@Twoin18 @Darcy123 @sgopal2
Ballet is primarily an EC: a very intensive one not leaving a lot of time for other things. It is what she loves, and hopefully AOs will see that dedication and passion. She is a great writer so I am sure she can convey it. Her main other interest/ focus is science and math(I neglected to include the math ECs), plus the multiple-year commitment to and impact on the national non-profit.
She has gone back and forth, but the current plan is not to pursue a professional ballerina career. Her company school does have success at placing students in Butler or Indiana (the main ones the ballet school recommends), but they also have had kids go to Harvard, Princeton and dance in school companies and/or pursue nearby training. Those schools seem to have plenty of similar intense-ballet kids who are in their “companies”.
Currently, she would rather be in an intellectual-fit college in case she gets injured or changes her mind and isn’t as interested in ballet.
I’ll have her look into JHU, Duke, Stanford.
The GC at her school helps with packaging and chancing as well, but that happens later in junior year. She knows her already and has gotten some preliminary feedback on how her record so far stacks up.
Based on Naviance, it does seem Wake is an easier admit from her school–I am glad to hear others on here agree it is not really a reach. Her HS does have unhooked kids in the top group get into ivy-like schools fairly regularly, but it is still hard to know what her particular chances are.
Thanks!