great honor to give a presentation to the Board of Education about earth science and the importance of setting up this foundation at school; the foundation would serve as a visual aid for earth science students, making it easier and more fun for them to learn
  6. National Merit Commended [hoping for this to happen this year, possibly even semifinalist position]</p>

<p>Work Experience:

  1. Gig Performances as the Syosset trio and other quartet ensembles (10-11)
    -Leader of the gig groups; arranged job dates and times, rehearsal dates, music preparation: played at numerous churches for mass accompaniment, played at private and big parties, played at country clubs (performed for the Master Works Foundation at Woodbury Country Club), and played at numerous weddings-----Hopefully raise enough money to donate to Red Cross</p>
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<p>I see a definite passion for cello :)</p>

<p>Do you plan to major in performance?</p>

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<p>uh not really lol. i do plan to continue music with yale’s great orchestra, but i wanna major in engineering. so i really want to develop passion in research the next two years. can u help me out? thx</p>

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<p>Well, I’m a flute player, not as seriously into it as you seem to be (like 7-8 hours a week, not 20!), but I have noticed that serious musicians tend to make great scientists. We have a ‘passion’ for detail and nuance, we see the big picture instead of individual notes. I want to go into Molecular Biology, but if I make it into Yale I’ll definitely try to join the orchestra as well.</p>

<p>Now, a passion is not something you can consciously develop. But you already have an interest, and once you get deeper into engineering, you’ll probably find you do have the passion for it. I don’t know what to do with my own application with all the ECs in music or writing when I want to go into Bio. What are you going to do? We’ll put down all the music stuff, then write essays on science, I suppose.</p>

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<p>yea i had that feeling too. i have all this music, but wheres my science? lol. well i plan to write one essay on how i enjoyed music, how i loved expressing myself thru it, and how great it felt to help others through music, stuff like that. and i guess my second essay will be based on research stuff. are u going to be a senior? probably right? im going to be a junior… i hope u can get into yale and the same goes for me of course. maybe we’ll see eachother in the orchestra lol. thx for ur advice.</p>

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<p>woo i see your biggest passion as collegeconfidential at the moment</p>

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<p>You definitely have a passion: the cello. I have to agree with tkm256 as great musicians do make amazing scientists. Good luck!</p>

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<p>wow thx a lot lol. im so touched. really…</p>

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<p>word. your music really does stand out, and it seems like it’s your biggest thing. this is good. the downside is that there’s a looot of people who’ve performed in all-eastern orchestras or bands or choirs, who’ve won lots of concerto competitions, etc. that’s not really related to passion though. just thought i’d throw that in there. but yeah, I do see a passion for music.</p>

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<p>woo, u definitely need to calm down with your resume posting. people’s opinions wont really change if you post the same thing many times.</p>

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<p>You can put NHS as an academic honor? I didn’t know that.</p>