Chance an average dreamer :/

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<p>White male
Texas
Large competitive high school
anticipated major: psych/bio</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<p>GPA: 4.02 (W) ??(UW)
Rank: 140/955 (top15%)
ACT: 33 - Writing(31) Math(35) Reading(32) Science(34)
SAT II’s: taking in october (Math II and Lit)
Sr sched: BC Calc, AP Bio, AP Eng IV, AP Govt/Econ
Jr APs: AP US History, AP Enlish III, AP Computer Science
Soph APs: AP World History</p>

<p>Extra Currics</p>

<p>Math Honor Society - (12)
Founder/President of Vehicle Enthusiasts Club - (12)
Co-Founded Red Cross Club - Treasurer - (9,10,11,12)
National Honor Society - 30 hrs of comm serv a semester - (9,10,11,12)
Internation Jewish organization (BBYO) held position in chapter for 2 yrs and attended leadership programs every summer - (9,10,11,12)
Anti-Drug Club - (9,10,11)
Jewish Student Union - (9,10)
Health Occupations Students of America - (10,11)
JV Swimming/Diving - (9,10)
Water Polo team - (10)</p>

<p>Awards</p>

<p>AP Scholar with Honor
Most improved/Swimmer of the year - 2 yrs in a row
3 chapter awards for jewish youth group</p>

<p>Comm serv/work</p>

<p>300+ hours of comm serv through local hospital, red cross, and jewish youth group
held atleast one job since 13 yrs old</p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>Played guitar for 9 years
4 yrs tennis</p>

<p>Recommendations - 2 solid recs from teachers, and 1 from counselor</p>

<p>Essays- working on right now, they are turning out pretty good.
*Family probs fresh/soph year trying to address in essay to compensate for poor grades:[ </p>

<p>Any input would be greatly appreciated!!</p>

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<p>You know, I think with a school like Brown it’s so hard to chance people. After talking to a few alumni and other people along those lines, I was definitely given the impression that you just need to make yourself stand out. Not necessarily by being valedictorian - although great greats and test scores are obviously important - but by really being a unique, creative person who can bring diversity and their own opinions to campus. You need to find something to make them remember you; maybe a super creative format for writing an essay or something. Blow them away.
Sorry…that wasn’t really me chancing you. Haha! As another applicant I don’t really have the chops to do that.</p>

<p>PS - to anyone reading this, I wonder if anyone has ever written their “Why Brown” as a haiku? It would certainly fit in the character limit and be, um, memorable ;)</p>

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<p>^Do you really think writing one’s essay/supplements in creative formats is smiled upon? Or would they think it’s trying-too-hard? :-/</p>

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<p>I guess it depends on the sincerity of your writing. I agree that you can write things in such a way that it ends up being pretentious or like you’re trying to fit a certain mold. But IMO you can make it work sometimes. And maybe not a certain format, I worded that wrong. A different perspective, perhaps?</p>

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<p>Ah, okay. :slight_smile: But I mean…do you think one could write in a different format than a standard essay? Is it permitted? Or does it have to be traditional essay format? I have an idea for mine that would be pretty different but I’m not sure if they’d smile upon it.</p>

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<p>I think you can, as long as you answer the question and fit within the specified word limit! Actually - I believe the RD Class of 2013 thread had a good one on the first page - decent but not amazing student, submitted an essay in the format of a cookbook page and got it! If any school will like something that’s a little out of the box, it’s Brown. One of my essays is pretty, uh, <em>quirky</em> ;)</p>

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<p>To be a little more succint, I think they’ll remember an applicant who wrote a recipe about themselves more than the standard “I did this and this and it made me a mature person.”</p>

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<p>Haha, okay, that’s what I like to hear. :wink: I may go for my quirky idea then! Nice that you’re doing one too. :D</p>

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<p><em>bump</em> pleasee :]]</p>

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<p>Being an unhooked candidate with a relatively low class rank, you have poor chances.</p>