ED Chances for Class of 2019!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Hi Guys, if you can help me out it would be greatly appreciated! I’m a rising senior looking at my options, and I’ve loved Brown ever since I visited a few months ago.</p>

<p>GPA - 97.8 unweighted (out of 100 possible)
Rank - Most likely top 5% in class of over 425</p>

<p>SAT (superscore)= CR- 680 M- 690 W- 710 (2080/1370)
SATIIs - Bio (700) - taking more in October (US History, World History, Math I)
ACT - 31 ( E- 32 M-31 R - 33 S - 27) - one more shot in September</p>

<p>According to guidance, all our classes are marked as “honors”. I did the best with what I had. In fact, I even took AP tests on the side to prove to admissions officers that my work ethic was above par, and that the courses were intense. Results pending…</p>

<p>Extracurricular:</p>

<p>Speech and Debate (9,10,11,12) - (Captain) Had success in debate during all four years. Qualified for nationals all years. Highlights include being a semifinalist in the state freshman year, finishing as second seed sophomore year at states, all state debate sophomore, junior, senior year, and a top 32 in the country finish at nationals.</p>

<p>Orchestra (9,10,11,12) - String bass</p>

<p>Science Olympiad (11,12) - competitive in numerous events at regional and state level</p>

<p>Newspaper/Publication (11,12) (editor) - write articles for both in print and online version of the paper, promoted to editorship shortly after joining for skill and leadership ability.</p>

<p>Honor Society (all years available)</p>

<p>Work Experience:</p>

<p>Internship at State Senator’s Office (Summer 2013) - 20 hrs a week for a month and a half. Great experience, he loved me. Probably getting a rec from him.</p>

<p>Internship at Cancer Genetics Research Lab at Columbia University (Summer 2014) - Along with helping the lab carry out its planned experiments, I am able to come up with my own experiments/hypothesizes and test them with the lab behind them. I will construct a pamphlet of my final findings and submit it to the app as a supplement. Everyone in the lab loves me, so I will most likely get a rec from the head PhD from the lab.</p>

<p>Summer Stuff:</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins CTY (Summer 2011) - Race and Politics Course at Lafayette College ( three weeks)</p>

<p>CTY Civic Leadership Institute at Johns Hopkins University (Summer 2013) - This program included 100 hours of service learning and 25 hours of hands on community service in the inner city of Baltimore. ( three weeks)</p>

<p>Do I have a shot at all? Please provide feedback. Thanks guys!!!</p>

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<p>If you are URM then you have a great chance.</p>

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<p>fiorucci76 I’m not though…</p>

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<p>regardless, I think you still have as good a chance as anyone with the stats you provided. (:</p>

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<p>thanks ballet19!!!</p>

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<p>You look like a great candidate, but even top candidates get rejected. At my daughter’s school, there is no clear gpa/sat score that gets you in- most rejected students have exactly the same stats as the ones who get in.</p>

<p>I think taking the APs was a good move in your case since the very high GPA is slightly at odds with the relatively low SAT/ACT scores. If you do well in APs and SAT IIs then you look like a top candidate to me. The ECs look good- work/research and a couple leadership positions.</p>

<p>Focus on your essays and I think you have a great chance. If you “love” brown you should apply early.</p>

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<p>Your ECs are very good, but your test scores are lowish, so if it’s possible for you to retake them before EDing then I would suggest that. If you choose to stick with your current SAT/ACT I would suggest taking subject tests like ormdad suggested.</p>

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<p>If you have time and have only taken the sat twice I would take it again to raise your scores to at least a 2150+ to be competitive. I found that the second time I took the sat I did much better on some sections so it’s definitely worth a try :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>thanks everyone, i’ll try my best to get the scores up</p>