ACT: 32
GPA: UW= 3.46 W=4.19
Transferred in the middle of high school from small private to large public school, should have glowing recommendations
from Honors English teacher & Biology teacher (to balance out the fact that my 10th grade science grades were poor due to inexperienced teachers and course overloads).
Took most challenging English courses available junior & senior year
Interview went very well.
Essays should be very good. (arguably best part of app)
Applying for English, spec: creative writing.
Strong ECs: Speech & Debate Team, active member with multiple achievements, school plays (3 over two years), directed three small shows sophomore year, Feminism Club, participated in two operas outside of school sophomore year, won a children’s book contest, spent all high school summers in camps (Summer@Brown studied creative writing, SIG Yale studied english, astrophysics and acting, Oxford Tradition studied creative writing & speech+debate, Barnard College Oxford Tradition studied creative writing and criminology; achieved best in class award for creative writing), MUN sophomore year.
Submitted a music supplement with an opera sample, broadway and folk samples.
Community Service: free concerts for the elderly at several care centers, annual May 9th concert in honor of veterans, yearly (until junior year) Russian Literature concerts free for the community.
I know my grades aren’t great and are certainly below Brown’s average, it has been my dream school for quite some time & I would rather be prepared than have my hopes crushed later on.