Hey guys, I’m a senior this year, and I’m wondering if I can get into Brown . Planning to major in Applied Math with CS concentration.
GPA: 4.82/5.0 W, 4.0 UW
Class rank: 3/365
Test Scores:
Old SAT: 2190 superscore, 2140 1st time, 2070 2nd time
ACT: 32 in 2 sittings, 33 superscore (I know they don’t recalculate composite so here’s the sections:
(36 E 35 M 33 R 29 S) Also, I got a horrid 24 on science the second time 
how much will that hurt my chances
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 Chemistry
Courseload:
Sophomore year: AP Physics C Mech, H Precalc, H English, H Spanish III, Art I Reg, AP US Gov, H Comp Sci
Junior year: AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Chem, AP World Hist, AP English Lang, AP Comp Sci A, H Spanish IV, Math analysis student aid
Senior year: Advanced Obj Oriented Design, AP Physics C E&M, Diff Equations, Precalc student aid, Advanced Data Structures, AP Spanish Lang, AP English Lit
AP Scores:
5 Calc BC, Calc AB subscore, Stats
4 English Lang, US Gov, Chem, Calc AB (self-studied)
3 World Hist, Physics C Mech
Internship:
JHU Applied Physics Lab to work on robots, networking, simulations.
Research paper published
Extracurriculars/Volunteer Experience:
Cybersecurity research at University of Maryland (12th)
Math NHS president (12th), member (11th)
Math Team Captain (11-12th), member (10-12th)
Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) competitions (10-12th)
Countywide hackathons (12th)
NHS (11-12th)
School peer tutor (11th-12th)
Summer school Algebra I & Geometry tutor and admin assistant (12th)
Asian Student Union (11-12th)
Gaming club co-founder (11-12th)
Setup volunteer at Chinese church, Sunday school teacher, Church Orchestra concertmaster
HS Orchestra, 1st violin (9th)
Piano playing for 12 years
Violin playing for 9 years
Awards:
Trinity College London International Grade 8 Piano Exam, Distinction (highest exam, highest standard) 2015
County-wide math competition top scorer of the school 2016
MESA prosthetic arm regional competition, 3rd place 2016
HS Outstanding Math student 2015
Principals Honor roll every year
Commended National Merit Scholar from PSAT 2015
AP Scholar with distinction
Artworks (drawings and paintings) displayed at local mall art show 2015
Essay:
Talks about my high school loneliness and how I overcame it to become an academic and social role model for others.
Recommendation:
Calc BC teacher, 9/10 basically helped her teach the class lol and a lot of other stuff
Spanish teacher: 7/10 did well, but didn’t know me well enough personally
Unhooked applicant.
I’m not sure how I should feel about this, since I’m an Asian male, and my ECs are reinforcing the stereotype. Then again, my EC’s are math-CS, which relates to what I want to study, but they might not be that outstanding. The biggest part I’m concerned about is my test scores. I can never get it right because I do badly on 1 section each time and it’s too late to retake. Other people around me who are also applying to top schools tell me I’m okay, but I am still really concerned about the 24 despite it not being included in the superscore. On top of that, Brown doesn’t recalculate the composite, so I’m at a further disadvantage in standardized testing.
What are your thoughts? Thanks.