Chance me for Brown!

Hey everyone! I’m a senior in high school and am set on ED’ing to Brown. It should be noted that I am a US citizen doing high school abroad, in India specifically.

Demographic: Asian-American (Indian); $100k

Intended Major: Cognitive Science

Grades: don’t have GPA in CBSE so I want go into the details of my grades; however I am in the top 10% in my school. I’m also part of an advanced STEM program at my school

ACT: 32 ;11 in Writing

Extracurriculars:

  • playing the sitar( indian musical instrument) for 5 years
  • Editor-in-Chief of school literary magazine
  • 'Reader' at an int. literary magazine; Editor and Staff Writer at another int. literary magazine
  • I have published my work in various lit mags
  • I'm an Organizer at the 'Hole in the Wall' segment in my city- where we teach kids from nearby villages computers and expose them to new subjects through various activities
  • teach creative writing at an underprivileged school
  • was part of a 'Zero Waste' initiative in Agra- where we organized environment-friendly disposal systems in individual houses in a village & spread awareness
  • Interned at biotech research institute in my country (conducted lab procedures and research)
  • Research Assistant at an institute for behavioral sciences
  • i'm self-learning a foreign language (idk if this counts as an EC)

Awards:

  • 'Meritorious Student'- got Rs.11,000
  • 'Scholar of 2016-17' for 10/10 CGPA
  • 'Best Presentation' for project on Music and Consciousness at a district science fair
  • 'Featured Writer' in a poetry competition

Recs: asked my English and Chem teacher and, a professor I worked with last summer. I think they should be pretty good.

Essays: i think my personal statement is pretty unique; don’t know how to rate this, but I think it should be good.

I’ve been feeling really hopeless for Brown lately with the ED date coming in Nov. Are my chances of getting in with aid realistic? Any advice on improving my chances would be appreciated!!

What about Brown appeals to you? You obviously feel an emotional tie into Brown. Is it the open curriculum, social activism, Providence or other?

Being able to express that appeal and how it is consistent with who you are and what you have accomplished and will do with a Brown degree will bolster your application. Good luck.