I'd just like some feedback please..

ep1th3t
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:48:01 +0000

I’m an Indian (well, half) male in Georgia, attending a small/mid-sized public school that rarely sends students to top colleges. we offer a handful of APs.

I’m applying to Columbia, Harvard, UPenn, Emory, Tufts, University of Rochester, and University of Cincinnati. All of these colleges are affiliated with conservatories of music (except Emory) that I will also be auditioning for. I’ve been studying piano for over 7 years and will be sending in a supplemental CD.

Top 10% of class
4.32 GPA (high unweighted, but I don’t know specifically…only 1 ‘B’)
SAT I- Imagine 2100+
SAT II- U.S. History 690 (taking Literature, Math, and Latin)
by end of senior year: AP English Language, AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government/Politics, AP Literature, AP Calculus, and AP Physics (B)

Various awards in piano, mock trial, school, etc. Will be competing in a few international piano competitions that include college students. I’m also going to compete in a few concerto competitions in hopes of playing with an orchestra. I’m auditioning for From The Top, as well as sending in my CD to be played at the area’s local radio station.

I have $8,500 in college scholarships through a state talent competition so far.

ECs:

Pianist and Alternate Percussionist for the Atlanta Youth Wind Symphony since 9th grade. We’ve performed at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Dallas, Texas with the DYWS, and the MENC national convention in Milwaukee, WI. The year before I was able to join they performed at carnegie hall and on From The Top Recently, we performed with claranetist Richard Stoltzman.

Mock Trial Team Captain and Attorney: mock trial was started my sophomore year, and I began as a witness. My junior year I was accepted into the UGA Law Academy and successfully auditioned for the Cross Examination Attorney role. That year in mock trial I was the defense attorney and team captain and I received an ‘Outstanding Attorney’ award.

Founder and President of Students.Against.Victimization.Everywhere (SAVE): I created this in 10th grade in order to bring awareness to various world issues. My first goal was to shed light on the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. The club participates in community service every two weeks, and participates in events such as the AIDS walk (where we raised over $800 in one month) and Relay for Life.

Debate Club (student congress and prose/poetry divisions): Participated in debate since 9th grade. Specfically in student congress and prose/poetry since 11th. Won a competition in prose/poetry and hoping to qualify for nationals in student congress next year.

co-Editor-in-Chief for school paper: Planning on majorly reforming the paper and bringing the opinion/expose column back! Participated in journalism since 10th grade. Asking teacher for a recommendation. Will qualify for Quills and Scrolls.

Program Director for Math Club: I organize the topics that we will discuss and explore for each session. I gave a lecture on the mathematics of chord structure in music, and will be doing a follow-up. We also tutor.

President of National Law Society: I am organizing a political rally at my school to register voters and inform them of the upcoming November election. My goal is to increase voter turnout. I’ll also be volunteering with the local Obama staff team.

I’m starting a Peer College Counseling club where everyone meets for breakfast and talks about their progress with the college applications, edit essays, brainstorm, comfort each other, and explore misconceptions and stuff like that. An informal meeting area where we can all vent our frustrations and fears about college without an adult over our shoulders. I’m not sure if I’ll even put it on the app–it’s just something I want to do.

and then I have a couple of little clubs like academic bowl, film club, national forensic league, and national honors society. Stuff like that.

I don’t have a huge amount of community service. whatever.

I’ve been participating in the Walter Hautzig master class since 5th grade (am not attending this summer). Last summer I was accepted into the Adamant master class with Andre LaPlante in Vermont. This summer I am attending the Brevard Music Center for piano on a non-need based scholarship to study with cincinnati conservatory professor of piano Elisabeth Pridonoff. This November I was selected to perform in a masterclass with Claude Frank (faculty of Curtis and Yale).

My teacher recommendations are going to be amazing. I can’t wait to get them.

I think my essays will be pretty strong. I’m not going to try too hard; I’m just going to be genuine, which I think will be original enough.

I’m going to double major in political science/piano performance. I hope you could tell from reading this.
Thanks for all of your imput.

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