<p>So I ended up applying here ed…and I’m trying to mentally prepare myself for the decision. Mind helping me figure out where I stand?
Gender + Sex: White Male
Sat: 2340 (CR 770, M 770, W 800)
Sat II: Latin 800, Lit 780, M2 760, Bio 780
GPA UW: School doesn’t calculate GPA or rank, but i estimate between 3.75- 3.8
Courseload: taking the hardest classes my school offers
School: most competitive private in Boston, sends ~ 50% of grade to ivy, rest to top 20
ECs: published writer (newspapers and lit mags), Literary Magazine (assistant editor), Newspaper (Editor in chief), school magazine (section editor), intern @ a magazine (where i was published), medical lab research internship @ brown for 2 summers (recommendation from my mentor, a professor at brown’s med school), independent biology research competitions, discovered + published new plant species (2 yrs), pianist + participant in orchestra (not very good though), tutor for 4 years (~3 hours a week junior + senior yr), started a creative writing program for underprivileged elementary students, various ivy summer camps + CTY for writing, biology, and physics
Recs: very good, from english + bio teachers who i’ve had 2 years in a row
Essays: very good, writing is my thing</p>
<p>So people, I am hoping my decent SATs and extracurriculars will make up for my mediocre GPA. It’s upsetting because that’s a good GPA at my school, as teachers are advised not to give out As even to kids who deserve it, because the school is so competitive that almost everyone tests well (they’ll make up excuses for giving you a B despite your 95% test average). I truly love brown, I love the idea of their PLME program and the open curriculum, it’s perfect for me because I want to pursue writing and biology in college. Do I have a shot?</p>