Another Chance Thread!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>I can’t believe I’m doing this right now. I’ve always hated these threads, but now that I’ve submitted all my applications, I’m starting to freak out. Chance me?</p>

<p>ACT: 34 (33 E, 36 M, 34 R, 33 S) took once
SAT II: 790 Chem, 770 Math II</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.6/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t rank but I know it’s about 2 or 3/170</p>

<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Statistics (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, AP Spanish, AP US Government and Politics (independent study), Advanced Short Story and Novel</p>

<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): (not necessarily major awards) Phi Beta Kappa, Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award, National Honor Society, Maine State Girls Soccer All Academic Team</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leadership Club, Mentoring (head mentor), Spanish Club (president), National Honor Society, Math Team, Soccer, Swim Team (captain)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: worked on my dad’s commercial fishing boat during the summer</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service: volunteered at local hospital in the summer for 4 years, other community service through my school</p>

<p>Essays: learning about my dad’s influence on me through working on fishing boat</p>

<p>State: Maine
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation</p>

<p>majoring in Community Health</p>

<p>Also chance me for: Penn (Health and Societies), Columbia (Chemistry), Duke (Chemistry), and Georgetown (School of Nursing and Health Studies)</p>

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<p>You look like a well-rounded and highly qualified applicant. You obviously have a decent chance, but of course, there are no guarantees with a school like Brown.</p>

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<p>I think you shot your self in the foot by working on a fishing boat over the summer. Brown HATES when kids do that!</p>

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<p>Excellent credentials, you should be proud of your self. Youd did a good job of applying to multiple top schools which is essential because of the subjective-nature of admissions in those schools. If you are overlooked in one school, you may be admitted in another.</p>

<p>Your extracurriculars are focused rather than a laundry list - which is good. I do not agree with randalljhoover that your helping of your dad in a task that is his livelihood will be viewed negatively by Brown. I think it will be viewed very positively.</p>

<p>You should be very hopeful of your chances. But then they are just that - chances. My son is in a similar situation as you except for somewhat weaker credentials (good credentials nonetheless).</p>

<p>Five years ago my son applied to UPenn and got in. He was in top 3% of class with ACT score of 33. Colleges look for more than just grades/scores.</p>

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<p>You have a very impressive resume; great scores, grades, awards, and extracurriculars. Assuming your essays and other subjective factors were good, I can’t see any way that you won’t end up at one of these schools in the Fall. Best of luck!</p>