Chances Brown PLME, Harvard, others

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I know this post is long, but I would really like to get as accurate a picture of my chances as possible. Brown is my dream school and would most likely be applying ED first choice. There is a chance of coach support... Please chance and be specific (high reach, mid, low reach, high match,...) please. Anything I can do to increase my appeal/ chances? </p>

<p>Brown PLME
Harvard SCEA
Yale SCEA
Williams
UC Berkeley
Georgetown
Dartmouth
Johns Hopkins</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>Attend an Elite New England Prep School (one of the 10 Schools Association Andover, Exeter, Deerfield, Hotchkiss, ...)</p>

<p>SAT: 2270
CR: 740
Math: 760
Writing: 770</p>

<p>Studying for October SAT II's...</p>

<p>G.P.A. : Roughly 3.7 (10.00 on an 11.00 scale) over 3 years (Ranged from 10.33 to 9.00 in a given semester)
Taking most challenging courses I can:
Junior Year:
AP Chemistry
AP English
Calculus
Spanish 3
Environmental Ethics/ Biomedical Ethics (Semester Courses)
Senior Year:
Honors Shakespeare and the Bible
AP Statistics
AP Computer Science
AP Biology
Holocaust/Existentialism* (Could be switched out for Spanish 4)</p>

<p>Rank: School Does not Rank (Honor Roll every semester but one)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars in School:</p>

<p>4 Years Varsity Water Polo (Best at this Sport)
-All New England Team (Honor given to the 10 best players in NE in a given year)
-High Scorer on team (60+ goals in 11 games)
-Team Captain</p>

<p>4 Years Varsity Swimming
-All League Swimming Award
-All New England Swimming Award
-Underclassman MVP Award
-Team Captain
+ Numerous League Top 3/ All New England Top 8 Finishes</p>

<p>3 Years Varsity Sailing/ 1 JV
-Captain's Choice Award</p>

<p>Founded Rocketry Club/ Head of Rocketry Club
-Grew Club to 25+ members
-Have built a Rocket over 10' tall
-Have sent a Rocket over 15000'
-Currently working on pico-satellite which will launch into Low Earth Orbit in Spring of Next Year (Launch Date Confirmed) -- when completed my partners and I will become the first high school students to ever have built and launched their own satellite independently/ Leader of first high school student team to build and launch a satellite</p>

<p>3 Years Head of Computer Club
3 Years Economics Club Member
2 Years Debate Team Member</p>

<p>One of Four Members of JETS Science Team (Normally a 6 person team -- even with 4 people our team still finished 30 out of 300 schools)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars Outside of School:</p>

<p>-5x National Surf Lifesaving Champion (National Champion in Five Different Events)
-1x National Surf Lifesaving Runner-up
-Member of Team USA Lifesaving (travelled to Australia to compete in the World Lifesaving Championships -- finished 4th overall in 3 events)
-3x Pool Lifesaving National Champion
-Employee of Local Ocean Rescue Team
-Local Junior Guard Instructor (Teaching Kids 8-15 Surf Lifeguarding Basics)
-Local Mini-Guard Instructor (Teaching Kids 4-7 Ocean Safety/ Surf Basics)</p>

<p>-100+ Hours of Community Service at Local Hospital (direct patient involvement)
-Traveled to Uganda with a Professor from Harvard Medical School (just the two of us went) to work in a rural Hospital -- teaching Neurosurgery methods to the doctors, working on research (as to the effectiveness of the program) -- actually was brought in on over 10 surgeries where I was allowed to participate (one whole Summer)
-Worked on Medical Research with another Professor from Harvard Medical School into Myocardial Dysfunction in Sepsis (one whole Summer) (Helped with/ have my name on a major research paper)
- Will likely be working the summer after senior year on a NASA funded research project (Medical... ties in with satellite research) -- still waiting on a grant for the laboratory... after September Senior year, it will be official -- same Harvard Medical School laboratory</p>

