Chance me (Junior in High School)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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GPA: (school doesnt calculate GPA) Straight A’s besides A- in math junior year, and B in math sophomore year
Ranking: (school doesn’t rank but rough estimate is 3/60)
SAT1: Waiting to hear back but estimate 2090 (740 W (11 essay), 690 CR, 660 M) will take again in may
School doesn’t offer AP’s, only offers intensive maths and sciences for underclassmen and juniors. I’m in intensive physics, and will be in intensive bio next year. I will also be in calc next year (doing prep over summer). I will be in the highest Chinese class and advanced english as well.

SAT II (Havent taken yet): US His: ~700 Math I: ~700

Award:
Scholastic National Gold for “future new” (it was a modern art exhibit incorporating science/english and art to speak about climate change)
Scholastic Regional Silver for 2x photographs

EC’s:
(11) Independent project where I interviewed and photographed kids from my school and the local housing projects (HBO filmed me and this will be in a documentary released in the fall) (blog; 115steps.■■■■■■■■■■)
(11) Internship at ACLU/NYCLU film department doing shows for public access
(10-12) Founding member and co-leader of student diversity committee (canceled classes for an entire day and planned activities from 8:45-4:10 about racism in America. We also hold bi-monthly discussions on race issues. This committee was made up of me and one partner until last month)
(11) Model UN founding member and VP (will be pres next year)
(11-12) Leader of New York’s largest LGBT+ affinity group (lead discussions and hold events twice a month)
(10-12) Queer-Straight Alliance founder and president
(10) Intern for Pier Kids: The Life a documentary for homeless LGBT+ youth
(10) Intern at the Earth Institute of Columbia University (was inspiration for art project I later was awarded for)
(10-12) Writing Fellow (tutor) at school
(10-12) Contributor to school newspaper
(10) JV Basketball and Tennis
(9) QSA attendee
(9) Photography classes

Conferences I’ve attended:
White Privilege Conference
100k Conference for US China Relations
PrideWorks: LGBT Education
Undoing Racism in NYC

Summer programs:
Before Freshmen Year: New York Film Academy
Freshmen: backpacked across orgeon
Sophomore: studied in china
Junior: ACLU/NYCLU film dept + pre-calc course

Recs: Will be outstanding I do a lot of work at my school
Essays: Will be great
Hooks: Muslim/Lesbian, 3rd generation legacy at yale
Weaknesses: upper class, urban
Gender: F

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I do not believe Brown considers religion or sexual orientation to be a hook. I know Brown does not discriminate based on these criteria, but I do not think one religion or another is an advantage. See the Brown Common Data Set.

I do not believe Brown considers it a hook if an applicant is a legacy at Yale.

I am not aware, but I guess I will learn quickly one way or another, that being from an urban area is considered a weakness by the Brown Admissions Office.

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As long as your SATs are around 700 for every test (including subject tests), I’ll be surprised to see you rejected. Honestly, the best advice I can give you is to take advantage of your experiences by writing genuine essays.

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It really is a crapshoot for most applicants, even those with your qualifications. Your class rank (and probably GPA) easily make you a stronger applicant, but having a 2090 SAT and coming from a wealthy/urban area makes Brown a reach.

And as fenwaypark said, while religion and sexual orientation might be central to your identity as a person, are most certainly NOT hooks for Brown.

Best of luck!