Chance me (bad scores, great ECs)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Current list:

Brown University (Most likely ED)
Bryn Mawr College
Carleton College
Grinnell College
Middlebury College
Oberlin College
Reed College
Skidmore College
Smith College
Swarthmore College
Vassar College
Wellesley College
Wesleyan University

GPA: (school doesnt calculate GPA) Straight A’s besides A- in math junior year, and B in math sophomore year
Ranking: (school doesn’t rank but rough estimate is 3/60)
SAT1: GOING TO RETAKE 2040 (740 W (11 essay), 640 CR, 660 M) [I’m retaking in October and on every practice test on 700+ in CR, M is more or less the same]
School doesn’t offer AP’s, only offers intensive maths and sciences for underclassmen and juniors. I’m in intensive physics, and will be in intensive bio next year. I will also be in calc next year (doing prep over summer). I will be in the highest Chinese class and advanced english as well.

SAT II: US His: 700 Math I: 600 (IM RETAKING THIS AND DOING LIT BUT I WON’T HAVE THOSE READY UNTIL NOVEMBER)

Award:
Scholastic National Gold for “future new” (it was a modern art exhibit incorporating science/english and art to speak about climate change)
Scholastic Regional Silver for 2x photographs
Best position paper for my topic @International Model UN convention (it was hosted at the real UN in nyc…)

EC’s:
(11) Independent project where I interviewed and photographed kids from my school and the local housing projects (HBO filmed me and this will be in a documentary released in the fall)
(11) Internship at ACLU/NYCLU film department doing shows for public access. Wrote, filmed and edited project informing kids what their rights are when stopped by police in NYC, will be distributed in public schools across the city.
(10-12) Founding member and co-leader of student diversity committee (canceled classes for an entire day and planned activities from 8:45-4:10 about racism in America. We also hold bi-monthly discussions on race issues. This committee was made up of me and one partner until last month)
(11) Model UN founding member and VP (will be pres next year)
(11-12) Leader of New York’s largest youth LGBT+ affinity group (lead discussions and hold events twice a month)
(10-12) Queer-Straight Alliance founder and president
(10) Intern for Pier Kids: The Life a documentary for homeless LGBT+ youth
(10) Intern at the Earth Institute of Columbia University (was inspiration for art project I later was awarded for)
(10-12) Writing Fellow (tutor) at school
(10-12) Contributor to school newspaper
(10) JV Basketball and Tennis
(9) Photography classes

Conferences I’ve attended:
White Privilege Conference
100k Conference for US China Relations
PrideWorks: LGBT Education
Undoing Racism in NYC

Summer programs:
Before Freshmen Year: New York Film Academy
Freshmen: backpacked across orgeon
Sophomore: studied in china
Junior: ACLU/NYCLU film dept + pre-calc course

Recs: Will be outstanding I do a lot of work at my school
Essays: really good college counselor said it was one of the best he’s ever seen
Hooks: Muslim/Lesbian
Weaknesses: upper class, NYC private school
Gender: F

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Unless a student is applying to a religiously affiliated school (you aren’t), religion isn’t a hook. Neither is sexuality.

Your ECs look interesting, with a clear theme, so if your next SAT score matches your practice tests you’ll be fine.

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^actually Muslim/Lesbian would likely be considered a hook.
EC’s are superb and academics are excellent (course rigor, grades, scores).
Applying ED to Brown is the right move. Obviously your odds are only, perhaps, 1 in 3 at best but I’m sure you know that.
Right now, you need to add 1-2 safeties - schools you’re SURE you’ll get into and can afford. I would suggest Agnes Scott for sure; being upper class ie., full pay, will help at need-aware colleges.