Chance me for Brown?

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<p>I’m a junior and a straight A Student. I messed up big time freshman year and I’ve been kind of uneasy about where I should apply ever since. I’m just now going to be a junior and I’m not going to take anything less than Straight A’s. </p>

<p>Ethnicity: Pakistani/South Asian
Sex: F
Grade: 11
Class rank: 15/590 (Fell considerably just this year, trying to teeter back up to 2 again)</p>

<p>Freshman Year GPA 3.222
Sophomore Year GPA 4.14
Junior year GPA: 4.85
Senior year GPA: Full AP Load, expecting a 5</p>

<p>I have taken 14 AP Classes: AP Euro 5, AP Stat 5, APUSH 5, AP Eng 11 5, AP Eng 12 n/a, AP Gov n/a, AP Biology 5, AP Chemistry 5, AP Environ n/a, AP Econ 5, AP Econ (macro) 5, AP Psych 5, AP Physics n/a, AP Calc AB </p>

<p>UW: 3.79
W: 4.10</p>

<p>SAT’s
2010</p>

<p>SAT II’s
Bio, Math I, and Chemistry are all 800’s</p>

<p>EC’s
Founder and President of Muslim Student Association HS Chapter, we’ve been to three conferences (10-ongoing)
Model United Nations President (Won five gavels and got most diligent debater award (10-ongoing)
Varsity Tennis, ranked 2 in Club and 1 in School (9-ongoing)
Science Club President, Done three live dissections at two different universities
Math League Treasurer
Academic Team 1st Captain (Northern State Champions)
450+ Hours at Hospital
National Honor Society
Founder and President of Robotics (we’ve won 2 competetions)
Save Darfur Organization, Vice-president
National Health Care Organization, President and founder (We’ve met with many politicians, Tim Kaine!)</p>

<p>Awards:
Presidential award for Academic Excellence 7,10
Chemistry Life championship tests semi-finalist
Academic Governor’s School</p>

<p>Other:
3 published articles in Neurochemistry Journals
Numerous articles published in school paper
Tutor for Inner-city kids at a lowly funded school (200+ Hours devoted)
Ran a 10K for Breast Cancer last Year
Ran a 15 K for Artificial Kidney Research This year
I’m a first generation Pakistani-American </p>

<p>Prospected Colleges (in order)
*My intended major is neuroscience/biology</p>

<p>Brown</p>

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<p>For an international applicant with a subpar GPA and relatively poor SAT score, you do not have a very good chance. The upward GPA trend and very strong subjective factors will help significantly, though.</p>

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<p>@silver She’s NOT intl - that’s just how she identifies. Her GPA is not subpar either if she’s 15/590. APs are strong as are ECs. Not sure SAT is really 2010 but everything else looks solid. I was ~30/1000, had a 3.8 as well and got in with half the APs.</p>

<p>@op I think you have a very solid chance of getting in. Write good essays so you are more than your resume.</p>

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<p>My apologies for misreading your post – you did not specify your being domestic or international. However, I stand by the position that her GPA is (slightly) subpar and, moreover, that the SAT score is relatively poor.</p>