Chances? (RD/legacy)

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<p>I know it’s a long shot, but Brown & Northwestern are pretty much my top choices at the moment. So, um… chance me? :)</p>

<p>Female, Caucasian, from a large-ish public high school in Illinois. Prospective theatre major.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.82 UW, 4.15 W with an upward trend
Class rank: Somewhere in the top 5% (weighted).
Courseload: 8 APs total by the time I graduate. The music/arts classes I’ve taken have cheated me out of a lot of challenging courses because my school is on block schedule. My counselor explains this in her rec.
ACT: 33
SAT: 2260 (780 CR, 710 M, 770 W) - plan to retake in December and/or January.
Honors/awards: National Merit Semifinalist, a couple of in-school choir/theatre awards.
Other stuff: Legacy at Brown (my dad went there, although he doesn’t donate millions to the school or anything, so I’m not so sure this will help.)</p>

<p>Essays: Should be decent. I love writing and apparently have a “strong narrative voice”… so we’ll see.
Teacher recs: One very, very good, the other spectacular.
Counselor rec: Honestly, probably dreadful. She can be a bit of a dragon lady.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Theatre - 4 years (acted in eight shows, directed, and worked tech for every other show since I started high school. I plan to attach my performance resume with my Common App.)
Show choir - 4 years (500+ hrs/yr commitment, member of two national champion-level groups, featured soloist & performer)
Concert choir - 2 years
Band (top concert band, top jazz band, marching band) - 2 years (played trumpet for 7+)
Graphic/web design for a lot of school-related things - 2 years
Model UN - 1 year
Some minor volunteer work</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!!</p>

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<p>Why on earth would you retake your SATs? They are superb. Don’t waste your money or your time. But have you taken SAT IIs?</p>

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<p>Northwestern, I don’t think you’ll have a problem at all… transcript looks great, SAT’s/ACT fantastic, it seems like you’re really involved with the theatre, National Merit’s great, and your essays/teacher recs, if they’re good, are awesome! I think that’s a match for you.</p>

<p>Brown, however, RD, is a sizable reach… the average applying is a 34-35 or 1500, the GPA’s are 100+, but in theory, your theatre could help out a lot, if that’s what you’re looking for; go for it, but it’s def a tough school</p>

<p>Hope this helps!! Please chance me!!</p>

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<p>Your specs are fantastic. I can’t imagine why you would retake the SATs; spend the time doing something more interesting. Brown is not looking for students who are obsessed with SATs at the expense of more worthwhile pursuits. I think that you have great chances.</p>