Chances for top schools?

pianopenguin
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:24:49 +0000

Schools I’m Worried About:

Princeton

Columbia

Cornell

UChicago

Washington University in St. Louis

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)

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

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)

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)

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

Misc:

Spent a month in Europe over the summer, 2 weeks of which was performing as part of an orchestra

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?

Thanks in advance :)