Is brown too stratospheric a reach for me? (stats inside)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello.
I go to a pretty mediocre public high school in Rhode Island. Pretty consistently low ranked. I'm white, and I'm a first generation college student. For reference, my school offers only a few APs, Eng. Lit, Calc AB, APUSH, and World. We also have AP Bio and Chem, but they are only available to those who are randomly selected for the purposes of a study. </p>

<p>My SATs are:
1st: 2060-- 720CR 720W 620M
2nd: 2160-- 800CR 690W 690M
Superscore 2210. </p>

<p>I have taken 3 APs. History junior year (4/5) and English and Calc senior year. World is only offered to Sophomores.
Junior and Senior year I took all honors and AP courses save 1 in Junior year, half CP and half Honors as an underclassman. Also, 3 years of Honors Italian. </p>

<p>With my Senior grades, my UW is a 3.3 and my W is a 3.8. This puts me at about 35/380 kids and the top 9%. Rank is weighted, so with my schedule it would be very hard to crack the top 5%. I have an even split of A's and B's with one C+ in junior year Pre Calculus Honors. However, in Senior year I have straight A's with one B.</p>

<p>Senior 1st qtr grades:
Dual Enrollment Physics II: B
Dual Enrollment Composition 104: A+
AP Lit: A
Dual Enrollment Government: A
AP Calc: A-
Music Theory(no AP available): A
Independent study in English</p>

<p>2nd semester I am taking Economics Dual Enrollment and Creative Writing Honors. in place of Gov and Composition. </p>

<p>I am applying to 5 schools in either English or Creative Writing: URI, Emerson College, Uconn, Wheaton College (MA), and Brown. Do I have even a slight chance at brown? What about the other schools? How bad is taking the "Easier" schedule for 2 years going to hurt me? Thanks. </p>

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<p>bump </p>

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<p>First generation helps and possibly puts you in play. What else do you do? Are you a standout kid at your school? What do your teachers think of you?</p>

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<p>Reach but not high reach, again it all depends on the essays</p>

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<p>I am the head text editor for my school’s yearbook, I am the nonfiction editor for my school’s new literary magazine, I play guitar, and I have tutored for National Honor Society in math. I have 2 letters. One from a 10th grade English teacher who I am doing an independent study with in 12th grades-- she LOVES me, and another from my APUSH and Government teacher who likes me and thinks I write well. The APUSH teacher is also known for writing absolutely fantastic letters. </p>

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<p>I think Brown will take a serious look at you.</p>

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<p>Me too.</p>

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<p>It’s a pretty high reach</p>

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<p>No chance, sorry.</p>