Do I even have a chance?

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<p>Hi. I’m a white male from PA, wondering if I even have a shot at getting into Brown via regular decision.</p>

<p>Class rank: 141/496
Weighted GPA: 3.539
Unweighted GPA: 3.198
SAT I: V650/M660/W670</p>

<p>AP Exams
Economics-Micro: 4
Economics-Macro: 4
Eng Lang/Comp: 3
European Hist: 3</p>

<p>Senior year schedule: AP Physics Mechanical, AP Physics E&M, AP Calculus BC, AP Environmental Science, Honours English 12, Physical Education</p>

<p>I played school soccer in 9th & 10th grade, ran XC in 11th grade, and I’m doing track this year.
I’m involved in the robotics club, Students Against Violating the Earth club & leadership council.
Outside of school, I played intramural & travel soccer, coached a U-10 soccer team, referred, and worked at a ski mountain.
I also taught myself to play the acoustic guitar.
My teacher recommendations should be worthwhile, but I bet everyone’s are.</p>

<p>That’s about it. I know I could get a higher SAT I score, but I don’t really want to retake it, and I haven’t taken any SAT II tests yet. I’m not sure if I should bother. Please give me your opinion, it’d be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Brown seems out of reach, but if its your dream then I think you should apply.</p>

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<p>Does Brown put a lot of weight on SAT II and / or SAT I tests? What should I do to better my chance for acceptance?</p>

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<p>Your chances are not good. Why Brown? There are so many great schools that you could get into.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is probably the single biggest issue here. I am not really sure there is much you can do to get into Brown this late in the game, besides get a top GPA at the college you end up at along with leadership so you can transfer (but dont plan on this from the start, try to enjoy wherever you are!)</p>

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<p>mensa, thanks for the reply. I was hoping to go to Brown because of it's good reputation, being an ivy and all, and because I've read from a number of sources that it's a 'hippy school' with a social life not dominated by sororities. Also, I'd really like to be in an intellectually strong environment. Some of the other colleges I've considered are Reed (too far away for my parents) and Oberlin; do you have any other recommendations?</p>

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<p>I guess it'd be worth a shot to explain / excuse my low GPA in an essay, or is that even possible? Are my other scores & EC up to par? Would the fact that I've taken mostly AP courses make up for my lower GPA? Again, thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>Consider:
Excellent school, hippy
Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts
Main Address
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 549-4600
<a href="http://www.hampshire.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.hampshire.edu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I read the stats and thought you might have cured cancer but unfortunately not.</p>

<p>I don't think Brown is going to happen, but I do think Reed is a marvelous school. I don't know much about Oberlin, but Reed>Oberlin.</p>

<p>Tell your parents that it doesn't matter how far away you go, they will be with you in spirit and visa versa. Some sad story like that.</p>

<p>Hampshire is also pretty excellent aswell</p>

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<p>Not likely, but if you love Brown, give it a shot.</p>

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<p>Reed is also a reach for you, but maybe worth investigating.</p>

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<p>what if he was a recruited athlete?</p>