My Chances at Brown and Penn!

<p>Hey guys... I finally gave in... I'd like to know what you all think my chances are at Brown and Penn (RD). Here are my stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8 UW
SAT: 1410 (710 M, 700 V)
SAT IIs: 800 French, 760 Writing, 700 Math IC</p>

<p>3 college classes for credit: International Relations, Geology, and Italian. Throughout High School, I have taken French (through advanced level), Spanish (through intermediate level), and Italian (through elemtary level).</p>

<p>I attend a competitive public school in Northern California</p>

<p>I have had a job for all of High School, approximately 7ish hours per week (secretarial work/graphic design).</p>

<p>I plan on being a French major.</p>

<p>ECs:
-I founded/am president of the French Honor Society
-Current Events Club
-Peer Tutor
-member of an organization at my school that makes students awar of problems facing society today
-Track team, JV Golf team
-hospital volunteer, SPCA volunteer
-Piano lessons</p>

<p>Awards:
-North Coast Section Scholar Athlete
-California Scholarship Federation
-National Honor Roll (I know... it's a scam)</p>

<p>Thanks for your help! I'm just trying to decide places to which I should apply. I just want to know if I have any chance at these schools, or if I should just not apply.</p>

<p>Any comments about the schools/why they are good or not are helpful, too.</p>

<p>Thanks! ;)</p>

<p>Brown offers a lot of choice in shaping your own curriculum. Good for students who know what they want and where they are headed. My guess would be that Brown is a possibility for you but a reach, nevertheless. Add some safeties to your list--what about Skidmore? Brandeis?</p>

<p>Brown offers a lot of choice in shaping your own curriculum. Good for students who know what they want and where they are headed. My guess would be that Brown is a possibility for you but a reach, nevertheless. Add some safeties to your list--what about Skidmore? Brandeis? Emory? Washington U. in St. Louis?</p>

<p>Oh, I was already accepted to Georgetown (EA) so I was able to cut all of the matches/safeties off of my list. Brown and Penn are just the other reaches that I had, and I was debating with myself over if I should apply to them or not. Thanks anyway!</p>

<p>Congratulations on Georgetown--why aren't you satisified with that?</p>

<p>Thanks! Well, Brown has always been my dream school, so I really want to try for that. And Penn has excellent job placement/language programs, so I kind of wanted to apply there. But now I'm really not sure, since Georgetown is starting to look really appealing. It would also be nice to just send in the down payment and be in college already. :)</p>

<p>bump! Please! :p</p>

<p>If Brown is your dream school, then go ahead and apply to Brown. lol I don't see what's the real question here.</p>

<p>Well, I guess I'm just wondering if I have a decent chance or not.</p>

<p>Someone accepted EA at Georgetown has a "decent chance" at Brown but no guarantee. I agree with Flavian. If you want Brown badly enough, it should be worth the trouble of applying.</p>

<p>bump .</p>