My chances for Brown? *cringes*

<p>I’m only a sophomore, so all of this is an estimation of what I’ll have by app time. Brown is one of my top choice schools, if not my number one, so suggestions on what I could do to increase my already unlikely chances would be great.</p>

<p>BASICS;
Female
Caucasian (German descent)
Born and raised in southern U.S.
Current sophomore
Live with mom, parents are divorced and dad doesn’t pay child support
Plan on majoring in psychology</p>

<p>GRADES;
GPA: 3.5 unweighted, 4.2 weighted (estimation by app time)
Rank: top 5%
SAT’s - in the 2000 range, give or take about 50 points I’d estimate.
SAT II’s - honestly, I’ve never even heard of SAT II’s until looking in to Brown applications. I would take Spanish and either Biology or one of the math ones, and I would estimate an average score for both. Maybe a bit higher for Spanish, though.</p>

<p>I’m in as many honors classes as I can be in, and I have been since middle school. (GT/pre-AP). My school has rigorous requirements for graduation, so I won’t get to take any classes that really reflect my interests until senior year. (Student empowerment team, mainly. It’s a mentoring program for elementary kids.)</p>

<p>AP classes taken by app time:
English 3, World History, US History, Psychology, English 4, Calculus AB</p>

<p>AP classes for senior year:
Calculus BC (I really, really hate math, so this is a stretch.), Biology, European History, and Spanish 4 if the class isn’t discontinued.</p>

<p>My recs… ugh, I hate recs. Despite that, I could get a few good ones.</p>

<p>ACHIEVEMENTS;
*Recognized with high honors on state level for instrument. (Band nerd here!)
*NHS senior year
*Various school awards that don’t count for much
*Section leader in band</p>

<p>EXTRAS;
*I’m a strong synesthetic, which is what I would probably base my essay on.
*I’ve been the lone vegetarian in my family since I was seven.
*Even though I don’t like to admit it, I suppose I’m a fairly good writer. I get straight A’s, if not hundreds, on essays by the toughest AP English teacher in my school. I’ve also had a few small things published… no epic novels.
*I’ve been learning Russian on my own, and while it’s by no means at a fluent level, I would be able to communicate if thrown into Moscow randomly. I’d actually love to study abroad there some time, though I know Brown doesn’t have a program there.
*I plan on doing volunteer work at an AIDS society starting this summer.</p>

<p>I’m very set on Brown because of, mainly, its open curriculum - though I love lots of other things about it as well. I won’t be applying for a while, but any tips you can give me for improving my chances would be greatly appreciated. Also, is it better to apply ED or RD?</p>

<p>And, of course… I’m looking forward to joining the world’s only ice-skating marching band. (:</p>

<p>*I’m a strong synesthetic, which is what I would probably base my essay on.</p>

<p>I am really interested in reading this one, and I think many adcoms will be too. This will definately play in your favor if written well/creatively.</p>

<p>Your potential application looks good, but seriously… How can we assess you based upon hypothetical credentials that you aspire to attain? I’m shocked by how many people post threads like this… You can’t possibly know what’s going to happen in the next two years, so just wait until it’s closer to actually application time before you post “chance me”'s. You’re a sophomore, so go out and work hard at school rather than wasting time on a forum asking people about how good you look with your imaginary stats.</p>

<p>I don’t think your GPA or class rank will cut it at all. Apply ED to Brown or Cornell, and see what happens. Best of luck.</p>

<p>my essay this year was about synesthesia/color/perspective. i have color synesthesia. i talked about how i relate color to things around me. </p>

<p>i’m still waiting on my decision…</p>