Do I have any chance AT ALL? (ED or RD)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
1

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>-GPA: 3.61 unweighted, 4.02 weighted
-10 Honors classes taken, 5 AP taken (all 4’s and 5’s on the tests)</p>

<p>-Will run college track if my times permit (14.91 in 110m hurdles, 41.09 in 300m hurdles), both indoor and outdoor</p>

<p>-Senior class president
-Founder and President of Philosophy Club
-Founder and President of Pyschology/Sociology Club
-President of Politics Club
-Diversity Club member- went on school trip to Canada, and hosted a student from Canada for two weeks
-Debate Club member
-“Friends of the Orphans” Club member- went on week long mission trip to an orphanage in Mexico during spring break</p>

<p>-225 Hours Community Service completed upon graduation (of 125 required for graduation)
-Varsity Track for school (two years JV, two years Varsity)
-Run club track during the summer and off season (Track Athlete Year Round)- went to USATF Junior Olympics NATIONALS for 110m hurdles
-Very, very good recommendations
-Graduated Summa Cum Laude from a prep school in Arizona
-School does not rank, but about 25 out of around 200 usually graduate Summa Cum Laude</p>

<p>-SAT: Math 730, Writing 760, CR 710, Total: 2200</p>

<p>-?Possibly going on a mission trip to Tanzania to help with cataract surgery for underprivileged children
-?Possibly going to study philosophy at Oxford for two weeks over the summer</p>

<p>-Wrote a very personal essay about my father’s alcoholism, and how he took his own life when I was eight years old. It is very, very good (If I dare say so myself).</p>

2

<p>bumpppppppppppppppppppp</p>

3

<p>You, my friend, have hit the jackpot. Brown would admit you hands down. Just work dearly on your essay.</p>

4

<p>Apply now!!!</p>

5

<p>I can’t say that you are in, but can only say that you have good chance. Your academics can be improved though…</p>

6

<p>Brown will not admit you “hands down.” No such thing. They reject 75% of valedictorians. Look it up. However, it is absolutely worth the cost of applying. </p>

<p>First, the good: sports looks solid- if you’re female, doubly so. The Mexican and poss-Tanzanian trips are def impressive. If Oxford is just a matter of you pay and you get in, it won’t mean as much as if it is competitive entry. </p>

<p>The I-dunno part: your alcoholism tale better wrap with some nice arc. Just a survivor tale will be a problem. (Btw, “If I say so myself” is not the test. Have someone back you up on its greatness- preferably a teacher experienced in coll app essays- not on CC.)
Your founder/pres bit looks odd. You’ve founded 2 subject clubs- and serve as pres- I wonder how much draw there was. And, it’s just not the same as founding a biz venture club to support kids somewhere. etc. Maybe these ECs go at the bottom of the list.<br>
Last thing: a diversity trip to… Canada-??? Can you frame it? You worked with Native Americans, impoverished kids, what?</p>

7

<p>I can personally guarantee that you are in. ONLY if all your stats are true.</p>

8

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/989941-chances-duke-colgate-cornell-berkeley.html#post1065526789[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/989941-chances-duke-colgate-cornell-berkeley.html#post1065526789&lt;/a&gt;
^ How come only 3 days before this thread, the OP wrote: “I am not sure what my SAT scores will be, but I presume they will be somewhere between 2100-2300 total.”</p>

<p>They don’t have the SATs in August or July, and June scores had been out for 2 months. Huh. I guess miraculously he found his scores 3 days later out of nowhere.</p>

9

<p>I projected the scores based on the scores of my PSAT. Does sarcasm make you feel important, clouder?</p>

10

<p>they tend to favor early applicants, according to one of their admissions officers (at an info session)…it’s binding, tho</p>