<p>Brown is my ultimate dream school, and I'd love some opinions as to whether or not it's feasable for me.</p>
<p>I'm currently a junior, and I also plan on applying to (reach): Harvard, Columbia, Yale (match) Boston University, NYU (safety) Northeastern, UMASS Amherst</p>
<p>My stats are:</p>
<p>SAT: 2210 (plan on retaking in June, done practice tests 2300+)
SAT2: 790 USH (also 680 Math 2, but will retake)</p>
<p>GPA (weighted): 4.71 (unweighted): 4.0
Rank: 3/~240
School: medium-sized public school in suburbs of Boston, MA, sends a few kids to Ivies every year
Gender: female
Race: white as can be
Income Bracket: applying for financial aid
no hooks to speak of
complicated family situation- father was an alcoholic, had a severe brain injury when I was 10. He is unable to live on his own and our family lost most of its savings keeping him in a home where he would be well cared for- they don't cover that under health insurance. Lived nearly my whole life with a single mom struggling to keep our lives stable on social security and a job that was the best she could get. I plan on having my guidance counselor write about this, she cried a little bit when I told her how all I wanted in life was to make him proud, or just get him to remember my name. That should be a decent write-up.</p>
<p>Essay: I have a few written out that I plan on tweaking, all have received high praise from my guidance counselor and AP English teacher. Writing is one of my stronger points.</p>
<p>Recs: one will be from AP English teacher (loves me+my writing), one will be from AP Calculus teacher (I spent lots of time after school in her room, so she can attest to me being a hard worker). I might have a third from my sophomore year Honors Chem teacher- he said I was the best student he's ever had.</p>
<p>APs: Calculus AB, USH, English Lang (no scores yet but based on practice tests they should be 4s or 5s)
Schedule: all honors throughout high school- my school only offers APs to juniors and seniors. 5 APs next year (6 exams- 1 class combines Macro+Microecon)</p>
<p>Community Service: 300+ hours total, 200 from volunteering at local science museum, others from service club I started, teaching children from low-income areas about money @ local banks, Freshman Orientation leadership position, volunteering at fundraisers for my dad's house, various other places around the community</p>
<p>Work Experience: internship at local science museum this summer- I will be developing a new exhibit for the children's area.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
-I started a club at my high school that works through a local charity to throw birthday parties for homeless children. I plan on emphasizing this a lot on college apps as it means a lot to me (founder, co-president, 10, 11)
-SADD (treasurer,10, 11)
-Gay-Straight Alliance (publicist, 9, 10)
-Freshman Orientation Leader (10, 11)
-Drama Club (acting, set design, a few principal roles, 9, 10, 11. Running for president, been told by current officers I will be a shoo-in)
-Chemistry Club (10)
-French Club (9,10,11)
-Calculus Club (11)
-STEM Pathway (puts together science-related events at my school, 11)
-Model United Nations (founding member, attended several conferences, 10, 11)
-National Honors Society (not officially admitted yet, but told by advisors that I will be)
**I will be continuing these extracurriculars next year, except for Chem club because the advisor left.</p>
<p>Awards: National recognition for score on National French Exam (9, 10, 11), various local awards. I got the Brown Book Award at my school and have written the alumnus who donated it... I haven't the faintest idea if that helps, but I guess it can't hurt.</p>
<p>I know that I don't have the most outstanding application out there, and I know that these chances are arbitrary anyways, but I'd really love some reassurance that I'm on the right track at the very least. I'd be happy to chance back too!</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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