Hi,
I was wondering what my chances are for getting into Brown. I am planning on applying ED this coming fall.
SAT I: N/A
ACT: 34 (35 M, 35 E, 34 R, 33 S)
SAT II: Haven’t taken yet, but taking U.S. History, Chemistry, and Literature
Unweighted GPA: 3.8 (4.4 weighted)
Rank: Top 10%
AP: World History (5); taking Chemistry, Literature, Art History, and U.S. History, expecting 4’s and 5’s
IB: N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP Biology, Honors Molecular Genetics, AP Language, AP Statistics, AP Gov, AP Spanish Lang
Major Awards: National Hispanic Merit Scholar, NHS, possibly AP Scholar with Honors, numerous HSPDP debate awards
Extracurriculars: Competitive piano (playing for 10 years), Debate Club (President), MUN Club (Founder and president), Red Cross Club, Freshman advisor (team leader), apart of school’s STEM and accelerated business program.
Job/Work Experience: Internship at aunt’s law firm for 4 years over the summers, STEM related internship at nutritional company
Volunteer/Community Service: Debate middle school judge (roughly 40 hours a year), work through the county’s courthouse to help rehabilitate nonviolent first-time juvenile offendors
Summer Activities: Internships ^, MUN camp at UCLA
Intended Major: Political Science / Ethnic Studies
State: CA
Country: USA
School type: Parochial
Ethnicity: Hispanic / White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $250k +
Hooks: URM, gay (idk if this is considered a hook)
My main worry is my GPA: even though I have done well freshman and junior years, my second semester really hurt my GPA, as I was depressed and went through an identity crisis during this time, affecting my GPA. I plan on explaining that in my application.
I really hope to get into Brown: I visited the campus last year and fell in love with both the campus as well as the social environment and liberalism.
Please chance me!