Chances for top schools?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Schools I’m Worried About:

  • Princeton
  • Columbia
  • Cornell
  • UChicago
  • Washington University in St. Louis</p>

<p>GPA: 5.17/5.0 weighted
Class rank: N/A (school does not rank)
Intended major: Undecided (hoping to double major or minor in German; am interested in music but would not major - minor or EC)</p>

<p>ACT: 33 composite, 36 English, 32 Math, 36 Reading, 35 Science
SAT: 2100 composite, 710 reading, 640 math, 750 writing
SAT II (scores all still pending or tests planned on but not yet taken): German with Listening, Math II, Literature, Biology E</p>

<p>AP’s: Human Geography (5), World History (5), European History (3), Music Theory (4; aural subscore 4, nonaural subscore 5), English Language (5), U.S. History (4)</p>

<p>EC’s:

  • Piano student (grades 1-10)
  • German Club (9-12)
  • Class board (9-11)
  • Business owner - started my own duct tape crafting business (10-12)
  • Piano teacher (10)
  • Apprentice Expert Reviewer on Livemocha.com (9-12)
  • Part-time job - restaurant industry (11-12)
  • School tutor (11-12)
  • School orchestra - pianist (9-12)
  • District orchestra - pianist (10-12)
  • F/S and JV badminton (9-10)</p>

<p>Awards:

  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • National Merit Scholarship Corporation Commended Student
  • Concerto competition finalist (local high school district - didn’t post formal name for privacy)
  • Fourth semester A Honor Roll
  • Gold Award (94th percentile), American Association of Teachers of German national German proficiency test, Level 2
  • (as part of my district orchestra) “The American Prize” Semi-finalist, “School Ensemble” category</p>

<p>Misc:

  • Spent a month in Europe over the summer, 2 weeks of which was performing as part of an orchestra</p>

<p>I want to apply to just three of the five but I haven’t decided which yet. I’m thinking UChicago, WashU, and one of the Ivies. Do I even have a shot at it? Is it worth my time to apply, or am I way off the mark?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance :)</p>

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<p>Easiest to Hardest (IMO)</p>

<p>WU -> Cornell -> Columbia/UChic -> Princeton</p>

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<p>Honestly, the Ivies are all reaches
I think you should just to Washington and Cornell</p>

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<p>Well I’m definitely taking a shot at UChicago… I visited campus and loved it. I know I’m not exactly in the comfortable range for getting in, but better that I try and get rejected than not try and regret it, I think.</p>

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<p>I say match for WashU and Chicago, and low reach for the other two. Your dedication to Piano will speak a lot to the admissions officers I think. And your GPA and ACT scores are right in there with the rest of the applicant pool</p>