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MusicianClass of 20223.8+1500+/34+art/hum
Music, Cognitive Science, Psychology Applicant
Female · Asian/White · Big East Coast City · Large, competitive public
Income: Extremely broke
Academic Profile
GPA (UW/W)
3.95 (UW)
SAT
1580
AP Courses
10
IB Courses
2
Honors
10
Extracurricular Activities
- School OrchestraConcertmaster, Vice President, 5 hours per week for 40 weeks over 4 years
- Jewish Youth Leadership ProgramMentor younger kids, coordinate events, 4 hours per week for 40 weeks over 2 years
- Local Youth OrchestraAdvanced youth orchestra member, 5 hours per week for 40 weeks over 2 years
- School ChoirsUp to highest level, 5 hours per week for 40 weeks over 3 years
- Music and Mental Health InitiativeCreated initiative to promote music and mental health in public schools, 5 hours per week for 30 weeks over 1 year
- SAT Prep ClubPresident, 4 hours per week for 40 weeks over 1 year
- Mentorship ProgramHelped create program for disadvantaged kids at school, also a mentor, 3 hours per week for 40 weeks over 2 years
- National Honor SocietyMember, 2 hours per week for 40 weeks over 2 years
- Summer ProgramFocused on Asian social/political issues, 20 hours per week for 6 weeks over 1 year
- Advertising CommitteeLocal student-run initiative to sell art and raise money for hospital supplies, 1 hour per week for 15 weeks over 2 years
Awards & Honors
- ★YES Abroad Semifinalist
- ★State Certification of Merit
- ★Description: Based on SAT score
- ★Regional Music Festival Awards
- ★Honor Roll
- ★Description: Basically honor roll at school
Essay Topics
Common App Essay
Wrote about growing up Asian in a Jewish environment and how music helped me feel less alienated.
Interview Experiences
- Barnard College
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10, went on pretty long and we had a good discussion
- Dartmouth College
- Performance/Outcome: 8/10, interviewer talked a lot
- Middlebury College
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10, had a cool discussion about podcasts
- Harvard University
- Performance/Outcome: ???/10, felt it went badly
- Tufts University
- Performance/Outcome: 9/10, enjoyable conversation, very informative
Letters of Recommendation
Orchestra Director
9-10/10; knows me well and we have a great relationship
History Teacher
8-9/10; good relationship, but doesn't know me too well
College Decisions
Accepted (2)
University of PittsburghTufts University
Rejected (9)
Barnard CollegeHarvard UniversityDartmouth CollegeOberlin CollegeMiddlebury CollegeCase Western Reserve UniversityGrinnell CollegeNortheastern UniversityWesleyan University
Profile Tags
ResearchLeadershipClubMusic PerformanceVolunteeringCommunity ServiceAdvanced CourseworkHonor Society