Chance me (please)?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Hey sorry for this being my first post but I figured I would get people’s opinions on something that’s been on my mind for a while now. I understand applying to any Ivy is a crapshoot but I figured I would leave it up to you all to either ease (or heighten) my worries.</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Rank: 6/295 (Top 3%)
3.7 UW, 4.1 W GPA
2060 SAT (not retaking; most likely not submitting). 670 CR, 610 M, 780 W
31 ACT (will retake in September hoping for a 32). 9 on ACT W.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>4 years of band - All-State Band Member, NYSBDA Alternate, Area All-State, and All-County
National Honor Society President
Debate Club Founder/President
HOBY Alumnus, local Alumni Association President
200+ hours of community service/volunteer work over the past 2 years.
Created & hosted a local freshman leadership workshop for 25+ students from different schools.</p>

<p>Senior Courses:</p>

<p>AP Physics
College Algebra/Precalculus
AP Government
College English
Wind Ensemble</p>

<p>I will be applying Early Decision as well.
Thank you all!</p>

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<p>Your ACT is within the middle 50 percentile although your unweighted gpa is slightly low. I think you have enough of a chance that if you write stellar essays you could get in. Good luck! I will also be applying early decision. Hope to see you at Brown in the Fall!</p>

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<p>I’m sorry but Brown is a very high reach for you unless you can get your scores up a lot. Your GPA and test scores are simply too low for brown. Maybe if you can bump your ACT to a 34 you’ll have a better shot. Your EC’s aren’t very impressive either tbh…</p>

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<p>I do agree that the OP has a relatively low GPA for brown and raising his or her ACT would help but a 31 on the ACT is actually a score that gives you a realistic shot at brown as their middle 50 percentile is 29-34. I do agree that the OP would need a higher ACT or stellar essays to make up for his or her lower gpa. I think it would still be worth a shot for the OP to apply though.</p>