Chance meee!

Colleges & Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>I’ve done this before but lets give it another go! This application process can leave me scratching my eyes out. Brown has been my first choice school since I was 7 (yes, that is pretty much outrageous!) but I am also applying to the following: Yale, Princeton, Notre Dame and Dartmouth.</p>

<p>Hispanice/ Female.
Rural Area–South Texas:Rio Grande (Right by the border so its basically Texico, haha!)
High School: Public, Sends a rare amount of kids to Ivy Leagues.
GPA: 4.0
Weighted Avg: 102.667
Rank: 5/447</p>

<p>Heres the big “F” on my application
Test scores.
SAT- Lets not go there
ACT- 22 composite (retaking Dec. 12th)
english-23, math 23, reading 23, science 19
(Average score in my location is a 19)</p>

<p>Education:
My High School does not offer AP to students until they are Juniors/Seniors. They classify underclassmen as “Pre-AP”
-Honors Anatomy/Physiology
-Dual College Buisness Classes (2 of them)
-Nutrition/Food Science College Course
-AP Physics
-AP English Lit & Language
-Pre-Calculus (College Credit and AP credit)
AP Tests: Took one and made a 2…Terrible…I think I might have fallen asleep…Whoops.</p>

<p>EC:
-Marching and Symphonic Band member /4 years/444 hours worth a year: Band Librarian, Section leader and plays both flute and saxophone
-Key Club President
-Kung-Fu student (Brown Belt 2nd degree)
-Interact Club Member
-National Honor Society
-World Club Journalist
-Takes College classes after school
-JV/Varisty Track & Field
-UIL Writing Events
-Number sense memeber (that is torture)
CS Work:
-Hosted Charity Events for cancer patients, wildlife and the military
-worked on the dance committee
-campus beautification
-school tutor in all subjects (my favorite accomplishment in theee world!)
-Habitat for Humanity
-Volunteers at food bank, nursing homes and with campus activities</p>

<p>Work Experience:
I was a webmaster intern for an Engineering company for a month (Not going into that field at ALL. Pure English)</p>

<p>Honors:
-Distinguished Student
-Honors Student
-Graduating with 14 credit hours of college
-Texas Border Patrol Head of Class Award
-Princeton’s LEDA Scholar Award (Second Round: My parents income did not fit into the range to have a full summer ride at princeton)
-Will have my poem published in a book at the college I am going to.
-Number 1 soloist on both flute and saxophone
-was choosen out of 50 girls in the US to play Volleyball in Italy for 2 years (yeah right, like mom would let me get homeschooled) —that was freshmen year though haha</p>

<p>Facts:
Recieved that President Brown letter? (not much to say)
Had a one-on-one confrontation with my favorite author, James Frey. I was able to locate his assistant and wrote him an outstanding letter that he loved so much, he sends me monthly gifts with his signature on it. He has even read my essays HAHA. Consider us as pen pals.</p>

<p>Essays: I’ve been writing since I was 6, reading since I was 4…so my essays SHOULD have a “wow” factor. I’m putting my full voice into my writings.
-might submit my poem that was published</p>

<p>Recs: Should be good.</p>

<p>I have a brown representative thats located here. He knows my name, called me a few times to check up on me. I dont know if that may help.</p>

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<p>bump? how sad! ha</p>

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<p>Thanks for responding haha btw, I found that there is another forum on CC that is specifically for “chancing people” so you could repost there and get more responses =)</p>

<p>Here’s my opinion:
Your gpa’s TERRIFIC and extracurriculars are perfect. The only thing you really need to take the ACT. Try a lot of practice tests and maybe even get a tutor (if you have those resources available to you). They really are the only weak spot and they are probably the easiest to bring up quickly! I would say, take the ACT again, and beforehand, take a FULL practice whenever you have 3 hours to spare. Or, just take parts at a time. Practice helps a lot! I know for myself, I used to score… not so well, but after a lot of practice, bring it up to what i have now! Aim to score a composite 31-32 on practice tests, try for even higher scores if you reach those. It’s not really worth the application fee if your ACT score isn’t the very minimum (28). Aim for higher than the minimum because usually people score 1-2 below what they get on practice tests, on their real test.
If you can get your ACT score up, then I see Brown as a good college for you, but it would still be a reach… it’s a reach for everyone =/ Even people with 36 on their ACTs sometime get rejected</p>

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<p>Trust me, I have kept that in mind! haha</p>

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<p>Really it is hard to chance someone because you have no idea what they will think! People who have had 4.0 GPAs 2400 SAT and 36 ACT, went to Africa and built homes have been turned down but yet people with 3.5 GPAs and 1340 SAT and 25 ACTs have been accepted! you have no idea what they really might think.</p>

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<p>soo…your ACT needs HELP. do you have a chance to take them again before you apply? have you been studying?</p>

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<p>I take it again Dec. 12th…and yes, I have been studying with my private tutor.</p>