<p>GPA: 3.5 UW, 3.75 W
SATs: 620 Math, 680 Reading, 680 Writing
SAT IIs: 740 AP US history, 640 Euro, 720 English Lit</p>
<p>Extra Currics:
studio art for 7 years, a few awards
violin 6 years
x country 2 years, JV
work at local coffee house, 2 years </p>
<p>hooks: indian american, double legacy </p>
<p>good essays, good recs. </p>
<p>its his dream school, but does he have a chance?</p>
<p>*<em>hooks: indian american, double legacy *</em></p>
<p>If you mean, Native American, it's a slam dunk. If you mean Hindu, then even with the double-legacy the scores may be an issue. What is your "friend"'s class rank?</p>
<p>he's indian (as in hindu)</p>
<p>not very high...our school doesn't officially "rank" however he's probably nowhere near the top, i would say around 80/130. Our school is extremely competitive.</p>
<p>I'd have to say unlikely, based on what you say. But I am honestly nobody, just a voice on the internet. Wait and see... you truly never know.</p>
<p>wow, am I the only one on here that has the WORST scores ever, and you guys are crying over a 1980!! I definetly think he has a chance, with some strong extra material, he's good. He's already at the beginning of the range of the middle 50 %. Keep in mind the range is 1980-2310, which means there is still 25 % that score lower, and 25% that score higher (most likely perfect scores). I have a 1650 and I'm hanging on dear life...hopefully everything else will help me but I have confidence in myself, I'm an African-American young women, and a legacy. Hopefully that will help, Good Luck to him! & Tell him have confidence! (p.s. I know I have NO chance, but at least I can say I tried, tell him to have confidence in himself, 1980 is not bad at all!)</p>
<p>o, also, if anybody is thinking I pulled these stats out of my ass (lol). I got them from collegeboard; heres the link : College</a> Search - Brown University - SAT®, AP®, CLEP®</p>
<p>What about a 4.2 GPA, top 5% in class, 29 ACT composite (31 Math 31 Reading Subscored). Would that be decent or no? I have a similar friend who doesn't know about his chances.</p>
<p>That definetly would! the middle 50 %, on the college board site of ACT scores is 28-30, which means your friend in terms of ACT scores is in the 30th percentile of students admitted at Brown. That's not bad! It's pretty decent.</p>
<p>I used to succumb to thinking I was happily in range when I looked at CB's scores. Then I looked at the class of 2012 profiles on the respective sites :(</p>
<p>aww xSteven. Don't give up! (hehe) I'm losing hope as well, but Brown is not the end of the world! It's a great school but if you're not admitted, I always take it as "they don't deserve me" (lol)</p>
<p>They don't deserve me ... lol ... </p>
<p>I always thought of a college application as your way of declaring your love for your college and your essays were love letters. If a college chose to reject you, then there goes your date. If a college accepts you, then you become couples with the college ... only to break up with it 4 or 8 years (if you're lucky) later. </p>
<p>Either way, not getting into a college you want to go to is not the end of the world. It's not like you'll be married to the college for the rest of your life. </p>
<p>Ok I have a feeling my post was really wierd.</p>
<p>xSteven: If you want a chance from me, feel free to PM me. I'll try to chance you/your friend after my finals are over.</p>
<p>This break out is pretty informative. Even as a legacy, I doubt it. The real bending is done for athletes and URMs.</p>
<p>you really never know with the ivies; especially with brown. Brown is looking for much more than grades and sats, so NO ONE is safe :(</p>
<p>unfortunately, i have 50th percentile (2160) and a 3.95 UW, im URM and i'm going to apply ED and i'm still nervous as hell! hahaha ohhh the pretentious ivy league.</p>
<p>^I adore your username. Spring Awakening?</p>
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I'm sort of in range; I don't believe in chances from others. I mean, I'm in that 29-32 range, albeit the very... low part of that range.</p>
<p>you know it, shady lane!</p>
<p>ab2013- I get what you mean! Nice analogy : ) (p.s. it wasn't that weird everyone perceives experiences differently)</p>
<p>for me the college application process was exciting; especially since I did it all independently! (not that my parents or anyone else would be able to help me) But I did learn to take suggestions on my part in terms of my writing, which kind of developed my writing as well.</p>
<p>Everybody has a chance.</p>
<p>Okay B of Living, you HAVE to get in so we can share Spring Awakening stories, haha. I saw it sitting between my dad and my boyfriend. Talk about awkward...</p>