Chances - Brown/Harvard/Stanford

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Alrighty, here we go... I would very much appreciate it if you guys could chance me for those three schools. Out of the three, I'm going to be applying to Harvard on early action, but will definitely wait for the decisions on Brown and Stanford.</p>

<p>Black (Ghanaian) male
Upper middle class?
Large public school in Texas (part of a science geared subschool, though)</p>

<p>Rank: 17/652
GPA (unweighted): 3.98 (curse you, 89.4 in Spanish IV)
PSAT: 234
SAT I: 2320 (800 W, 790 CR, 730 M) (No idea what happened with Math there)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 790 Biology
APs: World History - 4; Stats, Chem, English Lang, Computer Science, USH - 5
Honors: National Spanish Exam Silver Medalist (ironic, given the 89.4), AP Scholar w/ Distinction, NEHS, NHS (Vice Pres), MAO (Treasurer), etc.</p>

<p>ECs: Science Bowl (Biology/Chemistry specialty), FIRST Robotics team 1477 (Mechanical/Scouting/Website Admin), Academy Student Union (President of Tutoring), LEO Club (volunteerism. Director of Technology), Orchestra (school for two years, local symphony for two years), Track and Field (400m / 800m), and a little bit of Japanese Club. Also a member of the Student Leadership team at school. </p>

<p>Major accomplishments: High School Honors Science Program at MSU (research on the hairpin ribozyme), FIRST Robotics Competition World Champions, Biology Division winner at District UIL Academics, School record for Short Medley Relay (track), State Solo and Ensemble top ratings (in both solo and ensemble), yearly arrangements for the school orchestra's pop show</p>

<p>Other summer activities included Summer@Brown's neuroscience course, working at Kumon, counseling for incoming freshmen, and volunteer construction in Madisonville.</p>

<p>Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>Wow! Very impressed, overall.</p>

<p>I’d say your chances for Harvard/Stanford are good, well within reach, but of course, they are ‘a reach for everyone.’
Brown: Low reach/high match</p>

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<p>^ yea what he said :3</p>

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<p>^^Completely agree, only Brown is still a reach, not a high match, as it’s still one of the most selective schools in the country.</p>

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<p>Reach for anybody, including you. But you have just as much a chance as any reasonable candidate (which is to say 90% or greater chance of rejection).</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Judging by anecdotal evidence alone, I think you have an excellent chance at all those schools, if your teacher recs are solid, and your essays are great. I’d be surprised if you were not accepted at any of those schools particularly EA at Harvard. Keep us posted !</p>