Brown University Chance!(Big Help)

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Objective:
SAT I {best single sitting) (breakdown): 1400
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): school has no AP
Senior Year Course Load: Cal A, Cal B, Econ, Engineering, Mandarin
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): School has no awards (Running awards)

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience: Volunteer at suicide hotline, working at restauraunt
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities: Business competitions, running, working at suicide /crisis hotline

Extra C’s:
Head of investment club
Captain of cross country
Captain of track
Co-head of micro/macro finance club
Head of Chorus
Head of school news paper
Head of African American student organization

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Econ
State (if domestic applicant): New York
School Type: Top ranked private schools in country
Ethnicity: Black (african-american)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: < $30,000 (single parent)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Gen American,

Homeless freshman through start of junior year, wrote essays on that and working at suicide hotline, *walking onto cross country and track teams BUT not recruited

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Even as an URM, I think it may be difficult due to your GPA. However, I’m not an admissions officer so I don’t know- maybe being from one of the top ranked private schools will compensate for the GPA, as well as your background of being homeless. However, I would strongly advise you to have match and safety schools. There is nothing wrong with aiming high as long as you understand that Brown is a reach for anyone and as long as you have other schools on your list.

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Also sat score low. However the other hooks may help you over come the low Gpa and sat scores, but it is Ivy League so I would keep your options open.

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Hey I’m a current black freshman at Brown and I would say don’t stress about it too much. It sounds like you care incredibly about those around you which is an important trait here. Show this authenticity in your interview including your passions and problems and whatever happens you seem like you will be successful (I mean you have a higher sat score than I did!) :slight_smile: