<p>Hi, I am hoping to apply to Brown ED in the fall so I was wondering if you guys could chance me to the best of your abilities! Thanks</p>
<p>Name: KB24yo
Race: Asian
Gender: Male
State : CA
GPA : 3.65 UW / 3.7 W
SAT : 2280 ( Math-760/CR-800/Writing-720)
SAT2 : Chinese - 800 / Math 2 - 800
AP - US (5) / taking EURO and Psychology this year
*Received 2 C+'s the beginning of sophomore year (mother contracted breast cancer)</p>
<p>School Related Activities:
Student Council (4 years)
Model United Nations Club (secretary)
Kiwins Club (co-treasurer)
Mock Trial (lawyer/witness)
Rooftop Tutoring (president)
Fiddle For Fun (president)
IMPACT team leader (mentor for incoming freshmen)
In 2 School Musicals
Started recycle trash bins at school to raise money for school (+$3000)
JV Basketball (1 year) & Varsity Wrestling (1 year)</p>
<p>Music - Viola:
School Symphony Orchestra (4 years)
All-State Orchestra (4)
All-National Orchestra (3)
Performed at the White House
Invited by the Chinese government to play in the Beijing Olympics
Traveled to Argentina/Africa to teach less fortunate kids how to play a music instrument
Toured France, Germany, Korea, Taiwan, and China playing with local orchestra(s)
Organized local music fundraisers to raise money to buy instruments for less fortunate children in 3rd world countries (+$5,000)
Played in the pit orchestra for 2 school musicals</p>
<p>Extras:
Published a children’s book
Organized a jog-a-thon at local elementary school to raise money for school supplies
Church choir member/audio recorder/hymn leader/orchestra member
Volunteer at soup kitchen (+100 hours)
Private math tutor for elementary kids
Work : Part-time @ Hollister (5 hours a week)
Intern for law firm with sports attorney, Leigh Steinberg </p>
<p>I really want to go to Brown Class of 2014 hopeful. Bump please!</p>
<p>When I look at chances like this, I can’t help but have an ■■■ moment. Looks like I’m headed for Tulane, because people like you make it impossible to get into brown.</p>
<p>I’d like to remind everyone that you can have one decent extracurricular and if you write about it passionately you have a better chance than a person who’s raised 100,000 dollars for Myanmar orphans and writes it like they just did it to get into college.</p>
<p>I’m surprised that you are going for Brown and not the Harvard/NEC and Yale / Yale Music double programs! You can get a BA and an MM (Master of Music) in 5 years in those programs. That being said I’m quite glad that you are applying to Brown because I am a composer (2x ASCAP Morton Gould Finalist) and so it’s nice to hear that there are exceptional musicians outside of the conservitory system.</p>
<p>Your ECs are OUTSTANDING, If you write about Viola passionately Harvard and Yale would not be much of a reach, especially since your SAT scores are quite a bit better than your GPA.</p>
<p>More troubling than two Cs after serious illness in the family is your weighted GPA; unless you attend a school which offers very very few AP/honors class, you have little to no chance of gaining admittance to Brown. </p>
<p>However, your music credentials sound superb. Depending on how they come across in your application they may eclipse your lack of academic rigor.</p>
<p>Also, if Chinese is your native language I would advise that you take an additional SAT II.</p>
<p>what state are you from and is your high school hard, and where else are the spots in your grades outside the two C’s?
If you can explain the grades, or be showing an upward trend through junior/senior year I’m going to say you have as good a shot as anyone, though of course it depends on how your actual application is. I got in with a 2280, and actually I’m already class of 2014 cuz I’m deferring for a year. maybe i’ll see you there.</p>
<p>im in california and i go to a public high school that’s ranked top 50 in the nation so it gets pretty competitive. There is definitely an upward trend, and my grades are just a mixture of Bs and As in addition to those two Cs.</p>
<p>You’re a great applicant. Apply to whatever schools you love. Honestly. Don’t be intimidated by them. Your grades are fine, and any curricular insecurities you have are more than compensated for by your extracurriculars.</p>
<p>Apply to the most interesting schools for you and include some schools where your academic profile and other achievements will place you solidly within their range of admits. An applicant like you should be way more relaxed and optimistic than you seem to be!</p>
<p>EDIT: Also, your counselor recommendations <em>definitely</em> need to CLEARLY mention reasons behind your C grades. A family illness is excellent justification, and should be included.</p>
Class of 2014 hopeful. Bump please!</p>