<p>Please don’t ignore the advice received from others to look for schools that are a better fit for you. Based on your own description of your grades and test scores it really does not sound as though you are a statistically competitive applicant for Brown. Of course apply, if that is your dream. But you need to be realistic, and being realistic means investigating schools that are an actual match, and several schools that are admissions and financial aid safeties. And, really: it is a bit late the summer before senior year to decide that a certain school is your dream and determine that you will become competitive, if you have not been competitive throughout high school, especially junior year! Becoming a competitive applicant to schools like Brown should ideally be the work of an entire high school career, not the work of the summer before applications are due.</p>
<p>Sorry to be tough, but you do need to be realistic. Brown seems slim based on what you have told us. So be realistic: get a list of matches and safeties. Of course apply to Brown, anyway!! But don’t pin your hopes on it. It is iffy for all applicants, even for ones with top grades and scores.</p>