Chance my daughter: Brown University

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Based on the potential for faculty mentoring (as indicated by recent recognition from the American Physical Society), Hamilton could make a superb choice for physics: Prize Recipient.

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As noted above by @tsbna44, the GPA could be higher if the reported GPA is in fact her “weighted” GPA.

“Above average chances at Brown” is still a very difficult standard as Brown’s rate of admission is very low.

On the positive side: Strong SAT score, great math background, charity work, & strong EC with respect to Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Brown University is strong in math as are the Chicago area universities = University of Chicago & Northwestern University.

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Are you eligible for need based aid?

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Curious why Brown? Is she interested in the open curriculum and avoiding gen eds? Likes the campus and the “vibe”?

Brown admissions is selective, obviously, but also quirky and seems a little harder to predict than some other top schools. In our experience quite some time ago, Brown’s financial aid wasn’t as good as some other Ivies, but they have since gotten rid of loans.

Is she going to do math or science or engineering? Is she looking at a state university, for better financial investment?

What other schools is she interested in? If she wants suggestions it helps to know cost paramenters, location, size, academics and “vibe” she wants.

On other thing: you kind of casually mention the symphony. If she is talented enough, she can submit a music supplement with recording/video, music resume and one or two letters of recommendation from teacher or director. This can help quite a bit.

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Two things re: Brown’s financial aid.

As compmom said , they have gotten rid of loans and replaced them with grants so that’s quite helpful. However, they utilize 100 percent of your home equity when assessing assets, which is way more than most colleges do. So that can mean a lot less financial aid if you have a lot of equity in your home.

It is very important to run the net price calculator for every college of interest. This calculator can be found on every college’s website.

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Middle class families (with incomes up to about $180,000 ??) can get substantial aids from Harvard, Yale and Princeton; their FA packages consist of grants and work studies, enabling students to graduate debt free. Perhaps your daughter would consider them as well ?