Do you think I could get in?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>I know I posted this in another forum, but I’m nto bragging at all. I’m really not that smart. I just do my work. My best friend is ranked 2nd in our class and I joke that I get smarts from hanging around with her. I made another thread, by the way, because I didn’t want to detract from the other person’s forum.</p>

<p>I really want to be a biomedical engineer. I also am a girl, which should make it easier to get in. Is this true?</p>

<p>Can I get in?</p>

<p>My Stats are:</p>

<p>GPA: around 96, 97 this year (weighted)
Rank: 11 of 295 freshman, 13 of 302 sophomore, don’t know for this year but know in top 10
SAT: 720 Math, 540 Reading (taking over), 630 Writing
SAT IIs: taking next year in October</p>

<p>AP: don’t know grades yet, but I took AP Lit and AP US History this year and I’m taking World Lit A, French 4A, Stats AP, Psych AP, Chem 2AP, Euro AP and Calc AP BC next year. I only took one advanced class freshmen year, and then I bothered my counselor to move me up in all last year and I’ve been in all since. Will my freshman year ruin it?</p>

<p>EC: NHS, Project Lead, Book Club, Physics League, Physics Club, NJ Math League (got best score of 11th graders this year), History Honor Society, French Honor Society, Seed Magazine (literary mag), Christian Drama School of NJ, Youth Alive (like Bible Club). I think that’s all.</p>

<p>Community Service: babysit for free (handicapped people), Appalachia Service Project(like Habitat for Humanity), Youth Group at church (fundraise, etc.)</p>

<p>Awards: got $15,000 renewable scholarship to Georgian Court University for science experiment stuff</p>

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<p>For Brown, I don't think being a girl will make it easier to get in... but you definitely have a good shot. </p>

<p>Being ranked Top 5% will always help. </p>

<p>My only advice would be to retake the SAT's & bring Reading up to at least a 650. </p>

<p>Nice job in the NJ Math League, definitely show Brown admissions that you are passionate about Math.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Being a girl in the sciences should help... </p>

<p>at least, I hope so, as I am banking on this ^^</p>

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<p>This is just an interesting note in my case...but several kids applied to Brown from our school. Most of them ranked in the top 4% of our class of over 700 kids and 3 kids got in. All three are girls, and all three of us were in the same ap physics class. Of course, this could have been sheer coincidence ;^)~</p>