Chances for Brown

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<p>Hey guys, I’m new to CC, so I thought I would start off by posting this thread…</p>

<p>I was hoping you guys could give some input on my college app stuff:</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White Male
School: Public School in Cleveland, OH suburbs
GPA: 4.6w, 3.93u
Rank: 7/350 (2%)
The reason I’m so far back in rank is because the people in front of me don’t take electives that bring down their gpa’s</p>

<p>SAT: 680M, 670V, 800W (12 essay)- 2150
ACT: 32</p>

<p>AP: Statistics 4 (This is the only one I could take junior year)
Senior Year:
AP Government
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics
AP English
AP Spanish</p>

<p>Awards
-Principal’s List
-National Honor Society
-Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League All Academic Team
-Mayfield High School Scholar Athlete
-Leo & Lucille Schwartz Torah Reader Award
-Most Improved Player-Varsity Ice Hockey
-Varsity Letters
Ice Hockey
Cross Country
-Academic Booster Club Award
-Model UN Superior and Excellent Delegate Awards</p>

<p>Extracirricular Activities
-Music
Piano-Independent Study for 10 years
Saxophone-Playing for 10yrs; Play in School Wind Ensemble (1st chair)
Tuba- Play in Marching Band since 9th Grade
-Men’s Varsity Cross Country
3 yrs-Captain
-Men’s Varsity Ice Hockey
4 yrs-Captain
-Men’s Varsity Track & Field
4 yrs-Captain
-P.R.I.D.E. (People Recognizing International Diversity Enthusiastically)
4 yrs-Club President
-The Pride of Mayfield Marching Band
4 yrs
-World Affairs Club (Model UN)
3 yrs
-Maurice Saltzman Youth Panel (SYP)
Community Service Panel that met several times during the to discuss how to appropriate $50,000 to local charities
-Ambassadors for Unity (AFU)
Community Organization that did many service projects in Cleveland as well as a trip to Israel to do community work in a low socioeconomical environment</p>

<p>Community Service
-Since 7th grade I have taught students hebrew every week at Sunday school, I have taught in grades 3-6 (100hrs/yr)
-Various smaller things with the clubs, especially PRIDE, for which I coordinate most things
-By the time I graduate, I will have logged somewhere between 500-600 hours</p>

<p>Work Experience
-Funded this summer by Cleveland Clinic (3rd ranked hospital in USNews, so its like the Yale of Hospitals) to conduct my own epidemiological research on Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in the Congestive Heart Failure Center, the Clinic published this report
-Worked two summers at a Sports Camp
-I co-founded my own business called KH Video Productions, we have been working for 5 yrs now and do event videography for weddings, bar mitzvahs, and local businesses
-Spanish Tutor over the summer</p>

<p>Teacher Recs: I spent all of junior year building good reports w/ the two teachers I am getting recs from so they should be good
Counselor Rec: She likes me, so I believe it will help me
Essays: My “Why penn essay” is good, I think its something original but who can tell these days; One about working at the Cleveland Clinic, and one about spending a month in Israel w/ a family that couldn’t speak english and how we formed a bond that “transcended the barriers of the spoken word”. My english teacher says my strength is writing.</p>

<p>Hook: Unfortunately none, I’m just a kid trying to get to college</p>

<p>Schools:
UPenn - I LOVE PENN (Reach)
Princeton- To see what kind of aid they toss my way (Reach)
Brown- PLME program (Reach)
Cornell- I like the campus and their Biology cirriculum (Reach)
Northwestern- Had to do a top tier Midwest school (Reach)
WashU- " "
UMich- The public Ivy in my opinion, and it’s only 3 hrs from my house (Match)
Ohio State- I needed an in state school, and Case is too close (Match)
Penn State- Both my parents went there, nuf said (Match)</p>

<p>I don’t want you guys to think I’m trying too hard or that I’m window dressing my application with a lot of EC’s but I can honestly say I devote my life to snd my activities. I have a lot of passions, and I like to spend my free time doing them.</p>

<p>So I would really like to hear your thoughts: students, applicants, or any other procrastinators-Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>You have a shot; apply. Don't ask for chances. No one knows.</p>

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<p>If you want to apply for the Brown PLME, why don't you apply for the Case PPSP as well.</p>

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<p>I live 25 minutes away, I want to go out of state</p>

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<p>brown was awesome. i visited last weekend. i'll tell you about it some time.</p>

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<p>Responding to your question, I think that you are one of the most qualified candidates that I have seen. With your activities and essay topics (I'm assuming they're really good essays) you have a great shot at any school. Brown's PLME is great just because you don't have to take the MCAT. I think that Brown is my top choice, but I'm really the one that has to worry about getting in. The only thing I'd suggest at this point is to retake the ACT, just to see if you can improve. If not, it really won't make a difference because your scores qualify you for further consideration, and the rest of your application is amazing. I'm really the one that has to worry about getting in (check out my thread: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=222202)%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=222202)&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p>

<p>By the way, have you heard of the Academic Index? It's a factor considered during Ivy League admissions, and your score on that scale can be a good indication of your chances. But that's before factoring in ECs and other qualities.</p>