Chance ME :)

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<p>Eth-White
Sex- Male
Area- West Virginia!
Religion- Catholic and Greek Orthodox</p>

<p>School: About 600 students in Rural WV (though, near Pittsburgh and Ohio). It’s a Public School, and we don’t really offer a lot of the higher-level courses. I’ve had a fairly decent amount of classes of what IS offered, except I have forgone Calculus (took Pre-Calc) and physics so I could focus on Social Sciences, since that is where my concentration lies. </p>

<p>My school doesn’t have people apply Ivy League. I’m one of the first people who has applied from it in over 15 years (and the two others who have applied Ivy went to UPenn). </p>

<p>SAT:
Math-600
C.R.- 640
Writing- 710
Essay- 8 and 10 </p>

<p>ACT:
29</p>

<p>SAT II:
US- 570/630
Math I- 570
Math II- 570
Literature—540/570 </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight grades </p>

<h1>1 in my high school class out of approx. 200</h1>

<p>AP Classes: </p>

<p>AP Chem
AP Chem—Lab
AP English Lit.
AP Civics/Government (online)
AP US History
AP Psychology</p>

<p>Also, this year I’ve been trying to find classes since they are not offered at my school. 2 of my AP’s (Psych and History) are taught teleconferenced from another school, and I’m the first person in my school to take an online course (AP Gov). I’m also taking an independent study course this semester, so I’m taking 5 classes instead of 4. All in all, throughout High School, I’ll have had 35 classes—while I’ve really only had an opportunity to take 32. </p>

<p>ExtraCurricular:</p>

<p>Key Club: 4 years, current GOVERNOR of West Virginia’s District and a member of the Key Club International Council. I’ve spent nearly 1 thousand hours with the organization in planning stages, communications, etc, as well as hundreds of hours doing community service.
Academic Games: 8 years (since 5th). Multi-National Champion in individual games, teamwise, and all-around titles. </p>

<p>Lector at my local church (I read the Bible Passages on Sundays) </p>

<p>Student Council: Rep, 1 year. Class Vice-President, 2 years</p>

<p>Environmental Awareness Club: 3 years. Publicist and Secretary</p>

<p>Volunteer at local nursing home: 5 years (7-11). Over 600 volunteer hours </p>

<p>Job: Local Assisted Living Facility: 400+ hours in 9 months. When the activites Director left, I was made a temporary manager/department head for the summer, working 40+ hours a week. </p>

<p>Debate Team: 2 years, regional debate champion</p>

<p>Lit Mag/Yearbook/School Newspaper: Let’s just say the Publication’s Department sees a lot of me!</p>

<p>Friends of Rachel Club: 1 year (just started, charter member). </p>

<p>Soccer: 9th, Varisty Letter. OVAC All-Academic Team</p>

<p>Community Service has really been the highlight of my HS career. </p>

<p>Essays: I think their good. But, that would be up to the Admissions Counselor(s). I wrote about my service and Key Club Involvement/Journey and how it’s given me a worldy perspective outside of a rural WV High School. </p>

<p>Teacher Recs.- Read a few, they seem excellent. My Counselor recc. Was amazing. </p>

<p>Standardized tests are what will make or break me. Basically, my SATII’s aren’t amazing by any standard, but I’m hoping everything else sorta balances it out……</p>

<p>I aced interviews (when offered, since there aren’t necessarily officers in my area), so those are my strong point. I think my experiences and my emphasis on the importance of networking with others to get a better knowledge will help. </p>

<p>What are my chances???</p>

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<p>Oh, and on my essays I know I said “Their” as opposed to “their”-- just using a disclaimer :stuck_out_tongue: I was typing so quickly that I didn’t catch it. But I should point out that for my SAT II’s, I was sick both times I took them-- the first time missing the whole week beforehand, and the second a few days.</p>

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<p>Ok, no one has responded so I will. I got in ED, so don’t take my word for it or anything, I’m not like an extreme Brown know-it-all or anything.
To be completely honest, when I first started reading, I was thinking…ugh, poor guy doesn’t have a chance. But you’re extracurriculars are great, and the fact that you reached beyond to take extra classes is really impressive. You’ve done far more than I have, and you’ve gotten good grades, so you definitely have a chance.
I’m sure you’re sick of hearing this, but it really is somewhat of a crab shoot when it comes to admissions, so there’s no guarantee. But I would definitely say you could get in, and that you don’t have to be sure you won’t (like I was…so that just shows you either way you still have a chance). There are tons of people applying this year, but I’m not all that special and I got in. So who knows???
I really think you deserve it and I wish you the best of luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks “Cadetblue” :slight_smile: That really helps… I guess I’ll just have to wait until April 1 :)</p>

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<p>Well actually on Mar. 31 you can find out online! I got the email about it. </p>

<p>"Applicants to the Class of 2013 will be notified by mail of admission decisions
and financial
aid awards on March 31, 2009.</p>

<p>You can also access your admission decision on the web at:</p>

<pre><code> Brown University Admission Decision
</code></pre>

<p>We suggest that you bookmark this site; your admission decision will be
available online on
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 no sooner than 5:30PM (your local time)."</p>

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<p>I think that you are definitely stuck in a limbo of sorts, as far as chances go! </p>

<p>Your extracurriculars are PHENOMENAL and I’m really digging the vibe I’m getting from your personal character, but, as you well know, your standardized testing is not fantastic. </p>

<p>Thank goodness you applied to Brown, a school determined to accept the perfect STUDENT not the perfect STATISTIC! </p>

<p>yay you! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks “deferredVictim”–that’s one thing that definitely interested me about Brown–it’s about you as a whole. :)</p>

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<p>I’m a rising junior but I know alot about Brown! You have such an impressive list of APs for a school that doesn’t seem to offer alot, I think your complete self motivation to over come the odds and reach the top will shine through in your application and you have a great chance :slight_smile: good luck!</p>

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<p>yea your extra cirics are amazing and your grades are really good as well. shows you can balance alot on your plate at still do well. but yea ur standard tests are well… kinda bad. but brown is a unique place and takes unique people. so you may have a chance. both you and me are waiting. good luck!</p>

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<p>I would think that at the very least Brown will find your file very attractive. Your stats are low for this school, but the rest of your story is compelling. Whether or not that will compensate…well, you’ll find out very soon. Clearly, no matter where you end up, you are off to a fantastic start in life.</p>