<p>"Ok. I'm the new girl so no making fun of me."</p>
<p>Hi, I'm currently a junior, and Brown has been my dream school since freshman year. I'm starting to get college anxiety as all my friends are applying, and I'd like to know if I have any chances of getting into Brown. Should I be more realistic?</p>
<p>Freshman Year
A A - Student Government
A B - Honors Geometry
A A - Biology
A B - Spanish 1
A A - World Geography / Health
A A - PE / Study Hall
A A - English 9</p>
<p>Sophomore Year
A A - English 10
B C - Student Government
B C - Honors Algebra 2
B B - AP World History*
B A - PE / Study Hall
A A - Spanish 2</p>
<p>Junior Year
A A - Physics Honors*
A A - Analysis Honors*
A A - AP Language*
A A - AP U.S. History*
A A - AP Stats*
A A - Spanish 3 Honors*</p>
<p>Senior Year
A A - AP Literature and Composition*
A A - AP United States Government/Politics/Economics*
A A - Student Council
A A - AP Bio*
A A - Intermediate Piano
A A - AP Calc AB*</p>
<p>*weighted classes</p>
<p>Of course my grades are not final for second semester junior year and either semester of senior year. But, if I do get straight A's in these rigorous courses, will my sophomore grades still ruin my chances of Brown? My sophomore year GPA was 3.38 unweighted, 3.63 weighted. My potential junior GPA is 4.0 unweighted, 5.0 weighted. Does this bump suggest that I was lazy sophomore year and became motivated junior year? The truth is, I was constantly sick sophomore year... strep throat, pink eye, flu, etc. and missed near 40 days of school. I also miss a ton of school for extracurriculars. It was near impossible to catch up in several of my classes. Can I have my counselor explain this in a rec?</p>
<p>Other things to consider:</p>
<p>I have an awesome relationship with my counselor and a few teacher. Recs will be no prob.
I'm half Mexican.
I'm not sure of my current class rank, but my rank after my horrible sophomore year was in the top 10% of 600+ students.
I took my SAT for the first time and got an 1800. I hope to improve to a 2200 by senior year. I promise I will work my butt off!!!
I'm studying for the WH and Lit Sub Tests, not sure which math/science I'll take.</p>
<p>I believe my extracurriculars are Ivy level... Varsity tennis since a freshman, JV badminton since freshman, 1200 community service hours (all in one area), freshman and sophomore class president, Korean club vice president for 3 years, technology committee head for 3 years, school historian, elected on a state leadership organization for 3 years straight and hope to be state president next year, commissioner of dances, commissioner of lunchtime activities and sports, I'm a presenter at about 12 state conferences every year, presented at a national leadership conference, costa rica mission trip, leadership camp director every summer, I present leadership workshops to local schools, running club, action team community service club, second chair in county honor band for clarinet, I play 6 instruments, CSF, NHS, stand up comedy classes, speech and debate, etc.
90% of the above I've been doing for my entire high school career. I don't think I've spread myself too thin, as many of these activities fall under the umbrella of 2-3 major categories of my life. I can edit my activities on my college apps, and I'm not even sure if they're relevant to this post, but the context might help! </p>
<p>All that to ask:
1) Do my sophomore grades ruin my chances at Brown? or any similar holistic admissions school?
2) If my SAT and jun/senior grades end up as high as I hope, what schools would you recommend? I'm interested in English, political science, liberal arts, education policy</p>
<p>Thank you! helppp and please excuse my fast typing</p>