Junior in hs-am i on the right track?

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<p>Hey guys! I know I have a while but I’ve been stressing aboutt college. Brown is my DREAM schoool but it’s definetely a reach for me so i probably wouldn’t be too upset if i didn’t get in. I am currently a junior (female) in high school. Will someone please telll me if i am on the right track and offer ANY advice. I need some reassurance that my so-so GPA wont kill my chances.</p>

<p>APPLYING ED
Race: African-American
Location: North Shore of Long Island, NY [admissions killer:(]
High School: Public, small
1st generation college student</p>

<p>GPA: not yet calculated but so far around a 95 unweighted, 105 weighted
Rank: not yet calculated but definetely top 10%
Fluent in Italian
Spanish - 7 years
Principal’s Honor Roll
Art Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Science Honor Society
National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, Summer 2009
Publication in LILT and Celebration of Young Poets
Adelphi Art Exhibit
Currently conducting an independent research project at Cold Spring Harbor Lab</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Secretary at a luxury real estate office
Open House Coordinator
Chemistry Tutor
Spanish Tutor
Volunteered at local hospital
Bible camp counselor/mentor</p>

<p>EC’s:
Keystone Club
Interact Club
Girl Scouts
Yearbook Club
Art Club
Photo Club Worldwide
Varsity Volleyball - 4 years
Varsity Track and Field - 4 years
Student Council
Book Club</p>

<p>I haven’t taken any SAT’s or ACTs yet, my first are scheduled for this winter so i’ll keep you updated! I don’t have much leadership but i’m jumping at every opportunity i get :frowning: I am also submitting a strong art portfolio to Brown</p>

<p>Other potential colleges:
U of Chicago
Northeastern
BC
Pepperdine
UPenn</p>

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<p>How does your school weight AP classes? And your GPA isn’t weak at all.</p>

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<p>for every A you get in an AP class .8 gets added on to your total gpa, every B .7 every C .6 and so on
for honors classes its .6 for an A, .5 for a B… you get the picture haha
i may be slightly overestimating (hope not haha) but thats a rough approximation. the reason i feel that its kind of low is because all the people on the ivy league threads have like 110’s and crazy scores.</p>

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<p>I know it’s still early, but you might want limit the list of your Work experience/ECs to a more focused picture. Keep the ones you’ve been in for a while and think about what you’d like to do. Is science your thing?, then the hospital and tutoring experiences are good. Is it because you’re strong in art? then the art and yearbook clubs highlight that focus. It’s not simply that you should be a strong student, it’s that you have a focus, a direction. This is particularly important for students at Brown with their Open Curriculum.</p>

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<p>yeah thanks soo much! i was thinking the exact same thing my two main focuses are medicine and visual arts. ultimately, i want to be a doctor but unlike every other premed student i want to major in visual arts (w premed requirements) rather than biology…to stand out. So a curriculum like liberal arts is perfect. I’m most likely omitting insignificant ECs such as book club and irrelevant things like that from my actual application</p>