these are the schools i plan to apply to.
Vassar, NYU, Northwestern, Brown, Dartmouth, Middlebury, Williams, Tufts
I know that only applying to very selective schools such as those is a big risk, but my philosophy and my dad’s philosophy is that i should only apply to schools i would be happy and proud to go to. I don’t believe applying to a safety school i could get in to, but would hate is a good idea. That being said, this is what I have to offer…
I am hoping to major in music as an undergrad, but i am planning to go into medical school
My High School Courses:
FROSH: Spanish 1, Integrated Math 1, Pre-AP English 1, honors Physics, World History
SOPH: Pre-Ap Spanish 2, Pre-Calc (i took alegbra 2 over the summer as an independent study), geometry, Pre-AP English 2, Honors Chem, World Studies
JUNIOR: Pre-AP Spanish 3, AP Calc (2 on exam, didnt study:-/ ), AP Bio (4 on exam), AP Lang/Comp (5 on ex), AP U.S. history (5 on ex)
SENIOR: AP Music Theory, AP Calc BC (online course), AP Env Sci, AP Spanish 4
EC: Vice Prez of class 3 times, teach hebrew to children/teach torah trope (how to read and sing from the torah) for bar/bat mitzvah kids, Prez of Civil Rights team, Math Team 4 years (i won 5th place and 3rd place in the Maine Central Math League for frosh and soph years respectively), I have been playing guitar for 12 years and write my own music, i have worked on the 2004 and 2008 democrat campaigns, i work part time as a grocer, i am on the board of directors of my synagogue as a youth representative…there probably are some other things here and there i am forgetting.
My SAT scores were in the mid 600s so i am taking them again and i haven’t taken my SAT 2 tests yet.
I realize that none of these schools are even close to easy to get in to and that they look for uniqueness, not just numbers. What would you say my chances are for each school and which would you recommend?
i'm also taking AP Eng Lit in my senior year
I won the Williams College book award at my school and i won the AMC 10 (national math exam) in my school as well. I have a 3.8 gpa. Thought my grades might be important 
In response to jb. Obviously I am going to be defensive as I want you to say want i want to hear even though it's better to hear criticism. Regardless, I appreciate it . However, i believe your analysis of SAT scores and whatnot is slightly misguided. My brother is at Dartmouth and statistically speaking I have better numbers than he did. Can anyone give me an answer that isn't solely based on Sat scores, which are considered to a lesser degree every year (so says the admissions officers when i visited)?
The strategy you and your father have decided to embark on is foolish. You are under the impression that your future success is dependent on going to a top school. It is not. It is only an indicator on how your will do in your career, and every single college resource out there advises that the college experience is what YOU make of it, not what US and World News report decides is a good college. You are throwing the dice with your college future. So be it. You might get lucky. Or you might get screwed. And how in the world do you expect to major in music, then go to medical school?
You probably have a fairly good chance of getting into the less prestigious schools on your list, assuming the 3.8 is unweighted. However, your SAT scores are not good, and will bring you down.
Based on your SAT scores alone, you probably have a 50/50 chance that you will not be attending college next fall.