<p>I know that Ivies are a little bit out of my league based on my low SAT/ACT scores. But why not try, right? Better to apply and get rejected than to not apply and always wonder.</p>
<p>Applying ED Brown, 2 majors I put are Visual Art and Biology.
Unweighted GPA: 3.935
Class Rank: 31/422 (Top 7%)
SAT: R-680 W-640 M-720 (2040 Composite)
SAT II: Biology M- 790, US History- 690
ACT: 31 Composite
AP’s Taken: AP World History (5), AP Env. Sci. (3), AP Calc AB (5), AP US History (4), AP Bio (5), AP Lang (5)
Senior Year Schedule: AP Amer/Comp Gov, AP Econ, AP Stats, AP Physics C, AP Lit, ASPEN (explanation on bottom), Leadership (Class Officer, requirement)</p>
<p>ECs:
Private art lessons, 2 hours per week for 10 years
Co-founder and Vice President of Cancer Awareness Club - 3 years
ASPEN, basically I am an AIDS peer educator, we teach all 4 grades (their classes) at 3 high schools around my district the 2 hours of STD/HIV prevention that my state requires for all schools (highly selective)
Photojournalism Internship under a professional New York photographer- 1 Summer
National Honors Society - 2 years
Member of Northwest Asian Weekly Youth Board - 3 years
Mentor at a Summer Youth Leadership Program - 3 years
Senior Class Treasurer
Varsity Swim Team - 4 years
2 week missions trip to Mexico - 1 Summer
AP Scholar w/ Distinction</p>
<p>Paid Work: Rock Climbing Belayer - 2 years
Volunteering: 150 hours with my Church, Lifelong AIDS Alliance and Habitat for Humanity</p>
<p>Essays: really, really good (as of the comments I’ve been getting, if anybody wants to help me edit/read it, PM me). Writing talks mostly about my passions for art and immunology, especially with cancer and AIDS (which is why I chose Bio).
Recs: Hopefully good, a very good relationship with one teacher, pretty good with the other.
I am sending an Arts Supplement highlighting my work in painting/drawing.</p>
<p>I do think Brown would give me a lot of resources I can’t get anywhere else. It would allow me to take classes at the esteemed Rhode Island School of Design, Brown just built a 40 million dollar art building, it has a popular Biology department. And I love the campus and open curriculum. But I know with my test scores, it’s a crapshot (I’m really bad at standardized testing…) but there’s nothing I can do about them now. I just wanted some honest opinions. It’s okay to be harsh, I’ve come to acceptance with my marginal chances. Better to expect low and be pleasantly surprised then to expect high and face disappointment.</p>
Good luck!</p>