<p>-Numerous Open Water Swimming Victories (4th Overall in 10 Mile Kingdom Swim/ 1st U20 Great Chesapeake Bay 5 Mile Swim/ 2nd Overall Mashpee 5K Super Swim)</p>

<p>Other Things That Make Me Interesting:</p>

<p>-Ran a Full Marathon at age 13 (4 hours give or take)
-Have read over 3500+ books ( I am a voracious reader)
-Am a (relatively) accomplished surfer (won/finals in local competitions)
-Hobbies: playing ukulele, surfing, downhill longboarding, building things, reading
-Filmmaking: Started a YouTube Channel: got over 180,000 views and 12,000 subscribers before I stopped (3 months -- was getting to be too much of a time commitment) </p>

<p>Possibly Important Things:</p>

<p>-Mother was first in family to get a college degree, to finish middle school
- Half-brother (see Brother) attended Yale, Colombia Med School, is a Professor at Harvard Med School
-White Male</p>

<p>Recommendations: (hopefully excellent)</p>

<p>-Teachers: - Philosophy Teacher
- AP Chemistry Teacher
-External: -One from the doctor I worked with in Uganda
- One from the doctor/ p.i. I worked with at the Harvard lab</p>

<p>Essays: (yet to write, hopefully excellent)</p>

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<p>Jesus you surf, varsity swim, longboard, build rockets, varsity water polo, varsity sailing, lifeguard national champion, worked in Uganda, and have major research? Almost sounds too good to be true…</p>

<p>Unfortunately you’re GPA is the only thing I find on the low end. But you have an above average chance if what you say is accurate</p>

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<p>Assuming ur not trolling,
Ur stats are good. EC’s through the roof.
U know that SCEA mean single coolege early admission right? As in u cant apply to both harvard and yale scea.</p>

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<p>I thought it meant single choice early action.</p>

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<p>You’re sending a satellite into space?? Jeez. Can you tell us more about that program? :)</p>

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<p>SCEA = SINGLE choice early action, meaning you can only do SCEA one place. The option is halfway between regular EA and ED. ED is binding, EA is not. But SCEA means you do it at one school (ED theory) , and if you’re accepted it’s not binding (EA theory)</p>

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<p>Your ECs are great - but extremely spread out. I mean - you have 3 sports - but they all share similar achievements. And God forbid, if you’re Rocket launch doesn’t go well or is not recognised by an important organisation - then you will only have Nationals titles in lifesaving championships - which, compared to other ECs - is not really seen as an impressive National title.</p>

<p>While many will be amazed that you are so multi-talented - many Ivy leagues won’t be.
Harvard’s Dean of Admissions once said - “We look for DEPTH, not BREADTH when it comes to ECs” - So really focus on one particular impressive EC and try to escape New England with your achievements. (Which I’m sure you can) :)</p>

<p>Your SAT I and SAT II scores could get you into a big pickle at Harvard and Yale, unless you have amazing out-of-this world recommendation letters. If you do - you’ll still be in a little pickle - because the Average Harvard undergrad has a 2300+ score (Unless you’re a URM - which you’re not) I personally recommend the ACT for a student like you.</p>

<p>I would strongly go against a Harvard or a Yale SCEA - because the country’s best applicants apply during this time - so if there is say, another student with ECs similar to yours -but with a higher SAT - they will obviously go with that kid.</p>

<p>AWESOME ECs and GREAT Academics - but please focus on ONE or TWO ECS. Try to get a national title or rank in another EC. Launch that awesome rocket and apply Regular Decision - so you have time to make up for those SAT scores.</p>

<p>But, in the end - they’re all crapshoots - so you’re true chance of getting in is an unknown variable. My advice will just bolster that variable’s value :D</p>

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<p>Haha, my bad. Yea, SCEA is single choice early admission.</p>

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<p>Action* haha</p>

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<p>Unless you’ve read roughly a book per day for the past ten years, you haven’t read 3500+ books…</p>

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<p>True that^^ ■■■■■?</p>