Admission chances?

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<p>I’m a senior this year.
4.04 weighted GPA, 8/405 in my class
Scores of 5 on AP Biology, European History, English Language, Psychology; 4 on US History, and an unfortunate 2 in Calc AB</p>

<p>My courses this year:
AP Government
AP Statistics
AP English Lit.
Honors Physics
Physiology/Pathophysiology II
Medical Microbiology/Hereditary Medicine
Scientific Research and Writing
Keyboarding (I know that’s slack…I need it to graduate)</p>

<p>Junior Year courses:
AP Calc AB
AP US History
AP Psychology
AP English Language & Comp.
AP Biology
Physiology/Pathophysiology I
Dual Enrollment Emergency Medical Tech.</p>

<p>I’m in an Academy type program within a public school for students interested in health sciences, so I take courses like Pathophysiology and Microbiology in addition to regular high school classes. I’m also a VA state certified EMT.</p>

<p>I have 200 or so hours volunteer work teaching horseback riding to elementary school aged children (including 100 with mentally handicapped kids) and now do so for pay. I’m a camp counselor during the summer.</p>

<p>I’m varsity captain of my school’s Scholastic Bowl team (also called quiz bowl, college bowl, etc in other places) and will be joining (and likely captaining) the debate team this year.</p>

<p>I’m on the city’s Mayor’s Youth Council and attended by invitation a meeting with the Governor on the state of high school education. Last summer I attended the Governor’s Foreign Language Academy for German Immersion.</p>

<p>I do have 2 rather serious holes in my record - a C in Calculus my junior year, and a few Bs (and one C) in credit courses I took in middle school (algrebra-C, Earth science and geometry-B)</p>

<p>SAT:
CR: 800
math: 680
writing: 710
essay: 10</p>

<p>taking 3 SATIIs and the ACT in October…</p>

<p>Also, I would try out for their NCAA Equestrian Team, if that makes a difference</p>

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<p>your low math scores might hurt you..you might want to explain that in the additional info section. otherwise, i think you're okay--try to emphasize your strong points and do well on your sat ii's (i believe brown only requires 2)</p>

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<p>I plan to explain on all my applications that in my middle school credit courses, I didn't realize that those credits were permanant (how can you hold me responsible for something I did accidentally when I was TWELVE?!). As for calculus, my teacher, my parents, and my counselor demanded that I drop the course (at one point I had a 16%) but I insisted on finishing out the course and did so, earning a C. I guess that proves persistance? (or at least extreme stubbornness)</p>

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<p>bump......</p>

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<p>i really don't think your math score would hurt you that much...</p>

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<p>the informational packet they sent me said in the recommended course of study section that all students should have taken 4 years of english, etc, etc, all the normal stuff...but also that you should have taken art or music for one year. My 'art credit' that I needed to graduate is keyboarding. Will a lack of fine art/music affect my chances? I did take piano for 5 years when I was younger, but I still can't play a note!</p>

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<p>I've been doing a lot of thinking, and I have almost decided to apply ED. The more I look into it, the more I desperately want to go to Brown! Their cognitive neuroscience program is EXACTLY what I am looking for.
Will ED improve my chances at all?</p>

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<p>bump. this is my number one choice, I'm talking burning desire to attend. I need help!</p>

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<p>why did you decide to take the ACT this fall and not re-take the SAT (not implying your scores are bad), im just wondering bc i didnt know whether or not taking both the SAT and ACT will help or hinder? </p>

<p>and if i do take the ACT, i know ill hardly study...thoughts?</p>

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<p>I decided not to retake the SAT because my scores will only drop. I figure taking the ACT means more scores to look at and I know I'll do OK because I'm good at taking tests.</p>