My chances - Ivys? (long)

Chance Me / Match Me
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I’m a junior, and I have almost no academic-related ECs, but my Piano is pretty strong.

SAT: 2310 (superscored)
GPA: UW: 3.98, Weighted: 5.00 (4 for regular, 5 for Honors, and 6 for APs)
AP: AP Music Theory (5), AP Physics 1, Calc AB, APES - My School offered limited APs

Piano Awards
-Piano Solo:
The Music Academy of North Carolina State 6th Annual Kotis Piano Festival Superior (2014)
-1st Place Prize Winner (2014)
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs Piano Hymn Scholarship Superior (2015, 2016)
-District Winner (2015, 2016)
-1st Place Prize State Winner – Peggy Robinson Award, Class III (2015)
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs Piano Solo Scholarship Superior (2014, 2015, 2016)
-District Winner (2014, 2015, 2016)
-1st Place Prize State Winner – Past Presidents Award (2014)
-1st Place Prize State Winner – TMG Award (2015)
North Carolina District Royalty Contest Superior (2014, 2015)
-District Winner (2014, 2015)
-Royalty Contest State Finals 1st Place – Prince (2014)
-Royalty Contest State Finals 1st Place – King (2015)
North Carolina Music Teachers Association Charlotte District Contest Festival Superior (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
North Carolina Music Teachers Association State Piano Contest Festival Superior (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Limestone College Young Artist Competition Superior (2015)
-1st Place Prize Winner - Published in Local Newspaper (2015)
Charlotte Music Clubs Piano Scholarship Superior
-1st Place – Eugene Craft Award (2015)
-2nd Place - Eugene Craft Award(2016)
Music Teachers National Association NC Senior Division Honorable mention (2014)
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs Piano Non-Scholarship Superior Plus (2013)
Charlotte Piano Teachers Forum Scholarship Auditions Superior (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
-Junior Division 1st Place (2013)
-Senior Division 2nd Place (2014, 2015, 2016)
National Guild Piano Auditions Superior Plus Rating (2014, 2015)

-Piano Composition:
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs State Junior Composer Contest Superior (2014, 2015, 2016)
-Junior Division 2nd Place (2014)
-Senior Division 1st Place (2015)
-Southeastern Region 3rd Place (2015)
-Senior Division 2nd place (2016)
North Carolina Music Teachers Association State Young Composers Contest (2014)
-Senior Division 1st place (2014)
Guild International Piano Composition Contest Superior Plus Rating (2014, 2015)
-First Prize Winner (2015) – Published in national and state magazines
Charlotte Music Teachers Association - The Beethoven Composition, Special Commendation (2014, 2016)
-Piano Concerto:
Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra Young Artist Competition
-Junior Division Honorable Mention (2014)
-Senior Division Runner-up (2015)
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs Piano Concerto Superior (2014)
-District Winner (2014)
Charlotte Piano Teachers Forum, Concerto Auditions Superior (2014)
-Senior Division 3rd Place (2014)

Piano Honors
UNCG Focus on Piano Literature, Brothers Bach - Student Performer (2014)
The Music Academy of North Carolina 6th annual Kotis Piano festival Winners recital (2014)
North Carolina Music Teachers Association State Superiors Recital (2013, 2014, 2015)
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs Junior Scholarship State Winners Awards recital (2014, 2015)
North Carolina State Royalty Contest Winners Recital
-Prince (2014)
-King (2015)
Charlotte Music Teachers Association Student Certification Program Award (2014, 2015)
Charlotte Piano Teachers Forum, Scholarship Auditions Winners Recital (2013, 2014, 2015)
Charlotte Piano Teachers Forum, Concerto Scholarship Auditions Winners Recital (2014)
Charlotte Music Clubs, Scholarship Auditions Winners Recital (2015)
North Carolina Music Teachers Association State Piano Master Class
-Dr. David Northington, Professor of University of Tennessee School of Music (2014)
-Stephen Beus, World-renowned pianist, Juilliard School (2015)
UNC Charlotte 49er Jazz Festival Outstanding Soloist (2013)
North Carolina West All-Region High School Jazz Band Piano Soloist (2013)
UNCG Summer Music Piano Camp Honors Recital (2013)
North Carolina All-State Jazz Band Piano soloist (2013)
The Music Academy of North Carolina Master Class by Omri Shimron, Associate Professor at Elon University (2014)
Master Class by Dr. Manwarren, Professor of Piano at Winthrop University (2014)
-Master Class by Dr. Savage, Associate Professor of Piano at UNC Charlotte (2014, 2016)
-Master Class by Dr. Stewart, Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy at UNCG (2014)
-Master Class by Thomas Pandolfi, Juilliard School pianist (2016)

Academic / leadership

Latin Silver Medal,
Latin Certaman (Quizible) team captain + state 1st place,
environmental club treasurer, foreman
(Will found a club next year with my friends)
Played piano during holiday seasons, hospitals, and 3 years from a nursing home
Recycling program at school for 2 years
Designed T-Shirts for club
Other minor school activities

Thanks!

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LOL

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You look like you have an amazing record of achievement! I would expect you’d be competitive for the most competitive schools.

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Do you want to pursue music?

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Will you be pursuing music? If so, you’re an incredible applicant.

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What is your objective? to say “I am going to an Ivy League school-WIN!” or for your parents to be able to say that?

If so, own it & I will leave it to the usual chancers who will say lots of very flattering things and the spoilers who will say ‘oh you’ll never make it b/c you don’t have X factor’.

The Ivies are really, really different, and except for showing off there is no reason to treat them as equally good places for you. There are also lots of excellent colleges that share similarities with different Ivies (if you like Ivy A, you will probably like Other Top Tier College A).

So, what are you looking for?