Chances at Brown, Amherst, Wesleyan, Boston U

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White Jewish male; small, competitive MD private school</p>

<p>Rank: top 5% (school doesn't rank individually)
-3.91 UW GPA
-Headmaster's List (>3.5 UW GPA) all twelve HS quarters
-Invited to 11th grade honors dinner (Headmaster's List at least 4/5 HS semesters)
-Inducted into Cum Laude in 11th grade (>3.5 UW GPA and in top 20% of class; faculty vote; max of 6 juniors inducted per year IIRC)
-11th grade Form Leader (highest final GPA in grade)
-Inducted into Japanese (10th) and Spanish (11th) National Honor Societies</p>

<p>AP's: US History (11th; 4), Environmental Science (12th; unable to take AP Physics because of scheduling conflict), English (12th), Economics (12th), Calculus BC (12th)</p>

<p>SATs: 650 CR, 720 M, 770 W (willing to take again or take ACT)
SAT IIs: 710 Math IIC, 760 Chem</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-4 years school paper (Staff Writer 9th, Sports Editor 10th and 11th, Copy Editor 12th)
-4 years varsity basketball manager
-4 years varsity baseball manager
-3 years varsity football manager
-2 years Chess Club (forced to end in 11th grade when school switched to new, "1 activity only" format)
-3 weeks at Brown Pre-College Summer in 2004</p>

<p>Work/Community Service:
-Work ~6 hours/day (4 days/week) at my father's office
-Volunteered 8 hours/week for 5 weeks at local nursing home this summer (couldn't participate in previous years due to not meeting age requirement)</p>

<p>Again, I am willing to take the SAT again or take the ACT (I doubt I'll improve that much on CR, so it'd probably be better to take the ACT).</p>

<p>Brown would be ED; the others would be RD.</p>

<p>Big thanks to anyone who helps!</p>

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<p>I think you need some more schools! Brown/ Amherst are about 40% shots and you are in at the others, most likely with merit money at BU. A boost on the SAT/ ACT would really help you.</p>

<p>I hope you are applying to more places!! You are in the range where the top ten (Brown, Amherst, Williams, Dartmouth, Duke, etc) are 50-50 so apply to more than two of these. Check out Vassar as another match.</p>

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<p>Thanks! There are more schools on my list, but those four are my top picks, which is why I only listed them.</p>

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<p>I disagree, Brown early will be very hard to get into, definitely not 40% like slipper suggested. Also, being a white jewish male from a private school is a hindrance. I would give you a 10% chance at Brown, especially because your SATs and ECs are below average. Chess club won't cut it. I've seen many people get turned away from Brown this year, and even though you are no doubt a good student, I would suggest that you find plenty of safeties that you like.</p>

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<p>Agree, no where near 40%. BU is the only realistic school presently on the list. I would try the ACT.</p>

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<p>wow, brown, amherst, wesleyan are my top choices also. And BU i am also interested in. strange.</p>

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<p>Whoops, I misread he SAT score. I agree, I'd say Brown is 20-25% chance tops, along with Amherst. Wesleyan is a strong reach for you. And once again, you must considr Vassar if you like both Brown and Wesleyan. I have spent over a week at each of these schools and Vassar is just like them.</p>

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<p>i have a question. While Vassar is similar to Wesleyan and brown (both of which i like), for males, wouldn't they feel out of place with such a large female population.</p>

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<p>I would have to say the average guy would love it as much as I loved Williams when it was majority male!</p>

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<p>How about George Washington and NYU?</p>