Fall transfer chances?

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<p>Please chance me as a transfer from the University of Florida (assuming good 1st semester GPA of course) to Brown University.</p>

<p>Academics (high school):
GPA: UW-3.6, W-5.3 (see special circumstances)
SAT: CR-680, M-800, W-770
SATII: Math level 2-800, US History-740</p>

<p>Academic Awards:
2010 Broward Science Miami Herald Silver Knight award winner (May 2010)
2008 AP Scholar With Honor
2009,2010 AP Scholar With Distinction
National Merit Commended Scholar
Harvard Prize Book award recipient
Biology student of the year 2006
Excellence in Physics (2007, 2008)
Excellence in Chemistry (2007, 2008)
3rd place physics Intel ISEF Science fair
2nd place space science Intel ISEF Science Fair
Honorable Mention: South Florida High School Journalism awards
1st place declamation-South Florida Spanish competition
1st place-impromptu-South Florida Spanish Competition</p>

<p>Athletics
Founder/Captain: UF Honors ultimate frisbee team (2010)
Football: 2 year varsity letterwinner (2009-2010)
National Football Foundation-Brian Piccolo Chapter Overall award winner (May 2010)
Orange Bowl Committee Field-of-Dreams Scholar-Athlete (May 2010)
South Florida Athlete of the Month (January 2010)
Water polo: 3-year varsity letterwinner (2008-2010)</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Student correspondent/journalist: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (2006-2009)
Model: Sun-Sentinel and CW TV Show (June 2007)</p>

<p>Clubs:
UF Pre-med AMSA chapter
Neuroscience club
Society for Physics Students
Undergraduate Astrophysics Society
University of Florida Putnam Mathematics competition team
Marching band (section leader, co-captain: 3 years): Increased membership by over 200%
Parade Band (section leader, co-captain: 3 years): Increased membership by 200% and participated in more
parades and competitions previously undertaken.
BCAA All-Star marching band-Comprised of the best musicians in the county.
Saxophone quartet (Founder, leader)Mu Alpha Theta (president: 4 years): Revived a previously dormant organization
SECME physics and engineering club (member: 2 years)
Brain Brawl participant
National Honor Society</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
2 months in Ghana helping Malaria, HIV/AIDS, and buruli ulcer patients (June 2009, July 2010)
Founder: Advance Medicine in Africa (AMIA): Organization that collects donations from local and regional
hospitals and clinics to send to understaffed hospitals in Ghana-raised over $2500 (2009-present).
Amnesty International participant (Summer 2009)
Liberty in North Korea (a North Korean human rights organization) participant in “Movement” project (2009-present).
Habitat for Humanity worker (Summer 2009)</p>

<p>Research Experience
Research assistant on Dr. Ata Sarajedini’s research group on the formation of RR Lyrae variable star clusters (present)
at the University of Florida Bryant Space Science Center
Internship/Independent Research under Dr. H.K. Kim, PHD and Dr. Salahadin Abdi, PHD, MD at University of
Miami on cytology of neurons (April 2009-August 2009)</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
2009 West Point Summer Leader’s Seminar (June 2009)</p>

<p>Special Circumstances
I was diagnosed with clinical depression at the beginning of my junior year in high school from a combination of stress and the death of an extremely close family member. After countless prescriptions of Xanax failed, my condition only got worse as time went on, leading to a severe drop in academic performance (had straight As until mental downward spiral). However, my most recent trip to Africa showed me how privileged I was to be living my kind of life and made this condition a non-issue. Presently, I am back on track academically and am more mentally stable than I ever was.</p>

<p>Thanks for your input everybody.</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>r u applying for aid? aid is a huge deal when it comes to transfer decisions at brown … if ur not… id say u have a decent chance of u put ur focus on ur ecs instead of just your laundry list … but you dont have a gpa yet… and those arent special circumstances… everyone has issues colleges really dont care that you saw that you were very privileged …your hs gpa is very low… i wood suggest if you want a real shot at brown you should wait another year get a 3.8 + gpa at florida and transfer as a junior…</p>

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<p>I mean no offense but your special circumstance is hard to believe. You were diagnosed with depression? Weren’t we all depressed taking every AP/Honors course possible, working and trying to fit in ECs we loved? Then miraculously you went to Africa and cured your depression by seeing how fortunate you were. wow, if that isn’t a cooky-cutter made up story line, I’m not sure what is. And increasing your band membership by 200% is hard to believe unless the band happened to have an original membership somewhere between 5 to 10 people. If I were to read this application, I’d say, “hmm… this kid obviously went in wanting to transfer so he joined in 3874298749237 clubs and cushioned his story to get a better chance. He really didn’t care about what he was doing, just where it got him.” Again, I mean no offense, just saying how I see it.</p>

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<p>Dude, you don’t even have your first semester, or second semester GPA. For all you know, you could bomb one of your finals and end up with a sub 3.7.</p>

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<p>I assume you applied and were rejected in HS. (or just knew you wouldn’t get in?) Coming from a state school, you will have to (again) convince Brown you really know why you are applying, how you would fit, what you bring to Brown etc. And I think, due to the very small number of slots, you would have to have a serious 4.0 at UF. And likely be willing to apply as not needing aid, although they do give aid to some transfers. Meantime, do your best to like where you are!</p>