<p>Grades: 4.15 weighted (don’t know unweighted)
Not sure of class rank, probably around 15-20%?
i go to a really tough school that sends a lot of people to ivies
2260 SAT- 800 m 750 w 710 cr
800 math 2, 770 chem, 740 molec bio
~150 hours community service, 91 of which are spent working in research labs over the last two summers
AP Scholar with Distinction
National Merit Commended
Honor roll for three out of the last four years
12 ap’s in high school</p>
<p>Part of founding squash team
have played JV tennis for the last 3 years, hoping for varsity this year
Improv team 9-12
president of chess club, go to tournaments around once a month. </p>
<p>recs are from my ap chem and econ teachers, got A/A- in both classes</p>
<p>Academically you look solid…with strong essays and recs you stand a good shot. It’s tough to say because the RD pool for the ivys is so competitive, and it may hurt you a bit that your class rank is not in the top 10%, but since your school is really tough (and sends a ton of kids to ivys) that makes up for it. Overall I’d say you have a good chance, good luck to you!</p>
<p>runi27 is correct in saying that the connections that your school has with top schools might make up for your class rank. It’s a low to mid reach for you. If you really love Brown, apply ED! You never know what can happen Good luck!</p>
<p>91 hours doesn’t seem like much in a lab. If you were working on your own project, I would expect at least 150 hours per summer (and that’s only including real lab work, not lunch breaks and sitting around waiting for stuff… if you’re in a lab that doesn’t include waiting for experiments to run, I would say you would need even more hours simply because you have the opportunity to use them).</p>
<p>I would say your chances are pretty slim, but you definitely do have a chance. You never know unless you apply :)</p>
Good luck!</p>