<p>I’ve been trying to resist doing this, but I’m applying ED and I’ve just been going stir-crazy.
I’m:
Puerto Rican
Female
from North Carolina
I go to a competitive private catholic school</p>
<p>SATI: CR 790 M 660 W 690
SATII: MathII 650 Chemistry 700 US History 760
AP: Chemistry 5 English and Lang. and Comp. 5 US History 5
Rank: 7/356
Grades: Only one B in my first semester of AP English. (it’s almost an impossibility to get an A first semester in that class in my school) All the rest are A’s.
Senior Schedule: Hardest Possible</p>
<p>Note: I know it may look like I’m bad at math, but my SAT scores are an anomaly. I actually have an A+ in AP Calc right now, a class in which our valedictorian has a B in.</p>
<p>Teacher Recs: One is extraordinary (it’s two pages from the english teacher who gave me a B she said it “makes people weep when they read it.” She’s also an amazing writer and really tough teacher.). The other is a question mark, but it’s from my chemistry teacher who loved me. I got straight A+'s in her class. I also sent in an additional rec. from my acting teacher/director who let me read it. It was pretty straightforward, but also very nice praise, of my character.
Counselor Rec: She absolutely loves me. Helped me through a rough time Junior year.
Essays: Got really good feedback from them. I opened up about my struggles and tried to be as candid as possible, while at the same time entertaining (I’ve been told I have an offbeat sarcastic wit).
*National Merit Semi-Finalist
EC’s: Preformed in the Fall Play and Spring Musical ever since sophomore year. I got the lead role in the play this fall. Drama Club (President, revamped the whole club, it was basically dormant), Dollars for Darfur (charity organizer), NHS, Spanish Honors Society, Harry Potter Club, Tutor in Math/Science (usually Chemistry), Volunteered at a speech therapy camp for children with developmental issues (thus my interest in Cog. Sci)</p>
<p>Other: I have really diverse academic interests. I put Cognitive Science as my first choice and Comparative Literature as my second. (I’m a science person but I love taking literature classes, I mentioned that in my essays).
Tried to express my love for Brown in the “why brown” question. I haven’t gotten an interview yet, but I’m pretty extroverted from acting and good with people. However, I don’t think those really do much.<br>
Hook: Well-rounded, may send in a sample of my writing that I submitted to the school paper, haven’t decided yet.
*No one from my school has ever gotten in. One person got waitlisted five years ago. Not very many people apply from my school, they for some crazy reason prefer the other ivies (Brown’s the only Ivy I’m interested in)
I know that there’s not really much that you can tell me definitively. I just go back and forth in my head about my chances, and it’d be nice to hear some other opinions.
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds!</p>