Do I even stand a chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>I’m currently a sophomore in high school in TN. I’m a female and white so I definitely won’t be getting in based on ethnicity. </p>

<p>Freshman Year:
Computer Apps - A
Honors English - A
Honors Biology - B
Geography - A
P.E. - C (this absolutely kills me. It’s the first C I’ve ever gotten, and it’s a ******** grade, but I won’t get in to that.)
Honors Geometry - B
Female Chorus - A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Family and Consumer Science - A
Honors Chemistry - A
Honors English 2 - A
French 1 - A
Government/Contemporary Issues - will be an A
Lifetime Wellness - will be an A
Honors Algebra 2 - will be an A
French 2 -will be an A</p>

<p>Junior Year:
Physics
AP English 3
Honors Pre-Calculus
AP US History
French 3
French 4 Honors
Possibly some dual enrollment classes, probably yearbook, possibly AP European History, probably Psychology</p>

<p>Senior Year:
AP English 4
AP Environmental Science
AP Stats or AP Calculus
Econ/personal finance (AP if it’s offered)
AP French 5
Maybe yearbook
Probably some dual enrollment classes</p>

<p>Current GPA: 3.6 However, by the time I graduate it’ll be at least a 3.9. The only reason it’s so low right now is because of my ******** gym grade freshman year and because I was severely depressed freshman year and did absolutely nothing in school. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Other:
Mentor Program - I mentor freshman, and I’m on a committee supervising about 7 other mentors, and next year I will be over the mentor committee as well. </p>

<p>French Club - I hope so get some sort of leadership position such as being in charge of our volunteer work next year.</p>

<p>Art Club</p>

<p>Gay-Straight Alliance - I hope to have a leadership position next year.</p>

<p>Yearbook - I will probably be a part of next year</p>

<p>People to People Student Ambassador - I’m participating this summer.</p>

<p>National Young Leader Conference - I’m a JrNYLC alumni, and I plan on going to the NYLC next summer.</p>

<p>I volunteered at a hospital over the summer, and I plan to do this again every summer. I also volunteer for a homeless shelter organization, a mental facility, a community farm, and I plan on joining more volunteer organizations.</p>

<p>I have a job.</p>

<p>I plan on taking martial arts and horse back riding classes next year. I’m also considering playing rugby.</p>

<p>Writing is one of my strong suits. </p>

<p>I plan on applying for Governors School next year as well.</p>

<p>So basically, do I honestly even have a shot at getting in? If so, any recommendations on what I need to do to get in would be wonderful.</p>

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<p>i’m going to say… about 9%, just like everyone else :)</p>

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<p>Haha I appreciate the response, but that wasn’t quite what I asked xP</p>

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<p>I agree with bruno. You are on the same playing field as everyone else. The only advice I can offer is that you seem to want/need to pad your resume. If I had any say in admissions (obviously, I do not) I would want to see students who may not be involved in 10 million things, but who can dedicate their time to certain projects and gain real experience from them. Don’t keep adding ECs just to look better. In your essays, write about how much you learned from being loyal to specific ones; dedicate yourself to something you love. Right now, you’re all over the board. You honestly look like you’re just trying to be involved to say you were. Maybe Im wrong and Brown wants to see how well you can juggle your time with all this stuff you do. But, I’m probably not wrong. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>You don’t have any more or less of a chance than anyone else at this point.</p>

<p>I agree with GradGirl in terms of the ECs - they’re really nothing particularly impressive at this point. They’re more of a laundry list. Get deeply involved with something you’re really interested in if you want to improve them, rather than adding lots more that you don’t really care about.</p>

<p>You’ll be able to know more accurately what kind of a chance you have once you have some grades in your junior year and once you have SAT/ACT scores.</p>

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<p>Rather than asking your chances, focus on why you think Brown is the ideal place for you. Be specific about your passions and dreams, and be honest with yourself about whether Brown is the best place to realize them. If it’s really true, you stand a real chance. If it’s not true, find the place for which it is true – for you. You will be much happier for the rest of your life. It’s about you, not the school.</p>

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<p>Of course you were depressed Freshmen year. Just like everyone else with a low GPA. As a sophomore, we can’t tell you anything. Just work hard, get good grades/scores, write a good essay, and hope for the best.</p>