Have a dream on an ivy league school but how do I achieve it?

<p>Sorry to be harsh - but an A-/B+ student with a mediocre SAT stands next to no chance at Brown. </p>

<p>You need to concentrate your college admissions strategy around schools you have a better chance of getting into. And you need one safety - a school you know you can get into, can afford under the most pessimistic financial aid assumptions, and would be happy attending.</p>