<p>I absolutely loved Brown, but my grades are low.
GPA: 4.1 weighted. I don’t know unweighted
10th:
English 2H - B
World history AP- B
Alg. 2 H - B+
Chem H - B
Spanish 3H - B
Religion- A
11th
English 3 AP- A
APUSH - A
Trig/Precalc - A-
Physics - A
Spanish 4 AP- A-/B+
Religion - A
SAT1: 2290 (800 CR, 720 M, 770 W)
SAT2s:
US - 760
Literature - 720
Math 2 -650
AP scores
World history - 5
US - 5
Spanish 4 - 5
English 3 - 5
ECs:
JV & Varsity volleyball - 3 yrs (hopefully 4), captain
Varsity Track - 3 yrs
Drama - Head Costumer, 2 yrs
Book Club - 3yrs, vice president
Volunteer at local history museum during the summer
Work Experience
secretary/receptionist for a local law firm
Awards
School Leadership scholarship </p>
<p>Eh. You’re not giving me a lot that stands out, or even a lot to understand. If all an admissions officer sees are your grades, and a list of relatively common extracurriculars, then I’d say no way, even if you got straight A’s and were legacy (povided you aren’t a my-daddy-donated-a-building legacy).</p>
<p>If your application is compelling, if you stand out in your school, if your recommendations make the admissions officers want to TEACH you and have you be their student, if your legacy has some weight (dunno how much it has. A little? eh. No one I personally know is a legacy, so I don’t know). If you really are a compelling individual, then I wouldn’t say your grades are that bad. Oh, and it depends on what you’re applying for: I know Brown has accepted two different people, with two totally different applications, and with different rank (top 5ish and top 15ish in a class of 700) from the same school, but who were in totally different majors.</p>
<p>You have a bunch of As and Bs. Your SATs show you should be good at learning. Seems to me that says your school is rigorous, not that your grades suck. I really don’t think your grades will be the end-all deciding factor in your application. If you’re compelling, then you’ve got a chance. If you blend into the sea of applications, your chances drop dramatically.</p>
<p>hmm…what did you do at that museum? it’s something at least I haven’t seen very often around here…maybe you can make that sound interesting in some way(even if it really wasn’t) ? I mean volleyball, bookclub, etc, lots of people will have. Focus only on what you have extra. I seriously think adcoms are getting really bored of the typical sports/awards/EC’s.</p>
<p>I was a volunteer docent and occasionally helped out with their onsite library and planetarium. The museum’s focus is on ancient artifacts, so I gave talks and tours on Egyptian tombs, mummies,beliefs, and daily life.</p>
<p>Stop asking other people to chance you. Just try your best, keep on hoping, and perhaps you’re get in. No one, not even my closest teachers thought I had a chance to get in and yet I did. </p>
<p>The most important thing to remember is be honest and open on your application. You’ve got low grades, so what. My test scores were horrible. There’s so many other factors like the interview, awards, essay, and so on. If you’re strong in most areas, you’ll still have a chance.</p>