chance a california musician

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>jewish male
california resident
no need for financial aid at any school
i am a lead trumpet player and soloist in one of the top 7 best highschool jazz bands in the country. this band competes at essentially ellington (placed in the top 5 last year), savannah this year etc.
I volunteer at a free clinic and have a few hundred hours of community service from it
i am planning to volunteer this summer at my dad’s emergency room
i started a small charity to give instruments to underprivileged children
I am captain of my highschool swim team (barely good enough to swim at d3 school lol)
lifeguard during the summer
3.67 weighted, 3.46 uw
unfortunately, i had a bad Sophomore year (3.4 weighted both semesters) and an improved junior year (3.8 1st semester and 4.0 weighted second semester) (a’s both semesters in ap us, but b’s in spanish and a b 1st semester in regular english)
my school has a 10 (out of 10) API score
sat-600 cr, 610 math, 610 w (2nd attempt, i have 3 more)</p>

<p>i am a good enough trumpet player to major in jazz at many non conservatory schools, but i do not want it to be my profession. Should i apply to my reach schools as a music major and then switch majors?</p>

<p>please chance me for the following colleges
ucsb
uc davis
uc irvine
bu
tufts (double legacy… i know its a long shot)
nyu ( i would most likely get in as a music major in steinhardt, but could i transfer into gallatin, or atleast switch majors within steinhardt)
northeastern
george washington
american</p>

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<p>You have decent shots at most of the universities on the list. I would recommend that you increase your GPA and get your SATs higher. Also, emphasize your jazz band as that is a unique but substantial achievement.</p>

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<p>One of the best jazz bands… do you go to Rio Americano?</p>

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<p>AHAHAHA rio americano is HORRIBLE…omg that hurts my ears sooo much AHAHAHA
no, i go to calabasas high school. we have gone to essentially ellington twice (only tried out twice) and savannah music festival this year</p>

<p>btw please chance me</p>

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<p>try to raise that gpa and write a good essay to solidify your apps. good luck. i think you have a great shot at those college.</p>

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<p>should i apply to my reach schools like nyu, davis and tufts as a music major. btw my gpa will about 3.7 w after i get 4.0 this semester (2nd semester junior year), so i cant really raise it; although, there is a large improvement 3.9 junior - 3.4 sophomore = .5 improvement</p>