<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>