Do I have any shot at Brown? UGH!

<p>White female from Mich.
First gen to go to college.
Grew up very low income.</p>

<p>Scores (Going to use the ACT)
-ACT: 30. (retaking in the spring)
-SAT: Haven't taken, but PSAT put me at 1260/1600, 1790/2400. Maybe it'll go up when I take the real SAT with some prep.
-AP (all selfstudy)- Bio-3, Psych-4, Gov-4.</p>

<p>Freshman: (Took highest courses I could. No honors courses offered to freshmen.)
English 9: A/A
GeoSci: A/A
US History: A/A
AlGeoStat 2 (1 year ahead): A/B
Gym/Health (required): A/A
Spanish 1: B/B
GPA: 3.75</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Honors Bio: A/A
American Lit: A/A
Intro To Psych: A/A
Spanish 2: B/B
AlGeoStat 3P (higher level, no honors): A/A
Political and Economic Systems: A/A
GPA: 3.83</p>

<p>Projected Junior:
Honors Physical (1st sem) & Cultural (2nd sem) Anthropology: B/A
Spanish 3: B/A
Chemistry (no honors at school): A/A
AP English: A/A
AP Calc AB: C/B (YUCK)
AP World History: A/A
GPA: 3.5 UW, 4.00 W</p>

<p>Overall: 3.72 UW, 3.89 W.</p>

<p>****My first semester of junior year, and I've been really sick, hence the low grades. Did I completely ruin my chances? BTW they still don't know what's wrong with me, so I could screw up my grades next semester too, but using that any chance??</p>

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OTHER OLD STUFF that's been on here before. </p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<p>Sports:
-Freshman basketball. Couldn't go beyond due to injury.
-Play volleyball, softball, basketball, and swim. <a href="9-12">Not school due to injury.</a>.</p>

<p>Clubs:
-Awareness and Activism (Humanitarian club that partnered with Invisible Children and Save Darfur.) (11,12)
-Debate Club. (10-12).
-Theater (10-12).
-Thespian (11-12).
-Save Clark Park (11-12).
-Animal Rights Club (11-12).</p>

<p>Leadership:
-Started a nonprofit innercity basketball league close to Detroit for girls. It's been successful. (Started when I was 12, been going for 5 years.)
-Awareness and Activism: CoPresident: (12).
-Animal Rights Club: President (12).
-Cofounder of Save Clark Park (11, 12).
-Cofounded and President of Save the Bullies (organization that helps stop BSL and helps save dogs of the Pit Bull breed.) (11-12).</p>

<p>Community Service:
-Worked with the Detroit Humane Society to help raise thousands of dollars for homeless pets. Very active in volunteering there. (11, 12)
-Worked with Latino Family Services in Detroit to raise thousands of dollars for homeless Latino families in Detroit. (9-12).
-Coached a right-start (5-7 year olds) basketball. (10-12).
-Coached girls basketball teams (9-11 and 12-14 year olds). (9-12).
-Help Special Olympics basketball teams-(11-12).</p>

<p>Probably about 400 hours of community service (at least) so far since the beginning of freshman year.</p>

<p>No real “hooks” other than I overcame more obstacles in life than most people have to: parents were drug dealers, I’ve taken care of my father since he was in a near fatal car crash many years ago, overcame PTSD, and was in and out of the hospital most of my life due to a weak immune system and chronic pneumonia.
Those don’t really count though, but they do reflect my character in that I take every bad thing that happens and turn it into a positive way to help others :].</p>

<p>Thanks all. I had more info in here before if this looks familiar. But I feel like my GPA is going to keep me out. BROWN IS WHERE I WANT TO BE!</p>

<p>Brown seems to value a good "hook" more than perfect sats and gpa.. I think you have a good chance.</p>

<p>Bumpity bump. Just any advice because my parents freaked out about my report card (illnesses and all, they don't care.)</p>

<p>Brown is a reach for everyone, but I think you have a chance.</p>