<p>Till nowhigh school has been easy i’ve taken all honors courses possible and have gotten straight A’s. My current GPA stands somewhere in the 4.5 area. And I did well on my PSAT but not very good on the PLAN test.
What are my chances of being admitted to Brown?
If you are attending and feel that they are very bleak then do let me know and also colleges that I can apply to.</p>
<p>What's the PLAN test?</p>
<p>A high GPA is good, but you've given us almost no information about yourself, so there's no way we can judge your chances. Tell us more -- any awards? Special extracurricular activities? URM background? Geographic location?</p>
<p>I immigrated to the U.S. recently and just finished Grade 10 at my High School. I'm going to be a junior next semester and wanted to graduate early. Is it possible that Harvard will except me if I graduate early (Althought I don't plan on doing so)? Another issue that arises is the fact that my parents plan on moving me to a better school district as they buy a house (will this create problems in my finishing my last two years of school)
Also, I have gained knowledge of the importance of extra-curiculars for admission to schools like Harvard. Until now I have only participated in the Math Team and Peer Tutoring/ I did some community service before i came to the U.S. but am unable to get the proper documentation to prove it. Since I've only got 2 years of school left please recommend any possible activites to take part in (which would look good on my application).</p>
<p>Till nowhigh school has been easy i've taken all honors courses possible and have gotten straight A's. My current GPA stands somewhere in the 4.5 area. And I did well on my PSAT but not very good on the PLAN test.
What are my chances of being admitted to Harvard?
If you are attending and feel that they are very bleak then do let me know and also colleges that I can apply to.</p>
<p>P.S. I'm not brilliant in music or anything. I just manage to get straight A's.
So I beseech you to please answer my question after reading it. (even if you answer it partially)</p>
<p>This was my actual question but i think its too big to be answered in one go so i broke them up.</p>
<p>It´s not about what activities would look good on your application. It´s what your passionate about and how you can make that passion shine through. If your passion´s math, like you just love math, you love attending all those competitions that take up half your Saturday, you love helping your fellow members learn new math tricks, or other stuff like that, it´s definitely very possible to push this passion through in your application. So do something you love to do and describe it on your application instead of doing a myriad of meaningless activities. Also, you don´t really need documentation of activites. You can just put your pre-U.S. volunteer experience on your app. No questions asked. In regards to your question about chances. No one on cc really knows anything about chances despite the voluminous amount of chances threads. In my opinion, a lot of people with incredible scores and a variety of activities/awards post their info on cc so that other people can tell them that they have a chance. In turn, these people can reassure themselves of applying to specific colleges. However, (I don´t know what other colleges you´ll be applying to, assuming that you´ll add more variety to just Brown and Harvard, or whether you´re considered an international student or not), differrent colleges have different policies for international students. Some are need-blind towards international students (i.e. Yale and Princeton), and most are not. I´m not sure about Harvard. But I would imagine that it is need-blind towards internationals as it has the largest endowment of any college. But for Brown, unless the policy has changed or will change within the next two years, it is not need-blind towards international students. This can definitely affect an international student´s chances depending on his or her family´s economic well-being. Again, I don´t know if you´re classified as international. All in all, if you really want to go to Brown or Harvard, why not apply?</p>
<p>Thank you for saying everything needing to be said Bruins.</p>
<p>Was that sarcasm coz I can´t always tell? And if it wasn´t sarcasm, thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Not sarcastic at all</p>
<p>Thank You very much</p>
<p>Listen to Bruins.</p>
<p>Do what you want, not what will look good on your application. At the end of the day, you will have enriched yourself, had a happier time in high school, learned more, and will probably have a better shot at getting into college, because your passion will come through in your application.</p>