<p>If you have time, please advise me on my chances at my dream school :D</p>
<p>I adore Brown!!!! It is by far my first choice and I’ll apply ED! I’m a Canadian/Czech citizen living in the Czech Republic for the last fourteen years, attending an international school and taking the IB diploma program [I’m a junior]. Our school is really rigorous and there’s none of that grade fluffing stuff. I think there’s like one or two people with a 4.0 GPA - the rest are below.</p>
<p>9thth Grade: GPA 3.6 [blah - does it matter that much since it was early in high school?]</p>
<p>10th Grade: GPA 3.8</p>
<p>11th Grade:
- IB Higher Level 20th Century History A+
- IB Higher Level English A
- IB Higher Level Theatre Arts A+
- IB Math Studies II B+
- IB Biology A-
- IB German 4/5 B+
- GPA 3.8
* This is a grade in progress I’m looking for straight As by the end of the year which I think is attainable if I work my butt off. If not straight A's i'll at least get one of the two B+'s up to an A.</p>
<p>EC’S + Service
- piano [my tenth year]
- Varsity Girls Soccer (probably captain next year)
- acted in most of the school plays - large roles.
- MUN in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Czech lessons
- Habitat for Humanity Poland, about 30 hours
- I worked with a Czech human rights foundation last year
- currently planning a career fair for our high school</p>
<p>I haven’t taken the SAT’s yet, but here are my PSAT scores:</p>
<p>Verbal: 78
Math: 54 [I know, absolutely terrible but I’m studying crazy hard to get up to a minimum of 650 and ideally a 700]
Writing: 61 [I’m not sure why this was so low but it should be able to get it up]</p>
<p>Recommendations: should be excellent
Essay: I will make sure it’s nothing less than excellent</p>
<p>Other Schools I’m considering:
Amherst
Bowdoin
Colby
Bates
McGill
Queens</p>
<p>I think you really need to try hard to get your SAT score up...judging by your PSAT you may have a little work to do, especially in math. If you could bring your overall score up to at least a 2000-2100, then I think you definately have a chance. Everything else looks really good.</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time reply! My PSAT scores were definitely not great - except for verbal. Do you think a 640 in math would be ok if I got a 780 or 800 verbal?</p>
<p>I guess a 640 in math wouldn't hurt you too much...your total score (if you got the 800 and 780) would be over a 2200, which is really good. </p>
<p>It's worth a shot to apply. You have pretty much everything that it takes, but you can never really say about these Ivies.</p>
<p>The other schools you are considering look like Low-Reaches or Matches, which is good. I would say apply to Brown for sure, and then two or three other schools you are comfortable and sure about.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! It's really nice to get an honest opinion.</p>
<p>heh "none of that grade fluffing stuff" lol. the amherst video at college night scared me!!! but we are so both getting in.</p>
<p>Lol that video scared me too! But then I thought about it and i mean, they have to let someone in , haha. Omg it would be so cool if we both got in!!!!!!!!!!!! So is it your second choice or third choice? At the moment it's my second. </p>
<p>And it's totally true about the grade fluffing. I mean, i've seen some kids who say they have 4.9 GPA's .... i don't think that could happen at our school. </p>
<p>Yay!!! I'm so excited to apply next year!! Btw where does milky post? I couldn't find her?</p>