Chance at Brown, Rice?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys i just wanted to see what you guys think of my chances at Brown or Rice.
I'm a pretty upper middle class white male from a very working class public high school on long island NY.
SAT 2250/1540 (im going to retake in november)
Math 770
C.R. 770
Writing 710
Chem SAT 2 800.....I plan to take probably math 1 or 2 in November...pretty good at math so i hope for at least a 750
I'm not sure about my GPA out of 4.0...my school only gives us out of 100 so mine is around mid 90's unweighted somewhere above 100 weighted
class rank- fluctuates alot but definitely somewhere in top 10 or 15 out of a class of around 850
Took most rigorous course load possible in my school
Fresh- honors global studies, math accel honors, english honors, spanish 2, chem honors/ap prep
Soph- A.P Chem and Euro, Math B accel honors, Spanish 3, english honors
11th- A.P. Eng lang, A.P. Bio, A.P. US hist, Pre-calc accel honors, Spanish 4
12th- A.P Lit, Physics honors, A.P Calc, A.P Economics A.P. Politics and Govt, Spanish 5, Public Serive Internship class...we do an internship with a local government official-taught by our principal.
also...I have taken 4 years of art classes as my elective
So far... 5 on A.P chem and euro, didnt get the three junior ap grades yet but i felt i did reasonably well.</p>

<p>My E.C.s are:
Interact Club in 9th and 10th grade...we hosted christmas parties and took toy donations for underprivileged children, worked with special olympics athletes
National Honor Society for 4 years
National Art Honor Society for 4 yrs prob. an officer next year
New York State Youth and Government for 4 years, fresh served as Senator, nominated for best bill, soph served as attorney won judicial exemplar, junior year served as assosciate justice and for senior year i have been elected Chief Justice, which runs the whole state's judicial branch (this is my main E.C, takes a lot of time and its the club i'm passionate about)
Foreign Language Honor Society 9th and 10th
J.V. Golf in 9th and 10th...couldnt play in 11th cause of knee injury..playing varsity in 12th
Set Design for the school's award winning musicals and plays in 9th 10th and 11th
I tutor for the SAT as well as various math classes
Also, i plan to join either our schools quiz bowl or mock trial team next year..both of which are very successful</p>

<p>I know my E.C's are lackluster but what do u guys think about brown?</p>

<p>I really want to major in physical chemistry...my A.P chem teacher told me she will write a nice rec, also get ones from my A.P english teacher and my school principal.</p>

<p>Thanks guys.</p>

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<p>i know my post is a little long but 20 something views and no replys? come on guys please give me some advice and opinions. ill chance you back too if you’d like. thanks!</p>

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<p>your chances don’t look bad for Brown. A reach but not out of reach. Rice is more of a match. Hopefully your GPA is as good as your other grades.</p>

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<p>thanks for the reply. and i meant chemical physics as the major not physical chem btw. ill have to try and find out what my % gpa converts to out of 4.0</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Your chances appear good for Rice. However, Brown is another story; Brown is going to be a crapshoot (so is Rice, but a less of a one). I’d say Rice is a match and Brown is a reach for you.</p>

<p>Only problem might be your ECs… it looks like a laundry list. In your college application and essays, focus on one or two of them and explain the meaning they have had for you. In other words, mention the most meaningful ones on your college app, and you can mention the other ones on a supplementary resume. Make sure in your essays to describe what you have gotten out of participating in the one or two extracurriculars that you were most passionate about.</p>

<p>I applied to Brown as well, and I think it is overrated. Although more people have heard of Brown, I feel the academics and quality of life is better at Rice. I wish you the best of luck, and GO OWLS!</p>