My Chances at Brown University

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Acedemics:
Unweighted GPA: 3.78 (All IB courses every year. Straight A's junior year; I just did badly freshman year.)
Weighted GPA: 4.23
Class Rank: 52/430 (A bunch of people who are in no IB classes are higher than me. Really not fair, but there's nothing I can do about it.)
SAT: Reading: 740 Math: 720 Writing: 770
Schedule for Senior year: HL IB English, HL IB World Topics, HL IB Biology, IB Math Studies II, IB Physics, Human Biology, IB Spanish, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band
Bilangual: English, Conversational Spanish (pretty rough though)
Planning to major in Biology and perhaps minor in music.
Brown is my #1 choice. Unless I get into Stanford.</p>

<p>ECs:
Piano Lessons: 1999-2011, Two Recitals Every Year
Saxophone Lessons: 2005-2011
Marching Band: 2007-2010
Basketball Band: 2006-2011
Advanced Jazz Band: 2007-2011
Wind Ensemble: 2008-2011
Symphony: 2008-2011
Oregon Summer Music Camp: 2007-2008
Was in Two Musicals: Music Man Jr. as Winthrop, and The Wizard of Oz as The Cowardly Lion
Tech Help for Alma Mater Middle School, 2009-2011
Key Club Participant: 2007-8, 2009-2011
Out Reach Club Participant: 2009-2011
Face AIDS Participant: 2009-2011
Tennis: 2010-2011
Little League Baseball Coach: 2008-2011</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
2007 Marching Band, Festival of Lights Parade, 1st Place
2008 All-City High School Honor Band (3rd Chair)
2008 Wind Ensemble, Districts, 2nd Place
2008 Wind Ensemble, State Champions
2008 Jazz Band Rookie of the Year Award
2008 Oregon Summer Music Camp (1st Chair)
2008 Oregon Summer Music Camp, All Star Jazz Band (Lead Alto)
2009 All-State High School Honor Band (1st Chair)
2009 All-Northwest High School Honor Band (1st Music)
2009 All-City High School Honor Band (1st Chair)
2009 Alto Saxophone, Districts 2nd Place
2009 Vernon L. Wiscarson Concerto Competition, 2nd Place
2009 Oregon Jazz Festival, Fantastic Soloist Award for Soprano Saxophone
2009 Wind Ensemble District Champions
2009 Alto Saxophone State Champion
2009 Wind Ensemble, State Championships, 3rd Place
2009 Band MVP Award
2009 Marching Band, Alto Saxophone Section Leader
2009 Chosen to Play for Entertainment at Patrons of Note Meeting for the Oregon Symphony
2009 Marching Band, Bands of the Northwest, Competition in Grants Pass, OR, 1st Place
2009 Marching Band, Festival of Lights Parade, 1st Parade
2010 All-State High School Wind Symphony (1st Chair)
2010 All-City High School Honor Band (1st Chair)
2010 Alto Saxophone District Champion
2010 Vernon L. Wiscarson Concerto Competition, 3rd Place
2010 Alto Saxophone State Champion
2010 Wind Ensemble State Championships, 5th Place</p>

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<p>you seem like you have a good chance, and wow to all honor and awards good luck :)</p>

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<p>Thanks! I’m pretty nervous about this whole college thing. haha.</p>

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<p>dont worry, cuz we cant do anything about in now, just chillin whatever happens, happens for good</p>

<p>but good luck it seems you reaaalllyyy want to go brown, hopefully your essay was unique and awesome. that should help you a lot :)</p>

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<p>I’m still a junior. I just have all my gpa and stuff calculated out for the end of this year, and my SAT is based on practice tests. I’m like, obsessive about getting into these good colleges. I’ll be applying probably Early Decision at the beginning of next year. I’m just wondering where people think i can improve etc to maybe help me become even more competitive.</p>

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<p>[Brown</a> Admission: Facts & Figures](<a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University)</p>

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<p>Do either of you know if awards (like all my music awards) will help me get into the school even if i choose not to pursue that field. I dont really want to go into music at all. Maybe play in the school band but thats it…</p>

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<p>Brown - reach, but you have a good shot compared to others.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/859398-3-cs-1-f-senior-year-now-what.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/859398-3-cs-1-f-senior-year-now-what.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I’ve read that one of the most important admission factors of getting into Brown is applicants interest. If i made it very apparent that i truly wanted to go there and i loved it, would that help me a lot? And another very important admission factor is talent/awards. Would this also help me?
Thanks for the advice</p>

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<p>I also went to China with my school band for the summer Olympics, and played and celebrated with the youth delegates from all around the world.</p>