Chances at Brown or Harvard

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a 16 year old asian male thats going to be a senior at a catholic co-ed private school in Hawaii. I'm still not quite sure on what I want to major in...probably something like Economics, Engineering, or Political Science. I'm really not sure on where to apply, although both Brown and Harvard really attracted my attention (duh). Will my chances be hurt though, because I haven't won any statewide competitions or anything like that.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Class Rank: 1/145
GPA: 4.3 unweighted
SAT: V 690/M 790/W 690/T 2170
PSAT: V 65/M 80/W 71/T 216
ACT: Grammar 29, Math 34, Reading 33, Science 36, Avg. 33
AP's taken: Calculus AB (5), English Lang/Comp (4), and US History (4)
Projected AP's for Sr. year: Chem, Micro and Macro Econ, Stats, Cal BC, English Lit/Comp</p>

<p>Also took PHYS 151 (A) and 151L (A), and ECON 358 at University of Hawaii -Manoa</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Varsity Tennis 4 years
Math Team Co-Captain
Drug Awareness President
Senior VP
Student Ambassador
NHS VP
Church Youth Group -- Lots of Comm. Service</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>WWAAHSS/National Honor Roll -- although i dont think its worth very much
Bausch and Lomb Science Award
National Merit Commended (atleast)
AMC 12 School Winner/AIME Qualifier
State Mathematics Bowl Winner (Small Schools Division)
Economics Challenge Runner Up (Non-Ap Division)
School Academic Awards: Hawaiian Culture, Physics, World History, Chemistry, Pre-Calculus, French, US History, Economics, Biology, English, AP Calculus AB, AP US History</p>

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<p>What does 4.3 unweighted mean? What is that out of?</p>

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<p>No offense, but you are going to seem like an average person to them.</p>

<p>Asian, Tennis, Math Awards.....do you have anything that sets you apart?</p>

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<p>Try to raise your verbal and writing scores. The college classes and class rank are impressive, but the SAT could be better (?)</p>

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<p>weighted can't be higher than 4 usually</p>

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<p>Have a discussion with your parents about how much you can afford for college. That will impact whether you need to include schools that offer scholarships or good finanicial aid.</p>

<p>Broaden your search substantially - you're missing lots of great schools - try to think a little more about what you want in a college besides just a prestigious name, eg. size, location, culture, LAC vs. university, etc. </p>

<p>If you are going into engineering you need to decide that now. Most schools require that you declare that with your application - it is usually very difficult (or impossible) to transfer into engineering later.</p>

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weighted can't be higher than 4 usually

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<p>Unweighted can go up to 4.33 on my high school's scale (that would be straight A+)</p>

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<p>seriuosly dude you terribly average. math and tennis, asian? mediocrity? I say low to now chance</p>