Chance for Brown?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>ACT: 34 (NOT super scored, two sittings)
APs: Euro History: 5
11th grade course load: AP Euro, AP Chem, Stats/pre-calc, advanced core science, core curriculum - All A's
12th grade course load: AP Physics (A), AP Lit, AP Calc (AB), advanced core science, core curriculum, Cool/academic senior project
GPA: Doesn't calculate
Rank: Doesn't calculate</p>

<p>Awards: National Merit commended scholar, Advanced philosophy award (school thing)</p>

<p>Extra curriculars:
- Founded/edit literary/arts blog
- JV Baseball (only have JV team) captain/MVP
- 5 years working in one store, now inventory manager
- Class rep 11th grade
- Volunteered as data entry for Obama campaign
- Did lighting board work for plays + concerts 11th/12th grade
- did travel internship for non-profit over this summer
- Model UN
- TA'd for philosophy class
- 1 summer program
- Helped write some educational videos with my teacher
- some other minor stuff</p>

<p>Essays: I think they're really good, one person who was connected to brown said it was one of the best they've ever read (That person has read A LOT of essays)</p>

<p>Recommendations: Should be very good, the principle wrote one for me.</p>

<p>Also, I'm white.</p>

<p>School has big core curriculum, not many elective slots or APs available. Only got B's on a couple of trimester-long art/media courses in 9th grade, and 9th grade science. School is tiny, not many EC opportunities either.</p>

<p>If someone who used to work as an admissions officer there sent an email to the head of admissions saying to look out for my application- how much would that help? (Idk if it will)</p>

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<p>you have a good shot. but brown’s extremely hard to get into, so nothing’s guaranteed</p>

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<p>Your ACT score is good, but because i dont know your GPA, it is kind of hard to tell. Decent amount of EC as well, so i’d say high match/ low reach.</p>

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<p>You look competitive for Brown, however, your GPA will really be a deciding factor.</p>

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<p>“If someone who used to work as an admissions officer there sent an email to the head of admissions saying to look out for my application- how much would that help? (Idk if it will)”
I don’t think it will matter that much, just because of the largeness of the applicant pool and how much competition you have. But I think your chances are good. Since privates like Brown only really look at your unweighted (they don’t recalculate GPA), then you can figure out what GPA you have by seeing how many B’s you have gotten over the years, with a 4.0 being the max. Hope this helped.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice! We have trimester long and full year courses, should I count both or just full year ones when calculating my GPA?</p>

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<p>Bump.</p>

<p>-IPH</p>

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<p>I think if your grades are good combined with you ACT, you definitely have a shot. I know that Brown likes the “weird” or “out-of-the-box” types, so if your essays made you seem like this type of person then that would also help a lot.</p>

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<p>Brown is a selective school but I think you have the academics to make it! Work extra hard on your essays and let your personality show through your writing! Good Luck!!
** Please chance me back</p>

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<p>ANYONE who needs a chance just leave your link below your comment on my thread</p>

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