<p>I’m a current junior in hs…
Here are my stats so please chance me:
SAT: 2260
ACT: 33
GPA: 88.4/100 (3 AP courses SOPHOMORE YEAR, I got 5’s on all exams) (Yes I know its kind of low)
Activities: Dance, tennis, lacrosse, piano, violin, president of three clubs, 600+ hours of internship with doctors, science fair projects
Parents are doctors and they went to Brown and Harvard
Income: $1M+
Not applying for financial aid. (not sure if these matter but ive seen them put in the accepted students profiles here on cc)
Race: Asian
Hooks: $? (My family will not donate to get me into a school, but we are very loyal to the institutions we have attended. We have donated a lot of money to brown, as it is one of my parents alma maters… but I’m not sure what is a “lot” to the admissions committee)</p>
<p>I think the money + legacy is enough to push for an acceptance (no offense to your accomplishments). I’d say good chance.</p>
<p>Ok this may sound cocky, but how do we push the money on the application?
Obviously legacy we just write on the app</p>
<p>No no no I didn’t mean you should push it. I just meant it’ll probably help you because it’s there. Brown will know how much your family donates and whether this is incentive enough to offer you an advantage in admissions. Focus on yourself in your application, on why you want to be where you want to be.</p>
<p>Awesome, thanks for the advice retrorocket!</p>
<p>I don’t do chances but I had to comment on the money thing. </p>
<p>If you were a development admit, you would know it. Trust me. Is there a development officer assigned to your family? Have they sat in your living room and told your parents how much money they need to give (lots and lots of zeros) to assure your acceptance? </p>
<p>It helps to be a legacy and it helps if your parents have given generously. However – and this is really important – neither of those gets you in if your stats, recommendations, essays and ECs are not top notch. Your GPA is low – unless your school has a really tough grading policy – so being legacy won’t help you, even if your parents have given a lot. </p>
<p>There are lots of great schools out there that aren’t Ivies.</p>
<p>Thank you for the advice</p>