Can I get into Darthmouth, Brown, Northwestern, WashU or possibly Harvard?

High School Avg- One of the top US public schools- 93.4



SATS- Writing: 800 Critical Reading: 740 Math: 710 Total Score: 2250/2400



Highest Achievements:

Class Vice President (Soph-Senior)

President of Tri-M Music Honor Society (Junior-Senior) (60 Members)

President Theater Organization- (Lead in all shows)

Vice President Night Choir (80 Members)

Quizbowl

International Thespian Honor Society



Attend Manhattan School of Music Conservatory as a piano major all day on Saturdays.



Composer with extensive portfolio.



Awards, Recognitions, Accomplishments:

Winner of Young Prodigy Series NY (2x) for piano

Winner of 2 National Young Composers Competitions

One of 12 Young Composers in the country selected to attend a rigorous program in Cleveland for a week.

All-County Singer (3x)

All-State Singer (1x)

Deca Regional Winner (3x)

Bronze Medal National Spanish Exam (1x)

Gold Medal National Spanish Exam (1x)

National Merit Semifinalist



Can I get into Darthmouth, Brown, Northwestern, WashU or possibly Harvard?
I wanted to second Ranto's post and just add that one additional factor is that you're also specifically being compared to



a) the opportunities available at your particular school. The kid who took 4 AP courses at a school that only offers 4 APs is looked at very differently than the one who took 4 AP courses at a school that offers 12. (The idea being that top schools want students that have taken advantage of every opportunity and challenge available to them.) Of course, if your school offers every single AP class possible and you took a full schedule of them (it being impossible to actually take every one offered), then you're fine.



b) the other applicants from your school, particularly those ranked higher than you. Of course, every applicant has their own strengths and weaknesses, and amazing ECs can balance a lower class ranking, but schools are conscious of how many students they are accepting from a particular school. There isn't a hand and fast quota, or anything (and clearly if a school produces a slew of amazing candidates one year they'll accept more), but schools tend to have an average number of students they'll accept from each school.Can I get into Darthmouth, Brown, Northwestern, WashU or possibly Harvard?
You are obviously qualified to go to any school in the US. Your GPA and SAT scores won't exclude you from any school. The fact that your HS is highly regarded is a big help.



You will get into lots of great schools.



However -- you are not a lock at any particular school (OK -- you are a lock at Arizona State -- but you don't really want to go there).



The top schools reject five to ten qualified applicants for every one they accept. That means you need to stand out from all the other excellent applicants. If you have an interview -- make sure you are well prepared. But the best way to stand out is through a well crafted admissions essay.



Good Luck.