Chances sorry i know but well deal with it you K*N*O*W* you want to!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Ok, I’m expecting a letter sometime down the road in the mail from Brown…not quite sure whether 'twill be rejection or acceptance (i’m thinking more towards thelines of rejection, but cha know i’m not sure.) So,in this HORRIBLY painful period of judgment,I figured I’d fire off a chances thread to see if I should be optimistic???</p>

<p>First off, I sent a supplemental CD and extra resume to Brown.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.77/4.0 UW-----4.1/4.5-4.6 W
Rank: 44/317 UW ----- 47/317 W</p>

<p>(i refuse to post my essay here just for security purposes…i <em>Could</em> pm it but who really wants to read it? lol…altho i rather sort oflikeditfor a change i usualy hate all that i write.)</p>

<p>Classes!</p>

<p>9th grade</p>

<p>English B+
Hon Spanish A
Hon Civics B
Hon Earth Science A-
Algebra I A
Gym B (ehh…)
Chorus A
Art 2/3 B+</p>

<p>Rank= 88/290 (freshmen year seriously doesn’t count right!!?)</p>

<p>10th grade</p>

<p>English A
Hon Spanish A
Int’l Studies A
HonBio A
Geometry A-
Wellness A-
Gym A (HMM!)
Chorus A</p>

<p>Rank = 55/317 (W)/44/317 (UW)</p>

<p>11th grade</p>

<p>Hon English A-
Hon Spanish A
American Studies A-
Hon Chem A-
AP Environmental A-
Hon Algebra II B+ (THIS ****ED ME OFF! I was.1% away from an A-)
Chorus A</p>

<p>Rank -= 42/317 (W)/34/317 UW :frowning: :frowning: SO CLOSE to 10% wahhh</p>

<p>senior year (senioritis hath def. kickedin)</p>

<p>Hon Speech/comp (english) B+
Hon Spanish A
AP Gov B-
Hon Physics B+
Hon Trig B+
Chorus A
Micro. OFfice A</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>*G.L.S.E.N. board member (only high school board member in the Pittsburgh area)
*Jr. Mendelssohn Choir (grades 9, 10)-very very selective (400 audition, 50 get in)
()Performed w/Pittsburgh Symphony
*Piano for 11 years
*Chorus for 8 years
*Jazz choir/club (extremely selective)- 11th/12th grade
() Performed @ PNC Park (Pittsburgh’s baseball stadium)

  • Performed Nat’l Anthem at football games and baseball games (solooo)
    *Literary magazine-10th grade
    *All-Star Choir (one in 15 get selected I heard)- grade 12
    ()Perform w/Westmoreland Philharmonic Orchestra
    *County chorus-grade 12
    *Classical Singers Competition in Philadelphia-2006
    *Cantoring for high holidays (Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur) at Temple-grade 11/12
    *Orchestra (piano) - 9th grade (volunteer)
    *People to People Student Ambassador program - grade 7 (but it’s significant)
    () Promotes peace and cultural networking.
    *Apprenticeship w/Pittsburgh Opera-grade 12
    *Voice lessons (3 years)
    *Volunteer accompanist for all school choruses (before/after school)
    (Grades 9,10)
    *Social Action Committee at my Temple- grade 11/12
    <> Co-founded and leader
    *National Honors Society- grade 12 only allowed
    *Peer tutoring for science and spanish- grade 12 only allowed
    *Anime Club-grade 9
    *Amnesty International- grade 12
    *Gay Straight Alliance- grade 10, 12
    *Fantasy/Creative Writing Club- grade 12
    *Temple Youth Group- grade 9, 10
    *Played piano at Christmas pilgrimages 2 years in a row-grade 9, 10
    *Volunteer piano player for choruses-grade 9, 10
    *Temple Emanu-El Israel Youth Group-grades 9,10 (3 hrs/week)
    *Summer course @ Brown University!!-Summer 2006</p>

<p>ACT SCORE = 25 (i sent this NOT sat’s)</p>

<p>anything else i forgot it’ll have to do lol. I hope this is enough info OH…about that darn essay…if you’re still curious i can pm it butu seriously it’s not that long lol.</p>

<p>Thanks MUCHO for reading this!!</p>

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<p>it seems you mostly took honors/regular courses... was that the toughest course offerings at your school?</p>

<p>you've done many extracurriculars, but any specific leadership positions?</p>

<p>i'm also guessing you're going for a music major right? </p>

<p>the only advice I can give you: i hope your essay/recs were top notch... because your ACT score is a bit under par</p>

<p>but hey! everyone still has a shot... but I would say your chances are slim.</p>

<p>p.s. if I may ask, did you just unload all those clubs onto the sheet? when I visited Brown for an info session they said that it was better in our interest to take the most important and signifcant ones to you and write a bit about them as well.</p>

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<p>Well, for instance, there are only a few AP's that juniors can take. Icould have taken AP english but they said honors was harder (infact it was!), history i hate so i couldn't even survive regular, math was my first honors, and they dont offer ap algebra lol. Senior year, ap english was cancelled (i signedup for it,) we dont have ap languages, and i didn't take apscience b/c i hated ap enviro...SO, in all honesty i have mostly taken the hardest classes the pasttwo years. I hope my essays are goodi mean at least i think they're decent. Actually, i am wondering out of curiosity if you might be able to see if they are what <em>you</em> would call "top notch"? I hope itis but you can really never be sure :(. And as for the clubs, Idon't know what you mean by if i unloaded the clubs. I did participate in all of them, and asfar as leadership goes,I wasn't keen on being president of every club. I mean,for college purposesi could have, but i have no time as it is lol. Iwas the VP of a writing club, and the glsen thingie should be leadership. oh well. thank you for the reply, OceanNightSkies (and nice username).</p>

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<p>umm. when your school sends your transcript, they will also send their course offerings. It will list every possible course from the most basic to the most advanced. Adcoms will look at your transcript and compare it to the course offerings. While you might "hate" history or science, I doubt the adcoms care as much... they just want to see if you challenged yourself... meaning taking the ****ty courses as well as the interesting ones. But hey, if they're not offered by the school, it's not your fault. Adcoms will base your transcript off what they offer... so if your school didn't have AP Lit or Lang, then you will not be penalized. </p>

<p>Top notch is a vague term, sorry about that. Top notch would be the following factors:<br>
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nteresting (hooks the reader in), </p>

<p>reflects your character/personality well (to see if you fit what they want [what they want can be anything btw]), </p>

<p>how well you construct an essay (if it flows, transitions, having a focus, theme thesis. all that good stuff), </p>

<p>last but not least, grammar + spelling... they might forgive you for ONE small typo, but I don't know about certain things like they're there their... stuff like that.</p>

<p>As for recommendations: well... as long as your teacher says you're the best student/person ever and uses very vivid and descriptive examples why, then you're in good shape. It's hard to say.</p>

<p>What I mean is if you just posted the club information like how you did above, just listing them. A laundry pile is quite unsettling for a committee member to read through each 3 worder. Example: someone that did 25 extracurriculars. Labeled them with name and years participated and officer ranking, versus someone that picked maybe 6-8 BIG extracurriculars, ones that matter to them most in major or personal growth, and write how each one affected him/her. Along with name, years, and rank.</p>

<p>And you don't have to be president of every club! But it would be nice if you were president of the ones that associate with your academic interest/major. ;)</p>

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<p>You are in competitions with one of the most highly competitive college admissions applicant pools in the country. The overall rejection rate for Brown is 87%. I wish you luck.</p>

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<p>ehehe thanks! I know they're all smart but i hope that at least my essay can stand out!</p>