Chance Me for Brown!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a junior at the time of writing this. Chance me for Brown (both my parents did their doctorates there so I want to apply) </p>

<p>SAT: 2400 (10 on essay, taken sophomore December)
PSAT: 237 (77 writing)
SATII: Math2 (800), Chem (800), Physics (800)
also planning english and us history</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 (U.W) although I have had many close calls and this number may be subject to drops.</p>

<p>APs:
Sophomore: Chemistry(5), Physics B(5)<br>
(both of these were self studied)
Junior: PhysicsCMech, PhysicsCE&M(self study), APLAC, APUSH, APCS, APCalcBC</p>

<p>Awards
AIME qualification since 8th grade
USAJMO qualification in 10th (index 212)
prejected USAMO qualification (have been studying quite a bit)
Usapho (projected pass of 2014 F=ma with a 23.75, might try to beast mode semifinal if I have time to study for it)
NMSQT </p>

<p>Other Stuff
French Honor Society (comes with like 5 hours of tutoring that is required)
DECA (I honestly suck at this but I can write about it because I put quite a bit of time into a research event)
MathClub officer (projected: I don't see how I can lose one of the four positions as a senior so I'm listing it here)
Volunteering teaching at local middle school's mathcounts team >50 hours (really giving back to what propelled me to start math and science in the first place.)
Leo Club for a year or about 30 hours? idk (funny story because the club died after a bunch of freshmen got voted into officer positions through majority rule and didnt know what to do)
Bunch of math competitions (most notably BAMO,CAML,Mandlebrot)
Summer Stuff nothing notable unless I get RSI this summer</p>

<p>Might chance you back once I look around for a while to get some benchmarks.
(Edit: feedback on what schools I might also look out for and ways to improve would also be nice)</p>

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<p>Academically you have nothing to worry about. Your GPA and test scores are impeccable which certainly puts you in the running. Your ECs are less than stellar though because you don’t seem to have focus. With that being said however, the positions you do have alongside your service is impressive in its own right. Adding on to the fact that you have legacy, Id say you have a good shot, but its still an ivy so reach/low reach. </p>

<p>My thread (chance pls): <a href=“Chances for Vanderbilt, UNC, NYU, UF, and Duke? - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1610985-chances-for-vanderbilt-unc-nyu-uf-and-duke-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Reach. My advice: Apply to other Ivy’s and Stanford (High reach), as well as match and safety schools. I didn’t see much that stuck out from your EC’s, but get involved in research and more volunteering opportunities. </p>

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<p>More ECs and some leadership will benefit you. Also some volunteering. your academics will keep you in the running. Also the fact that both your parents are legacy. </p>

<p>My thread (Chance me please): <a href=“Chances to get into Yale, Brown, Tufts, Emory, NYU, Georgetown, George Washington - #11 by LBad96 - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>Chances to get into Yale, Brown, Tufts, Emory, NYU, Georgetown, George Washington - #11 by LBad96 - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums;

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<p>Your stats are impeccable, but your ECs are a little scattered. I’d say reach. </p>

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<p>You have a good.chance with that legacy.</p>

<p><a href=“Chance Me? I will definately 100% chance you back - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1609142-chance-me-i-will-definately-100-chance-you-back-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think the legacy admit rate is pretty high, maybe 30% vs 9% so that with your qualification that can serve you well. I’d say a key thing would be your showing your interest and knowledge of Brown undergrad and great essays. Your parents should be able to take advantage of the Brown alumni college advising which is not just for alumni kids applying to Brown–other schools too. That way you don’t have to ask other HS kids to play chances game with you.
<a href=“Benefits | Alumni & Friends | Brown University”>http://alumni.brown.edu/services/advise/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you so much @BrownParent I didn’t even know this existed! </p>

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<p>You have pretty epic qualifications. I don’t know much about Brown, but you can definitely shoot higher than Brown if you want to. You’re at the top of the applicant pool academically, and you have academic accomplishments outside of school that are awesome as well. I would feel good about my chances if I were you.</p>

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<p>Rather impressive. I agree with those above, so I suggest finding one interest you love, and hopefully your friends love. Form or join a club relating to that interest and really do well on it. Moving on, your legacy definitely helps. I would put money on betting you getting in, whether you do take my suggestion or not. Good luck!</p>

<p>Chance back?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1613118-chances-for-brown-u-of-rochester-amherst-and-u-of-michigan-ann-arbor.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1613118-chances-for-brown-u-of-rochester-amherst-and-u-of-michigan-ann-arbor.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>My prediction: Brown - Accepted.
Did you do an interview?</p>

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<p>@Spirral I’m a junior so no. </p>

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<p>Junior, with miles to go and much to learn. Those ECs won’t make you competitive. Those scores are pie-in-the-sky. Go read up on your target schools.</p>

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<p>@ lookingforward so what do you suggest? I can’t think of much more in terms of my interest: finance and math. I might get a research program and possibly publish a proof of a problem in a math journal. Are there any major things that I am missing? </p>

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<p>Those are some great stats! Combined with that legacy you’re almost guaranteed to be admitted, I’ll honestly be surprised if you don’t get in.
This is probably a dumb question, but how do you get a 2400 on your SAT with a 10 on your essay? I’m not trying to invalidate your SAT score, obviously a 2400 as a sophomore is amazing, but I thought the essay was ~30% of the writing score.</p>

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<p>@sillyface I got a perfect on the MC section and an easy curve because the test was difficult. </p>

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<p>I got an 800 on the writing portion of the SAT with an essay score of 9, the first time I took it–all depends on the curve! </p>

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<p>everything’s great. just make your essays, jaw dropping.</p>

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<p>“Bunch of math competitions (most notably BAMO,CAML,Mandlebrot)”</p>

<p>How many in all? Self-effacing Mathlete syndrome?</p>

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<p>too many to count but Im probably not going to list them all except maybe in an essay…</p>